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Egypt Covers bulk lot

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Egypt Covers bulk lot

Egypt

Lot 636

200.00 CAD

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1896 (March 16), 5m rose carmine Sphinx horizontal pair, misdirected cover from Cairo to Persia, the pair affixed to reverse and tied by

1896 (March 16), 5m rose carmine Sphinx horizontal pair, misdirected cover from Cairo to Persia, the pair affixed to reverse and tied by Ghouria / Caire c.d.s., to Isfahan, Persia, endorsed "via Bombay" in manuscript, with Sea Post Office (21 Mar), Busrah (9 Apr), Boushir (22 Apr), and Bushire (22 Apr), struck on front with scarce small italicized "Maldirgé", less frequently encountered than the framed example, slightly reduced on either side, else scarce and fine.

Egypt Covers bulk lot

Lot 937

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150.00 CAD

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Egypt, 1845/2006, postal history collection of 119 covers and stationery, ranging from the pre-stamp era through the modern period, with

Egypt, 1845/2006, postal history collection of 119 covers and stationery, ranging from the pre-stamp era through the modern period, with particular strength in the 1920s and 1930s, opening with early stampless covers including four Posta Europea oval handstamps (two in blue, two in black) representing the private postal service established in 1843 by Carlo Meratti, further richness in airmails, multiple frankings, and commercial mail to a wide variety of destinations, with a military section including soldiers' free-franked mail and censored items from various conflicts, notable items including mail posted in Gaza, some covers with typical wear the majority fine to very fine.