1854 (20.10) Letter from Suez to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, showing the “Crowned Circle” PAID AT SUEZ in blue, as well as the Suez datestamp OC 20 1854, prepaid 4s 6d, fine and very rare, much rarer than the Alexandria and Cairo crowned circles, an important showpiece to a very rare destination Rarity: Apparently the earliest recorded date of less than 10 covers recorded Provenance: Lars Alund (Image)

1856 (7.1) Letter from Suez to Bombay, postmarked in Suez 7 JA 1856 and with arrival postmark from Bombay on the reverse JA 25. In Suez they had evidently forgotten to change the year in the datestamp from the 1855 ro 1856 and, therefore, the last figure was added by hand. Rated “2” shillings, fine and scarce Provenance: Lars Alund (Image)

1858 (22.8) Folded cover from Calcutta, India to Holt, England and sent via the British Post Office at Suez, franked with India 4 annas stamp but not accepted, manuscript for postage due, cover cancelled SUEZ / SP 23 58 circular datestamp, backstamped LONDON and THETFORD OC 14 58 then HOLT OC 15 58, fine (Image)

1860 (19.5) Entire from Suez to England via Marseilles, with GB 1d "Star" and 1855-57 4d pair cancelled by "B02" numerals, SUEZ "A" MY 19 60 cds below, fine (Image)

1864 (10.4) Envelope from Cairo to York, England, franked Great Britain 1d red two pairs + two singles, all cancelled “B02”, also SUEZ / AP 10 64 circular datestamp in blue alongside, backstamped YORK / AP 21 64 circular datestamp, very fine, an attractive and stunning franking Provenance: Colonel Danson, Kurt Wolfsbauer (Image)

1864 (28.11) Telegram message from London to Bombay, there was no submarine cable from Suez to Bombay before 1870, telegrams from Britain to India were wired to Suez: thence the message was posted by surface mail via Aden to Bombay. Franked 1s and tied “B02”, cancelled SUEZ / NO 28 64 circular datestamp, unusual and very scarce Provenance: Lars Alund (Image)

1866 (6.3) Envelope from Suez to Australia with blue "PAID / AT / SUEZ" crowned circle and blue cds on the front, with 1865-67 1s green hinged to the cover which was originally placed on top of the crowned circle, missing back flap and other small faults, a very rare handstamp on cover with less than 10 known Provenance: Fikry & Pearmund Expertise: Cert. RPS (2001) (Image)

1873 (22.12) Incoming cover from Bombay to Cairo via the British Post Office in Suez, franked India 2a + 4a tied Bombay duplex, with Egyptian Suez arrival & British Post Office SUEZ / JA 4 74 circular datestamp alongside, plus handstamp “2” piaster tax indicating insufficient payment, as rate from India was 8a, Cairo arrival backstamp, fine and scarce (Image)

1874 (5.1) Incoming cover sent registered from Bombay to Cairo via P&0 Steamer “Hydaspes.” with 151/2a franking tied by Bombay circular dastamp and manuscript “Registered by Hajee Mirza Mohamed + Mirza Mohamed Hossean”, paying the correct rate, with British Post Office SUEZ / JA 18 74 circular datestamp, V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE of Suez, backstamped V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE of Suez and Cairo, framed REGISTERED handstamp and circular PD handstamp, opened out for display, attractive and scarce (Image)

1875 (24.10) Foreign Postcard, usage of the 11/4 d brown card to Glasgow, Scotland, cancelled British Post Office SUEZ / OC 25 75, manuscript ‘on board S.S. “Pekin” off Suez’, card faults, scarce (Image)

1876 (12.11) Letter from Suez to London, showing the new, lower rate of 21/2d, tied “B02”, also SUEZ / NO 12 76 circular datestamp alongside, arrival postmark LONDON / PAID / 20 NO 76, very fine and scarce Provenance: Lars Alund (Image)