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Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
Lot: 1529

Uganda
1899 (17 Nov.) large part OHMS letter, signed by H.M. Tarrant and addressed to The Collector, Kampala, complaining that mailmen have been sent down without rations; turned sideways and addressed OHMS to Collector, Luba's in the hand of F.W. Isaac; piece postmarked Luba's (17.11.99), probably an arrival c.d.s.

Note: This is thought to be the earliest recorded "official" message by post in Uganda claiming free transmission.

provenance:
Stuart Rossiter, Sotheby's, June 1983, Lot 498

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Estimate
£120 to £150

Starting price
£60