Lot 3145
State Dept., 1873, 10¢ dark green (O62), tied by "New- York Dec 11" duplex cancel with 5¢ brown Garfield (#205) and by cork cancel, "Cleveland O" c.d.s. on 1883 cover to Cape Town, South Africa via South Hampton, three line handstamp on reverse reads in part "Forwarded by the United States Government Genl…"; New York & Cape Town backstamp, reduced a bit at right, Fine, 15¢ British mail rate to South Africa.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE ONLY RECORDED OFFICIAL COVER TO SOUTH AFRICA AS WELL AS A VERY RARE STATE MIXED FRANKING.
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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| Realized $5,750 |
