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Auction: 24011 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain and the World
Lot: 2405

(x) Swaziland
1889-92 "Swazieland" Overprint Issue
Covers
1891 (22 Oct.) envelope from Embekelweni to Port Elizabeth bearing ½d. (4) tied by "718" barred ovals and with "embekelweni" c.d.s. below all in blue; reverse with Steynsdorp (25.10), Midland T.P.O. Down (4.11) and Port Elizabeth (4.11) markings on reverse; fine and the latest known usage of this Embekelweni canceller. Handstamped Georg Buhler. Illustrated on page 26 of 'Swaziland Philately to 1968' by Peter van der Molen.

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Sold for
£1,200

Starting price
£500