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Auction: 4016 - Cape of Good Hope Triangular Issues: The Dr. James Foght Collection
Lot: 589

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1861 "Woodblock" Issue Due to the nature of the paper used for these issues many examples show irregularities, both in the form of surface pitting and in the form of pre-printing paper creases. Our descriptions usually exclude the above, any defects mentioned being those which occurred after the stamps were delivered One Penny Vermilion Pair with good to large margins, neatly cancelled with a complete single strike of the triangular obliterator; vertical crease though of fine appearance. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, 1989

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