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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 279

Gold Coast Incoming Mail 1884 (25 Dec.) envelope from Groningen, Netherlands to the Consular Agent at "St. George d´Elmina", bearing 1872-91 12 1/2c. grey (2, one with defective corner) each cancelled "45" in lozenge, showing despatch c.d.s. and two strikes of the Dutch Consulate at Elmina Royal Coat of Arms cachet in bluish violet; small faults though unusual. Photo Estimate £ 200-250 Note: The British bought Fort St. George from the Dutch in 1872

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