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Auction: 13040 - British East Africa and Uganda - The Award-Winning Collections of George T. Krieger
Lot: 69

(x) British East Africa
British East Africa Company Administration
1890-95 Imperial British East Africa "Sun and Crown" Definitive Issue
Covers
1893 (Nov.) Denhardt envelope from Lamu to Germany, routed through Bombay and bearing India 2½a. green pair sharing Denhardt's agents in Bombay cachet in violet with each cancelled by Bombay squared-circle datestamp (8.11), the reverse with sender's cachet, Sea Post Office (18,11) and arrival (6.12) c.d.s. An unusual routing to expedite delivery. Photo

Note: Denhardt was very aware of mail boat schedules for East Africa. He sent the above cover via Bombay to save time. If he had waited for the Ostafrikanische Hauplinie the letter would not have arrived until 24 December. The cover was most likely carried by freighter to Bombay and then by P&O ship "Rome" that left Bombay on 18 November and arrived in Brindisi on 1 December

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