SOMALILAND PROTECT 1903 – VARIETY KEVII 2a violet, opt’d at base, variety “BRITISH SOMAL.LAND”, SG 27d, fine mint

SOMALILAND PROTECT 1903 (18 Jly) env to Bombay bearing 2a pale violet endorsed alongside “Stamped with Two Annas stamp British Somaliland” & 4a slate-green endorsed alongside “Stamped with Four Annas stamp British Somaliland.”, each tied Berbera cds’s with Aden & Sea Post Office transit cds’s on reverse. An interesting item, the ink endorsements likely added to avoid stamps being removed during transit to the Berbera Post Office.