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Auction: 24023 - British East Africa - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 7

British East Africa
1890 (May) Issue Overprinted on Stamps of Great Britain
Covers
1895 (9 May) Whitfield King envelope registered to Ipswich, bearing 4a. on 5d. pair neatly tied by Mombasa c.d.s. and showing London Registered oval d.s. (2.6) in red A neat and attractive franking. Photo

Note: A total of nineteen Whitfield King covers have been recorded. Seven bear 6½a. frankings made up of one of each value. Eleven bear 8a. frankings made up with 4a. on 5d. pairs. Of the latter seven are dated 15 March 1895 and three on 9 May 1895.

provenance
Dale Lichtenstein, March 1991

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Sold for
£1,500