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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 267

Gold Coast Military and Expedition Mail 1884 (16 May) soldier´s envelope "From No 2703 Prt Andrew Michael 2nd W.I. Rgt" at Cape Coast to Sergeant J.R. Smith, 1st. West Indies Regiment at "Bellisso Hunduras", deleted and replaced with "Belize Br. Honduras", countersigned by the Commanding Officer, "1" accountancy mark in red crayon and bearing 1876-84 2d. green bisected diagonally and neatly cancelled "556", showing Cape Coast, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet (18.6) and Belize (7.7) c.d.s.; small part of flap missing though a remarkable bisect franking on a concessionary rate cover to a most unusual destination. S.G. 6a. Photo Estimate £ 12,000-15,000

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