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Auction: 22130 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - Featuring the “M” Collection of India, Part 2 - e-Auction - e-Auction
Lot: 635

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1940-45 large collection of World War II covers in a ring binder including 1941 envelope to Johannesburg with scarce 'postal frank/ secretariat entebbe/ uganda protectorate.' cachet in violet, envelope to New York endorsed 'On Active Service' and with rare 'deputy chief field censor/ east africa' handstamp without number and with Censored No. 7 cachet in red, and then a large section of envelopes with East African A.P.O. markings including No. 2 (22), No. 52 (3), No. 53, No. 55 (7), No. 56 (3), No. 57 (2), No. 58 (2), No. 59 (5), No. 60 (15, including a rare Purloined 'Governo Del Harar' cover), No. 61 (a scarce 1941 envelope from Mega, Ethiopia to South Africa), No. 62 (5), No. 63, No. 64, No. 65 (2), No. 66 (4), No. 67 (4), No. 68 (4), No. 69 (4), No. 70, No. 71, No. 72 (2), No. 74 (2), No. 75, No. 79 (2), No. 80, No. 83 (2), No. 84, No. 85, No. 87 (including a 1944 'Christmas Greetings' illustrated Air letter to Birmingham), No. 88 (including 1943 rare 'Xmas Greetings' illustrated Air letter to Kent), No. 89 (3), 'Women's Territorial Services' envelopes (5) all with the cachet, etc. A fascinating and hard to assemble collection, good to fine

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Estimate
£3,000 to £3,500

Starting price
£2800