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Auction: 18043 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 584

(x) Basutoland
The Cape Post Office Period
Maseru
1896 (11 Sept.) ½d. on 1d. brown card from Deaconess Maria Burton, placing an order for seeds, to Bloemfontein, cancelled by barred oval "281" with D2 datestamp alongside and arrival datestamp (12.9) at left; small fault at lower right corner, otherwise sound

Note: Deaconess Maria Burton was the first teacher at the school, set up by the Anglican Diocese of Bloemfontein, established for the children of European officials, traders and missionaries active in the Maseru area

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Estimate
£100 to £120