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Lot# 6285 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 6285 British East Africa

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    Surcharged by De La Rue on GB 1890 (May 23): ½ a. on 1 d. lilac, a used horizontal pair, cancelled by MOMBASA code A cds's in black (May 9, 1895). Late usage, thus probably from a Whitfield King cover. Choice and very fine Gi = £ 500.rnrnNote: Whitfield King & Co. of Ipswich purchased the remainders of the first issue from the BEA Post Office in the autumn of 1890. Covers are recorded bearing the first issue, presumably mailed upon request from clients, addressed to Whitfield King & Co. from 1890 through to 1895.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF