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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4133

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection

Weather Stations
Bouvet Island
1934 (28 Feb.) envelope to England ex the H.M.S. Milford expedition, bearing Norway handstamped "bouvet/oya" 5ö strip of four and 10ö cancelled with three strikes of the "cape town/paquebot" datestamp; a little foxing around the adhesives and the envelope with small faults at top through opening though a rare franking at the correct rate of 30o; also 1958 S.A.S. Transvaal and 1964 M.V. R.S.A. covers with island and ships cachets

provenance:
Peter Wordie, July 2010

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Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500

Starting price
£950