Lot 436
1880 signed letter from Gordon of Khartoum with envelope






Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005
Auction: 26 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£840
Description
1880 (26 Sept) envelope addressed to ‘D. P. (Director of Posts), Geiger Pasha, Kartoum, Egypt franked with Egypt 1p red cancelled by ‘SUEZ/1 OC 80’ cds, annotated ’Via/Sauakin', the reverse bearing Souakin (8.10) transit and Khartoum (?.10) arrival cds; with original letter headed ‘Red Sea 26.9.80’ and including interesting contents ‘I am on my way to England from China, having as I think, saved them from a rotten war'. A fine and scarce item






