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British Army Commanders - Photos. Cabinet photos of Baden Powell, Earl of Rosslyn, Pole-Carew, Ian Hamilton, John French, Kelly-Kenny, Lord Roberts (2), Archibald Hunter, A. Wauchope, Lord Methuen, Hector MacDonald, William Gatacre or Charles Warren, all fine, each 105x165mm. (14). £500-600
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Baden-Powell. 1936 (Mar 1) Letter written and signed by Baden-Powell on notepaper of "The Trout Bungalow, Nottingham Road Station, Natal"; he asks for information on the early pioneers in Natal, and how far the British assisted the Boer Voortrekkers against the Zulus and natives. Also a 1938 cover posted within Pietermaritzburg, addressed by Baden-Powell to Senator and Mrs A.J McGibbon. £300-400
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Herbert Smith-Dorien. 1901 Photo mounted on card (20x25cm), boldly signed and inscribed "H.L Smith-Dorien, To Jesse Cooke, 24th June 1901". £100-120
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Lord Roberts. Photographs from Lord Roberts personal photo album taken in India, three showing Roberts with family and friends at Mushobra, another of Miss E. Roberts, also a photo of Roberts and his family mounted on card. A unique group. (6). £200-240
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Lord Roberts. 1883 (Dec 12) Four page letter written from Camp Fort St. George to Mrs Fenton concerning her son's service in the Indian army, a fine letter from India. £100-120
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Lord Roberts. 1893 ½d Postcard and 1900-10 covers (7) from Roberts, with two 1900 stampless official covers from Cape Town or the War Office in London to Major General Tucker Commanding 7th Division in South Africa, 1906 cover to the War Office signed by Roberts with an Official Paid c.d.s, 1901 official War Office stampless cover to Canada, and covers posted in England (2) or South Africa franked 1d, two covers with enclosed letters signed by Roberts. (10). £250-300
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Lord Roberts. 1898 Letters to E. Kay Robinson, regarding the proposed Indian Heroes Fund and the existing Patriotic Fund for the aid of families of native and British soldiers in India, two on Royal Hospital Dublin notepaper, others on Royal Hospital Chelsea or United Services Club notepaper. Two letters with envelopes posted in London or Dublin, another with an initialled envelope marked "to be called for". (4 + 3 envelopes). £280-320
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Lord Roberts. 1899-1914 Letters (10) and a telegram all signed by Roberts, also a signed note, three letters typed, the others all in his handwriting, subjects include a report into the graves of soldiers in South Africa, the good work done by the Army Post Office Corps during the war, the campaign to introduce national service, etc. (12). £500-600
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Lord Roberts - Signed Photos. Cabinet photo signed at Ladysmith, small piece torn from lower right corner of photo with loss of part of the word "Ladysmith", and a photo mounted on card signed below at Bloemfontein, 20th March 1900 (just five days after occupying the city), the card mount damaged with pieces missing at lower left and upper right (with loss of tiny piece of the photo) and repair at upper left, still two scarce photos signed in South Africa. (2). £200-250
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Royal Navy. 1898-1905 Letter and cabinet photo both signed by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford; picture postcard of Admiral Sir Percy Scott and a short letter both signed by Scott (known as "The Father of Modern Gunnery" - his guns mounted on special carriages were sent to help relieve Ladysmith). (4). £200-250
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Autograph book containing the autographs of about 35 soldiers, several from the hospital at Mooi River, also illustrations of regimental crests, portraits, etc. (19) all drawn by soldiers. £120-150
