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  • Lot# : 5748 Sudan

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    1885: Great Britain 'Unappropriated Dies' Fiscal stamps with 'Military Telegraphs' overprint, the set of eight values from 1 d. lilac & black, 3 d. lilac & brown, 6 d. lilac & green (marginal from top of sheet), 1 s. green & black, 2 s. green & blue, 5 s. green & red, 10 s. green & red to £ 1 lilac & black, all cancelled between December 1885 and January 1886 ARMY TELEGRAPHS / ASWAN in violet and the 3 d. and 6 d. values similarly used in Cairo cancelled in black.

    Note: These stamps were used in the aftermath of the Sudan Campaign when there was much military activity in Aswan in connection with the retreat from the Sudan.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF