Cape of Good Hope 1853 Swellendam Postmaster's Local Handstamp

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  • 1853 SWELLENDAM POSTMASTER'S LOCAL HANDSTAMP:
  • Folded entire from "Swellendam, 18th March 1853" endorsed "Prepaid" and correctly rated "4".
  • Adressed to "CJC Gie Esq, Secretary to the Board of Executors, Cape Town".
  • Bearing at top left a strike of the Swellendam Postmater's local straightline PREPAID handstamp (Goldblatt PM3) used in combination with the OCTAGONAL 30 handstamp.
  • Couple folds and perimeter imperfections.
  • A Cape rarity, probably less than half a dozen examples extant.
  • An exhibition piece.