Great Britain and British Commonwealth General Foreign S
Sale No: 3053
Lot No:431
Symbol:CV
Cat No:Union of S. Africa 2, 246
Union of S. Africa 2, 246, 2½p Blue w/2p & 3p Transvaal on commerical cover, VF, neat script addr, & dc cds "MARKET ST. WEST/24 JUN 1912/JOHANNESBURG" pmk (x4), opened neatly at T, envelope has cnr wear and small scuffs on front; reverse has monogrammed backflap and a red wax seal; a cds of "JULIO/1912/RECD" has indistinct city information (presumably Chestertown, Ind.) Overall cover is slightly "dirty", but still very acceptable especially w/the strikingly engraved stamps (Image)