Great Britain and British Commonwealth British East Africa Postal Stationery
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1427
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1896 India 1½a Postcard, 2a6p envelope, size F and J 2a registration envelopes all overprinted "British East Africa", unused; 1896 ½a card written by Native Commissioner John Ainsworth, addressed to Nairobi, not postmarked; and 1896 issue ½a reply card (outward half) overprinted "SPECIMEN", postally used in India by the Postmaster General C.S Stewart Wilson franked ¼a, sent to Capt. Napier in Simla with a request for an article for the Philatelic Journal of India. All fine, the last a very unusual use of a B.E.A Specimen card by the India Postmaster General. (6)
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Closed..Apr-20-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1428
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1897 (July 7) India 2a6p on 4a6p envelope overprinted "British East Africa", variety "Birtish" for "British", unused and used within Mombasa, fine and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 202. (Image1)