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1899 (Nov 11) - 1900 (July 10) Notebook containing copies of letters from an officer (Henry) in the South Staffordshire Regt to various family members, much of it dealing with camp life and the running of affairs in various army camps, mentions of minor skirmishes, loss of the "Mexican", Siege of Mafeking, etc. (150+ copy letters). £250-300
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1900 (Jan 21 - Dec 16) 32 Page diary kept by Trooper Crook of the North Somerset Imperial Yeomanry, with details of conditions in the field and various actions, looting stores at Bloemfontein, acting as one of a four man escort to Lord Roberts and his family, later war events briefly listed on a separate sheet. Also a cabinet photo of Crook in uniform. £200-250
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1900 (Mar 3) - 1901 (Mar 10) Small but well filled diary kept by an officer, apparently in the Volunteer Battalion, Royal West Kent Regt., 85 pages with good content detailing engagements with the Boers, marching up country, etc. £200-250
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1902 (Mar. - May) Diary kept by Pte H. Dyson, working blockhouse duty near Nylstrom, 34 pages describing life in a blockhouse, the subsequent march to Cape Town and voyage home; and 1900 (Apr 21 - June 8) 27 page diary of Sergt C. Bayford, 2 East Yorks Regt., with details of several engagements with the enemy. (2 diaries). £350-400
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Col. H.E Belfield. 1900 (Jan 18) - 1902 (June 29) c.150 Page diary kept by Belfield from his arrival in South Africa until shortly after the war, detailing his initial service on General Tucker's staff, transfer in February 1900 to Lord Methuen's staff where he served as Asst. Adjutant General, and service as Inspector General of Imperial Yeomanry towards the end of the war. Also 140+ letters to his wife, mostly written whilst pursuing General De Wet and then General De la Rey in the veldt. An interesting diary and letter group which includes an eyewitness account of the action at Klipdrift during which Methuen was wounded and captured. £3,000-3,500
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Signed self portrait by Major George E. Giles in pencil ink and watercolour, dressed in 'bush' uniform; ink drawing of an officer on horseback by R. Bardsley; and an ink caricature of a Boer soldier with his grandson by Henri Somm. (3) £150-180
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Col. Robert Baden-Powell. Pencil drawing of a running Zulu holding a letter in a cleft stick, entitled "Zulu Postman", initialled "B.P", reverse inscribed "Drawn by Lord Baden-Powell O.M Chief Scout of the World" with note that it was published in a Daily Mail supplement of Dec. 19 (1900 or 1901?), 112x178mm. A rare Baden-Powell drawing. Photo on Page 228 £700-800
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Alexander Boyd. 1901 Watercolour depicting British soldiers on the march with various looted goods including a stove, piano, grandfather clock, lawnmower, crib, doghouse and various furniture, the reverse entitled "A mobile column on the march - S. Africa (not from an authentic sketch)", published in The Daily Graphic for 19th October 1901. A fine and humorous drawing, 270x180mm. Photo on Page 204. £400-500
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T.S Crowther. 1900 Pen and ink drawings, British soldiers with stretchers crossing a river under a flag of truce to collect Boer wounded; and soldiers relaxing in camp listening to a violin player. Published in The Daily Graphic for 28th March 1900, the two drawings on a single piece of card, together 263x295mm. Fine and attractive. £300-350
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Herbert Johnson. Pen and ink drawings, "Making Gun Epaulments for 69 Battery R.F.A at Nkandhla", "Ambulance with wounded arriving at Nkandhla" and "Court House, Nkandhla used as a hospital for wounded from Itala". Three fine drawings showing the aftermath of the fight for Mount Itala in Zululand, published in The Daily Graphic for 23rd November 1901. The three drawings on a single piece of card, together 296x327mm. Fine and attractive. £350-400
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George K. Jones. 1900 Pen and ink drawing of cheering soldiers holding their hats aloft, reverse inscribed "The Queens Regiment giving three cheers for Queen at Ingogo Heights Natal to celebrate her Birthday 24 May 1900 (morn)". Published in The Daily Graphic for 28th June 1900. Fine and attractive, 388x316mm. £300-350
