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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4024

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection
Crown Undated Letter Stamps
1853 small entire from Cape Town "per Steamer Melbourne via England" to Utrecht, rated "8" (deleted), 1/4" and "100" (centimes) and showing, on reverse across join, Type 3? over-cancelled by London transit datestamp and docketed "Via Ostende 4 July 1853". Carried during the 1852-53 Contract of the Australian Royal Mail Line bi-monthly service calling at Cape Town and run by four ships

Note: Three of the four ships made one return voyage, the S.S. "Adelaide" did not. All exceeded the 63 days each way contracted, the S.S. "Australian" ran aground at Cape Town. The contract was cancelled in April 1853. Very little mail is recorded, especially homeward (Tabeart)

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Sold for
£260

Starting price
£70