1834 (May) Folded cover to Nafplion with superb strike of the negative seal of the CONSUL OF GREECE IN EGYPT and manuscript “15grms/88 lepta” and second indication of rate “99” in red, a superb example of this extremely rare marking, exhibition showpiece Rarity: Only two such covers are recorded Provenance: Dr.William Byam, W. Hinde, Dacos Expertise: Signed Orestis Vlastos (Image)

1846 (1.5) Folded entire official letter from Syra to Alexandria written in Greek, with boxed (Fees Paid), rated “70”, backstamped ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE 22.MAI.46 (French Post Office in Alexandria), very fine (Image)

1853 Entire letter from Alexandria to Greece, with manuscript ‘20’ (lepta) in red, backstamp arrival circular datestamp 5.3.1853, very fine (Image)

1862 (23.1) Folded entire from the Greek Post Office in Alexandria, sent unpaid to Athens via the Austrian Lloyd Steamer, endorsed “Par bateau Autrichien” and bearing the oval merchant’s cachet, manuscript 190 in red alongside, postage due applied on arrival in Greece, with addition of Hermes Head 10 lep, 20 lep (Athens Printing) and 2 x 80 lep (Paris Printing), all neatly tied by diamond of dots with “1” in of Athens, and attractive 3 colour franking, with Athens circular datestamp 29.1.62 arrival, showpiece Expertise: Signed Peter Holcombe, Roger Calves (Image)

1866 (16.2) Entire folded letter, not pre-paid, from Alexandria to Corfu, letter was sent unfranked and cancelled with circular datestamp of the Alexandria Post Office in blue alongside a manuscript in red showing the rate of “140”, taxed on arrival by 3-color stamps 20 lep + 40 lep + 80 lep and cancelled in Corfu 19.2.66, sent by Austrian steamer “Vapore Austriaco”, a colourful and attractive usage from this rare Post Office Abroad Provenance: Drossos (Image)

1872 (7.9) Small folded entire from Alexandria to Syra, franked 1870 40 lep, clear to good margins, cancelled with a superb strike of the diamond of dots with “97”, with similar circular datestamp of Alexandria Greek post office alongside and ‘foreign postage paid’ in Greek in red, arrival backstamp, an extremely fine and scarce usage (Image)

1876 1 lep red-brown, a striking marginal block of 13 (pos. 8-9,14-19,24-28) and a vertical top marginal strip of three used together on fragment and partly cancelled by the postmarks of the Greek and the Egyptian P.O.’s in Alexandria, some stamp left uncanceled, a stunning exhibition showpiece (Image)

1876 (24.9) Cover from Alexandria to Cefalonia, franked with three examples of the 1872-75 10 lep deep orange on blue, all neatly tied by the circular datestamp of the Greek Post Office in Alexandria, a very fine and an attractive showpiece Provenance: Jeidel (Image)

1893 (18.8) Envelope with printed “Paquebots-Poste Khédivié’’ sent to Cairo franked by Greece small Hermes 25 lep. purple imperforate, tied by fine “PLEINE MER’’ handstamp in Black with Alexandria and Cairo circular datestamp on reverse, very fine and scarce (Image)