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Auction: 11042 - Pearls of Arabia - Egypt
Lot: 697

Egypt 1866 Issue 1866 (1 Sept.) entire franked 10pa. brown, block of four, types I and II, tied by clear blue "poste vice reali egiziane cairo 1/9/66" with another strike alongside, addressed to Alexandria with arrival mark on reverse, file fold and few tape stains on reverse, fine.One of only three covers known with a 10pa block of four, a showpiece. Signed Calves, certificate Diena (1978). S.G. 2. Photo Estimate € 2,000-2,500 provenance: "Nile" Collection, December 2006

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