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Auction: 1001 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 207

x Cape of Good Hope The Triangular Issues 1863-64 De La Rue 1d. deep carmine-red cancelled with a lower portion strike of the "potchefstroom/z.a.r." c.d.s.; repairs in places though of fair appearance. Rare. Briefmarkenprüfstelle Certificate (2003). Rare. Photo Estimate £ 150-200 Note: Prior to the introduction of stamps in the Transvaal in 1869 it was necessary to affix Cape stamps on mail addressed overseas forwarded via Cape Colony. The Cape stamps were ordered by the then Postmaster of Potchefstroom, Herman Jeppe, in August 1859. The only available cancelling device was the 30mm. single-ring Potchefstroom datestamp

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