Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 456
New South Wales 1902 envelope from Sydney to Cape Town, bearing 2 1/2d. (postage) and 5d. (late fee) adhesives each cancelled with boxed "loose letter" and with "late fee" h.s. in magenta struck between the two stamps, upon arrival censored with tape and label and with Cape Town G.P.O. squared-circle d.s., the reverse with Melbourne transit c.d.s. (19.2); a couple of small tears at top through opening, nevertheless attractive and a most unusual incoming Boer War item. Photo Estimate £ 120-150
Sold for
£95