Lot# 30232 - Auction 309-320
Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 30232 South Australia
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1900: ½ d. yellow-green and 2 d. violet, used on 1900 cover, with original contents, from Adelaide to Trooper F.W. Bett of the South Australian 2nd. Mounted Rifle Contingent in Cape Colony, South Africa tied by Adelaide duplex (April 4). Handstruck "Recovered from the Mails / Looted by the Boers on June 8" italic handstamp in violet. The cover then forwarded on to London (Aug 11) from the Cape. A very scarce marking.rnrnProvenance: Prestige, Melbourne, 14 Aug 2004, lot 697.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHF -
