Cape of Good Hope 1792c VOC Double Strike Wrapper, Rare, Cert
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- c1794 Folded letter wrapper (230x101mm) from Holland to the Cape bearing
- DOUBLE STRIKE of the VOC 6 STUIVER HANDSTAMP (Goldblatt VOC1)
- paying the double letter sheet rate.
- Addressed to "Mijnheer N Kervel, Secretaris van de Weeskamer aan de Cabo de Bonne Esperance."
- Talismanic inscription "Met vrind, die God geleijde" at lower left; pair of wax seal remnants on reverse.
- An exceedingly rare example of the infrequent use of multiple VOC markings.
- Photo-cert: PFSA.