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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4111

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection
Durban Shipping Postmaster Handstamps of the Union Castle Line
1927 (28 Nov.) Marconi International Marine Communication Co. Ltd. "Ocean Letter" envelope registered to Cape Town, bearing 1d. and 4d. sharing fine "shipping postmaster/point. durban" (Allen Type 2) triple-ring datestamp in violet and with a further strike at left and another on reverse; a couple of small imperfections though believed unique by Allen and one of only two recorded now

provenance:
Roger Hosking, December 2014


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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£320