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lot # 192 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Goof Hope Part 1
1863-64 1d deep carmine-red, full to large margins, 4d blue,
1863-64 1d deep carmine-red, full to large margins, 4d blue, two copies, margins to just in, cancelled by barred oval "3" handstamps on 1864 (15 Dec.) double rate private ship envelope from Grahamstown to Glasgow, Scotland, backstamped double oval GRAHAMSTOWN DE 15 1864 town datestamp, PORT ELIZABETH DE 19 1864 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. and Glasgow 28 January 1865 c.d.s. receiver, on front LONDON JA 28 65 PAID transit c.d.s., small stamp and cover faults, unusual., ex Dillaway.
SG 18.
The additional 1d probably pays a late fee at Grahamstown.
Estimate 500 750
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