Lot 72095 – 1896 (5 April) Printed envelope franked by 1895 2g

1896 (5 April) Printed envelope franked by 1895 2g brown tied by HARAR (Payne type HR2A) paying the in/external postage rate and French Somali Coast 1894 25c cancelled DJIBOUTI 5 AVRIL 1896 cds, paying the external rate by French steamer “Ligne N, paq, Fr. N°4, 5 Avril 1896” via Suez to Cairo, letter somewhat ragged at top as stated in 1999 Holcombe certificate, very rare. Only a few covers from Harar cancelled by the Amharic canceller HR2 are known.