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Auction: 9016 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 135

Russia 1881 (18 Oct.) envelope registered to Cape Town, bearing 1866-75 horizontally laid paper 1k., 3k. (2), 5k., and 1875-82 horizontally laid paper 2k., 7k.(2), prepaying the triple weight letter rate plus registry fee to South Africa, the adhesives tied by St. Petersburg datestamps and the front with German Travelling Post Office label, red oval "registered/london" datestamp and "registered letter office/cape town" arrival of 27 Oct.; the envelope slightly foreshortened at right and a few other very small faults hardly detracting from this extremely rare, if not unique, five-colour franking to a most unusual destination Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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