Great Britain and British Commonwealth British East Africa East Africa and Uganda Mails Posted at Zanzibar
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1324
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East Africa and Uganda Mails Posted at Zanzibar. 1888 (Oct 3) India 1½a postcard written from Bagamoyo to Germany, cancelled by a Zanzibar squared circle, with Ligne S. Paq. Fr. No. 3 transit c.d.s and a Berlin arrival datestamp, fine and scarce from German East Africa.
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1325
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1892 Cover with embossed flap "Imperial British East Africa Co., Mombasa", addressed to "Lawrence L. Dundas R.N, H.M.S Edinburgh, Mediterranean Squadron", readdressed to H.M.S Cruiser at Smyrna and again to Syracuse. The recipients endorsement "Crocodile attack, 14th July 1892, Juba River" showing the date and place where the original letter was written, put into the post in Zanzibar on July 31st franked 1a with a second stamp removed in transit prior to receipt at Malta, datestamps of La Reunion A Marseille L.V No. 3, Malta (4, AU 29, AU 30, SP 15, SP 16, the last where the stamp was removed), Smyrna, Port Said and Syracuse. Minor faults, an intriguing cover.
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1326
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Uganda. 1892 Cover to England, initialled "G.L.P" by the sender Rev. George L. Pilkington, then working as a missionary for the C.M.S in Uganda, also endorsed "Pilkington Act", presumably an instruction for all postal charges to be credited against his account held in Zanzibar (with the C.M.S?), put into the post in Zanzibar (Feb 26) with 2½a on 4a6p tied Zanzibar three bar squared circle. A scarce early cover from Uganda sent via Zanzibar. Photo on Page 196. (Image1)
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1327
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Uganda. 1895 Cover to England, initialled "R.H.L" by the sender Rev Richard H. Leakey, then working as a missionary for the C.M.S in Uganda, put into the post in Zanzibar (Sep 27) with ½a + 1a strip of three tied by Zanzibar datestamps. A scarce early cover from Uganda sent via Zanzibar (with a copy of a similar initialled cover from Leakey sent within Uganda in 1896 with local missionary stamps). Photo on Page 196. (Image1)
