Lot 61174 – Wadelai: 1901 (Feb 5) Envelope from Robert Henry Walker to his mother in England with 1898-1902 1a tied by clear WADELAI cds

Wadelai: 1901 (Feb 5) Envelope from Robert Henry Walker (initialled at lower left) to his mother in England with 1898-1902 1a tied by clear WADELAI cds, with Mengo MR 1 1901 transit adjacent, reverse with Mombasa 25 MA transit and London arrival, fine and scarce cancel.

Note: Wadelai was an outstation on the Nile facing the Lado enclave in the extreme west of Uganda. A postal service operated between 1900 and 1906. Mail was sent via Nile steamer and the Sudan, or by runner to Kampala for onward transmission.