£500
EGYPT - INC. CONTENTS REGARDING DISINFECTION METHODS, UNRECORDED HS, ETC.: 1825-1947 range inc. 1825 EL ex Cairo to Bradford via Milford Haven quarantine station, contents read "The smoaked [sic] or faded appearance of the ink is caused by the acid they plunge the letters into...in England they merely place them over a pan of charcoal."; 1900 PPC of the S.S. Singapore posted on board by a passenger from Egypt while in quarantine at the Nisida lazaretto in Italy sending an "...embrace from quarantine..." ; 1940 env. (faults) ex British Military P.O. in Egypt to Plymouth with a partial dark violet "DISINFECTED" hs (previously unrecorded); plus other ELs, envs., or PCs with signs of disinfection, or contents relating to quarantine or epidemic, PPCs of quarantine stations, and documents such as health passports & town plan of Alexandria showing quarantine station, etc. An informative lot. (17 covers/cards, 15 PPCs, 11 documents) Cross Reference: EGYPT
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