Lot 601
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cover An interesting pair of combination covers to England comprising 1870 (June) bearing Orange Free State 6d. cancelled by barred obliterator, in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4d. (defective) and 6d. pair, all cancelled by duplex "1" of Cape Town and with companion transit c.d.s. (30.6) alongside, arrival backstamp (8.8); 1871 (Nov.) cover (a couple of peripheral faults) bearing Orange Free State 1d. strip of six (folded around left edge resulting in some damage upon opening of the reverse flap, another stamp on face with corner fault), cancelled by barred obliterator, in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4d. strip of four (one defective) similarly cancelled "1" and with Cape Town transit c.d.s. (4.11)

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cover An interesting pair of combination covers to England comprising 1870 (June) bearing Orange Free State 6d. cancelled by barred obliterator, in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4d. (defective) and 6d. pair, all cancelled by duplex "1" of Cape Town and with companion transit c.d.s. (30.6) alongside, arrival backstamp (8.8); 1871 (Nov.) cover (a couple of peripheral faults) bearing Orange Free State 1d. strip of six (folded around left edge resulting in some damage upon opening of the reverse flap, another stamp on face with corner fault), cancelled by barred obliterator, in combination with Cape of Good Hope 4d. strip of four (one defective) similarly cancelled "1" and with Cape Town transit c.d.s. (4.11)