CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Early Letters and Handstamps
Typed numbers in this section are taken from "Postmarks of the Cape of Good Hope" by Robert Goldblatt RDPSA, FRPSL
cover Undated entire (repaired tear and flap) to Cape Town, rated "2/-" and showing a superb strike of the oval medallion letter stamp (MLS1), and a further undated entire to the Earl of Caledon (Alexander Du Pré, Governor from 1807-11) showing a light strike of the same handstamp crossed by a filing crease
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cover Undated entire (repaired tear and flap) to Cape Town, rated "2/-" and showing a superb strike of the oval medallion letter stamp (MLS1), and a further undated entire to the Earl of Caledon (Alexander Du Pré, Governor from 1807-11) showing a light strike of the same handstamp crossed by a filing crease