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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2846

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 Early and Historical Letters 1889 "national memorial to general gordon" envelope (small faults) from London to Hull bearing 1d. lilac. The envelope containing a letter and receipt acknowledging donation to Gordon Boys´ Home; also 1911 (26 Oct.) "national memorial to general gordon" envelope from London to Harlow bearing KG V 1d. Estimate £ 60-80 Note: The Gordon School was founded as the Gordon Boys´´ Home in 1885, financed by public subscription at the express wish of Queen Victoria, as the National Memorial to General Gordon.

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