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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 832

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
NATAL
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 1062
Symbol:

image P.M. BURG TO UMSUNDUZI CUT-SQUARE 1st-ISSUE EMBOSSED 3d COVER VIA DURBAN FORWARDING AGENT; Very fine 24 Jan. 1859 env. (with contents) was sent from “P.M. Burg” to “Umsunduzi” (an American Mission station up-country, some 30 miles north of Durban) via a Durban Forwarding Agent (“G.C. Cato”). It was prepaid for the internal 3d rate with a mainly legible Embossed 1st-Issue “NATAL/[Crown]/ THREE/PENCE” 3d pink (c.27x35mm with varied margins, huge at top; pre-usage crease near foot) tied by a light oval “POST OFFICE/P.M. BURG” mark. The addressee, Rev. L. Grout, wrote a memoir of his Mission service “Zulu-land or Life Among the Zulu-Kafirs” in 1864 - in which he noted that "My Mission of Umsunduzi, lies about fifteen miles from the sea, and twice that distance north from the Port of Natal" - and "The Autobiography of the Rev. Lewis Grout" in 1905. [Ex Cavendish, Jan. 1997 auction, lot 1557.] (Image)

Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 600.00


Closed..Sep-08-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 1063
Symbol:

image REDIRECTED MAIL TO NATAL; 20 Aug. 1885 mourning env. to Newcastle franked 6d Green tied by Sidmouth squared circle and redirected to Moodies Reef on arrival and franked 4d QV tied by Newcastle cds. Fine. Cross Reference : MOURNING ENVELOPES, COMBINATION COVERS, 1883-84 LILAC AND GREEN ISSUE (Image)

Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00


Closed..Sep-08-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
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