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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 979

Sudan
Peronalities
Lord Kitchener
An interesting selection of material relating to Lord Kitchener including a wonderful Duffus Brothers of Cape Town cabinet photograph pf Kitchener, a 1901 cover addressed to "His Excellency Baron Kitchener of Khartoum" in Pretoria bearing Transvaal 1d. pair opt. ERI with oval "PASSED BY CENSOR / JOHNNESBURG" handstamp, twelve contemporary postcards depicting him, including an unusual example with an embroidered design, with three in colour, an 1898 invitation to a meeting for the proposed Gordon Memorial College, twenty cigarette cards both in black and white and colour. Also included is an 1898 cartoon from Punch depicting Kitchener riding his horse after victory at Atbara and a colour depiction of Kitchener in silk laid on card.

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Sold for
£140

Starting price
£140