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Lot# 4480 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4480 British East Africa

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    Mombasa Provisionals 1891 (Feb): Provisional "½ Annas" (error for "Anna") in manuscript on watermarked 2 a. vermilion, a used example countersigned "AB" (Archibald Brown, chief cashier of the Imperial British East Africa Co.) in black ink at Mombasa, of fine colour and very fine, tied to part piece by MOMBASA circular datestamp (Feb 30, 1891 (sic)) in black. A very fine example of a very scarce and elusive stamp. Cert. BPA (1974) Gi = £ 1'400.rnrnProvenance: Cavendish, Derby, 11-12 March 1994, lot 29.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF