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S S WINKFIELD. 1936 envelope from Alexandria (21 AUG 36) to ...more
S S WINKFIELD. 1936 envelope from Alexandria (21 AUG 36) to Birmingham that has been damaged by water, resulting in stamps being washed off the cover. On the reverse is a two line ‘DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER’ cachet. This incident was on board the S S Winkfield, which took on water somewhere during its journey, probably in the Mediterranean. The S S Winkfield was built by Pickersgill & Son at Sunderland in 1919 and owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company. It was initially used ( 1919) as a troop ship and later as a merchant ship between London and Bombay. In May 1941 when approaching the Thames Estuary, it was mined and sunk. An interesting and until now, unrecorded ship incident
EGYPT. 1874 cover to London, endorsed ‘via Marseilles by ...more
EGYPT. 1874 cover to London, endorsed ‘via Marseilles by French
Steamer’ with a pair of G.B. 4d, Plate 13, lettered O-E, O-F, tied
by barred ‘B01’ cancellers with an ALEXANDRIA OC 12 74 datestamp
alongside. A London OC 20 74 arrival c.d.s. is on the cover
EGYPT. 1870 folded letter to Liverpool endorsed ‘By French ...more
EGYPT. 1870 folded letter to Liverpool endorsed ‘By French Stmr.
via Marseilles with a pair of G. B. 6d, Plate 8, lettered J-B, J-C,
tied by barred ‘B01’ cancels. An ALEXANDRIA MR 9 70 datestamp is on
the front of the letter, on the back is a Liverpool MR 17 70
arrival c.d.s
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. 1869 folded outer wrapper to Liverpool with a
6d, ...more ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. 1869 folded outer wrapper to Liverpool with a 6d, Plate 8, tied by a barred ‘B01’ cancel with an ALEXANDRIA DE 9 69 datestamp alongside. There is a ‘Per French Packet, via Marseille’ endorsement at the top and a French forwarding agents cachet at the lower left. A Liverpool DE 18 69 rrival c.d.s. is on the back
1935 cover to England with a Silver Jubilee 1p on the back, tied by
a ...more 1935 cover to England with a Silver Jubilee 1p on the back, tied by a ‘retta’ cancel. A 7 MY 35 datestamp is on the front of the cover
R. A. F. CAIRO TO KHARTOUM EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT. In January 1926 ...more
R. A. F. CAIRO TO KHARTOUM EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT. In January 1926 a
special flight was undertaken from Cairo to Khartoum and back by 47
squadron testing a Fairy IIID aircraft. The flight was intended to
be a preparation for a Cairo to Cape Town flight later that year.
This cover has a 5m cancelled ABU SUWER JAN 9 26. (Cairo) The
flight cachet is at the upper left and the arrival h/s of 11/1/26
at the lower left along with the pilot – L. E. Stoner’s signature.
Only 70 covers were flown. Fine and scarce
1905 picture post card to Bournemouth, England, with a 2m ...more
1905 picture post card to Bournemouth, England, with a 2m cancelled
SAVOY HOTEL ASSOUAN 16 SP 05
1936 ‘Military’ cover to London with a red crown ‘EGYPT ...more
1936 ‘Military’ cover to London with a red crown ‘EGYPT ‘20’
POSTAGE FREE' h/s and an M. P. O. CAIRO 1 JA 36 datestamp on the
front, on the back is a block of four 1 Piaste neatly tied by two
‘retta’ cancels. Fine.
