cover 1892 (30 Jul.), 2a. registered envelope, size "J" and "R" over "E", used from Mombasa to Germany, bearing 2½a. black on yellow-buff and 3a. black on dull red tied by "MOMBASA/A/JY 30/92" squared circle cancellations; envelope backstamped Zanzibar. La Reunion a Marseille LV. No. 3 and Erfut; double rate and 2 annas registration | Christie's

Lot 73

cover 1892 (30 Jul.), 2a. registered envelope, size "J" and "R" over "E", used from Mombasa to Germany, bearing 2½a. black on yellow-buff and 3a. black on dull red tied by "MOMBASA/A/JY 30/92" squared circle cancellations; envelope backstamped Zanzibar. La Reunion a Marseille LV. No. 3 and Erfut; double rate and 2 annas registration

Details

cover 1892 (30 Jul.), 2a. registered envelope, size "J" and "R" over "E", used from Mombasa to Germany, bearing 2½a. black on yellow-buff and 3a. black on dull red tied by "MOMBASA/A/JY 30/92" squared circle cancellations; envelope backstamped Zanzibar. La Reunion a Marseille LV. No. 3 and Erfut; double rate and 2 annas registration

Provenance

Stuart Rossiter, 1983 (£88)