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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1273

Gold Coast
The Stamp Period
Axim
1877 (12 Dec.) envelope to France, bearing 1876 4d. magenta pair neatly tied by "axim" c.d.s., showing red crayon "1" and "6½", faint strike of "paid at cape coast castle c.d.s. with indistinct date, "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (24.1) with London, (25.1) and French (2) arrival marks (27.2) on reverse. A rare and early date of usage from Axim. Photo

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