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Auction: 22025 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 289

Cape of Good Hope
1862 (19 Mar.) entire from Graaf-Reinett via Cape Town to Hong Kong, marked "pr. First ship", bearing 1855-63 6d. deep rose-lilac on white paper with clear to large margins (just cut into at lower left and touched at one point) tied by neat barred CGH cancel; the reverse with despatch, Cape Town (24.3) and arrival Hong Kong (27.5) datestamps; few expected faults including ageing and creasing though an attractive franking to an incredibly rare destination. Photo

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£8,000