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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 1856

(x) Zululand
The Postmarks
Nqutu
1888 1d. lilac with manuscript "Enqutu 16/12/8(8)", 1888 4d. green and brown tied on piece by manuscript "Nqutu 24-1-89" and with Rorke's Drift Natal datestamp of the same date alongside, and 1888 1d. lilac pair sharing manuscript "Nqutu 28-1-89". A rare trio. Photo

Note: When the post office opened in 1888 it did not have a canceller and the postmaster had to cancel the stamps in manuscript. The Resident Magistrate requested a canceller in January 1889 though one did not become available until 1893

provenance:
Wilson Wong, September 1996 for first and last


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Sold for
£400