Egypt

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1853 complete pre-philatelic folded letter from Cairo to Marseille, France bearing the oval "AGENZIA DELLA POSTA EUROPEA CAIRO" departure postmark in black, further travelling via the French Post Office with Alexandria c.d.s. and framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" postmark in red alongside, the content itself is quite fascinating, representing an order for weapons and ammunition on behalf of Price Halim Pasha, the future Grand Vizier (Prime-Minister) of the Ottoman Empire, signed Gregory Todd, vf