POSTAL HISTORY: 1895 (Dec 16) illustrated Eastern Telegraph Company red/buff 'TELEGRAM' envelope to Madagascar with Egypt 1p ultramarine pair tied by 'SUEZ/ P /...' cds, boxed registration cachet at right affected by a major repaired opening tear, 'MARSEILLE A LA REUNION/18/DEC/95/LV No 4' transit b/s.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1914 (Mar 18) illustrated Eastern Telegraph Company red/buff 'TELEGRAM' envelope locally used "Care Cook" & redirected to "Shepheards Hotel" with Egypt Pictorials 1m & 2m each with 'TC/&S' perfin tied by 'COOK'S OFFICE/ R.P/...' cds, minor faults.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1943 black/buff 'TELEGRAM' envelope with 'Route/Your/Reply/Via Eastern' or/Via Marconi' at L/L, the reverse with double-circle 'P.T.O./15APR1943/BASE ARMY POST OFFICE' cds presumably at Cairo & British Forces 'FIELD POST OFFICE/66' cds stated by Ted Proud to be in use in Syria.
Sale No: 4
Lot No: 863
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS: Selected group of chromolitho cards noted 'Canal de Suez' with shipping & map unused; 'Tombeaux des Mamelouks/Sphinx' used 1900 to Canary Islands with 2m pair tied by 'CAIRO/SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL' cds carried by French Paquebot with 'BORDEAUX A LOANGO/LL No.3' octagonal d/s alongside; 'Shepheard's Hotel Cairo' with stamps neatly removed; 1904 'Les deux Obelisques a Karnak' posted on board ship to England with Germany 10pf Germania tied by 'DEUTSCHE/SEEPOST/AUSTRALISCHE/HAUPTLINIE/g' cds and light 'ADEN' transit d/s alongside (minor edge faults); Port Said 'Hotel Eastern Exchange'; 'Panorama'; 'Queen's Victoria Diamond Jubilee' [sic]; 'Rue du Commerce' used 1902 with 'ADEN' cds alongside partial 'PAQU...' (one stamp sadly removed); 1903 Alexandria 'Fort Napoleon' from Malta with KEVII 1d tied by 'VALETTA' cds; and 1923 'Place d l'Eglise et Hotel Abbat' to Australia with GB KGV 1d and 'PAQUEBOT' cachet; etc, almost half are used, a few with some blemishes but condition generally above-average to very fine.
(Qty 21)
