Stanley Gibbons : A Sudan Fallacy.

If anyone has access to the Stanley Gibbons catalogue
that shows this fallacy (pre 1933) I would be delighted
to receive a scan of this page
My earliest catalogue is 1949


SLATIN PASHA, PHILATELIST.

Beneath an illustration of the familiar Sudan camel stamp in
Gibbons' Catalogue, there appeared at one time the picturesque, but wholly fallacious
description, "Slatin Pasha on a Dromedary." The supposition was a pardonable one in
view of the prominent part played by this Austrian nobleman in the history of that
country. As Governor of Darfur, under General Gordon, he was captured by the Mahdi
and held prisoner for twelve years at Omdurman, whence he finally escaped and rendered
signal service on the Intelligence Staff of Kitchener's Anglo-Egyp-
tian Army engaged in the reconquest of the Sudan.

In recognition of his valuable work he
was counted an Honorary Major-General in the British Army, with the decorations of
G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., and C.B. On the outbreak of the World War, however, he
renounced his English honors and returned to his own country.
Baron Rudolph von Slatin now lives in retirement at Meran, in the Tyrol, where he
recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday. In an interview he confessed that one of the
chief solaces of his old age was stamp collecting.

I am presuming it to be this issue

well that issue reminds me of tintin int he land of black gold with thee thomsons but I distinctly remember seeing that picture no the stamp somewhere just cant remember where.

It seems I had a deprived youth,
never came across "tin tin", mostly "Beano"
and another group of magazines, I cannot recall the name
but they were very popular and had cartoon stories
of history and geopgraphic places of curiosity.

oh I have to look it up I am in my second childhood now.

BTW we should change the thread to SG a stamp fallacy that will be worth a few laughs. :)

there were even some tintin stamps issued by belgium and france

also asterix is another seried where they go in search of black gold :)

I guess I missed something. What is this thread about? What fallacy is being discussed. Sorry for being dense.

That's OK,
the above stamp (sudan postman)
was once identified by Gibbons as Slatin Pasha
who's career is discussed above.

so they called the pasha a postman that must not have gone down too well :)

Good one Spock, it reminds me of Tintin also! I still have all the books.

That Sudan stamp is obviously Captain Haddock, either in The Crab With The Golden Claws, or Land Of The Black Gold

I will have to get some of those stamps now...

Interesting story. Just bit off-topic, here's how the Sudan postman stamps have evolved troughout years: http://www.stampcollectingblog.com/...n-stamps.php

How about twelve at a time? Here is a center margin block of officials. It is a striking piece in person, and was unbelievably inexpensive.



C.

Thanks scb, the blogger would be interested in this new piece
of gossip on the design history.
Now off to find a pre 1936 gibbons catalogue.

Nice piece CJD.

I assume the "S.G." overprint is for "Sudan Government" rather than "Stanley Gibbons"

BC,

you should get the whole block of tintin stamps :)

Tin Tin on a stamp stamp

yes very nice isnt it ?

Thanks Spock! and Rodd for the Tintin stamp info. I did a quick Google and ebay search and see many items, especially from France and Belgium... I see a topical collection coming here...$$$