cover 1863 (19 Sep.) cover from Cape Town, original letter enclosed, addressed to Holland, bearing 1/- bright emerald-green, good margins two sides, close at foot, cut-into at left corner, trace of marginal tear, and 1d. rose block of three, just cut-into along side of one stamp, otherwise margins all round, slightly stained, all tied by black triangular cancellations; cover backstamped "CAPE TOWN/SP 19/1863/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" red c.d.s., "LONDON/OC 20/63" blue c.d.s. and "LEIDEN/21/10/1863" red c.d.s.; rare

Details
cover 1863 (19 Sep.) cover from Cape Town, original letter enclosed, addressed to Holland, bearing 1/- bright emerald-green, good margins two sides, close at foot, cut-into at left corner, trace of marginal tear, and 1d. rose block of three, just cut-into along side of one stamp, otherwise margins all round, slightly stained, all tied by black triangular cancellations; cover backstamped "CAPE TOWN/SP 19/1863/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" red c.d.s., "LONDON/OC 20/63" blue c.d.s. and "LEIDEN/21/10/1863" red c.d.s.; rare
Provenance
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982, lot 1138