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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 677

South Africa
1911 (22 Jul.) large piece of envelope bearing huge Transvaal Postage Due franking of ½d. (2), 3d. (12), 5d. (12), 6d. (4) and 1/- (11) all cancelled and tied to piece by 'johannesburg' c.d.s.; the postage due stamps affixed presumably to reflect the total amount due on a large batch of mail to a business address; a fascinating and important large franking of Transvaal Postage Dues used post union. Photo

Note: Transvaal Postage Due stamps were the only such stamps available in the Union of South Africa at the time and their usage permitted prior to the release of Union Postage Dues in 1914. See pg 521, Southern African Mails by Trotter (2016)

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Sold for
£650

Starting price
£300