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lot # 14 - Egypt

Saturday Apr 28, 2018 16:00 Europe/London

Egypt, maritime disaster mail cover, sent from Alexandria on 19/3/1918 to Italy. The SS Kingstonian was torpedoed on 11/4/1918 by German submarine U-68 and damaged in Carloforte harbour (Sardinya). The mails were recovered. Linear "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER" applied. SCARCE COVER. Egypt, maritime disaster mail cover, sent from Alexandria on 19/3/1918 to Italy. The SS Kingstonian was torpedoed on 11/4/1918 by German submarine U-68 and damaged in Carloforte harbour (Sardinya). The mails were recovered. Linear "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER" applied. SCARCE COVER.

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