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                    Lot: 1280
                
                    
                        Gold Coast
The Stamp Period
Cape Coast Castle
1877 (6 Mar.) envelope to London, bearing 1876 6d. orange pair cancelled by heavy "556" in oval of bars, showing red crayon "10", single ring "paid-at-cape-cast-castle inland" c.d.s. in red (earliest recorded date of use) and "paid liverpool/br. packet" d.s. (17.4), with London arrival c.d.s.(17.4) on reverse. Rare. Photo  
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                        Estimate                    
                        
                        
                        £500 to £600