Worldwide Stamps and Covers French Post Offices » Port Said
Sale No: 20OE
Lot No: 20122
Symbol: F
1872 (21.4) Folded cover from Cairo via Alexandria to Marseille, France, franked French Empire 80c., tied lozenge “5129” in blue, with PORT- SAID / EGYPTE / 21 AVRIL 72 circular datestamp alongside, and framed “PD”, also with framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE, back- stamped ALEXANDRIE / EGYPTE / 22 AVRIL 72 transit and arrival MARSEILLE / 29 AVRIL 72, very fine numeral strike in blue (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 20OE
Lot No: 20123
Symbol: DFE
1875 (19.5) Registered cover front from Cairo to Paris, franked with seven 80c. Ceres (a strip of 3 and 2 pairs) and a pair of 40c. Ceres, all tied lozenge “5129”, with PORT-SAID / EGYPTE / 19 MAI 75 circular datestamp below, straight-line CHARGÉ, and framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE marking in red together with framed PD, cvr tears, still an attractive and scarce registered franking
Provenance: Lars Alund (Image)