Used on Cover
cover 1864 (8 Dec.) cover from Graaff Reinett "per Mail Str" addressed to Scotland, bearing 6d. slate-lilac singles (2), both cut into, tied by black triangular cancellations; cover backstamped "GRAAFF REINETT/DE 8/1864" red oval, "GREENOCK/X/JA 28/1865" and "DUNOON/B/JA 28/65", showing on the front "CAPE TOWN/B/DE 15/64/CAPE COLONY" and "PAID/DEVONPORT/CAPE PACKET/27 JA 65" c.d.s.; neat and attractive.
Details
cover 1864 (8 Dec.) cover from Graaff Reinett "per Mail Str" addressed to Scotland, bearing 6d. slate-lilac singles (2), both cut into, tied by black triangular cancellations; cover backstamped "GRAAFF REINETT/DE 8/1864" red oval, "GREENOCK/X/JA 28/1865" and "DUNOON/B/JA 28/65", showing on the front "CAPE TOWN/B/DE 15/64/CAPE COLONY" and "PAID/DEVONPORT/CAPE PACKET/27 JA 65" c.d.s.; neat and attractive.
Provenance
Sir Maxwell Joseph, 1982