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Auction: SW1004 - The Collector's Series - Europe and Overseas
Lot: 1028

1873, Oct 6. Cover from Beirut to Florence, franked on dispatch with Great Britain 1858 2d., pl. 14, tied by ´´G06´´ barred oval from the British P.O., covering the portion of its journey to Alexandria (Egypt), where franked with Italy DLR 40c. (repaired at top right), paying the subsequent rate to be forwarded to destination, tied by ´´734´´ dotted numeral with matching ´´Alessandria D´Egitto/Poste Italiane´´ cds dated 11 October. Illustrated in the Zanaria-Serra-Dal Negro handbook on page 274. Italian and French P.O.´s at Alexandria operated as intermediaries on correspondence from the British P.O. at Beirut addressed to Continental Europe. An extremely rare combination franking, this being the earliest known -uses are recorded between 1873 and 1875-. The combination with non-overprinted Italian adhesives is even much scarcer and considerably more valuable, taking into consideration that only four covers bearing such combination, of the 18 Great Britain-Italy mixed frankings known, are recorded. Cert. Colla and Bottacchi.

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