cover 1862 (13 May) cover from Port Elizabeth addressed to D'Urban, Natal, bearing 4d. blue single and pair, margins all round except at the left of the pair where the single overlaps, tied by black triangular cancellations; cover, with embossed crest of Thomson, Watson, Simpson & Co., Algoa Bay on the flap, backstamped Port Elizabeth red oval d.s.; scarce.

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cover 1862 (13 May) cover from Port Elizabeth addressed to D'Urban, Natal, bearing 4d. blue single and pair, margins all round except at the left of the pair where the single overlaps, tied by black triangular cancellations; cover, with embossed crest of Thomson, Watson, Simpson & Co., Algoa Bay on the flap, backstamped Port Elizabeth red oval d.s.; scarce.

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Note: The cover is addressed to Thos. Cooper Esq., Botanist from Kew Gardens.

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