Suez Canal Company Lot, 1868

Description

You are bidding on a lot of twelve stamps (four singles and four pairs) of stamps from the Suez Canal Company.  The stamps were issued in 1868, and the lot is a mixture of mint, never hinged (the pairs) and mint, hinged (the singles). These stamps have not been expertized but are likely forgeries, as the issue is likely one of the most forged series in the world.  The Suez Canal Company carried mail between the two canal ports (Port Said and Suez) free until July 1868 when the company started charging for this service and issued stamps. These stamps were granted recognition by the French consulates at the two ports but not by the Egyptian Government, who suppressed them in October of the same year and took over the service.  See scans of front and back.
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