cover 1884 Egypt 20pa. stationery card endorsed "Abou Fatmeh Hanek, 12.12.84", cancelled by bi-lingual Wadi Halfa c.d.s.; some minor age stains and creased at top. The card is from a soldier on his way up the Nile, describing his dysentry, the smallpox at Dongola and the perils of travelling by whaler