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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1033

(x) Basutoland
1844 (26 May) entire letter from a French missionary, Eugene Casalis, in Basutoland headed "Thaba Bossiu" and addressed to his mother in France "care of Rev Dr Philips, Church Square, Cape Town", rated "8" (deleted), "1/2" in red and "21" (decimes), showing framed "colonies/&c.art.12" in red, London transit d.s., red Boulogne entry d.s. and, on reverse, straight-line "ship letter" with various London and French datestamps; the face panel with some stains at right. A very rare and early cover from Basutoland. Photo

Note: The first three missionaries arrived in Basutoland in 1833. They were Eugene Casalis, Thomas Arbousset and Constant Gosselin from the French Evangelical Missionary Society. The nearest post office was more than 300 miles away at Colesberg.

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Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£1200