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Lot# 4162 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 4162 Cape of Good Hope

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    Griqualand West 1864/77: 1 d. carmine-red in a horizontal pair with single 1 s. green, used on 1871 cover from Diamond Fields to Philadelphia, USA via London, tied by triangular handstamps with 1/1 d. rate marked in manuscript red crayon. Oval framed DIAMOND FIELDS despatch in black (May 2) and 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' transit (May 11) alongside. 'London / Paid' transit in red (July 10) and US "2 / CENTS" credit handstamp on front of a fine and very rare cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Harmers, Nov 1989, lot 522.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF