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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 134

Gambia 1882 (20 Apr.) envelope to Coalville, England, "3" accountancy mark in red crayon and bearing 1874 CC imperforate 4d. brown with just clear to very large margins all round neatly cancelled with "gambia/b/paid" c.d.s., showing a further superb strike of the despatch c.d.s. at left alongside Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (6.5), the reverse with Birmingham (6.5), Leicester (6.5) and arrival (7.5) c.d.s. A fine and very rare stamp on cover. S.G. 5. Photo Estimate £ 8,000-10,000

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