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Lot #54 - 1855 cover to 'Grahamstown/South Africa' with 'Cape of Good Hope' added, London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 fine strip of 3

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    Stamps & Postal History
  • Sale Date:
    05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 176) - 1pm
    05 Mar 2015 ~ Session 2 (Lots 501 - 647) - 3pm
  • Lot #:
    54
  • Lot Description:
    1855 cover to 'Grahamstown/South Africa' with 'Cape of Good Hope' added, London Printings 2d rose-carmine SG 2 fine strip of 3
    (margins close to large but a little damaged at the top from being placed too close to the edge of the envelope), bold diamond-numeral '1' & 'PORT ADELAIDE/OC3/1855/SOUTH-AUSTRALIA' cds alongside, endorsed 'Via Melbourne' but crossed-through, very fine seriffed 'CAPE TOWN/FE2/1856/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' transit b/s in red & rated '8' in black, minor soiling & part of the flap removed. A very scarce origin/destination item.
    Symbol: C Grade: B
  • Provenance:
    Ex Michael Blake.
  • Estimate:
    A$850 - 850
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Numismatics

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