Lot 50943 – 1895 Mombasa Provisional “1/2 Anna” on 3a black on dull red initialled “T.E.C.R”, two examples on 1895 (May 9) envelope
Lot 50943 – 1895 Mombasa Provisional “1/2 Anna” on 3a black on dull red initialled “T.E.C.R”, two examples on 1895 (May 9) envelope
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » British East Africa
Price realised
300 GBP
Estimate
300 – 500 GBP
Auction date
Mon 8 Dec 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1895 Mombasa Provisional “1/2 Anna” on 3a black on dull red initialled “T.E.C.R”, two examples on 1895 (May 9) envelope sent registered to England, further franked with two 190-95 1a blue-green pairs, with London registered and Kilburn arrival ds, very fine philatelic franking and scarce usage of these provisional issues.
Catalogue ref: S.G. 31, 5
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