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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 242

Gold Coast Saltpond 1899 (2 Apr.) 1/2d. green card sent via the overland mail service to Klein Popo, Dahomey and redirected to Ouidah, cancelled "554." alongside "T" h.s. (Type C2), and showing Saltpond, Accra (5.4), Quittah (8.4), Klein Popo (12.4), Grand Popo Dahomey (14.8), Agoue (14.8) and Ouida (16.4) c.d.s., all but the Agoue c.d.s. on face; scarce and full of character. Photo Estimate £ 150-200 Note: The overland mail service between Quittah and Little Popo was established from 1 May 1889

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