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Auction: 11042 - Pearls of Arabia - Egypt
Lot: 570

Egypt Italian Post Offices 1863 (3 Dec.) envelope to Florence franked 1863-65 London printing 10c. buff (horizontal pair) and 40c. rose-carmine tied by framed "piroscafi/postali/italiani" cancellations and with "alessandria d´egitto/poste italiane" datestamp alongside, transit and arrival datestamps on reverse, fine. A rare envelope, the earliest recorded use of the De La Rue printing in Alexandria. Signed E.D., G. Colla Certificate (2009). Photo Estimate € 1,500-2,000

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