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  • Lot# : 5732 Sudan

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    First Nile Expedition 1885: O.H.M.S. cover addressed from Dongola to Beyrout, Syria franked by 1881 20 pa. rose-carmine (2) each folded over top of envelope, paying the 1 piastre rate and tied by Star & Crescent DONGOLA datestamps (Stagg 13) in black (May 6). The OHMS crossed out and countersigned from Dongola at lower left, reverse with Ottoman P.O. arrival cds. A rare usage of mail from this Campaign to a country other than Egypt or Great Britain.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF