Lot 21243 – Zanzibar 1889
Lot 21243 – Zanzibar 1889
Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
Price realised
600 GBP
Estimate
600 – 800 GBP
Auction date
Wed 13 Jun 2018 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1889 Envelope endorsed “HMS Griffon, Pemba” whilst on anti-slave patrol, sent to England with 1887 2d Jubilee tied by barred oval on arrival, paying the sailor’s concessionary rate, countersigned by the commanding officer, fine and very rare, the only known cover from Pemba on slave patrol Auction
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