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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG

lot # 6016 - aden

Monday Oct 16, 2017 10:00 to Thursday Oct 19, 2017 17:00 Europe/Berlin

1849 Small stampless cover from Aden to France via Suez bearing red rect. framed "ADEN/Paid (8as)" h/s in red + rate in m/s, red Marseilles '31 Oct 49' ship landing d/s and black 'PURIFIE AU LAZARETT/MALTE" transit cds on front, and with Alexandria '21 Oct 49' transit cds as well as '2 Nov 49' Pontivy arrival cds on the reverse. There was an outbreak of plaque in Egypt, where the letter went overland from Suez - Canal did not open until 1869 - hence via Malta. (Ex S.V. Bek-Pedersen coll.)

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