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Lot 30024 – 1889 (May 6) Incoming Ceylon 5c postal stationery

1889 (May 6) Incoming Ceylon 5c postal stationery
Lot 30024 – 1889 (May 6) Incoming Ceylon 5c postal stationery
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
500 – 700 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1889 (May 6) Incoming Ceylon 5c postal stationery envelope addressed to “HMS Reindeer / Zanzibar or elsewhere”, one of the Anti-Slave patrol ships in action off the East coast of Africa, uprated with four 1886 5c tied by indistinct numerals, with Batticaloa, Colombo and Aden cds, some soiling, very rare if not unique usage to an Anti-Slave ship

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