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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 177

Gold Coast 1880 (Nov.) envelope from Addah to Italy, "3" accountancy mark in red crayon and bearing 1876-84 4d. magenta cancelled with a very light underinked impression of the "post office/gold coast/addah" oval intaglio seal h.s. (Type 4) and additionally "554" in transit at Accra, showing a further good strike of the Type 4 h.s., Addah c.d.s. (Type 2 with no day or month showing), Accra c.d.s. (Type 2, 27.11) and Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (23.12), the reverse with London (24.12) and Milan (26.12) c.d.s. and postman´s delivery h.s.; the envelope with central horizontal crease, otherwise fine and attractive. S.G. 7. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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£1,200