Lot 198
1863-64 1s bright emerald-green, good to very large margins all around showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied by large triangular obliterator on single packet rate 1863 (15 Oct.), envelope from Grahamstown to Mackworth, Derbyshire, England, cover bears red PAID DEVONPORT CAPE PACKET 21 NO 63 c.d.s. and red ms. crayon "11" (11d credit to the U.K.), backstamped with red double oval GRAHAMSTOWN OC 15 1863 town datestamp, CAPE TOWN OC 20 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE transit c.d.s. and Derby 22 November 1863 receiver, envelope has small portions of the top back flap missing. Extremely rare and attractive., Ex "Solomon" (Kuyas), Johnson, Dillaway. Signed Richard Johnson; P. Holcombe Cert. (1985). SG 21; £3,750 ($5,120).
Estimate $2,500 - 3,000.
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