Lot 71202 – 1895 (Aug 29) Provisional 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from Mombasa to the Admiralty in Whitehall, London

1895 (Aug 29) Provisional 2 1/2a postal stationery envelope from Mombasa to the Admiralty in Whitehall, London, cancelled by Mombasa code A squared circle ds, arrival bs, fine and scarce.

Note: The recipient of this cover, Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford GCB had an illustrious naval career and had been present at the bombardments of Odessa and Sevastopol. In 1892 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief Cape of Good Hope Station. In 1894 he was involved in an action against the Chief of Benin in the Niger Coast Protectorate. In 1895 he was appointed Second Naval Lord and in 1899 Commander-in-Chief North America and West Indies Station. In 1903 he was made Governor of Western Australia.