£1,600
THE VERY RARE RED HANDSTRUCK "SIOUTH" MARKING ON COVER TO CAIRO; Attractive 7th Dec. 1800 EL (slight thinning of paper in places, well clear of mark) to "Citoyen Reynier, Directeur de revenue en Nature" in Cairo with a superb strike of the "SIOUTH" mark in red (recorded only June 1800 - Jan. 1801) nicely placed on the front; sent by the Inspector of Grains of the 1st Arrondissement. Few examples of this red mark are known; a very attractive Exhibition item. [Ex Firebrace; illustrated in his "19th Ce. Wars", p.18 & colour plate 1. Cavendish May 2001, lot 1070; realised £1,265.]Cross Reference: EGYPT, FRANCE, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR
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