CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Postal History, Postal Stationery
POSTAL HISTORY
MC617
Postal History 1897 (8th January), QV 1d embossed envelope uprated with 1d rectangular (SG 59), each cancelled unclear BONC (as apparently so often with these), further small 'ROBBEN ISLAND / SP 8 97' datestamp alongside. Addressed to Johannesburg, despatch and arrival backstamps.
£120