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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 174

Orange Free State
Combination Covers
Mail to United Kingdom
1873 (4 June) mourning envelope from Fauresmith to London, bearing Orange Free State 6d. with unclear cancellation, in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4d. pair (one damaged) and single cancelled by "1" obliterator, showing Cape Town c.d.s. (10.7), manuscript "8", oval-framed "more/tp pay" tying the 4d. and, on reverse, despatch and arrival (13.8) datestamps; the envelope with small corner fault. Photo

provenance
A.G.M. Batten, October 1987
"Bloemfontein", December 1999

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,200

Starting price
£800