Lot 350
Used to the United States: 1877 (25 May) single packet rate envelope from Port Elizabeth to Chicago, Illinois bearing 1864-77 6d violet, 1871-76 1d carmine-red and 4d dull blue (Four copies), all tied by barred oval "2" handstamps, cover bears PORT ELIZABETH MY 25 77 c.d.s., CAPE TOWN MY 29 77 CAPE COLONY and red London Paid transits, also tying four stamps, red manuscript crayon "2½" 2½d credit on fully paid single rate letters from the Cape to the U.K. on mail to U.P.U. countries transiting the U.K., no backstamps, Chicago lined through in pencil and Evanston added, envelope is a little fragile, a scarce four color combination. Purportedly Ex Dale-Lichtenstein, possibly from lot 635., ex Dillaway. SG 25b, 29, 30.
Estimate $400 - 500.
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