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Auction: 11025 - Dr. Robert Towers Collection of British Empire
Lot: 199

Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 white paper 6d. rose-lilac (cut-into at lower right corner) on 1858 (Apr.) envelope from Port Elizabeth to England, tied by "3d" accountancy handstamp in red, showing arrival c.d.s. alongside and, on reverse, red despatch and Cape Town d.s.; also 4d. clearly tied on 1865 (Jan.) envelope (slightly soiled) from Picquetberg to Cape Town and showing despatch and arrival datestamps on face. Photo for first Estimate £ 250-300

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