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Auction: 24011 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain and the World
Lot: 2406

(x) Swaziland
1889-92 "Swazieland" Overprint Issue
Covers
1891 (26 Oct.) 'On Service S.G.C.' (struck out) front of envelope to Pietermaritzburg bearing 2d. olive-bistre tied by superb "bremersdorp" squared circle in blue, the earliest known use of this cancellation; note the private use and hence crossing-out of the Service at top left; hugely rare and fine. Illustrated on page 26 of 'Swaziland Philately to 1968' by Peter van der Molen.

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£320