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Lot# 4560 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 4560 British East Africa

    Overprinted on Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Gazette 1897 (Jan 2): 2½ a. in red (Type 14) on Zanzibar 1 a. indigo & red, a used horizontal strip of six, on 1897 locally addressed cover tied by MOMBASA squared circle datestamps (Jan 12, 1897) in black. Philatelic but scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 450+.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Shivani", Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 275.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF