Lot 21070 – 1853 1d pale brick-red, two singles & 1855-58 1s bright yellow-green

Stamp of South Africa » Cape of Good Hope 1853 1d pale brick-red, two singles & 1855-58 1s bright yellow-green

Lot 21070 – 1853 1d pale brick-red, two singles & 1855-58 1s bright yellow-green

South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
38’000 – 42’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 13 Jun 2018 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1853 1d pale brick-red, two singles & 1855-58 1s bright yellow-green, all with good to large margins, neatly tied on 1858 small neat entire from Villiers Dorp to Cape Town, by two strikes of the clear “CGH” triangular cancel.

Mostly certainly a registered usage although not marked as such. A spectacular and unique franking with a late usage of the Cape’s first stamp, a colourful showpiece, cert. BPA (1997) 

Catalogue ref: 1, 8

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