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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1034

(x) Basutoland
Early Letters
1859 (16 Jan.) envelope from Montpellier addressed to "Revd F Daumas, care of John Syme, Cape Town", re-addressed to Bloemfontein and then to Daumas; the envelope bears 1854 Napoleon imperf 20c. (5, some touched or just into) cancelled by small numeral "2123", showing framed "p.p." in red, red crayon "1", despatch and London Paid datestamps with, on reverse, Devonport and Cape Town c.d.s.; the envelope with some light discolouration. A great rarity. Bach and Eichele Certificate (2001). Photo

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£950