Sudan

The first post offices to be opened in Sudan were in 1867 at Suakin and Wadi Haifa, in 1873 atDongola, Berber and Khartoum, and in 1877 at Sennar, Karkouk, Fazoglu, Elkedaref, El Obeid,Al-Fasher and Fashoda

The Mahdist revolt, which began in 1881, resulted in all Egyptian post offices being closed by 1884. It culminated in the fall of Khartoum and the death of the British governorGeneral Gordon (Gordon of Khartoum) in 1885. The Egyptians and British withdrew their forces from Sudan and the country was left with no postal service until the reconquest of Sudan began in 1896. When the campaign started in March 1896, postal service was made available to the troops but no stamps were used.

Until the issue of Sudan stamps in 1897 the available stamps were Egyptian stamps. The amount of mail was small and only a few stamps were used. Between March and July 1885 2½d and 5d British postage stamps were used in Suakin. Indian stamps are also known to have been used in the same area, postmarked Sawakin or Souakin, between 1884 and 1899

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  • Sudan 1897 10p Mauve SG9 V.F.U
    £38.00
  • Sudan 1898 5p Brown & Green SG16 Fine MNH
    £50.00
  • Sudan 1898 5p Brown & Green SG16 V.F MNH
    £50.00
  • Sudan 1898 10p Black & Mauve SG17 Fine LMM
    £25.00
  • Sudan 1898 10p Black & Mauve SG17 Fine MM
    £25.00
  • Sudan 1903 5p Brown & Green SG010 Fine LMM
    £3.00
  • Sudan 1903 5p Brown & Green SG010a 'Malformed O' Fine MM
    £30.00
  • Sudan 1903 5p Brown & Green SG010 Fine LMM (2)
    £3.00
  • Sudan 1903 5p Brown & Green SG010 Fine LMM (3)
    £3.00
  • Sudan 1931 4 1/2p Red-Brown & Grey SG56 Fine MM
    £8.00
  • Sudan 1935 General Gordon Set of 9 SG59-67 Fine LMM
    £82.00
  • Sudan 1941 10m Carmine & Black SG86 Fine Used
    £6.00
  • Sudan 1941 20p Pale Blue & Blue SG95 Fine LMM
    £54.00
  • Sudan 1897 2p Orange SGD4 Fine Used (2)
    £3.00
  • Sudan 1897 2p Orange SGD4 Fine Used
    £3.00
  • Sudan 1897 2p Orange SGD4 V.F.U
    £4.00
  • Sudan 1897 2p Orange-Brown SG7 V.F.U (2)
    £13.00
  • Sudan 1897 2p Orange-Brown SG7 V.F.U
    £13.00
  • Sudan 1897 5p Slate SG8 V.F.U
    £16.00
  • Sudan 1897 10p Black & Mauve SG17 Fine & Fresh MM
    £25.00
  • Sudan 1905 1m Brown & Carmine SGA3 Fine MM
    £115.00
  • Sudan 1936-46 Set of 15 SG032-042 Good MM
    £95.00
  • Sudan 1948 8p Bluish Green & Black SG055 Fine Used
    £5.00
  • Sudan 1948 Set of 16 SG043-058 Fine MM
    £58.00

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