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Auction: 20040 - Stamps and Covers of Southern Africa
Lot: 159

Cape of Good Hope
1857-63 Union Steam Ship Co.
Second Contract to and from Cape Town, 1863-68
The Service to Mauritius via Natal, From Natal
1866 (May) entire (less lower flap) from Durban to Bath carried on the Mauritius from Mauritius via Durban to Cape Town and on the Roman on her ninth homeward passage under the second contract, bearing 3d. blue strip of four lightly cancelled with part datestamps and with a further complete strike alongside, light Paid Devonport Cape Packet datestamp (15.6) on face. Also 1866-67 pieces (3), one bearing 3d. strip of four cancelled with light numerals, tied by London datestamp and with large part framed "too late", one with 3d. (4) each cancelled "1" and showing Pietermaritzburg datestamp and one with 6d. lilac pair cancelled "8" at Isipingo with datestamp alongside

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