cover 1861 (1 Apr.) entire addressed to Port Elizabeth, bearing 1d. brick-red block of four with enormous margins except at lower left where very close; entire backstamped "PORT ELIZABETH/AP 1/1861" red oval; the block with ironed horizontal filing crease at top affecting one stamp and 8mm. scissor cut at lower left just touching corner of one stamp and into design of another stamp; fresh | Christie's

Lot 52

cover 1861 (1 Apr.) entire addressed to Port Elizabeth, bearing 1d. brick-red block of four with enormous margins except at lower left where very close; entire backstamped "PORT ELIZABETH/AP 1/1861" red oval; the block with ironed horizontal filing crease at top affecting one stamp and 8mm. scissor cut at lower left just touching corner of one stamp and into design of another stamp; fresh

Details

cover 1861 (1 Apr.) entire addressed to Port Elizabeth, bearing 1d. brick-red block of four with enormous margins except at lower left where very close; entire backstamped "PORT ELIZABETH/AP 1/1861" red oval; the block with ironed horizontal filing crease at top affecting one stamp and 8mm. scissor cut at lower left just touching corner of one stamp and into design of another stamp; fresh

Provenance

Caspary, 1958, lot 261
Wilkins
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982, lot 279
"Bonaventure", 1993, lot 101