Sudan: 1876 (Aug. 27) autograph letter from Colonel Charles Gordon, Governor-General of the Sudan 1877-79, whilst at Mruli, Uganda (“This is a horrid place . . .”) to Carl Geigler, Director of the Post & Telegraph Department in Khartoum, referring to the death of Abdul Aziz, etc. A most interesting historical item. In 1874 Gordon accepted service under the Khedive Ismail as Governor-General of the Equatorial Province of the Sudan but not...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,570 lots, the property of 112 vendors, featuring the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, a further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection of Dr L Philips of Brighton, outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager of Bookham, and a full section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including the remarkable study of the 1938–50 Issue created by AG Belfield FRPSL
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Lot #1098 - british empire and foreign countries sudan
Sudan: 1898 2m. die proof of the frame only, printed in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), fine. S.G. 15P. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]
Lot #1099 - british empire and foreign countries sudan
Sudan: 1948 20p. pale blue and deep blue perf. 13, in an unmounted mint top right corner block of fifteen (5 x 3), fine. S.G. 110a, cat. £750.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1100 - british empire and foreign countries sudan
Sudan: Cancellations: A collection of postmarks from the 1890s to 1950s in an album incl. examples of retta and paquebot cancellations, range of c.d.s. organised alphabetically with some multiples and blocks, postal agencies, T.P.O.’s, etc., mainly good to fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £60-80]
Lot #1101 - british empire and foreign countries sudan
Sudan: An accumulation of covers and cards, incl. flown covers, postcards, postal stationery, overseas destinations, rates, etc. (145 items)
[Proposed price: £200-250]
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