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W.T Maud. 1900 Pen and ink drawing of a British soldier firing his gun from behind his lying down horse, another mounted soldier in the background. Published in The Daily Graphic for 1st January 1900. Fine and attractive, 298x215mm. £300-350
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Angus McNeill. Signed pencil sketches depicting "Lt. Gen. Pole Carew and the Portuguese Staff", 228x182mm; or "Montmorencys Scouts", 328x202mm (dated Jan 1900), both with detailed notes on the reverse describing the scenes shown. McNeill submitted pictures to various magazines during the Sudanese and South African Wars, and illustrated Winston Churchill's book "The River War". The second ex Greenwall, illustrated on page 179 of his book. (2). £300-350
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Joseph Nash/L. James. 1900 Watercolour "Major Hunter-Weston's daring expedition to destroy the railway near Kroonstad", depicting Hunter-Weston and the Scout Burnham hiding alongside the railway with mounted Boers behind, copied from a sketch by Lionel James. Published in The Daily Graphic for 23 June 1900, fine and attractive, 266x134mm. £300-350
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William Barnes Wollen. 1899 Christmas Menu for War Correspondents at Modder River, illustrated in pencil with a Boer being hit by a cannon ball, signed by nine War Correspondents including Julian and Lester Ralph and H.A Gwynne. Tear at foot, an interesting and unique item, ex Greenwall, illustrated on page 233 of his book. £180-200
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Interpostal Seals. 1868-90 Seals for Berbar (2), Chaka (2), Dara, Dongola (4), El Kalabat, Fazoglu, Kalkal, Kassala (2), Kartoum (4), Suakin (5) or Wadi Halfa (4), various colours, types and spelling. (27). £100-120
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1897-1999 Mainly used collection in an album including 1935 Gordon set, 1935 Air 2½pi on 5m missing Arabic letter on piece, Army Service stamps with S.G A3, A12, etc. Also a stockbook of duplicates, and a few 1948-56 F.D.Cs. S.G. £1,000+. (100s). £100-120
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1948 Perf 13 20p on chalk-surfaced paper, in a complete unmounted mint sheet of fifty, frame plate "1" and vignette plate "2", superb and scarce. S.G. 110a, £2,000+. £400-500
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1951 3½pi Bright green and red-brown unmounted mint sheet of fifty, each stamp overprinted "SCHOOL", unusual. £80-100
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1881 (May 5) Six page letter written and signed by Mons. Daniel Comboni, Bishop and Apostolical Vicar of the Diocese of Central Africa, on printed "VICARIATUS APOSTOLICUS / Africae Centralis" notepaper, written in English from El-Obeid, to Carl Geigler, Director of Posts and Telegraphs in the Sudan. The letter concerns a report written by Father Don Leon on the slave trade in Gebel Nuba, that fell into the hands of Consul Harisal who passed it over to his Consul in Egypt; the report was published in a German newspaper creating difficulties for the Catholic authorities. An interesting and early letter sent within the Sudan, no envelope or address. £180-220 1430 ) A 1885 Campaign. 1885 (Mar 16) Cover franked ½d + 1d (2) from London to "J.P Dalison, The Queens Own Regt (50th), Nile Expeditionary Field Force, Korti, Egypt" with Cairo backstamp, letter enclosed. Also an 1886 front from Wadi Halfa to G.B bearing Egypt 20pa, paying the soldier's concession rate, faults. (2). £80-100
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1885 Campaign. 1885 (Apr 25) Cover to England bearing G.B 2½d lilac tied by "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT" c.d.s code "A" applied at Suakin, small repair at right, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 206. £150-200
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1885 Campaign. 1885 (May 12) Egypt 20pa postcard (Egyptian Gazette subscription reminder) from Alexandria to "Major Genl. Lyon-Fremantle, Souakin", backstamped at Cairo and "SUAKIN" (May 18), redirected to London with superb "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT" c.d.s code "A" (May 19) on the front. Lyon-Fremantle had been in command of the garrison at Souakin. Light vertical fold, otherwise very fine and unusual. Photo on Page 206.. £350-400
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1896 Campaign. 1896 (July) India 1a Soldiers & Seamen's Envelopes from Souakin to India with "BASE OFFICE / B" datestamps, both endorsed from Indian soldiers and countersigned, one torn upon opening at left edge, the other fine. (2). £150-180
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1896 Campaign. 1896 (Sep 25) India 1a Soldiers and Seaman's Envelope addressed in Arabic script, sent from Souakin to Tokar, with "BASE OFFICE / B" c.d.s and scarce "No. 1 / FIELD P.O" backstamp, not countersigned. A very unusual use of this envelope within Sudan. Photo on Page 206. £200-250
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1896 Campaign. 1896 (Nov 28) Stampless cover endorsed "no stamp available" from Lt. Gore Anley to his mother at Cook & Son, Cairo, redirected to the Ghezira Palace Hotel, with "WADI-HALFA / CAMP", "POST OFFICE / CAIRO / COOKS TOURIST SERVICE" (Dec 4) and Cairo datestamps, boxed "T", a 1pi postage due stamp applied. The enclosed letter of Nov 15th includes "None of our things which we left at Nosheh depot have turned up yet so we only have the very limited supply of kit which we had with us for the rapid advance to Dongola. We are in a very ragged condition, the men are literally in a state of rags. The men are picking up wonderfully well, they were dreadful wrecks when we crawled into this place". A fine and unusual cover. Photo on Page 206. £200-250
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1898 Campaign. 1898 (Jan 8) Cover franked G.B 2½d from Oswestry to "Major A.E Sandbach R.E, Egyptian Army, c/o Messrs T. Cook & Sons, Cairo", redirected to Halfa, six transit and arrival datestamps including "POST OFFICE / CAIRO / COOKS TOURIST SERVICE" (16/17 Jan), "HALFA" (Jan. 25) and "MEROWI" (Feb. 3), unusual. Also 1898 (Feb 20) Egypt cover with Guerga-Assouan T.P.O c.d.s, to "Major Sandbach, Egyptian Army, Merowi", backstamped at Assouan, Halfa and Merowi. (2). £120-150
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1898 Campaign - Battle of Omdurman. 1898 (Sep 9) 1pi Soudan overprint "Enveloppe - Lettre" posted from Atbara to India, backstamped at Wadi Halfa and in India. The enclosed letter written at Omdurman on Sept.5th, just three days after the battle, the very good content including "Had a great day on Monday & successfully bust up the Dervishes. None of us knocked over although some had some narrow squeaks. One of my chaps was shot a foot in front of me & two within a few yards. The return has already begun, the Warwicks leaving today.... we are to get 2 medals, one from home & one from gippy govt.... I was in charge of the D. prisoners, most unhealthy here, all dead animals. We killed about 6000 Dervishes & took 1000 prisoners. Khalifa got away". A few minor stains, an interesting letter. £100-120
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1898 Campaign. 1898 Covers endorsed "Nile Expeditionary Force", the first from Darmali (May 26) addressed to Gibraltar franked 2m + 3m + 5m; the second from Atbara (Aug 26) franked at the 5m soldiers concession rate, headed "From 1/C S. Sgt R. Cowan, R.A.M.C". The Atbara cover with light horizontal fold, the Darmali cover fine and unusual to Gibraltar. (2). Photo on Page 206. £180-220
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1898-1905 Covers, military correspondences including 1898 cover from Atbara, 1899 covers from Omdurman (2, one with "IX Sudanese" crest), Stallard correspondence covers from El Obeid (3) and Norbury correspondence covers from Halfaya (2) or Khartoum North (2), also a 1906 cover from Egypt to Lt. Strange, Royal Berks Regiment, Khartoum. (12). £150-200
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1898-1900 Soudan overprint 5c envelopes, the first to "Captain F. Gore Anley, Senior Staff Officer, Suakin, Red Sea" with unusual first type "BERBER" double ring c.d.s (piece torn from upper edge); the 1900 cover from Wad Medani to Beni Souef with scarce "HALFAYEH" star and crescent c.d.s on reverse, front with old tape stain at left edge, otherwise fine. (2). £100-120
