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Egyptian Postoffices In the Levant

Contrary to letters in connection with Egypt the Egyptian postoffices were treated different.
Mail to Greece had to be paid resp. taxed to the Greek border (Combination-frankings Group 1)
Mail fLom Greece beared only the Greek inlandrate and the Egyptian tax.

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• 1 LS from Chios 15. Dec. 1873 paid with 1 Pi aster to the Greek border, in Syra taxed with 20 L
• 2 LS from the Egyptian P.O. Costantinopoli 31.8.1870 with the taxcance/80 (Para= 2 Piaster) most pro-
bably paid in cash, in Syra 23. 8. taxed with 20 Lepta - an unusual treatment
• 3 LS from Syra 13. Nov. 1871 franked with inlandrate of 20 L. and mailed with Egyptian post via
V. R.Poste Eaiziane in Smvrna 28.11. to Meteline 29.11. taxed with 4 (40 Para= 1 Piaster)