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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1222

Gold Coast
Early Letters and Handstamps
1845 (7 Jan.) entire letter from Cape Coast Castle to London, showing "siiip letter/yarmouth/isle of wight" (Type S.2, rare thus), rated "8" and showing arrival c.d.s. (28.2) in red on reverse. Attractive and rare. Photo

Note: This is the Yarmouth handstamp which was mistakenly prepared with "SIHP" before being changed to "SIIIP"

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Sold for
£500