INDIA... THE ABYSSINIAN FIELD FORCE 1867 - 1868
Stock ref: 21607
India Queen Victoria 6a8p stamp issued April 1867 primarily for soldiers concession postal rate via Marseilles, cancelled 80% barred diamond F.F. for the Abyssinian Field Force...
In July 1867 a Field Force under General Napier was ordered to release the British Consul & Others imprisoned by King Theodore. The Field Force arrived in stages between October - December 1867 and left for India in June 1868...
It appears this particular F.F. Obliterator is the one attributed (there were several) to Senate, Eritrea which was occupied 7 Dec 1867 - 29 May 1868, and is recorded used at Senate 19 Mar - 24 May 1868.
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Mike White Postal History
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Mike White
Mike White is a buyer and seller of worldwide quality postal history. Specialising in military or censored and occupation mails of the world from the Napoleonic wars to the present day. Mike has crafted an impressive and credible reputation in the industry over the past thirty plus years, visiting and participating in trade fairs across the globe. Notable exhibitions include many Federation Internationale de Philatelie and Federation Internationale Asian de Philatelie shows.
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