Lot 61159 – 1896 (Nov) “L” Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki

Stamp of Uganda 1896 (Nov) "L" Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki
Stamp of Uganda 1896 (Nov) "L" Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki
Stamp of Uganda 1896 (Nov) "L" Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki
Stamp of Uganda 1896 (Nov) "L" Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki

Lot 61159 – 1896 (Nov) “L” Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki

Uganda
Price realised
700 GBP
Estimate
400 – 600 GBP
Auction date
Fri 17 Jun 2022 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1896 (Nov) “L” Overprint 1a and 2a on front sent to Richard Leakey, CMS Koki, from John Bremner Purvis (a lay missionary based at the time in Gayaza), both cancelled by blue crayon crosses, paying the 3a interprovincial rate, fine and rare, only 17 fronts or covers are recorded with this issue, ex Dunstan.
Catalogue ref: SG S.G. 70-71

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