£300 - £350
Dongola. 1915-18 Covers (6) with enclosed letters from Commander Ernest Spicer, all to his wife in England, written from Malta (also a second cover from Malta without letter), Limassol, Straits of Gibraltar, Zanzibar (cover with two letters) or Mombasa, one cover franked Malta 1d, the others stampless, cachets comprise violet "R.H Jackson" (2, posted at Malta), "H.M.H.S "DONGOLA"", violet "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / H.M.H.S "DONGOLA"" and "Captain & ADJUTANT, R.A.M.C" (2, Mombasa or Zanzibar datestamps, one also with "VIA SOUDAN"). Also three postcards of the ship. (9).
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