Losnr. 5873 - 196.-201. Auktion
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Losnr. : 5873 Sudan
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1899: Sudan 1 pi. blue postal stationery envelope used to London cancelled by FASHODA bilingual datestamp (10.IX.99) with year date in manuscript. 'Omdurman' transit cds at right (20.IX) and cancelling the stamp area. Reverse with another strike of the FASHODA cds and Alexandria (28.IX) and London (Oct 6) datestamps. Also a further piece showing the Fashoda cds on a 1903 Sudan Postal Service registration slip. Rare.
Note: This rare Post Office was opened at the end of 1899 (this being the earliest recorded use) in response to the 'Fashoda Incident' in which Capt. J. B. Marchand led a small French force to occupy Fashoda. France and Great Britain had been on the brink of war over the occupation but Sir Herbert Kitchener cautiously confronted Marchand who withdrew. The Post Office's name was changed to 'Kodok' in 1903, in order to play down the incident.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 700 CHF -
