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Lot# 2479 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 2479 New Republic

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    Blue Granite paper 1886/87: 1 d. violet on granite, perf. 11½, a used vertical pair (JAN 20 86) on 1887 Tamsen cover to Waterburg, Z.A.R. endorsed "Geregistieride Bock Mierby" (?), tied by "VRYHEID" oval datestamps (May 26) in violet. Transferred to Transvaal Post with 1885 2 d. bistre (Gi 178) tied by "UTRECHT" cds (May 27) in black. Passed to the Local Post of the "Bakker Express" on arrival in Pretoria for onwards transmission with "F.H.B. EXPRESS COMPANY Z.A.R." ½ d. black imperforate "TE BETALEN" (To Pay) label tied by WATERBERG arrival in violet. For a further example of this "Triple Combination" usage see the illustration in Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia on page 69. A rare and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF