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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 16

Abyssinian Field Force
1868 (Apr.) small envelope to London "Via Marseilles" bearing India 8p. and 4a. green pair tied by manuscript "Stamped 8 annas + 8 pies" and each cancelled by the barred "F.F." postmark (paying the civilian postal rate); marked in the corner "R. Holmes/Magdala/Abyssinia" and with faint London arrival (18.5) c.d.s. The reverse with a light strike of Field Force c.d.s. in red (23.4) and the barred "F.F." also in red. The envelope is somewhat soiled, possibly from water damage. A very desirable cover sent from Magdala. Photo

provenance:
Dougie Elliott, September 2016

Note: This letter was sent by the artist Richard Rivingtom Holmes who was the archaeologist. He obtained many artifacts for the British Museum

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