Lot 283
Used to England: 1873 (26 Jan.) single packet rate mourning cover from Post Retief (Division of Fort Beaufort) to Sussex, England bearing 1864-77 1s green, cancelled by double oval POST-RETIEF JA 26 1873 datestamp with CAPE TOWN FE 3 73 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. alongside, cover backstamped with unclear Grahamstown transit c.d.s. and Hawkhurst (Sussex) receiver of 17 March 1873, Rare., ex Dillaway. SG 26a.
Estimate $200 - 300
This cover was conveyed by the twice weekly postcart to Fort Beaufort for onward delivery to Cape Town and thence by mail steamer to England. The post office in this small village 20 miles from Fort Beaufort was opened in May 1854.
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| Opening Bid $95 |
