Sale No: 284
Lot No:587
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The Dongola Expedition 1896: Cover to General Stanton in Gloucestershire, endorsed "Dongola Province, No Stamps Procurable", struck with fair only "DONGOLA" datestamp (Dec 16) in black, endorsed on reverse "Korti Dec 1st. 1896" in manuscript. Struck with framed "T" marking and charged "2½D / F.B." (Foreign Branch) upon arrival. A rare cover. Signed Todd AIEP.rnNote: Just 6 covers exist from the Stanton correspondence, all were housed in the Danson collection. During the Campaign the writer, Captain E.A. Stanton, was Officer Commanding 11th Sudanese Battalion of the Egyptian Army. Dongola had fallen to the Egyptian forces on September 23, 1896. Captain Stanton later designed the 'Camel Postman' stamps.rnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, Geneva, 28 April 1977, lot 578. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:593
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1897 (March 1): Overprinted on Egypt, the specialised collection with unused sets (8) showing the different types and used sets (5), 1 m. brown in an unused part pane of 48 (8 x 6), complete Setting I pane of 60 unused (2), 2 m. green in an unused pane of 60 but with some splitting and a used pane cancelled at Dongola, 3 m. orange-yellow in a complete unused Setting I pane of 60, used block of forty (10 x 4) and another of forty-eight, each cancelled at Dongola, 5 m. rose-carmine in a block of 54 from the setting of 60 used on Dongola, used block of thirty (5 x 6) used in Wadi Halfa, 2 pi. oranage in a vertical used strip of six, 5 pi. slate used (23) with a block of six, delightful piece from AR cover with 2pi. orange, 5 pi. slate and 10 pi. mauve tied "AR" and Wadi Halfa cds; 'Brooks' covers to Alexandria franked by horizontal strip of five 1 m. brown (2) or single 5 m. rose (1), a splendid collection with much of interest to the specialist. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:596
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1897 (March 1): Album page with 3 m. orange-yellow block of four, 5 m. rose-carmine single and horizontal strip of four, 1 pi. ultramarine single and horizontal strip of four, 5 pi. slate and 10 pi. mauve, all interpanneau or sheet marginal at base with bilingual SOUDAN overprints applied on the margins in error, all fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A very rare and seldom encountered assembly.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:598
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1898 (March 1): Camel Postman, wmk. Quatrefoil, collection on leaves with unused sets of eight (2) and used (4), together with range of multiples incl. 1 m. brown & pink, 2 m. green & brown, 3 m. mauve & green, 5 m. carmine and black and 1 pi. blue & brown all in unused formes of thirty subjects; used multiples, cancellation interest and covers/cards (19). A fine and interesting lot (84 items) Gi = £ 1'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:599
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1902/21: Camel Postman, wmk. Star & Crescent, the collection on leaves with range of unused with two unused sets with some multiples and used with multiples, 2 pi. purple & orange-yellow, 5 pi. brown & green and 10 pi. black & mauve all Imperforate and overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally (rare), together with a fine range of covers/cards (31) with much cancellation interest, together with 1903 5 m. on 5 pi. page with unused and used incl. a block of four., a fine lot (115 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:600
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1921/41: Camel Postman issues, the collection on leaves with 1921 and 1927 sets unused, together with further unused set and various multiples, incl. 10 m. block of four with vastly misplaced vignette, unused multiples of 3 pi. blocks of twenty-oine and thirty-five, 6 pi. block of twenty-six, 8 pi. block of twenty, 10 pi. blocks of ten and sixteen, 20 pi. blocks of twenty-five and thirty; useful multiples of high values used, and 43 covers with cancellation interest, Airmails etc. An appealing lot (152 items) Gi = £ 3'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image)

1872/75: Egypt 1 pi. red, a used example struck with Arabic dated "POSTE EGIZIANE / WADI HALFE" cds (17 December 1875) in black, slight thin spot but of fine appearance and a very scarce complete strike. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:604
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1935: Gordon Issue, coversa (5) with single frankings, with 5 m. green, 15 m. scarlet, 5 pi. orange on registered cover to London, rare 20 pi. black on superb registered airmail cover to London and 50 pi. red-brown on registered cover to London; a scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1888: Egypt 5 m. carmine, a fine used example cancelled by a bold strike of "TOKAR" bilingual seven barred cds in black. Stagg records the Office opening and closing in 1891, however Corrinphila sold the unique Peter Smith cover in 2015 showing a date of use in 1896 - this stamp apparently showing a date of 1 January 1896. Stagg: "Examples are very scarce".rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:608
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1940 (Feb 25): Provisional 5 m. on 10 m. carmine & black, small group of eight items including unused marginal block of four with fourth stamp variety "Dots Omitted" (Right Pane, Row 8, stamp 6), variety unmounted og. and a fine 1940 cover bearing a block of eight (4 x 2) from Atbara registered to USA with green Reseal "SUDAN / 7 / CENSORSHIP". (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:609
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1940/41: Provisional "4½" pi. surcharges, the two album pages with scarce marginal imperforate Proof pairs of the overprint of both values in black, 4½ pi. on 5 m. olive-brown & black in a corner marginal block of twenty (5 x 4) unused with Plate Number "3" at top (rare multiple Gi = £ 960+), and seven further unused examples and a used Plate "3" block of four, large "4½" on 8 pi. emeral & black unused (2) and used (8, incl. a marginal block of four from Plate "4") and a single on 1941 cover to England censored by the RAF. A fine lot (16 items) Gi = £ 1'500++. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:610
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1941: Tuti Island set, the collection on leaves with unused and used set of fifteen, with 1 m. to 5 m. values in large unused double panes of forty subjects, scarce 10 m. carmine & black in a block of four and three panes of twenty unused, rare 4 pi. value with unlisted vareity "Double Print" used (cert. C. Hass, 1991) and four censored covers. Some aging on the panes but a very scarce collection Gi = £ 3'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image)