Ref: G6102
- £250.00
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 SIERRA LEONE has the Hoggarth & Gwynn Type 2a violet cachet. It was conveyed on the ‘Mandingo’ to Lagos before being put on the S S Jebba.
