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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 270

Gold Coast Military and Expedition Mail 1895 (late) soldier´s envelope "From Bombr. G. Wilson No 65293 R.A." to England, countersigned by a Captain "Commdg R.A. Detachment Ashanti Expedition" and bearing 1884-91 1d. rose-carmine neatly cancelled with "paquebot/liverpool" double-ring d.s. (16.1), the reverse with Carnforth (16.1) and Kirkby-in-Furness (17.1) c.d.s.; the envelope with a central vertical fold though a scarce item from the Scott Expedition. S.G. 12. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: In late 1895 a force was assembled under Sir Francis Scott, primarily to pre-empt other European powers gaining control of Ashanti. Kumasi was occupied without a fight on 17 January 1896 when King Prempeh, the Queen Mother and other members of the Royal Family were taken prisoner provenance: J.R. Whitfield, 1978

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