Lot no. 2885

5 m. carmine used on 1904 "Eastern Telegraph Company" envelope addresssed to Carl Hangen´s Expedition, Assouan tied by "Cairo Continental Hotel Post Office" datestamp (March 19) with repeated strike alongside, the reverse with "Cataract Hotel-Assouan" arrival cds (March 20). Complete with full original enclosure, a magnificent and very rare cover. Signed Todd.