Lot 30046 – 1884 (Jul 11) India postal stationery envelope sen
Lot 30046 – 1884 (Jul 11) India postal stationery envelope sen
Zanzibar » The Indian Post Office (1875-1895)
Price realised
500 EUR
Estimate
700 – 1’000 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1884 (Jul 11) India postal stationery envelope sent to London via Bombay (21 July) with receiving date-stamp (11 August) on reverse, cancelled by third-type canceller of the Indian post office at Zanzibar of “B” in oval of 8 bars with accompanying date-stamp “ZANZIBAR” without year date. Unusual routing as great majority of mail was sent via Aden directly. Auction
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