Lot 509
Egypt 1912 Kitchener-signed letter from Cairo





Stamps & Covers of The World Including Great Britain, 30th-31st July | S25013
Auction: 30 July 2025 at 11:00 BST
£108
Description
AUTOGRAPH: 1912 (February) interesting type-written letter signed by Lord Kitchener at the British Agency, Cairo and detailing ‘My recent visit to Port-Said, on the occasion of their Majesties’ return from India, I made an inspection of the Lady Strangford Hospital, opened in 1886 for British seamen needing medical or surgical aid. "Kitchener also mentions donations including the Egyptian Government giving a very desirable piece of land and £1,000', etc. Also a pair of picture postcards of Kitchener





