1896 (June 7) Stampless cover with "11th Soudanese" crest, sent by Colonel E.A Stanton to his father in England endorsed "Active Service no stamps procurable" with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP", c.d.s and boxed "T", London Foreign Branch "21/2d / FB" charge mark, backstamped at Cairo and in England. Minor opening faults at upper right edge, otherwise fine. Colonel Stanton designed the Camel Postman stamps of Sudan first issued in 1898.

1896 (June 21) India 1a Soldiers and Seamens envelope signed by Staff Sergeant Nicholl of the Ordnance Dept. and countersigned, sent to Bombay, posted into the civilian Post Office at Sawakin and therefore disallowed with the "SAWAKIN" c.d.s applied away from the stamp and handstamped "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE / As / 5", backstamped at Sea Post Office and Colaba. Small tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and unusual. Photo on Page 298. (Image1)

1896 (July 7) Stampless cover to London endorsed "Field Service, No Stamps Available" and "A.T Sloggett, Surg. Major, S.M.O British Troops, Dongola Expeditionary Force, Gemai Camp" with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" c.d.s and boxed "T", marked "2" as a double weight letter. A London Foreign Branch "10d / F.B" charge mark applied, then crossed out and replaced by the single rate "5d / F.B" charge, this charge mark also crossed out by the recipient after paying the charge and prior to redirecting the cover to Tunbridge Wells. Photo on Page 298. (Image1)

1896 (July 13) Stampless cover to Kent endorsed "On active service no stamps available, J.F Burn-Murdoch, Comg. E. Cavalry, Nuialai, 13.7.96" with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" c.d.s (July 15) and single rate "21/2d / F.B" London Foreign Branch charge mark, backstamped at Sevenoaks, the enclosed letter written from Ambigole.

1896 (Aug 19) India 1a Soldiers and Seamens envelope to India, from Subadar Singh of the 35th Sikhs, countersigned by the Commanding Officer, with "BASE OFFICE / B" c.d.s, Sea Post Office and Ferozepore backstamps, fine.

1896 (Aug 20) Stampless cover to England endorsed "Active Service, No Stamp Obtainable" and "A.T Sloggett, Surg. Major, S.M.O British Troops, Dongola Expeditionary Force, Gemai Camp, 18.8.96" with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" c.d.s and boxed "T", marked as a double weight letter therefore with "5d / F.B" charge mark, arrival backstamp. Also 1897 (Nov 4) registered Sudan 1p envelope uprated 5m from Halfa to "Surgeon Lt. Colonel Sloggett A.M.S, Head Quarters, Alexandria", and 1898 (Sep 7) cover franked 21/2d from London to "Lieut. Colonel A. Sloggett R.A.M.C with the Nile Expeditionary Force, c/o English Head Quarters, Cairo". Sloggett was severely wounded at the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898. (3).

1896 (Oct 12) Stampless cover (front and reverse separated) to London endorsed "Active Service" with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" c.d.s (Oct 24) and boxed "T", single rate "21/2d / F.B" charge mark, backstamped at Cairo and London. The enclosed letter written by Captain F. Gore Ansley from Korti, reports their expected arrival at Merowi in three days or so, having been marching across the desert for nearly five weeks.

1897-98 Covers bearing "Soudan" overprint stamps (3 covers) or using "Soudan" overprint postal stationery (2 covers), all probably from military senders, with 1897 (Apr 3) registered cover to General Sir Frederick Stephenson in London bearing 1m pair, 3m, 5m and 1p all tied by "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" datestamps; 1896 cover franked 5m from Halfa to an Officer in Alexandria with Military Post Office arrival c.d.s; 1897 registered cover from Wadi-Halfa to Alexandria franked 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m and 1p; 1898 1p cover from Jack Wolseley of the Cheshire Regt. at Berber to his mother in France; and 1898 5m envelope franked 2m + 3m from Korti to Sussex. (5).

1897 (Jan 3) Stampless cover endorsed "On active service no stamps available", addressed to "Capt. W.H Sitwell, D.A.A General, Guernsey, Channel Isles", with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP" c.d.s (Jan 1), boxed "T" and single rate "I.B / 21/2d" charge mark, backstamped at Cairo and Guernsey, the enclosed letter written by Capt. George Charles Henry from Merowi; Henry includes news of the building of a railway from Halfa to Abu Hamed, and of his probable move to Abu Hamed and Berber. Also 1898 (Aug 4) cover from Capt W.H Sitwell to his wife in England with Sudan 1p cancelled at Atbara. Henry and Sitwell both served in the Northumberland Fusiliers in Sudan and later in the Boer War. Henry served at Dongola in 1896 and Khartoum in 1898; Sitwell served in the 1897-98 and 1899 Nile Expeditions, was severely wounded at Shebalia and was present at the Battles of Atbara and Omdurman. The first with some opening tears at upper edge but an unusual destination, otherwise fine. (2).

1898 Covers to England all headed with soldiers details for sending at the concessionary rate, four sent at the 5m soldiers rate, the other two 1p stationery envelopes and therefore paid the full letter rate, comprising 1p Soudan overprint envelopes from L/Cpl Mosley, 1st Royal Warwickshire Regt posted at Darmali or from Pte C. Shoebottom, Royal Warwickshire Regt., with light Travelling Post Office c.d.s; Egypt 5m envelope from Staff Sergt du Plesgney No. 7 Co. A.O.C with Minet El Bassal c.d.s; cover from Pte J. Meon 1st Lincoln Regt with Soudan overprint 5m tied Travelling Post Office c.d.s; and two covers with Sudan 1898 5m from C. Burton, Seaforth Highlanders with Khartoum c.d.s, or from Corporal W. Davis, 1st Royal Warwickshire Regt., with Travelling Post Office c.d.s. Faults to three covers, the final two covers and the Egypt envelope fine.(6).

1898 (June 10) Cover to England with Sudan 1p tied Challal Wadi Halfa T.P.O c.d.s, the enclosed letter written from Halfa by Major A.E Sandbach includes news of dining with Kitchener and of the railway having reached their camp at the mouth of the Atbara River. Also two 1898 covers from G.B to Sandbach at Wadi Halfa (both with arrival backstamps, one redirected to Cairo and then to London) and 1898 cover franked 2m from Khartoum to Sandbach, "Governor of Nubia & Cmdt" at Wadi Halfa, handstamped "T", redirected to Cairo and then to London. (4).

1898 (Aug 12) Stampless cover to England endorsed "Nile Expeditionary Force, no stamps available" with "DARMALI" c.d.s and boxed "T", backstamped at Wadi Halfa and Alexandria, with "1d / FB" London Foreign Branch charge mark. Minor flap faults and upper edge strengthened internally with stamp edging, otherwise fine and an unusual Post Office error in charging the 1d rate only as though a soldiers letter despite not being headed as such and almost certainly sent by an officer.