Lot 301
Used to England: 1884 (1 Dec.) single rate mourning envelope from King Williams Town to Reading, England bearing 1882-82 1d rose-red (6, single, pair and a strip of three, some edge placement faults), cancelled by large format "4" BONC, bears KING WILLIAMS TOWN DE 1 84 c.d.s., backstamped with slightly unclear Cape Town transit c.d.s. and Reading receiver of December 23 1884. Rare., ex Dillaway (SG 41).
Estimate $150 - 200
Shown here is a proving cover for the Numeral canceller in the 4.5.4. format. The large "4" design is omitted from current literature. Jurgens (1943) and Goldblatt (1983) record only the 2.5.2.format whereas Frescura (2002), who queried its existence in 1983, does not differentiate between the two (large and small "4s"), and still omits the large "4"canceller from his latest publication.
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