Details
cover 1865 (27 Jul.) letter wrapper from Fraserburgh addressed to Port Elizabeth, bearing 4d. steel-blue, large margins except at lower left where just touched, used in combination with Perkin's, Bacon 6d. slate-lilac, good to large margins, slight staining and small crease, tied by triangular cancellations; wrapper, endorsed "Registered", with slight faults including staining, backstamped "FRASERBURGH/JY 27 1865" black oval d.s. and PORT ELIZABETH/AU 4/65/CAPE COLONY" c.d.s.; very scarce
Provenance
Caspary, 1958, sale 12, lot 281
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982, lot 478
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982, lot 478