Lot 233
Double Arc Datestamp: 1876 (10 Sep.) envelope from Graaff- Reinet to Wheatlands bearing 1864-77 4d blue, canceled by "18" BONC, bears WHEATLANDS 1876 SP 11 c.d.s., backstamped with GRAAFF REINET SP 10 76 origin c.d.s., scarce., ex Dillaway. SG 24a.
Estimate $150 - 200
The post office in this small farming village near Graaff-Reinet was opened as Wheatlands, Buffels Hoek on 30 November 1858. Only this datestamp shows the year slug above the month and day slugs.
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