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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 534

xCape of Good Hope 1855-58 white paper 1d. rose-red with good margins and 4d.blue pair with mainly good to large margins, both clearly tied on 1862 (20 Feb.) envelope from Cape Town to Amsterdam, marked "Per Mail Steamer 'Cumbrian' via England" and showing, on reverse, red despatch and arrival (2.4) datestamps. A most attractive example of the 9d. rate to Holland via London Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: Sir Maxwell Joseph, October 1982

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£2,500