Flagship Sale #663

Afghanistan, 1879 (Apr. 7), Second Afghan War, cover from Rawalpindi to Fatehabad, franked with India ½a blue, which is tied by Rawalpindi "L" duplex, Apr. 7; addressed to James Napier, 10th Royal Hussars, 1st Division, Cavalry Brigade, Peshawar Field Force, manuscript note at top reading "Received at Fatehabad 10.4.79", F.-V.F.
Estimate $200 - 300

After a British victory at Fatehabad on April 2, 1879, Lieutenant General Sir Samuel Browne's forces occupied Gandamak, and Yakub Khan decided to negotiate with the British. As known the main British negotiator was Major Cavagnari, who was eventually appointed British Envoy to Kabul, where he was massacred on September 3, 1879, and an atrocity that sparked the renewal of hostilities.