Lot 254
Octagonal Numeral Reissued: 1874 (7 Dec.) double rate blue folded letter from Port Alfred to Cape Town bearing 1864-77 4d blue PAIR, tied by centrally struck octagonal "51" handstamp, CAPE TOWN DE 12 74 CAPE COLONY c.d.s. receiver with proving double oval PORT ALFRED DE 7 1874 town backstamp, small mend on back flap, very rare., ex Dillaway. SG 24a.
Estimate $200 - 300
This is the item of record for the earliest date of use of a reallocated octagonal numeral datestamp. 1877 was previously confirmed as the effective date for the reissue. Number 51 was previously used at Bathurst, other reallocated numerals being Stellenbosch 10, Swellendam 30 and Prince Albert 53, all in the Western Cape.
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