(Used Abroad) 1867-75 accumulation of fair to fine cancels including three voo, 2pi. yellow with large part Bairout and Galipoli cdsm 10p. mauve large part Metelino.
(Used Abroad) 1872-75 20pa grey-blue and 1pi. red used with V.R. Poste Egiziane Metelino cds , virtually complete on 1pi.
(Used Abroad) 1878 5pa. on 2½p. with inverted surcharge used with large part Constantinopoli cds. Rare to find this variety used overseas.
(Zeppelin Mail) 1931 (9 AP) cover to Birmingham franked 100m on 27m cancelled and tied by the extremely rare bilingual SUEZ/ GRAF ZEPPELIN with another superb strike at left, reverse with Cairo and Friedrichshafen transits; fine and clean condition.
1837 entire from Alexandrie, Egypt bearing double ring cds of French Office on front, reverse with accountancy handstamp 17 January: 4d with the French postage added in manuscript, a charge of “1/8” totalling “2/-“, oval disinfection handstamp at left.
1838 incoming disinfected cover from Alexandrie (Egypte), endorsed “Col vapour Francea”, reverse with small straight-line ‘14 May; 8d’ with manuscript addition for French Postage, remains of red disinfection wax seal. Unusual mixture of accountancy.
1862 (MR 17) Envelope from Cairo to Oxford correctly franked by 1862 GB 9d bistre (wing margin at right) tied by mostly fine strike of 'B01' numeral of Alexandria with very fine Cairo dispatch and London transit (MR30) cds alongside. Oxford arrival (MR 31) backstamp. The adhesive with odd short perfs. Exceptional colour and minor opening blemishes. Fine and rare usage, the 9d being issued just 2 months previously.
1862 (NO 18) Envelope from Alexandria to Madras, endorsed "By Steamer to Madras", franked 1862 GB 3d carmine-rose + 9d straw, tied by individual fine to very fine strikes of 'B01' numeral, backstamped at Alexandria, Madras (DE 8) and Rajahmundry (DE 12). Minor blemishes. Still very fine, attractive and scarce.
1862 stampless entire Mansura to Boulac with pen endorsement at top “Favored by Sig. Bagnara”, without postal markings; light vertical filing crease.
1868 (25 SP) ‘The Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association Weekly Circular’ to Alexandria, Egypt, endorsed “open printed circular Reg” franked 1858-79 1d., plate 102, ID and HC, tied 166 Liverpool duplex, central arrival cds of British Office; tear at right under stamp.
1875 (AU 7) cover to Andover, Mass., USA franked Great Britain 1873-80 blued paper 2½d, AJ, plate 1, tied 'B01' obliterator, ALEXANDRIA cds in association. LONDON transit, NEW YORK PAID ALL backstamp.
1876 cover to Paris franked pair and single 1874-75 'Penasson' 20 para tied Poste Egiziane Ismailia cds, Alexandrie Egypte transit at base, Poste Egiziane Alessandria transit and arrival back stamps; fine and attractive.
1877 envelope to Cairo bearing intaglio privilege seal of Sofia Hospital, incorrectly stampless for overseas destinations, blue Constantinople Turquie transit cds (12 Dec) and oval-framed ‘T.’, reverse with Poste Egiziane Alessandrie and Cairo date stamps of 18 Dic, front also shows a handstamp “3” postage due charge. Reduced slightly at top with part missing, otherwise clean and attractive.
1891 3m. on 5m. postal stationery card with a range of instructional hand stamps and cancellations of Samanoud including three negative handstamps and a Samanoud Caisse cds, Registration and T handstamps, AR and Return cancels. Very fine and unusual.
1893 (25.IX) 3m on 5m postal stationery card registered to Germany, uprated with 1891-1902 2pi. orange-brown tied Caire cds, unusual white registration label top left, redirected from Neustadt to Munich on arrival; full message on reverse, a scarce usage of this card.
1897 Official cover from Ghourja (Cairo) to Wadi Halfa, Sudan, bearing rare official seal in violet.
1897 under-franked cover to Sudan bearing 1m on reverse tied 'MAHALLA' cds, repeated on front together with framed 'T' handstamp. ASSOUAN and WADI HALFA backstamps.
1898 (3 II) 5m. postal stationery letter card to Selangor, Straits Settlements additionally franked 1m. and two 2m. tied Alexandrie cds, reverse with red London transit of MR 1, Singapore transit (MR 1) and Klang and Kuala Lumpur arrivals; some overall toning.
1899 photographic postcard registered to Vienna franked pairs of 2m. and 3m. plus single 5m. tied Caire cds, framed registration handstamp tying a 3m, arrival cancels top left.
1900 (22 Dec) picture postcard of Suez, to Luxembourg franked pair 2m. and posted on board a French steamer and cancelled by the octagonal Ligne N Paq.Fr. No.10 and by Marseille A Yokohama Ln. No.10. An unusual combination of cancels to a relatively scarce destination.