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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 13

Abyssinian Field Force
1868 (Mar.) envelope to Cheltenham "By Marseilles" bearing India 8p., 1a. pair and 2a. pair cancelled by barred "F.F." postmark and marked "DM Stewart Br Gen/Commg at Senafe" and with straight-line "india paid" in red, the reverse with Cheltenham arrival c.d.s. (26 Apr.) but no base post office c.d.s. A charming and attractive cover sent from this first field camp. Photo

provenance:
Roberto Sciaky, July 2006

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Sold for
£2,400

Starting price
£2100