- £295.00
S S JEBBA. The steam ship ‘Jebba’, a vessel of three thousand eight hundred and thirteen tons, belonging to the African Steam Ship Company, whilst on her homeward voyage from west Africa, ran ashore on Bolt Tail, a few miles west of Salcombe, Devon , in fog on 18th March. Although the vessel was a total loss, all the passengers and mail were taken off safely. All the mail received a two line hand stamp in violet saying ‘SALVED FROM / S S JEBBA.’ There were a number of different hand stamps that were applied to the mail, the main difference being in the spacing of the letters. This cover from LAGOS, was cancelled EGWANGA FE 15 07 (A small town then 40 miles south east of Port Harcourt) A scarce cancel. (Proud x 20) and very scarce on a shipwreck cover. There are two different strikes of the SALVED FROM / S S JEBBA cachet The upper one is Type 2a, the lower Type 4. Very uncommon, a fine cover from this shipwreck.
