Lot 252
Insufficiently Stamped: 1873 (19 June) large cover front from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town bearing 1864-77 4d deep blue, tied by barred oval "2" handstamp, bears rare straight-line INSUFFLY STAMPED handstamp (SP 19), PORT ELIZABETH JU 19 73 c.d.s. and CAPE-TOWN JU 23 73 CAPE-COLONY c.d.s., taxed 8d hence ms. "8," also ms. notation at lower left "The Comm.(issioner) declines to pay 8d for this C. B. Elliott (signed) 31.7.73," front faintly creased at right. Very Rare., ex Dillaway. SG 24c.
Estimate $300 - 400
Underfranked by 4d. the letter was treated as wholly unpaid and taxed 8d the rate for over ½oz. but under 1oz. Payment was refused by the Commissioner for Public Works addressee and filed at the Cape Town post office to record non delivery. The handstamp is unrecorded by Jurgens (1943) but Goldblatt (1984) records it amongst the group of highest rated marks of the Rectangular Period.
|
| |
| Opening Bid $145 |
