Lot 4005
1884 (circa Nov.) envelope from Lüderitzbucht to Dr. Schenck's brother in Siegen, Germany (21.1.85), endorsed "Abs. Dr. A. Schenck, Angra Pequena" and bearing Cape of Good Hope rectangular ½d, 1d, and 6d, cancelled by "Cape-Town/Cape Colony" squared circle date stamp (31.12) and showing handstruck "2½" in red, Very Fine and the earliest known letter from this correspondence.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
In 1883, the Bay of Angra Pequena was purchased by the German merchant Adolf Lüderitz. It was placed under German protection on 24 April 1884 and renamed Lüderitzbucht.
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