Egyptian Consular Post Office abroad in Mersina 1871 (Feb 15): Letter sheet from Mersina to Beirut, bearing Egypt 1867 1 pi. rose-red, tied
Egyptian Consular Post Office abroad in Mersina 1871 (Feb 15): Letter sheet from Mersina to Beirut, bearing Egypt 1867 1 pi. rose-red, tied by “V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE MERSINA" cds (Smith scarcity factor = 350) with clear information strike alongside. Reverse with “V. R. POSTE EGIZIANE BAIROUT” arrival cds (Feb 19). A rare and fine Shipmail cover, only two such recorded. Note: The Mersina Office was open from July 1870 until February 1872. Provenance: Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 2654; Rarities of Egypt collection, David Feldman sale (Dec 2006), lot 30045.
