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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 269

Gold Coast Military and Expedition Mail 1895 (9 Dec.) officer´s unstamped envelope ex the Sitwell correspondence to England, marked "Ashanti Expedition No Stamps.", signed by Capt. Sitwell and showing large "2 1/2d/f.b." tax h.s. applied in London., the reverse showing a superb Arms handstamp of the British Vice-Consulate in Las Palmas, Grand Canary, and Beal arrival c.d.s. (26.12). Clean and most attractive. A rare item from the Ashanti Expedition. Photo Estimate £ 1,200-1,500

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