Lot 1725
GB c. 1894 London 9ct stamp case in the form of an envelope





Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5933
Auction: 26 July 2022 at 01:00 BST
Estimate: £300 - £500
Description
c. 1894 London 9ct stamp case in the form of an envelope, the front bearing a tiny enamelled 1881 GB 1d. lilac "cancelled" by a black enamel London duplex cancel dated Feb. 14 1894 and addressed to Johannesburg, the top with a single pivot swing-top lid and a chain attachment at side; fine and very rare, this being the first of this type we have seen in gold.





