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Lot# 6118 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 6118 Natal

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    Overprinted 'Postage' by Keith & Co. 1869 (Aug 23): 6 d. violet, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, optd. 'Postage.' Type 7b, First Setting, a fine used example on 1873 cover tied by bold "11" numeral obliterator of Greytown in black. GREYTOWN / Crown / NATAL cds below (May 22) and 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds of arrival (June 4) alongside. A fine cover, addressed to Dr. Wilhelm H.I. Bleek (1827-1875), writer of 'Comparative Grammar of South African Languages' and coiner of the name 'Bantu' for the groups of languages spoken south of the Sahara.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF