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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2845

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 Early and Historical Letters 1882-88 a.l.s. (7) from Lt.-General Sir Gerald Graham, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G to Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons, R.E., comprising 1882 (16 Sept.) four page a.l.s. written from Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, three days after the British victory; 1885 (9 Mar.) four page a.l.s. written from Cairo discussing the Egyptian-Sudan situation; 1885 (7 May) four page a.l.s. written from Camp Suakin mentioning the difficulty of working with the local tribes; 1885 (14 May) two page a.l.s. written from Camp Suakin mentioning the receipt of bad oranges; 1885 (2 Sept.) four page a.l.s. written from London commenting on the Nile and Suakin Field Forces; 1888 (21 June) four page a.l.s. from London; and 1888 (17 July) four page a.l.s. from London. All with transcripts Estimate £ 200-250

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