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Auction: 24023 - British East Africa - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 225

British East Africa
1896-1901 Small Queen De La Rue Definitive Issue
Covers
1898 (17 Mar.) envelope (roughly opened at left) to India, marked on reverse "C. Ford Lieut./SSO/Mombasa" and bearing 1a. tied by ink stroke and light Mombasa squared-circle d.s.; 1899 (1 Feb.) envelope to England from Capt. W.W. Chitty while up country, bearing ½a. and 1a. pair tied by Mombasa c.d.s.; and 1899 (24 Apr.) envelope (some damp damage) from Capt. Chitty to England, marked "Feb 8th Kializi, Uganda". bearing 1a. tied by Mombasa squared-circle d.s. A nice group of Officer's covers

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