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Lot 10266 – 1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Orkney Islands, Scotland

1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Orkney Islands, Scotland
1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Orkney Islands, Scotland
1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Orkney Islands, Scotland
1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Orkney Islands, Scotland
Lot 10266 – 1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Orkney Islands, Scotland
Egypt » Egyptian Post Offices Abroad » Territorial Offices » Suakin (Sudan)
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
400 – 500 EUR
Auction date
Mon 14 Jun 2021 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1885 (18.3) 20 Paras brown postal stationery card from Suakin to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, paying foreign postcard rate, cancelled by bilingual SOUAKIN circular datestamp with another strike alongside, somewhat soiled, fine & scarce

Note: This postcard is from H. Johnston, a member of No. 3 Field Hospital. The hospital was in charge of a Surgeon-Major, assisted by two Surgeons. It was the last of the four field hospitals to arrive, and was permanently stationed in the camp, when, towards the end of the military operations, it received sick from the Cavalry and Mounted Infantry

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