Lot
221 
1852 (Jan. 20) Wady Halfa, Nubia Sudan to Hartford, Ct., long folded letter datelined "Wady Halfa, at the foot of the 2nd Cataract of the Nile" with some interesting local missionary activity content, mentions "bloody" Pasha of Egypt, camel trip to Cairo, laws against Jews, etc., "LS, 26 MR 26, 1852" Maltese cross transit and "19/ Cents" debit handstamp, carried by Cunard Africa from Liverpool Mar. 27th to New York arriving Apr. 7th, "Br. Packet '24' Apr 8" debit exchange cds, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600.
A RARE EARLY INCOMING TRANSATLANTIC COVER FROM SUDAN.
Wadi Halfa is a city in the Northern state of Sudan on the shores of "Lake Nubia". It is the terminus of a rail line from Khartoum and the point where goods are transferred from rail to ferries going down the lake. The town is located amidst numerous ancient Nubian antiquities and was the focus of much archaeological work by teams seeking to save artifacts from the flooding caused by the completion of the Aswan Dam.
Realized: $475