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Auction: 4016 - Cape of Good Hope Triangular Issues: The Dr. James Foght Collection
Lot: 574

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1855-63 White Paper Issue Covers 1859 (16 Nov.) envelope, complete with letter headed "Knysna, Central Provinces", to Scotland, bearing 6d. deep rose-lilac with good to very large margins and neatly cancelled and tied, showing manuscript "5", Knysna oval d.s. and London Paid c.d.s., all in red, Cape Town Greenock and Dunoon c.d.s. on reverse; the contents referring to the postponement of the writer's wedding, his "lady love" testing his patience. Photo Estimate £ 350-400

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