ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK / TRANSVAAL
Postal History and Postal Stationery
- POSTAL HISTORY
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| T2653 |
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| 1882 (10th November), envelope addressed within the ZAR to Tweefontein, Waterberg, being an early example of mail from the Natorp & Tamsen correspondence. Bearing a diagonally bisected Transvaal QV ‘Bourne Head’ 6d olive-black (SG 137) tied by a superb strike of the ‘16’ target-type canceller with a very fine proving MARABAS STAD / ZUID AFRIKA (10 Nov) single circle datestamp at left. A few light stains, though a rare and unusual franking paying the correct 3d domestic letter rate. Cover 16 in the Jorgensen 2010 Census (2nd ZAR). Ex Burrus (1964); Marie de la Quellerie (1972); Dr. Alan Drysdall (2006); Besançon (2019); David Underwood collection, and beautifully written up on his display page. |
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| £750 |
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