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Auction: 19029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 643

(x) Madagascar
1895 (June) envelope to Rev. W.E. Collins, temporarily on leave from the island in England during his 37 years as a missionary, bearing British Inland Mail 1895 (Jan.) 4d. black cancelled by "british/mail/antananarivo" rubber datestamp in violet, in combination with Natal 2½d. blue cancelled by Durban datestamp (30.7), the reverse with Reading and Oxford (26.8) datestamps; fine and attractive. Photo

Note: Due to the French blockade of Tamatave mail had to be taken by runner to Vatomandry to be forwarded via Durban

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Sold for
£1,300