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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4077

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection
Cape Colony Ocean Post Office and Related Mail
1903-07 items relating to the Transvaal T.P.O. serving the Johannesburg-Cape Town route, comprising 1903 envelope "Via England" to Germany franked at 9d. and with 6d. late fee carried on the Saxon, and 1905 postcard to Gibraltar carried on the Kildonan Castle bearing 1d., both cancelled with "transvaal t.p.o/european mail/down" or "transvaal t.p.o/european mail/dn" datestamps respectively, 1904 envelope bearing Spain 5c. and 10c.(2) cancelled at Cape Town and carried by Norman to Johannesburg with framed "paquebot", and 1907 postcard from Switzerland by Armadale Castle, both showing "transvaal t.p.o/european mail/up" datetamps on reverse, the Up datestamps considered rare by Putzel. A scarce and attractive quartet

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£180

Starting price
£140