Lot 158
1892 attractive pen and ink satirical...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5916
Auction: 3 March 2020 at 00:00 GMT
£290
Description
1892 attractive pen and ink satirical hand Illustrated envelope sent from Macloutsie 'DE 19 92' to England. Depicting a native, dressed in western clothes as a safari hunter, leaning on his rifle and in the act of expelling the British Bechunaland 6d stamp from his body; the front handwritten tax mark of 6d deleted and alongside hand stamped tax mark of 1/-, the reverse with Vryberg 'DE 26 92' transit and Chippenham 'JA 16 93' arrival cds. Small part missing at top and a couple of other faults nevertheless an attractive and unique cover
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