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Postal History - Military Campaigns 1884-85 continued...
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description Estimate in AU$'s
2628 c imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (May 6) cover to Gloucestershire "via Brindisi" with GB 1884 Lilac & Greens 2½d tied by a light but very fine strike of the 'BRITISH-ARMY-POST-OFFICE/ A /EGYPT' cds, very fine 'FAIRFORD/MY19/85' arrival backstamp, small piece of the flap missing. The British Army Post Office was established at Suakin, on the Red Sea. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2629 c imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (May 20) fragile cover endorsed "From Cpl P Spicer 10th Coy Royal Engineers Suakin Egypt" and at lower-left "Officer Commanding/10th Coy Royal Engineers" but not countersigned, to Northumberland with GB 1d lilac tied by slightly untidy 'BRITISH-ARMY-POST-OFFICE/ A /EGYPT' cds, poor Newcastle arrival backstamp of JU3/85, opening faults at the top & defective on the reverse still presentable. The Engineers were to survey & construct a railway line to Berber, about 400km WSW of Suakin. After laying-down only 26km of track, the project was abandoned & the line dismantled. This must be one of the latest British Forces covers from Suakin: the troops were withdrawn by the end of May 1885. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2630 c imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (May 21) envelope with embossed 'L&A' on the flap and printed 'Via Military Post' and the address 'Messrs Lucas & Aird/Suakin-Berber Railway/Suakin' with 1884 2½d lilac tied by 'KETTERING - 414' duplex, no transit/arrival markings, small opening fault at upper-left. By the time this letter arrived, the railway project had been abandoned, the rails ripped-up & the force evacuated back to Egypt. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2631 PSE imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (June 9) officer's letter to "Govt Telegraph Office/Karachi Sind/India" being an Indian 1a Envelope with largely very fine strike of the 'FIELD.P.O./JUN9 - B' duplex (no year) plus 2a orange tied to the reverse by largely superb 'B'-in-bars, faint Sea Post Office cds & very fine Karachi arrival cds of 6JUL85 on both sides. The duplex is believed to have been used at Suakin's Quarantine Island 6.6.1885 to 25.9.1885 only. However, if the ERD is based on this cover, this is incorrect: the stamp is also tied by manuscript "19 6 85". This, & the usual transit time of about ten days, suggests the duplex date should be '19' not '9'. The Indian Force departed Bombay 24.2.1885; arrived Suakin 7.3.1885; withdrawn -.11.1885, leaving behind only a small garrison. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$2,000

Currently Opening at...AU$1,500.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2632 c imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (Nov 12) NCO's cover to England "Via Brindisi" with Indian 1a brown-purple pair tied by two superb strikes of the 'B'-in-bars obliterator & very fine 'FIELD.P.O./12NOV85' backstamp, light 'PADDINGTON' arrival backstamp in red, vertical fold at left & opened at the top a bit roughly. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2633 PSE imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (Dec 15) usage of Indian 'SOLDIERS' AND SEAMEN'S ENVELOPE' 9p scarlet with light but very fine 'FIELD.P.O./15DEC85' cds, Bombay transit of DEC26/85 & very fine Karachi arrival of 30DEC85, unusually fine for such items. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2634 PSE imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 (Dec 15) usage of Indian 'SOLDIERS' AND SEAMEN'S ENVELOPE' 9p scarlet to "Ahmednagar Deccan" with very fine 'FIELD.P.O./10MAR85' cds (6 days later than Proud's LRD), very fine 'SEA/POST OFFICE/ A /MAR12' (no year) transit & Ahmednagar arrival of 25MAR86, vertical crease at left, flap removed & small repair at upper-left (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2635 S imageSUAKIN FIELD FORCE: 1885 usage of India 4a olive with light but obvious 'BRITISH-ARMY-POST-OFFICE/ MY14/85/EGYPT' cds. Irregular unauthorised usage. The FPO operated at Suakin March to May 1885 only. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$100

Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2636 S= imageSUAKIN LATER OCCUPATION: 1889 usages of Indian stamps with "bridge"-pattern 'SAWAKIN/...' cds, two on small pieces. Stated by John Gibson that only five such usages have been recorded. (3) (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2637 c imageSUAKIN LATER OCCUPATION: 1887 (June 1) cover with raised 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE/SUAKIN' in blue on the flap, to "HMS Dolphin/Malta" with Egyptian 1pi pale blue tied by two of three strikes of the new-style 'SAWAKIN/...' "bridge" cds, backstamps of Suez Alexandria & 'MALTA/JU13/87', opened a bit roughly at the top. A terrific origin/destination item. In the distinctive hand of Brevet Lt-Colonel (later Field Marshall Lord) Herbert Kitchener, who was appointed Governor of Eastern Sudan & the Red Sea Littoral (effectively just Suakin) in -.9.1886. Suakin & Wadi Halfa were the only Sudan settlements not abandoned by the British. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2638 c imageSUAKIN LATER OCCUPATION: 1895 (Mar) cover with raised '[coronet]/MELITA' in mauve on the flap to Sussex with Egyptian 5m carmine-pink pair tied by one of two strikes of the 24mm 'SOUAKIN/...' cds, 'HASTINGS/MR17/95/STATION.OFFICE' arrival backstamp, minor flap fault. 'Melita' was the only significant Royal Navy vessel built at the Malta Dockyards. Melita was the Roman name for Malta, & is the allegorical figure for the island. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
Postal History - The Dongola Campaign 1896
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description Estimate in AU$'s
2639 c/D image1896 (Apr) officer's cover endorsed "Field Service/No Stamps/available" to London with superb 'T'-in- rounded-box handstamp (of Wadi Halfa ?) and Cairo backstamp of 1V96, superb strike of the unusually fine '2½D/F.B.' handstamp, two 'FOUND/OPEN AND - OFFICIALLY/SEALED' labels tied to the reverse by 'SOUTH-KENSINGTON/MY 8 96/SW' cds, minor flap-repair. With lengthy 4pp 4to letter headed "Sarras 26th April" & signed "F Gore  Anley" [Captain (later Major-General Frederick Gore Anley] who states "...I'm slow at the language which is a dreadful handicap as none of the men & few of the officers speak English...we will have a dash for Tonada [?] where the enemy is collecting...Large convoys go off nearly every second day..." He complains about a shortage of food, the high cost of having a private lacky, extreme dust-storms, progress on laying the railway, praise for the Sudanese troops, explanation of a complicated heliograph process he notes was "a great success", mentions "Burn Murdoch who commands the Cav[alry]", etc. Sarras was a small Nile settlement on the railway line from Egypt, with no post office.  (2 items) (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2640 c image1896 (May 13) cover from England to "Surgeon Major AT Sloggett/British Expeditionary Force/Wady Halfa/ Upper Egypt" with Jubilee 2½d tied by very fine 'HARROW - D7[-]' duplex, the reverse with transits of Cairo & Port Said plus 'WADI-HALFA/CAMP/29MA96/...' (May, not March) arrival, minor opening tear clear of the stamp & some staining on the reverse. Arthur Thomas Sloggett was Senior Medical Officer with the British troops during the Dongola campaign. He took part in the decisive Battle of Omdurman, where his horse was killed & he was seriously wounded. He also served in the Boer War & was Director-General Army Medical Services during WWI. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2641 c image1896 (May 23) irregular overseas usage of Army Despatch Envelope with no military endorsement, to "Savannah, Georgia" with Egyptian 1pi pale blue tied by one of two strikes 'WADI-HALFA/ CAMP /23MY96 TI/...' cds, partial New York transit backstamp, flap removed revealing internal staining from the enclosure (now lost). A remarkable origin/destination item. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$1,000

Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2642 c image1896 (July 18) irregular overseas usage of Army Despatch Envelope endorsed at lower-left "From CVF Townshend Major/Dongola/Expedition", to England with Egyptian 5m x4 tied by multiple strikes of 30mm 'WADI-HALFA/...' cds, Cairo transit & London arrival backstamp of JY31/96, repaired tear on the reverse & light soiling. During the Boer War, the addressee, the Marquis of Tullibardine, raised his own horse regiment including from unmarried Australian volunteers of Scottish descent. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$750

Currently Opening at...AU$575.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2643 c image1896 plain OAS cover endorsed "From/AB Sims/DEF/Kosheh" (= Dongola Expeditionary Force) and countersigned at upper-right, to the sender's wife "Poste Restante/Cairo" with very fine 'WADI-HALFA/ CAMP /4AO96/...' cds, superb 'CAIRE/14 VIII 96/...' arrival backstamp, part of the flap missing & small repair at the top still of exceptional appearance. Kosheh/Kosha was a tiny outpost that had no post office until 1901. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2644 c/D image1896 (Aug) officer's cover to London with 'WADI-HALFA/ CAMP /...' cds & doubled 'T'-in-box handstamp, Cairo transit & 'LONDON/30SP/96' backstamps, superb strike of the unusually fine '2½D/F.B.' handstamp, part of the flap missing & the two panels separated & rejoined. With two 4pp 8vo letters - one headed "Dulgo 13th Aug 96" - & signed "FG Anley" or "Gore Anley" [Captain (later Major-General) Frederick Gore Anley] who states this will be his "last letter before we reach Dongola...For the next 3 weeks I expect we will be marching & fighting without rest every day...I always think men do better if they know exactly what they are required to do...". He speaks of harsh weather causing 1500 men being helped on baggage camels & that 12 died. "We really have not enough transport...the Sirdar [Lord Kitchener] arrived here today by steamer...this will be a very hard and a very long campaign...the country is so frightfully mountainous that the camels have to go single file...no newspaper correspondents have been allowed...one or two chaps have been allowed to write letters to the papers..." Dulgo was a small military post on the railway line from Egypt. It had no post office.  (3 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$800

Currently Opening at...AU$600.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2645 c image1896 (Nov 18) officer's cover endorsed "C Fergusson Bimb [= bimbashi or major]/10th Soudanese", to Scotland with 'T'-in-box handstamp & Wadi Halfa Camp cds (partly obscured by an ink-blot), superb '5D/F.B.' tax handstamp for an overweight letter but unusually with no London transit, superb 'GLASGOW' transit & fine 'MAYBOLE/DE3/96/243' arrival backstamp, opened-out & minor peripheral defects. The sender, [Maj-Gen] Sir Charles Fergusson, had a distinguished military & civil administration career in the Sudan & Egypt, before becoming a Corps Commander during WWI. After the war he was Miltary Governor of Cologne and served six years as Governor-General of New Zealand 1924-30. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$600

Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2646 PSE imageKASSALA: 1896 Italian 10c Postal Card with 'COLONIA ERITREA' Overprint CTO with two strikes of the Italian 'CASSALA/CHEREN' cds dated 6SET96 or 7SET96, collector's address handstamp. Kassala is in the far east of Sudan on the border with Eritrea, which the Italians had occupied in 1885. Forces loyal to the Mahdi later occupied Kassala but were driven out in 1894 by the Italians who had an arrangement with the British to return the town to Egypt/Sudan in 1897 (which they did). Cheren is the Eritrean province to which Kassala had been attached. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM
2647 c imageSUAKIN: 1896 (May) sailor's letter endorsed "...HMS Melita Suakin/Red Sea' & countersigned "CKP" at lower-left, to London with GB 1d lilac cancelled on arrival MY22/96, central vertical fold & minor flap-repair. 'Melita' was the only significant Royal Navy vessel built at the Malta Dockyards. Melita was the Roman name for Malta, & is the allegorical figure for the island. (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Dec-11, 05:30 PM

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