cover 1896 (Sep.), cover from Mombasa to London and redirected to Barnstaple, bearing "2½" on 1½a. sepia tied by "MOMBASA/A/SP --/96" squared circle cancellation; the stamp with trace of stained perf., the cover backstamped London and Barnstaple; very scarce. S.G. 64. Photo

Details
cover 1896 (Sep.), cover from Mombasa to London and redirected to Barnstaple, bearing "2½" on 1½a. sepia tied by "MOMBASA/A/SP --/96" squared circle cancellation; the stamp with trace of stained perf., the cover backstamped London and Barnstaple; very scarce. S.G. 64. Photo
Provenance
Stuart Rossiter, 1983 (£352)