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Auction: 11042 - Pearls of Arabia - Egypt
Lot: 692

Egypt 1866 Issue 1866 (1 Jan.) entire circular used in Alexandria with 10pa. brown tied by retta cancellation and black "poste vice reali egiziane alessandria 1/1/66" first day cancellation alongside, filing fold and few tiny spots, the stamp cut out and beautifully replaced, extremely rare first day usage, apparently only two covers recorded. A showpiece. A. Diena (1966). S.G. 2. Photo Estimate € 5,000-6,000 provenance: Antonini "Nile" Collection, December 2006

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