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Auction: 20040 - Stamps and Covers of Southern Africa
Lot: 149

Cape of Good Hope
1857-63 Union Steam Ship Co.
Second Contract to and from Cape Town, 1863-68

From The United Kingdom
1863-67 entire letter, envelopes (7) and a front/part back all to Cape Town carried on the Briton (3), Cambrian (2), Norseman, Roman (2) and Saxon, six bearing 1/-, two franked at 1/1d. with 1d. late fee (one a 1d. stationery envelope and the entire letter with a "1d" and cross in circle handstamps) and one ex the Burmester correspondence bearing 6d. showing "deficient postage 6d/half fine 6d." handstamp alongside manuscript total charge of "1/6"Cambrian. Generally fine

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Sold for
£240

Starting price
£110