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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2873

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 The Arabi Rebellion 1882 Indian Army Post Office 1882 (5 Oct.) Officer´s envelope (with letter) from Cairo to Simla, India, bearing 1882 3a. orange crossed by two manuscript ink lines and tied by "B" in circle of bars with, on reverse, fine strikes of "field force p.o. egypt/no.2", "field force p.o. egypt/no.1" (6th October), Sea Post Office and arrival datestamps; the envelope a little worn at edges. The only known cover bearing all three Indian FFPO postal markings. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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