Z.A.R. / TRANSVAAL
Postal History and Postal Stationery
POSTAL HISTORY
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| T2656 |
| 1884 (25th August), envelope addressed to England. Bearing Transvaal QV ‘Bourne Head’ 6d olive-black in combination with Celliers re-issue 1d grey and 3d pale red (SG 137, 171, 173) all tied by ‘ZAR’ in target-type cancellers with proving K. HOOP GOUDVELDEN / Z.A.R. (25 Aug) single circle datestamp (usual over-inked impression) at upper left, all struck in dark violet. Pretoria (29 Aug), Cape Town (9 Sep) and London (1 Oct) transit / arrival backstamps. Some light creasing, otherwise a very fine and attractive combination franking of a Queen Victoria adhesive used with ZAR issues and rare postal markings, sent from a small gold mining town in the Eastern Transvaal. Cover 73 in the Jorgensen 2010 Census. Ex Major Harold Criddle (1992); David Underwood collection, and beautifully written up on his display page. |
| £1,500 |
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