Lot 2
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cover 1859 (19 Feb.) envelope from Mary, wife of David Livingstone, at Kuruman to London, carried to Hope Town and there franked with Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 6d. rose-lilac with good to large margins and lightly cancelled with triangular obliterator, the reverse with Hope Town double-arc d.s. (4 March) and Cape Town c.d.s. (9 March), annotated on face "Mrs Livingstone Kuruman Feb 19.59" and with London Paid arrival c.d.s. for 2 May in red below. Photo
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cover 1859 (19 Feb.) envelope from Mary, wife of David Livingstone, at Kuruman to London, carried to Hope Town and there franked with Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 6d. rose-lilac with good to large margins and lightly cancelled with triangular obliterator, the reverse with Hope Town double-arc d.s. (4 March) and Cape Town c.d.s. (9 March), annotated on face "Mrs Livingstone Kuruman Feb 19.59" and with London Paid arrival c.d.s. for 2 May in red below. Photo

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cover 1859 (19 Feb.) envelope from Mary, wife of David Livingstone, at Kuruman to London, carried to Hope Town and there franked with Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 6d. rose-lilac with good to large margins and lightly cancelled with triangular obliterator, the reverse with Hope Town double-arc d.s. (4 March) and Cape Town c.d.s. (9 March), annotated on face "Mrs Livingstone Kuruman Feb 19.59" and with London Paid arrival c.d.s. for 2 May in red below. Photo
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.