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Auction: 24034 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1055

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Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking Siege

Produced Photographically by Dr. D. Taylor
Covers

1900 (16 Apr.) envelope addressed to "Grace, Railway Division Recreation Ground", bearing 18½mm. 3d. blue in combination with seriffed overprint on Cape of Good Hope 3d. on 1d. carmine (Pos. 4) and Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d. on ½d. vermilion strip of three (2, both Pos. 4-6), all neatly cancelled with c.d.s.; the envelope with creases and other faults though one of the most colourful and spectacular Siege mixed-issue frankings. Photo

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

Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000