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Lot# 5699 - 196-201 Auction

  • Lot# : 5699 Sudan

    Dabroussah 1888: Egypt 5 m. rose-carmine, used example cancelled by bridge type DABROUSSAH bilingual datestamp (June 1890). Unique on a stamp - Smith records just one other example from this Post Office (above Wadi Halfa Camp on the other side of the Nile), used on an Interpostal Seal.

    Note: Dabroussah or Dabros. Due to the building of the Aswan High Dam, the town is now submerged under Lake Nasser.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF