Lot 4217
1905 (21 Jan.) cover front to Freiburg (15.3) via Ramansdrift and Cape Town (11.2), bearing 3pf vertical pair, 5pf (3), 10pf, 20pf vertical pair, 25pf block of four and 30pf vertical pair, cancelled by "Warmbad/21-1.05/D.S.W. Afrika" provisional three-line date stamp, with "Ramansdrift" printed registration label, faults or defects, Fine and exceptional usage.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
THE ONLY RECORDED REGISTERED ITEM WITH THIS CANCELLATION.
Provenance: Dr Oxenius
On 27-28 November, Warmbad was attacked several times by the Namas under Morenga. It appears that the canceller was lost during the fighting. Until the arrival of the new cancellation device on 18 February 1905, a provisional typeset canceller was utilized.
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