Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa, Europe A –Z, Collections & Accumulations - Day 4

1890: 1 s. green and 1 d. carmine, perf 12½ x 12, with 6 d. blue, 2 d. olive-bistre and ½ d. grey, perf. 12½, used on cover from Embekelweni to Stadskanaal (Holland), dated 14 July 1890, tied by barred oval "718" in black, with Embekelweni despatch datestamp alongside, the reverse with "Jac. Duiven" sender's cachet in violet, transit marks alongside for "Steynsdorp" (July 15), Pretoria (July 18), Cape Town (July 23) and arrival (Aug 13). Typical horizontal filing crease not affecting stamps and two closed tears top, some stains and soiling, philatelically used, however a colourful franking making use of all the available stamps at that time. Cert. RPSL (1994)rnProvenance: Collection Peter van der Molen, Spinks, 20 May 2015, lot 1075.