Lot 70584 – 1889 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while a Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence

Stamp of Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896) 1889 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while a Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence

Lot 70584 – 1889 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while a Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence

Zanzibar » Anti-Slave Patrol (1864-1896)
Price realised
750 GBP
Estimate
300 – 400 GBP
Auction date
Fri 9 Dec 2022 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1889 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while a Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence sent to England (received 22 April), bearing Great Britain 188 1d lilac die II pair tied by Foreign Branch “FB” in London, initialled by commanding officer, fine, ex Dubro.

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