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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1258

Gold Coast
Postmarks and Handstamps
"paid at cape coast castle" double-ring datestamp in red
1872 (12 Jun.) envelope registered to Edinburgh, showing manuscript "1" and "5" in purple, a superb strike of "paid at cape-coast castle" c.d.s., framed "registered" h.s., "registered/liverpool" and "paid/liverpool/br. packet" (3.7) c.d.s. with Edinburgh (3.7) with Murrayfield (4.7) transit and arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Fine and very rare. Photo

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£650