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Auction: 15026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 120

Cape of Good Hope
Postal History
1844 long, beautifully penned, cross written entire letter from the daughter of Thomas Mclean (astronomer at the Cape Town Observatory) to England, with "(Crown)/general post office/cape of good hope" datestamp (date unclear), red "ship letter" and "bedford/jy 7/1844" arrival datestamp; fine and with interesting contents with historical and social references

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Sold for
£75