Stamps & Covers – BalkanPhila https://www.balkanphila.com Postal history, stamps, archives, postcards, ephemera, books Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:59:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.balkanphila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Stamps & Covers – BalkanPhila https://www.balkanphila.com 32 32 1945 British East Africa APO79 Censored Airmail OAS cover https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1945-british-east-africa-apo79-censored-airmail-oas-cover/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:09:42 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=98649 British East Africa: 1945 on active service airmail cover to England franked with two blocks of four and a block of six 1/2 an. KGVI India stamps tied by E.A. APO.79 datestamps and violet Unit Censor cachet.

]]> BEA Overprinted on 2a India Postal Stationery Envelope https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/bea-overprinted-on-2a-india-postal-stationery-envelope/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:42:58 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=74341 British East Africa: 2a India postal stationery envelope overprinted British East Africa in blue.

]]> BEA Overprinted on 1a India Postal Stationery Card https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/bea-overprinted-on-1a-india-postal-stationery-card/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:41:57 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=74340 British East Africa: ONE ANNA India postal stationery card overprinted British East Africa in blue. Some foxing.

]]> BEA 1/2 Overprinted Postal Stationery Card https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/bea-1-2-overprinted-postal-stationery-card/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:33:45 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=74338 British East Africa: 1/2a overprinted Imperial British East Africa Company postal stationery card struck by datestamp. Reverse blank. Vertical fold. 123 x 76mm.

]]> 1899 BEA QV Portrait Used Values to 5r. Sg 65/79 between https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1899-bea-qv-portrait-used-values-to-5r-sg-65-79-between/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:44:48 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=71904 British East Africa: 1899 (26 May) – 1901. Queen Victoria portrait wmk Crown CA used values to 5r. and additional colour varieties of 1a and 2 1/2a. Only 4r. missing from the set. Scarce assembly. Sg. 65/79 (between), 66b, 68a

]]> 1897 BEA QV Portrait 1r Used Sg 92 https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1897-bea-qv-portrait-1r-used-sg-92/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:41:46 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=71903 British East Africa: 1897 (November). Queen Victoria portrait 1r. grey blue struck by full Mombasa datestamp. Sg. 92

]]> 1895 BEA Handstamped on 4 1/2a Used Sg 39 https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1895-bea-handstamped-on-4-1-2a-used-sg-39/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:14:32 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=71895 British East Africa: 1895 (9 July). Imperial Administration handstamped on 4 1/2a. dull violet, used. Sg. 39

]]> 1895 BEA Handstamped on 4a Used Sg 38 https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1895-bea-handstamped-on-4a-used-sg-38/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:12:39 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=71894 British East Africa: 1895 (9 July). Imperial Administration handstamped on 4a. yellow-brown, used. Sg. 38

]]> 1895 BEA Company 5a and 7 1/2a Used Set https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1895-bea-company-5a-and-7-1-2a-used-set/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:34:37 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=71889 British East Africa: 1895 (16 January). BEA Company Administration perf. 14 no wmk used set. Sg. 29/30

]]> 1894 BEA Company Mombasa 5a on 8a Used Sg 27 https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1894-bea-company-mombasa-5a-on-8a-used-sg-27/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:30:43 +0000 https://www.balkanphila.com/?post_type=product&p=71887 British East Africa: 1894 (1 November). BEA Company Administration 5a. surcharged on 8a. bottom imperf. struck by superb Mombasa dsatestamp. Sg. 27

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