Lot 573
Cape of Good Hope 1858 mourning envelope to...




Stamps & Covers of the World | 5951
Auction: Day 2
£6,600
Description
1858 mourning envelope to England franked with 1d brick-red on slightly blued paper (2, one creased) and 4d deep blue on white paper, all good to large margins, tied by triangle of bars, the obverse with London (3.7) arrival, the reverse with red Durban (20.5) despatch, Cape Town cds and ovals (both 20.5), Cape Packet, blue Devonport (2.7) and Chelmsford (3.7) cds. An extremely rare and desirable cover. Ex- Dale, Lichtenstein, 1989. SG 3, 6 R
SRN: ‘Cover offered with RPSL Certificate (1994)’




