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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2875

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 The Arabi Rebellion 1882 1882 (27 Dec.) hand-drawn and coloured pictorial envelope celebrating the British victory and the "Flight of Arabi", sent from London to Redcar bearing 1d. lilac tied by duplex, showing fine coloured drawings of Arabi, Wolseley and "A Wandering Egyptian" on the front, and uncoloured drawings on the back. A rare souvenir of the patriot celebration of the British success in Egypt. Photo Estimate £ 400-500 provenance: John Firebrace, May 2001

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