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Auction: 18037 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 687

Cape of Good Hope
Pre-Adhesive Period
Ship Letter Stamp of 1807
1833 (14 June) entire letter from Cape Town to London, rated "1/-", showing good to fine double-lined oval "ship letter/Crown/cape of good hope" and framed "india letter/deal" (crossed by horizontal filing crease) with arrival c.d.s. on reverse; and 1847 (4 June) entire letter from Cape Town to England, rated "4" in red (deleted) and "8", and showing late usage of double-lined oval "ship letter/Crown/cape of good hope" (worn state) with, on reverse, straight-line "ship letter", red London c.d.s. and arrival datestamp

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Estimate
£300 to £400