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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1170

Griqualand West
1888 (June) and 1893 (Dec.) envelopes ex the Burmiester correspondence from Griqua Town to Cape Town, the first bearing 2d. bistre and the second with 1d. carmine-rose, both cancelled "529" and with despatch datestamps on face; the latter with a couple of rounded corners, otherwise fine and illustrating the 1889 reduction of the colonial letter rate to 1d.; also 1d. on piece cancelled with superb "529", 1887 (Mar.) 1d. card from Kimberley with single-ring arrival datestamp on reverse, 1889 and 1890 envelopes from Barkly to Cape Town, both bearing 1d. cancelled "232" and showing Barkly and Barkly Est datestamps on face respectively; also loose adhesives (8) cancelled "232" or with both forms of datestamp; a few small imperfections though an interesting group with Barkly renamed Barkly West in 1883 though with a change in datestamp not made until at least 1889

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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£80