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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 271

Gold Coast Military and Expedition Mail 1897 (22 Oct.) envelope ex the Capt. de Salis correspondence from Portsmouth to "7th. Batt. The Rifle Brigade Lagos Hausa Expeditionary Force Kumasi Ashanti via Cape Coast Castle", bearing 1887 2 1/2d. purple on blue cancelled with "625" duplex, Cape Coast transit c.d.s. (16.11) on reverse; tears at top through opening though rare item of incoming mail. Photo Estimate £ 350-400

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£300