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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2853

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 The Arabi Rebellion 1882 Civil Post Office 1882 (7 July) "crédit lyonnais/Agence d´Alexandrie" envelope to Cairo, bearing 1pi. rose tied by Alexandrie "A" duplex and showing arrival d.s. on reverse; some small peripheral faults Estimate £ 60-80 Note: This letter was posted four days prior to the bombardment by the British fleet of the forts around Alexandria harbour.

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