Lot 4237
1899 (24 Nov.) envelope to Swakopmund (25.11), bearing 1898 overprinted 10pf carmine (Michel 7), cancelled by pen cross, with manuscript "24 11 99" date below, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
The construction of a railway line from Swakopmund to Windhoek began in 1897. While the 382 kilometer line was under construction, a mobile postal agency was installed at the advancing railhead, and official instructions were issued in 1898 for the handling of mail. Train drivers were obliged to accept mail at any stop where there was no post office. The stamps were to be cancelled by hand and the date and name of the station to be written below.
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