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Auction: 7025 - Bechauanaland, Somaliland & Sudan, The John Inglefield-Watson Collections
Lot: 1405

Somaliland 1901-04, The Somaliland Campaigns Four expeditions had to be instituted against the "Mad Mullah" and his followers who were spreading death and destruction against the peaceful Somali. Indian stamps were used on correspondence Third Expedition, October 1902 - June 1903 1903 (22 Jan.) unstamped envelope to Barnet, headed "On Active Service Somaliland, No Stamps Available", showing unframed "active service/unpaid" h.s. in violet, London "1d/i.s./f." with, on reverse, rare "obbia" single-ring d.s. (shows inverted "g" for first "b"), Aden (28.2) and arrival (7.2) datestamps. Rare. Photo Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 provenance: Christie´s Robson Lowe auction, June 1996

Sold for
£850