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Lot 20006 – 1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal

1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal
1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal
1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal
1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal
Lot 20006 – 1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal
Egypt » Early Letters
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
500 CHF
Auction date
Thu 23 Apr 2015 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1884-85 NILE EXPEDITION: 1885 (Feb 16) 20pa postal stationery card from Korti to Italy with message mentioning the death of General Gordon: “Still stopping here, supposed to be waiting till Govt. has made up its mind what it is going to do, now Gordon is killed”, and continues “We all hope that the Govt. is getting slated about the fall of Khartoum…Things quite at a standstill, and everyone disgusted at the finish of the relief expedition”, some creases, a rare cover with fantastic content

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