Lot 30191 – ONE OF FOUR COVERS RECORDED
1896 (Nov 18) Envel
Lot 30191 – ONE OF FOUR COVERS RECORDED 1896 (Nov 18) Envel
Zanzibar » The Zanzibar Post Office (1895-1964)
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
ONE OF FOUR COVERS RECORDED
1896 (Nov 18) Envelope at single letter rate to France with 1895-98 2 1/2a on 2a (type 6 surcharge) tied by hatched cds, with French arrival cds, fine and extremely rare use of this provisional surcharge
One of the key items of Zanzibar postal history
Provenance: Sturton
Expertise: Cert. RPS (2003)
Note: Illustrated by DuBro, fig.7.14 Catalogue ref: 26
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