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  • Lot# : 6003 Mafeking

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    'Mafeking Besieged' on Stamps of Cape of Good Hope 1900 (March 23): Surcharged 1 d. on ½ d. green, 3 d. on 1 d. carmine, Hope standing and 6 d. on British Bechuanaland 3 d. lilac & black, all used on 1900 cover to Elgin, Scotland by the Southern route, tied by MAFEKING / C.G.H. datestamps (April 4) in black. Reverse with 'Elgin' arrival cds (June 24). File folds away from adhesives and a couple of closed tears in the envelope due to method of transport by native runner through the Siege lines, but an attractive and rare cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Goodyear', Robson Lowe, London, 8 June 1993, lot 76.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF