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Auction: 17026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1068

British East Africa
1890 (23 May) Overprinted on Stamps of Great Britain
Cover
1895 (15 Mar.) Whitfiled King & Co. envelope registered from Mombasa to Ipswich, bearing 4a. on 5d. dull purple and blue horizontal pair both neatly cancelled by datestamp, showing superb framed "registered." handstamp in violet and with oval arrival registered datestamp (4.4) at right, Ipswich datestamp (5.4) on reverse. Scarce and most attractive. S.G. 3. Photo

Note: A total of nineteen Whitfield King covers have been recorded. Seven bear 6½a. frankings made up with one of each value. Eleven bear 8a. frankings made up with 4a. on 5d. pairs. Of the latter seven are dated as above and four on 9 May 1895

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Sold for
£900