Auction: 11042 - Pearls of Arabia - Egypt
Lot: 707
Egypt 1867-71 Issue 1869 (29 Jan.) envelope bearing 20pa. deep blue-green, 2pi. bright blue and 5pi. brown each tied by "poste vice-reali egiziane 29/gen/69" c.d.s., "Franca" alongside, ms. "Col vapore austriaco, via Trieste" at top, addressed to Leipzig with arrival datestamp on reverse, light border toned and cleaned, 20pa. with few short perfs, fine. A very attractive three-colored franking including the extremely scarce 5pi. brown. Signed Sorani and Oliva Certificate (1960), S.G. 13, 15, 16, Photo Estimate € 1,000-1,200
Sold for
€6,500