Lot 4050
1895 (Apr.) envelope from a soldier in Keetmanshoop to Spiergsten (21.5) via Cape Town (2?4), bearing Cape of Good Hope rectangular 2½d indistinctly cancelled by numeral barred obliterator, with "Steinkopf/Cape Colony" c.d.s. (22.4) adjacent, part of flap at back with sender's endorsement missing also affecting backstamps, Fine and rare routing.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The German Post Office in Keetmanshoop did not open until 15 October 1895, and this route was one of the fastest means of forwarding mail sent from Keetmanshoop. The letter is from the Morenga correspondence, and there is a similar letter with the soldier sender's address intact in the Grieshaber collection.
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