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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2881

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 Gordon Relief Expedition - Nile River Column 1884-85 1885 (5 May) OHMS envelope (faults; with letter headed "Tani") ex the "Orde" correspondence to England, marked "On active service, no stamps obtainable", showing poor small "dongola" c.d.s., manuscript "5" (defaced) and bearing GB 2 1/2d. lilac pair applied for redirection of envelope to Switzerland. With transcript Estimate £ 200-250 provenance: William Frazer, May 2004

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