£110 - £150
PAIR OF 1st-ISSUE COVERS - EX CAIRO (BLUE CDS's) TO ALEX. OR ALEX. TO TANTA (BLACK CDS's); 2 Mar. 1868 EL (written in French; weak/split folds and light stains) from Cairo to Alexandria with 1st-Issue 1pi Lilac (filing crease) tied by partly fine blue P.R.E. "CAIRO" cds with a second strike alongside (also with similar Alexandria arrival cdss across join); plus fine 13 Mar. 1867 EL (written in Arabic; Italian firm's blue oval cachet on the front) from Alexandria to Tanta with 1st-Issue 1pi Lilac tied by mainly fine black P.R.E. "ALESSANDRIA" cds with a second very fine strike alongside (also with matching mainly fine black "TANTA" arrival cds on the flap). Good pair showing the two ink colours. (2 covers)
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