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Auction: 23117 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 3351

(x) British Occupation of Italian Colonies
Middle East Forces
Tripolitania
1946 (28 Nov.) envelope, air mail from Tripoli to Reykjavik (Iceland) bearing 2½d ultramarine (2), one from the "Cairo" printing and one from the "Nairobi" printing, cancelled by neat despatch c.d.s. The reverse with arrival (3.12). Very fine and a unique combination, not only for the rare destination but also, until the discovery of this cover, it was believed that the 1942 stamps were not used in Tripolitania. Sirotti certificate (2008). Sassone €25,000

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Estimate
£850 to £1,000

Starting price
£750