cover 1864 (9 Mar.) large folded cover of the 96th Regt. from King William's Town addressed to London, bearing 1/- bright yellow-green, a remarkable block of six with good margins all round, tied by rather smudged triangular cancellations; the block with slight creasing and closed tears but in well above average condition for a multiple of this size on cover; cover showing London Paid d.s., backstamped "KING WILLIAMS TOWN/MR 9/1864" red oval d.s., "CAPE TOWN/MR 18/1864/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" red c.d.s. and upon arrival, "LONDON/AP 25/64" in black; very striking

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cover 1864 (9 Mar.) large folded cover of the 96th Regt. from King William's Town addressed to London, bearing 1/- bright yellow-green, a remarkable block of six with good margins all round, tied by rather smudged triangular cancellations; the block with slight creasing and closed tears but in well above average condition for a multiple of this size on cover; cover showing London Paid d.s., backstamped "KING WILLIAMS TOWN/MR 9/1864" red oval d.s., "CAPE TOWN/MR 18/1864/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" red c.d.s. and upon arrival, "LONDON/AP 25/64" in black; very striking
Provenance
Huston, 1961, lot 299
Wilkins
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982, lot 596