JOTTINGS FOR STAMP COLLECTORS: SUDAN NOTES
| Title | JOTTINGS FOR STAMP COLLECTORS: SUDAN NOTES |
|---|---|
| Author | Armstrong, Douglas B |
| Type | Periodical |
| Language | Arabic |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Library: | University of Washington |
| Record ID | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1505179930 |
| Library Location | Check for online access |
| Date | The Palestine News: The Weekly Newspaper of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of the British Army in Occupied Enemy Territory, 1919-02 (52), p.11 |
| Notes | Few Eastern stamp designs are more familiar tothe general public than that of the picturesque native Camel Postman that for more than twenty years has graced the postage stamps of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, It portrays an armed courier mounted upon a fleet dhromedary speeding across the desert with'mails from Berber to Khartoum.'With the aid of a. magnifying glass the names of these two towns can be deciphered… |
| Sample Text | The Palestine News: The Weekly Newspaper of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of the British Army in Occupied Enemy Territory, 1919-02 (52), p.11 |