Lot 817
1887 envelope addressed to Germany bearing 2 x 3d pale claret and 2d bistre (SG 43,50a) tied by neat triangular




Stamps & Covers of The World | S24006
Auction: 28 August 2024 at 10:00 BST
£78
Description
1887 envelope addressed to Germany bearing 2 x 3d pale claret and 2d bistre (SG 43,50a) tied by neat triangular COGH cancellations, with fine ‘LADY GREY DIV. ALIWAL NORTH/OC 7 87’ single circle date stamp and large “2½d” accountancy stamp in red. Transits for Aliwal North, Cape Town, London and Rheine on reverse, also showing private cachet of ‘E Michaelis’ German bookseller on reverse. Minor faults but an attractive example of the triangular cancellations.




