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  • Lot# : 1159 Egypt Kingdom

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    Posta Europea 1844/65: Exhibit Collection on leaves with early usage of Type I 'Agenzia Della Posta Europea / Cairo' in black on July 1844 cover and superb strike on 1844 entire, same cancellation in blue on 1847/48 covers (3), Alexandria Type II 'Direczione Della Posta Europea / Alessandria D'Egitto' handstamp on 11 covers between 1851 and 1858 incl. splendid prepaid disinfected cover from England to Cairo with fine strike on reverse; Type II Cairo usages (15) in black incl. 1851/57 combination covers to France (7); Type III covers from Damiata in blue, Kafr El Zayat struck in blue-green (3), Mansura in blue-green (8), Mehalla in blue, Samanud in blue or green (10), Tanta struck in blue or green (9), Zagazig struck in blue (6), Zifta struck in blue or green (4); Type IV covers from Alexandria (3), Cairo (3) in black - all strikes are on combiation covers with French adhesives paying the 50 centime rate to Rothschild in Paris; Type V with covers from Kafr El Zayat, Mansura struck in blue (5), Michalla in black, Samanud in blue or green (4), Zagasik in blue (3); Type VI with covers from Alexandria struck in black or blue (5) and from Cairo. Conditon generally very fine (99 covers).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF