Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #80 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Dhow Mail 1914 (Nov) letter to a Gujerati merchant carried on the dhow "Taharazi", intercepted between Kilwa and Dar-es-Salaam, with the Kilwa Customs Office seal, some toning, fine. While the transport of mail by coastal dhows was an integral part of the pre-war postal system, this practice officially ceased in September 1914. However, for a period of several months, the German Customs office at Kilwa permitted non-franked mail to be carried along the coast by Arab-owned commercial dhows. The only surviving letters were carried on two captured vessels  | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #81 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Dhow Mail 1914 (Nov) cover, from Pirbhai Pardhan & Co., with enclosed letter and accompanying Bill of Lading to a merchant carried on the dhow "Taharazi", intercepted between Kilwa and Dar-es-Salaam, with the Kilwa Customs Office seal, fine | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #82 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Dhow Mail 1915 (Feb) cover with enclosed letter to a merchant carried on the dhow "Fetehadi", captured between Kilwa and Lindi by H.M.S. "Kinfaus Castle" and taken to Zanzibar, with the Kilwa Customs Office seal, fine | Price Realized $600.00 |
