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    1880 (June 7): Letter written in Bombay, addressed to Monsieur Habib Sciavi at Massawah, mailed at Suez with Egypt 1879 1 pi. rose tied by SUEZ / DEPART cds (Oct 1), with fine strike on reverse of bilingual MASSAWAH datestamp (Oct 18) of arrival. Some faults and aging but a rare and fine intact letter from General Gordon, written in French and signed at base.

    Note: The letter, written in French, asks the addressee to mail letters to the General care of the Governor of Hong Kong as he was to travel on to Peking.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF