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Auction: 18043 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 597

(x) Basutoland
The Cape Post Office Period
Teyateyaneng
1898 (21 Apr.) envelope (small imperfections) to Sir Benjamin Whitney at Dublin, bearing ½d. grey and 1d. red (2) twice cancelled by barred oval "688" and with fine D2 datestamp alongside, Maseru D2 transit datestamp (22.4) at foot, and 1899 (13 Dec.) 1d. red card to Dublin, cancelled by fine barred oval "688" and with D2 datestamp below, repaired tear through barred oval. A generally attractive pair with the former illustrated on page 266 of the Scott handbook. Photo

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Estimate
£250 to £300