ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK / TRANSVAAL
Postal History and Postal Stationery
- POSTAL HISTORY
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| T2754 |
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| 1902 (11th June), mourning envelope addressed to England. Bearing Transvaal ½d green and 2½d dull blue and green overprinted ‘V.R.I.’ (SG 226, 229). The envelope was posted in the Cape and shows a CAPE TOWN (11 Jun) squared circle datestamp alongside and not cancelling the adhesives. The stamps were deemed invalid and marked as such with a blue circle below each. The envelope was then taxed and received an octagonal ‘T/10c’ and a ‘2D / I.S./E’ (British Inland Section) handstamp. With an Exeter (2? Jun) arrival struck on the front. Unusual |
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| £45 |
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