Sale No: 13
Lot No:522
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Used to Holland: 1855-63 1d deep rose red on cream-toned paper PAIR (partially affixed over right edge) good margins to barely touched, together with 1864-77 1s green PAIR and single, with wing margins, all tied or canceled by small triangle cancels on Registered envelop "from SWELLENDAM" banner blue envelope bearing manuscript "Via England p Mail str via Marseille", red "9" and "2/8", and "3" London Registered hand stamps, on reverse red oval SWELLENDAM JA 15 1865 origin. An important combination issue franking Ex Dillaway, Bertolaja.(SG 5b,26a )

This lot and the next Triangular / Rectangular combination covers are from the DeGraft Correspondence to Leiden Holland the covers are among the great rarities of Cape of Good Hope Postal History with only 25 being about noted . Most interestingly there were none found in Grand Prix Collections such as C.E. Emerson, Huston, "Maximus" or Royal Philatelic Collection.

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000

Sale No: 13
Lot No:523
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Used to Holland:1863-64 “Triangular”, De La Rue printing, 1d brownish red PAIR, enormous margins to just in, together with 1864-77 1s green tied by small triangular cancels on red "from SWELLENDAM" ba, envelope bearing manuscript "Via England by the R.M. St "Saxon" and manuscript "11". CAPETOWN DE 11 65 c.d.s. and red LONDON PAID 19 JAN 66 c.d.s., on reverse oval SWELLENDAM DE 10 1885 and weak London transit. The cover is overpaid by 1d. Another magnificent combination cover. Ex Bertolaja, Dillaway.(SG 18c, 26a )

This lot and the prior Triangular / Rectangular combination covers are from the DeGraft Correspondence to Leiden Holland the covers are among the great rarities of Cape of Good Hope Postal History with only about 25 being noted. Most interestingly there were none found in Grand Prix Collections such as C.E. Emerson, Huston, "Maximus" or Royal Philatelic Collection.

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500