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Auction: 7028 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 2203

Sudan Covers and Cancellations 1886 (25 Apr.) "The Pompadours" (1st Essex Regiment) partly printed envelope (light discolouration) to USA, bearing Egypt 1884 20pa. rose-carmine vertical pair tied by French bi-lingual "assouan" c.d.s., showing another strike at left and, on reverse, Alexandria, London and New York transit datestamps; 1899 (1 Apr.) very large envelope (335x252mm.) registered from Omdurman to Major-General Grant Blunt at Aldershot bearing, on reverse, 1898 1m. marginal block of forty-five, 2m., 3m., 2pi. (10) and 10pi. (5) cancelled with numerous Type D1 c.d.s., the face panel with registration h.s., despatch, London and arrival (18.4) d.s.; 1899 (29 (Nov.) envelope (opened-out and rebacked) to England, bearing 1pi. tied by Omdurman c.d.s. and showing, on reverse, Beni Souef Cairo and arrival datestamps, the face panel with recipient´s notation "Gos abu Goma Nov 18. Rec´d 17/99" at left Estimate £ 120-150

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