Z.A.R. / TRANSVAAL
Postal History and Postal Stationery
- POSTAL HISTORY
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| T2640 |
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1879 (13th May), Transvaal / Cape of Good Hope combination franking envelope addressed to England. Bearing a single Transvaal QV ‘Bourne Head’ 6d olive-black (SG 137) tied by ‘13’ target-type canceller with proving LYDENBURG / ZUID AFRIKA (12 May) single circle datestamp at left. In combination with a defective Cape 6d violet (SG 25b) cancelled with a CAPE TOWN (27 May) single circle datestamp with an additional strike at left. London ‘PAID’ (19 Jun) arrival datestamp struck in red. Cover 14 in the Jorgensen 2010 Census. Ex the David Underwood collection and beautifully written up on his display page.
Note: the Cape rate to the UK effective 1st March 1877 until 30th March 1880 was 1/- per half ounce and required affixing 6d in Transvaal stamps and 6d in Cape stamps.
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| £450 |
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