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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4023

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection
Crown Undated Letter Stamps
1851 (31 Jan.) entire letter "Via England per Steam Packet Bosphorus" via England to Amsterdam, rated " and "8" and with a good strike of Type 4, the reverse with London datestamp, oval-framed "engeland/over ostende" and arrival datestamp (15.3); the contents (translated) include "I want to make use of the favourable opportunity of the "Bosphorus" which leaves to-morrow from Table Bay". Carried on the return maiden voyage of the General Screw Stream Shipping Co. vessel, the first packet boat to establish a regular monthly service to the Cape

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£210

Starting price
£210