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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 420

Cape of Good Hope
Mount Currie Express Labels
1874 perf. 12½ 1d. yellow-green, two unused vertical pairs reconstructing the left-hand sheet row of four, traces of gum; some soiling/tone marks which is not unusual for this issue. Accompanied by a write-up describing the four different types, newspaper clippings, etc. Photo

Note: In 1874, as there was no postal service in East Griqualand, Paramount Chief Adam Kok gave permission to the trading firm of Ballance & Goodliffe to issue stamps and run posts. The service was discontinued after three years when East Griqualand was annexed to the Cape Colony

Sold for
£800