Lot 60859 – 1895 (Nov 21) British Administration 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from GEA missionary station at Kilimanjaro to Reval, Russia

1895 (Nov 21) British Administration 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from GEA missionary station at Kilimanjaro to Reval, Russia (modern day Talinn, Latvia), endorsed on the reverse by the sender, taken by runner and cancelled in Mombasa with squared circle, reverse with Aden transit and Russia arrival, very fine, plus unoverprinted 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from Mombasa to Germany.

Note: At the handover from the BEA Company, there were 1’400 2 1/2a stationery envelopes in stock that received the overprint.