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Lot# 4310 - Auction 234-243

  • Lot# : 4310 Griqualand

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    Overprinted with small "G" in 2 Types 1878 (June): Cape 4 d. dull blue optd. "G" in red, Type 15, used on 1878 cover, with complete contents dated June 3 at Du Toit's Pan, to Emil Burmester in Cape Town tied by circular barred handstamp in black with oval framed DU TOIT'S PAN datestamp alongside (June 3). 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' arrival cds (June 14) at right. Some minor aging on perforations but a rare cover - the earliest recorded usage of this issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF