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Auction: 9020 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2912

x Sudan British Military Forces in Egypt and Sudan, 1801 to 1913 The Nile Expedition 1897-98 1898 (28 Jan.) 1pi. envelope (complete with contents) ex the "Sandbach" correspondence from Merowi to his mother in England, cancelled with "merowi" c.d.s. (Proud Type D2, an early date) and with a further fine strike applied towards foot, the reverse with Wadi Halfa (5.2), Cairo (date unclear) and Oswestry (23.2) c.d.s.; the contents include details of the administrative set-up of Sudan, British officers in the area, etc Photo Estimate £ 400-500

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