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Auction: 24011 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain and the World
Lot: 2407

(x) Swaziland
1889-92 "Swazieland" Overprint Issue
Covers
1892 (16 Aug.) van Gorcum envelope front registered from Bremersdorp to Holland, bearing ½d. grey with carmine overprint, 1d. carmine, 2d. olive-bistre perf. 12½, 6d. blue and 1/- green sharing two squared-circle datestamps with a further strike at right, showing oval-framed "r/z.a.r." and London Registered oval datestamp (28.9); an attractive franking and an extremely early usage of the ½d. with carmine overprint, possibly the first day of use

provenance:
Peter van der Molen, May 2015

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£240

Starting price
£240