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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 648

x Griqualand West 1871 (May) envelope to Philadelphia, marked "Via England", bearing Cape of Good Hope 4d. and 1/- cancelled by triangular obliterator, showing "diamond fields" oval d.s. alongside, red crayon "1/1", Cape Town (1.6) and red London Paid (10.7) transit datestamps and "2/cents" h.s. A most attractive, rare and early franking Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 provenance: "Maria de la Queillerie", May 1970

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£900