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  • Lot# : 5634 Egypt Kingdom

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    Salonica 1871 (Sept 23): Entire letter from Salonika to Patras, posted on board ship and franked by 1867/69 20 pa. yellow-green (2) tied by large oval Khedevial Mail Line cachet (indecipherable) in black; manuscript 'From Thessalonika' in blue crayon at right, with fine margined Large Hermes 20 lepta blue tied by 'Patras' cds. Reverse with Athens, Syra and Patras cds's in black. A rare and most unusual entire.

    Provenance: Collection E. E. Yates; Collection Charles Fox.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF