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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1259

Gold Coast
Postmarks and Handstamps
"paid at cape coast castle" double-ring datestamp in red
1873 (Jan.) envelope to Edinburgh, showing red crayon "3", a fine strike of " paid at cape-coast castle" c.d.s. without date, "cape-coast castle" c.d.s. and "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (7.2) with Edinburgh (8.2) arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Posted during the 'no contract mail' period, this is the only recorded cover with this combination of markings, and the only recorded example of the datestamp without date. Fine and unique. Photo

provenance:
Soler and Llach auction February 2008

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Sold for
£750