Lot 135
1853: 4d blue on paper slightly blued, PAIR, canceled by small triangular obliterator on 1854 (14 Feb.) single contract rate mourning envelope from Grahamstown to Dublin, Ireland, good to large margins, endorsed "Per first Mail Steamer to England" and bears ms "1/-" due to be collected from the recipient, backstamped red double oval GRAHAMSTOWN FE 14 1854 town datestamp with red CAPE TOWN FE 18 1854 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE transit c.d.s., London transit of 21 April 1854 and Dublin next day receiver, scarce and attractive, very fine, ex Sir Henry Tucker, Johnson, Dillaway. SG 4a.
Estimate $500 - 700
Both the covers above were conveyed on the same vessel of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company, the R.M.S. Hydaspes.
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