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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 537

The Chris Moffat Collection of Nyasaland
1896 (7 Dec.) envelope from Lieutenant E.G. Alston in Karonga to his father in London bearing 1891-95 1d. (4) and 2d. all tied by '858 barred oval with Karonga d.s. for 18.11, altered in manuscript to 07.12, with Fort Johnston 16.12, Blantyre 20.12, Tshinde 04.01 and London 02.02 d.s. on reverse, various faults though a rare cover being the only Alston letter from Karonga. S.G. 1, 2. Photo

Notes: Harry Johnston and his force reached Karonga on 1 December 1895 and marched to Mlozi's Stockade; in the ensuing battle Alston received a shot to the helmet without injury. Mlozi was tried under Johnston's superintendence, found guilty, and sentenced to death, effectively ending slavery in Central Africa.

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