Cape of Good Hope 1849 Octagonal 36 Plettenberg Bay, Rare

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Description

  • 1849 PLETTENBERG BAY to Cape Town:
  • Wrapper rated "4d" and bearing at upper right a light but clear strike of the
  • PLETTENBERG BAY OCTAGONAL 36 handstamp.
  • Addressed "Paid" to "John Stewart Esq, Master of the Supreme Court... "
  • with front showing pencilled date "(3/12/49)" and arrival mark strike of the Undated Letter Stamp.
  • This is the earliest recorded date for the Octagonal 36.
  • Fine, rare.