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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2872

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 The Arabi Rebellion 1882 Indian Army Post Office 1882 (1 Oct.) Officer´s mourning envelope (opened-out for display) from Cairo to England, bearing Egypt 1pi. rose tied by poor Cairo c.d.s. and fine "british army post office/egypt" c.d.s. without code letter for 2nd October and showing, on reverse, fine "field force p.o. egypt/no.2" and arrival datestamps. Believed to be the only cover from the campaign with a combination of British Army, Indian Army and Egyptian civil postal markings. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: John Firebrace, May 2001

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