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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 163

Orange Free State
Early Letters and Handstamps
Incoming Mail
1849 (30 Aug.) entire letter from the Evangelical Alliance British Organisation, London to J.J. Freeman, Secretary to the London Missionary Society, in Cape Town and redirected to him c/o C.U. Stuart, Resident Magistrate in Bloemfontein and marked on reverse "to be left until called for", rated "2/6" and "1/-" and showing Ship Letter London and Paid datestamp over-cancelled by Cape framed "prepaid" handstamp. One of the earliest, if not the earliest, recorded item of mail coming into the newly formed Orange River Sovereignty Photo

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650