East African Currency Board, 1 Rupee, 7 April 1920, serial number A/1 74072, red and brown and olive green, George V at right, signatures of Mercer, Bottomley and Ezechiel, three hard folds, some handling, strong original paper, a superb example of a rare note. The note is accompanied by a charming letter hand-written on watermarked paper sent from a daughter in East Africa to her mother. ‘My dear mother, I’m enclosing one of those Currency Notes because the issue is going to be a very short lived one, because it may be of interest soon. Since BEa is to become Kenya Colony. It is 1 Rupee- value 2/-, and as you can see that only been in issue since April. Gloriously warm today ! I am in the kick of making some marrow jam ! Like a taste ? Righto ! See you for a pot of your raspberry ! Best Love, Jean.
TBB B201a, Pick 7 £1,000-£1,500