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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 378

Togo British Occupation 1914 (24 Sept.) envelope registered to Cornwall and re-addressed to Wales, bearing 1914 3mm. setting 25pf., 30pf. (vertical) and 40pf. pairs tied by "lome/togogebiet" c.d.s., showing registration label with Plymouth transit d.s. (9.10) on reverse; the envelope with minor creases and tear through flap. A rare franking. Holcombe Certificate (1986). Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 Note: The companion cover, registration number 749, is illustrated on page 179 of "G.R.I." by Robert Gibbs.

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