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French Offices in Egypt (Alexandria) #27, 1915 cancel
$2.05
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sugi891 (3791)
The item in this listing is a single used postage stamp issued for use at the French Post Office located in Alexandria, Egypt. Listed in Scott as France Offices in Alexandria #27, this stamp was printed with a design also used in France proper, but inscr ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- French Offices in Egypt
- Catalog Number
- 27
- Stamp Type
- General Issue
- Condition
- Used
- Stamp Format
- Single
Item Description
The item in this listing is a single used postage stamp issued for use at the French Post Office located in Alexandria, Egypt. Listed in Scott as France Offices in Alexandria #27, this stamp was printed with a design also used in France proper, but inscribed "Alexandria" to show its' intended use there. This stamp is postally used, with a legible cancel dated 15 December 1911. Please see scan for condition. Scans of the reverse available upon request. 2012 CV $3.00For those unfamiliar with the “Foreign Office” concept, in brief, the world powers in the mid-19th to early 20th centuries opened branches of their own post offices in foreign countries in which they had commercial interests. This was done because the local post office was deemed “insufficient” but was also done as a mark of imperialism. In this time period, having foreign post offices was as much a sign of a country’s international power as it useful in facilitating communication.
In Egypt, a number of countries opened post offices while the country was a province of the Otttoman (Turkish) Empire. Other offices located there included those of Great Britain, Austria, Italy, and others. The French office first opened in 1830, and was open for just over a century until March of 1931, long after the other offices opened on Ottoman soil had closed. Indeed, Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914. How the French managed to keep their post offices open in a British protectorate for nearly two decades is something of a mystery.
Terms of Sale:
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Shipping:
All stamps shipped by US Mail. US Orders $1.00 without insurance, international rates vary according to country of destination (please e-mail.) Optional insurance at USPS rates. 10 cents additional for each item, more of a discount for purchases of more than six items. Insurance will be required for shipments sold for $20 or more in total. Please e-mail for quotes on shipping if purchasing more than six items! Uninsured shipments sent at buyer's risk. This means that if you choose to forgo insurance, you agree to release me from any future claim via paypal if it should be lost in the mail.
Payment Options:
Paypal, Money Orders, and Checks payable in the US are accepted. Credit cards accepted through paypal only. Checks must be drawn on a US bank, or I cannot cash them! (I can no longer accept Canadian Postal Money Orders, even those in US dollars-sorry!)
Return Policy:
14 day, money back guarantee, provided the item(s) are sent back in original condition. The 14-day period is defined as follows:
US Bidders: 14 days from the 3rd day after the item is sent.
International: 14 days from the 7th day after the item is sent.
If there is a problem with an item (i.e. a problem with the item itself, it didn't get there, etc.), please e-mail me within this time frame and I will be happy to work with you! Sales will be considered final after that point if no contact is made. If any item is returned for any reason, shipping charges will not be refunded.
Seller Information
- Seller
- sugi891 (3791)
- Registered Since
- 06/07/2005
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- 99.9%
- Store
- Po`oleka Hawai`i--Hawaiian stamps and more
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- Item Location
- Virginia, United States
- Ships To
- Worldwide
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- Shipping Instructions
- All stamps shipped by US mail. I cannot accept responsibility for stamps sent without insurance or registration.
- Returns Accepted
- Yes
- Returns Policy
- Must be returned within 14 days in original condition. Money back, less shipping, no questions asked. Buyer pays return shipping.
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