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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4052

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection
The Donald Currie Castle Line
1875 (10 Aug.) double rate envelope from Cape Town "Per 'Donald Currie' Line" by the Edinburgh Castle, which left Cape Town on 10 August, to Yorkshire, bearing 4d. blue cancelled "1" and showing despatch datestamp, manuscript "4" in red crayon, "6" (deleted), circular-framed "8d", London (3.9) and arrival (4.9) datestamps, all on face, the reverse with fine "cape-packet/plymouth" datestamp applied in error, arrival datestamp on reverse; a little soiled though most unusual

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Estimate
£300 to £350

Starting price
£210