Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2857
x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 The Arabi Rebellion 1882 Civil Post Office 1882 (23 Aug.) Officer´s envelope ex the "Tyndall" correspondence to Switzerland, bearing 1pi. rose tied by "port-said/départ" c.d.s. and showing arrival datestamp on reverse Estimate £ 120-150 Note: The British Army PO opened at Port Said the very next day (24th Aug.). provenance: John Firebrace, May 2001
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