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Auction: 20040 - Stamps and Covers of Southern Africa
Lot: 139

Cape of Good Hope
1857-63 Union Steam Ship Co.
First Contract to and from Cape Town, 1857-62
From Cape of Good Hope
1859 (22 May) and (21 Aug.) envelopes from Cape Town to England carried on the Phoebe fourth return voyage and the Celt fifth return voyage respectively, each bearing 6d. pale rose-lilac, the first with two margins, the second with good to large margin and just touched at one corner, neatly cancelled and tied, both with manuscript "5" credited to the U.K and Paid Devonport Cape Packet datestamps on face, despatch and arrival datestamps on face or reverse. An attractive pair

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