U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 13-14, 2015
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| Lot #455 EGYPT 1805 FL to Marseille, datelined "Alessandria di 18 Marzo", written by Archimandrite Dionisio Canale (interesting contents, full of gossip and invective, various French plots etc.), sent via Trieste (ms endorsement) and Milano (red arched "Milano L.T." = Lettera Turquia), where it was disinfected, boxed "Sanita di Mil / netta / Fuori e Dentro" on back, fine early letter from Egypt (Italian Post Offices forerunner)
| Unsold
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| Lot #456 EGYPT 1843 (Nov) disinfected FL to Edinburgh, with blue double oval "Egyptian Transit Company Cairo" handstamp, British Post Office Alexandria entry pmk, endorsed "Via Falmouth" and disinfected en route "Purifee au Lazaret Malta" hs, part of address excised, with December 10 arrival pmk, fine
| Price Realized $750.00
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| Lot #457 EGYPT 1867 outer FL franked with 1pi pink, tied by blue Cairo pmk, sent via Alexandria where Italy 60c was added for further passage to Livorno, boxed "Piroscafi Postali Italiani", endorsed "per vapore Italiano Via Brindisi", some toning, otherwise fine usage from the Italian Post Office in Egypt, with arrival pmk, 1963 BPA cert.
| Unsold
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| Lot #458 EGYPT 1895 (20 Aug) registered cover from Suez to Monaco, franked with 3x2pi and pair of 5mil, redirected on arrival to Chiusa, Italy, with nine transit and arrival pmks on back, intact "Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company" seal, fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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| Lot #459 EGYPT 1914 Issue, complete set of imperforate singles on watermarked stamp paper, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #50-59var | Price Realized $230.00
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| Lot #460 EGYPT 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1p ultramarine, used on back of cover from Abu Qir, 6 May 32 (First Day of Issue) to Scotland, minor toning, otherwise fine Catalog #M9 | Price Realized $475.00
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