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  • Lot# : 5731 Sudan

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    First Nile Expedition 1885: Soldier's cover and complete contents (letter begins on Feb 12) at 1 piastre rate to Lieut. Sandbach in Cairo, also endorsed 'or any other Officer with 11th Company', with possibly unique franking of 1884 provisional 20 pa. on 5 pi. green in combination with 1882 10 pa. bluish grey in a vertical pair all tied by fair strikes of Star & Crescent KORTI datestamps (Feb 16) in black (Stagg 15). Reverse with Cairo arrival cds (March 2). A rare cover.

    Note: Contents - "seven of the 11th Company are with the Nile Column as a boat repairing party... we are now looking after the Dockyard which in reality is a sandbank in the middle of the river... there are 300 boats here... Colonel Todd has gone to Sakdur to put the place in a state of defence. I certainly can't see at present how we are going to cut ourselves adrift from the boats... not for publication".
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF