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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 134

Gold Coast The Ashanti Wars The 1900 Expedition This took place between 25th March 1900 and Christmas Day 1900 involving in all 3000 troops. Sir Frederick Hodgson with his wife, marched to Kumasi without opposition. On 18th April Capt. Middlemist arrived at Kumasi with a column of soldiers and assumed military command. On 25th April Kumasi was surrounded and besieged. On 23rd June, The Governor and Major Morris in Military command, cut his way out of Kumasi and made for the coast, leaving a garrison of 600 men besieged. On 15 July Col. James Willcocks relieved Kumasi with 1000 troops. Pacification expeditions continued until a Peace Treaty was signed on 25th December. 1900 (19 Dec.) unstamped envelope to Winchester, marked "No Stamps available, On Field Service - Ashanti", showing "kumasi/gold coast" c.d.s. (24.12), unframed "T" and handstruck "d1" with, on reverse, Cape Coast (28.12), Liverpool Br. Packet and arrival (19.1) datestamps; some light staining. Photo Estimate £ 150-180

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