Lot 130
1853: 1d pale brick-red on deeply blued paper, a vertical block of four, neatly cancelled by small triangular obliterators to 1855 (13 June) folded letter sheet from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, block with good to large margins two sides showing portions of two adjoining stamps, just in on other two sides, backstamped with double oval PORT ELIZABETH JU 13 1855 town datestamp and red double oval CAPE TOWN JU 16 1855 town datestamp receiver, scarce and attractive. Ex Johnson. Peter Holcombe Cert. (1986) stating "The block has been lifted and replaced on to the cover (possibly to check the paper coloring) and there is a small surface thinning between the pairs in the lower margin well clear of the stamps.", ex Dillaway; Holcombe Cert. (1986). SG 1.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Since the mail cart from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, Route No 4, at this time was a six-day journey via Somerset East, this letter would have been delivered by ship from Algoa Bay.
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