Transvaal 1880 QV 1/- Franking "via Kimberley & Cape Town"

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Description

  • 1880 Envelope from Lydenburg to England
  • "Via Kimberley & Cape Town"
  • franked at the 1/- rate (from April 1st 1880) with single lower marginal QV Bourne Head 1/- green (SG 161)
  • tied by light strike of triple ring numeral (probably 13) postmark.
  • Lydenburg cds DEC 6 and Cape Town transit cds of DE 21 both also struck on the front.
  • Pretoria DE 11 transit & Godalming arrival JA 11 81 as backstamps.
  • Annotated "Received open" on reverse.
  • F-VF, minor imperfections,
  • a pleasing example, scarce.