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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 42

France and French Colonies
1902-39 Forces Mail

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1985
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1904-13 Covers and cards including 1907 4m postcard to England with "BARA" c.d.s, the enclosed letter from Bertram Romilly on Camel Corps notepaper; 1908 cover to Burma and redirected to London with 5m tied by "SINGA" c.d.s (letter enclosed), etc. (5).



Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 190.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1986
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Sir Reginald Wingate, Governor General of Sudan. 1902-15 Covers from Wingate comprising 1902 cover franked 5m pair from Khartoum to General Sir Evelyn Wood V.C in England, the reverse signed by Wood; 1903 printed "Governor General" envelope to the War Office in London with 5m pair tied by Halfa-Halfaya T.P.O c.d.s; 1915 cover (with copy of original letter) signed by Wingate, to Major General Sandbach at the War Office in London bearing "SG" perfin 5m pair tied by Erkowit c.d.s and violet "PASSED BY CENSOR"; and 1915 cover to Scotland signed by Wingate with 5m tied Halfa-Khartoum T.P.O c.d.s, violet triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR / 8 / SUDAN". Also 1903 picture postcard of Wingate, Kitchener and Von Slatin posted to England signed by Lady Wingate. (5).



Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 190.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1987
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World War One. 1914 Cover (with enclosed letter) with three 5m stamps tied by Halfa-Khartoum T.P.O datestamps, addressed to "Captain Percy Foster, 22nd Brigade, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British Expeditionary Force, France", boxed "UNABLE TO TRACE / ARMY POST OFFICE / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE", endorsed "Missing". Also 1914 (Nov 7) cover franked 5m from Port Sudan to Rev. Father Conran in Wales, reposted franked G.B 1d from Denbigh to "25th Fd Ambulance, 6th Division, Expeditionary Force, France". (2).



Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 90.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1988
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World War One. 1915-18 Censored covers from Sudan to G.B (4, one registered) or USA, or from Cairo to the Commandant of Dongola, one with "DEBBA" c.d.s and straight line "PASSED BY CENSOR", the others with triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR / SUDAN" numbered 6, 7, 9 (2) or 53, the cover to USA also with pink "SUDAN / OPENED BY CENSOR / 6" seal. (6).



Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 240.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240

image Sale No: 42
Lot No:1989
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World War One - Wreck of the "Kingstonian". 1918 (Mar 17) Registered cover from Khartoum to USA, bearing 1pi and 5m stamps with a further stamp washed off (the 1pi stamp reapplied in an incorrect position), handstamped "salved from / submerged mail", from the "Kingstonian" which was torpedoed near Sardinia on April 11th. A scarce cachet and an unusual Sudan origin. Photo on Page 298. (Image1)



Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 220.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220

image Sale No: 42
Lot No:1990
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World War One - Wreck of the "Kingstonian". 1918 (Mar 17) 5m Postal stationery envelope uprated 5m + 1p, registered from Dongola to the USA, the two stamps washed off and incorrectly replaced, then tied by violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER" with a further strike on the reverse, Sudan and USA backstamps, with triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR / 66 / SUDAN". An unusual registered wreck cover from Sudan, recovered from the "Kingstonian" which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean on 11th April 1918. Photo on Page 298. (Image1)



Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 210.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210
image Sale No: 42
Lot No:1992
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1924 Censorship. 1924 (Dec 14) Cover to Kent franked 10m with triangular black "PASSED BY CENSOR / 81 / SUDAN", backstamped on the Shellal-Halfa T.P.O. Censorship was briefly reintroduced in the Sudan in November/December 1924 after the Governor General was assassinated in Cairo and some Egyptian troops then mutinied; very few 1924 censor covers are known. A few tone spots, otherwise fine. Photo on Page298. (Image1)



Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 110.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 110


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