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Lot# 5548 - 196-201 Auction

  • Lot# : 5548 Egypt Kingdom

    1905: Cover from London with GB 1902 1 d. scarlet tied by Portsmouth cds (Oct 29), underpaid 1½ d. and readdressed three times and taxed each time by 1889 2 m. green and 1 pi. ultramarine, initially on the 'Alexandria-Cairo' TPO, then at Helwan then back to Cairo and again sent on to Helwan where the charge was eventually collected (Dec 2). An extraordinary cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF