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Auction: 3025 - Stamps & Covers of the World & Stamp Boxes
Lot: 895

†Transvaal 1877 (26 Mar.) envelope from the Belgian Consulate in Pretoria to Belgium, bearing 1876 Stamp Commission imperforate 6d pale blue on stout hard-surfaced paper cancelled with indistinct numeral, in combination with Cape of Good Hope 1865 4d. blue (2) cancelled "1" in oval of bars at Cape Town and additionally tying the 6d., showing Pretoria, Cape Town and London Paid c.d.s., all on face, Consulate cachet in blue and arrival d.s. on reverse. A rare and attractive combination franking sent just prior to the 1st. British annexation of the Republic. Briefmarkenprufstelle Certificate (1998). Photo Estimate £ 2,500-2,700

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