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1899-1946 Covers and cards to or from Sudan including 1899 cover from Cairo to Omdurman with Wadi Halfa Camp arrival c.d.s; 1900 cover and 1908 card with Sudan stamps tied by differing Paquebot handstamps of Suez; 1910 cover addressed by Slatin to Captain Prinz Fritz Liechtenstein in London; 1926 cover to China; 1936 cover from Sweden to Gore, Abyssinia, returned with "UNCLAIMED" handstamp and Khartoum Returned Letter Office c.d.s; Port Sudan Paquebots (4); Khedival Mail Line cancels (2); ingoing covers with Sudan postage due stamps (3), etc. Also 1906 registered letter Certificates of Posting with Halfa c.d.s (3). An interesting lot, all of merit. (24). £240-280
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1899-1954 Covers and cards (c.270) and many stamps and pieces, many of these written up on pages for their cancels, including registered mail, air mails, etc. (270+). £300-400
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1901-12 Picture postcards from (12) or to (8) Sudan including 1904 stampless card to Italy from an Italian expedition to the Sudd with blue Bahr El Ghazal c.d.s and boxed "T"; 1910 card with 3m cancelled by retta, boxed "T" and a London ½d charge mark; 1912 card from Italy to the Wellcome archaeological expedition diggings at Jebel Moya; 1906-08 cards from G.B (3), Zanzibar or Azores to an employee of the Eastern Telegraph Co. at Suakin; 1906 card from G.B to "Miss Victoria Wingate, The Palace, Khartoum"; 1905 card from Orange River Colony to Halfa redirected to Cairo and G.B, etc. (20). £240-280
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1901-20 Covers all addressed abroad comprising 1901 Soudan overprint 5m envelope franked 5m to Portugal and 1pi envelope franked 10m registered to Angola, both from Sawakin; 1902 cover from Gedaref to Turkey; 1904 cover from Sawakin to the Austrian Post Office in Beyrouth; 1905 4m on 5m postcard from Sawakin to H.M.S "Barossa", Cape Squadron; 1907 registered cover franked 2pi from Halfa to Constantinople; 1908 2m wrapper to Uganda; 1913 5m envelope from Kodok to Zomba and redirected to Jubaland with Egypt, Nyasaland and KUT backstamps; 1920 5m envelope from Nasser to British Army of the Rhine redirected to "No 37 C.C.S, Danzig Plebiscite Area". An unusual group. (9). £220-260
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1903-15 Covers and cards, cancels comprising 1903 Shendi on much redirected cover with twelve backstamps, 1906 Tonj and Meshra-El-Rek datestamps, also Number Six Sudan (2), Kodok and Atbara Station. (7). £150-200
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1907 East Africa & Uganda ½a postcard to USA, the stamp disallowed with a White Nile T.P.O c.d.s alongside, due handstamps applied in London and USA, 1c + 3c dues applied in San Francisco, corner crease, an unusual card possibly from the Lado Enclave. Also a Belgian Congo 25c stamp with retta cancel and manuscript "Lado". (2). Photo on Page 206. £100-120
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1919-50 Covers with single ring skeleton datestamps comprising "MALAKAL / POST OFFICE" (1919), "SUAKIN / POST OFFICE" (1923), "KHARTOUM D" (1938), "TURABI POSTAL AGENCY" (1948) and "WAU" (1950), "EL DAMER / POST OFFICE" on 1926 part cover from G.B, and "SHENDI" on 1927 front. Also 1943-48 covers (3) and two 1951 pieces cancelled at Gambeila, the Sudanese enclave located within Ethiopia. (12). £100-150
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1954-c.2000 Covers and cards, many cancels written up on pages, a large accumulation with registered mail, cachets on undelivered mail, etc. (100s). £200-300
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Cancellations. 1897-1937 Stamps (49) and pieces (14) with selected cancels including 1897 Kedden and Okacha datestamps (both with C. Hass Certificates, only one or two examples of each recorded), 1897 manuscript cancels of Debbeh on Egypt 5m strip of three or 1pi, Army Telegraphs datestamps (8), datestamps of Zabad with Arabic date, Goz Abu Goma, Sobat, etc. (63). Photo on Pages 160 & 222. £220-260
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