1918 printed Sidi-Bashr Post Card sent to Ranileh, Egypt, with a ...more
1918 printed Sidi-Bashr Post Card sent to Ranileh, Egypt, with a boxed 'ALIENS / INTERNMENT CAMP / SIDI BISHR * ALEXANDRIA' cachet. An oval PASSED BY CENSOR No. 13 cachet is on the front of the card along with an arrival c.d.s. of 10 JAN 18. The Sidi Bishr Camp opened in January 1917 and internees from the Ras-El-Tin camp were transferred there. These were later joined by P.O.W.'s from German East Africa and Palestine. This card was written by P.O.W. No. 620
On 5th March 1905 the S. S. Cairo en route from Genoa to Alexandria, ...more
On 5th March 1905 the S. S. Cairo en route from Genoa to Alexandria, went aground when approaching the harbour at Alexandria, Egypt, and was totally wrecked. Most of the mails were washed away but 51 bags were rescued. The surviving mail received a bilingual two line handstamp, in French and English. The English reads 'SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S. S. 'CAIRO'. This picture post card originated in Quebec, Canada, an unusual origination for this wreck
1872 registered cover to Cairo with a vertical strip of three ...more
1872 registered cover to Cairo with a vertical strip of three 1pi
red, perf 13½, tied by fine POSTE KHEDEVIE EGIZIANE, MINUF, 22 JUL
72 datestamps. A boxed ‘RACCOMANDATO’ h/s is on the front of the
cover, on the back is a Cairo 22 JUL 72 arrival cancel. Fine
FRENCH POST OFFICE. 1862 folded letter to Livorno, Italy, with ...more
FRENCH POST OFFICE. 1862 folded letter to Livorno, Italy, with a
strip of four 80c tied by numeral 5080 cancels. An ALEXANDRIE 29
SEPT 62 cancel is on the front of the letter as well as a boxed
‘PD’ and oval handling agent cachet
1871 Ballon Monte Paris Siege Gazette of 9 January that also has ...more
1871 Ballon Monte Paris Siege Gazette of 9 January that also has a
lengthy message to ALEXANDRIE, EGYPT. A vertical pair of 20c
correctly pays the 40c rate, the stamps cancelled by a ‘1’ in
dotted stars. A further 1c stamp has been used on the back to seal
the letter. A PARIS 10 JANV 71 dispatch datestamp is on the front
of the letter, on the back is TOULON 16 JANV 71 transit c.d.s. This
departed on the Ballon ‘LE KEPLER’ that left Paris on January 11th.
It was the 56th balloon flight out of Paris during the Franco –
Prussian War. A very scarce destination. Behr certificate
1876 double weight cover to Constantinople with a 1p red and ...more
1876 double weight cover to Constantinople with a 1p red and 2p
yellow (compound perf 13½ x 12½) each tied by a POST EGIZIANE CAIRO
19 SET 76 cancel. On the back is a Constantinople 26 SEY 76 arrival
cancel. Fine
1898 unfranked cover to Egypt posted at HALFA 24 III 98 that ...more
1898 unfranked cover to Egypt posted at HALFA 24 III 98 that was
taxed with a boxed ‘T’ tax mark and on arrival a 2m and a bisected
2m postage dues were affixed and cancelled TANTA 1 IV 98 T2. On the
back are Caire 1 IV, Tanta 1 IV and Service Rural Tanta 2 IV 98
transit and arrival cancels
1935 cover to London, endorsed ‘card’, lower right corner with, ...more
1935 cover to London, endorsed ‘card’, lower right corner with, on
the back, a BRITISH FORCES IN EGYPT 3m XMAS SEAL, tied by a fine
‘Retta’ cancel. On the front of the cover is a MILITARY POST
OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, 2 XII 35 datestamp and a red ‘crown’ EGYPT
POSTAGE PREPAID ‘17’ h/s. Fine and most appealing
1935 small cover to Exeter with, on the back, a BRITISH FORCES ...more
1935 small cover to Exeter with, on the back, a BRITISH FORCES IN
EGYPT 3m XMAS SEAL, tied by a light ‘Retta’ cancel. On the front of
the cover is an M. P. O. CAIRO 29 DE 35 2 XII 35 datestamp and a
red EGYPT POSTAGE PREPAID ‘19’ h/s. This stamp is a paler shade
than normally found. Uncommon
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6d, ...more ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. 1869 folded outer wrapper to Liverpool with a 6d, Plate 8, tied by a barred ‘B01’ cancel with an ALEXANDRIA DE 9 69 datestamp alongside. There is a ‘Per French Packet, via Marseille’ endorsement at the top and a French forwarding agents cachet at the lower left. A Liverpool DE 18 69 rrival c.d.s. is on the back
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a ...more 1935 cover to England with a Silver Jubilee 1p on the back, tied by a ‘retta’ cancel. A 7 MY 35 datestamp is on the front of the cover
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