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Auction: 18037 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 775

Cape of Good Hope
Pre-Adhesive Period
Octagonal Numeral Letter Stamps
No. 53 (Prince Albert): 1894 ½d. stationery envelope to Cape Town, marked "Matter for publication", cancelled by two strikes of unauthorised "53" in Octagon with Prince Albert c.d.s. alongside; also piece of paper showing superb impressions of blue "51" and "53" in Octagons struck by favour with manuscript "Obliterating stamps bearing numbers recovered from the Post Offices at Prince Albert (51) and Port Alfred (53)". Photo

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