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Auction: 23110 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 6223

Egypt
Stamps and postal history selection arranged on written up album pages including Great Britain 2½d. pl. 3 rosy mauve cancelled "B01", 4d. vermilion pl. 14 horizontal pair cancelled "B02"; The 1882 Arabi Rebellion: 2½d. blue (2) used with complete or part strikes of the "british army post office/egypt" c.d.s.; 1882 (1.9) combination cover from Port Said to England bearing Egypt 1pi. and GB 2½d blue cancelled on arrival; 1882 (11.9) stampless envelope cancelled "british army post office/egypt" c.d.s., addressed to London via Brindisi where was disinfected, showing alongside 2½d. taxation mark; Letter from Alexandria to New York (16.6) with interesting content "things are getting worse here, people are leaving the city by thousands, almost impossible to get passage on any steamer at any price..."; a fascinating lot for the postal historian.

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