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500 €

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27 April 2020 | 22h 00

Lot description

COSTA DE ORO. 1872 (Nov 10). Envelope, crested 'Spero' on reverse, addressed from Cape Coast Castle to Edinburgh by D. Patrick Chalmers, with superb "PAID AT CAPE COAST CASTLE" double ring cds in red (Macrae 8). Rated "5" pence in red manuscript due to G.P.O. for ½ ounce rate and "1" penny inland. 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds in red of transit (Dec 2) and reverse with Edinburgh arrival cds. Very scarce: the datestamp was issued to the Colony in October 1871. Biro marks at left, nevertheless rare and attractive cover.

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