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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 170

Gold Coast Censored Mail 1914 - 1919 Civil Tapes 1914 (Aug.) envelope to Cornwall, bearing KGV 1d. tied by "victoriaborg/gold coast" double-ring d.s. partly obscured by sealing tape with manuscript "opened by censor accra, and resealed" (Type L1) and showing, on reverse, "censor/gold coast" double-ring d.s. (5.8; Type 1E), Accra (5.8) and arrival (21.8) datestamps. Photo Estimate £ 200-250

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