Newspaper Wrappers from Sudan

Newspaper Wrappers, in Sudan, were first issued in 1898, the year of the Battle of Omudurman, by overprinting Egyptian 1 mill and 2 mill newspaper wrappers with "SOUDAN" and "Al-Sudan" in arabic script.

Al Soodan

According to "Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan" by Harold G D Gisburn and G Seymour Thomson the overpriting was done in 4 different settings as used for the stamps. All the example I have are from only one setting which does not correspond with the descriptions of the settings given in that book. According to Ascher (Grosser Ganzsachen-Katalog, 1925), Egyptian wrappers were produced on buff (sämisch) and yellowish (gelblich) paper and the Sudan wrappers were only on yellowish paper.

Variety with the arabic character (N) above "S" of "SOUDAN" broken

In 1902 (Ascher and H&G state 1908) two new newspaper wrappers were produced depicting the Desert Postman on Camel (Camel type).

both wrappers can be found with "SPECIMEN" handstamped over the stamp
1902 Sudan newspaper wrapper Specimen

When supplied to the post office these newspaper wrappers were in bundles of 20 with a wrapper around the bundle. Very few of these bundle wrappers has survived. I would very much like to know if anyone has any of these. I have been told that these are the only recorded copies.

used newspaper wrapper from Khartoum 25.03.1908

In 1921, following amendments in postal rates by the 1920 UPU Congress at Madrid, necissitated the issue of a new newspaper wrapper. (The Small Camel Type)