Lot 71199 – 1894 (Nov 21) 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from Melindi to India, cancelled by neat Melindi code A squared circle ds

1894 (Nov 21) 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from Melindi to India, cancelled by neat Melindi code A squared circle ds, endorsed “per SS Safari” (Deutsche Ost Afrika Line), reverse with Mombasa and Bombay transits, Poona arrival, fine and rare from Melindi.

Note: Melindi (now Malindi) was an Arab coastal town situated 76 miles north of Mombasa. The harbour was very shallow and steamers had to anchor a considerable distance off shore. In the IBEA Company period to 1895, there were just four offices; Mombasa, Lamu, Melindi and Wasin.