Lot 30068 – 1890 (Aug 5) Envelope sent to the Managing Directo

1890 (Aug 5) Envelope sent to the Managing Director of the Eastern Telegraph Company at London bearing 1882-90 4 1/2a with unauthorized manuscript “Zanzibar”, tied with 3-bar squared circle canceller and accepted for postage by local postal officials, some soiling, very rare, one of only four covers known with manuscript overprint from Zanzibar, ex Raynard Notes: All four covers are recorded in June – August 1890, with all reported to the same addressee and are presumably from the Company’s agents in Zanzibar & Mombasa. Two similar covers are known from British East Africa, one of which recently sold at auction for £28,000. The Eastern Telegraph Company was responsible for laying the underwater cables between Zanzibar, Mombasa, & Lamu