Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 2040
Uganda 1897 (Oct.) and 1898 (Nov.) envelopes ex the Leakey correspondence to England, the first (folded and stains) to Devon, noted on reverse as from "Koki", initialled "R.H.L." and bearing 1896 4a. (uncancelled) in combination with B.E.A. 21/2a. and 4a., the second to Cambridge, initialled "HC" and bearing 1896 4a. with crayon cross and in combination with B.E.A. 21/2a., redirected to Devon and then to Ealing; 1898-1902 set, with some additional values, on front and reverse of 1901 (Nov.) opened-out envelope from Kisumu (c.d.s. in violet) addressed locally, 1902 1/2a. block of sixty, 21/2a. (86, one with inverted "S") in various size multiples, and 1/2a. and 21/2a. on 1902 envelope registered from Mombasa to London Estimate £ 250-300
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