By: Harmers International, Inc.
lot # 247 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
"Undelivered For Reason Stated": 1903 (6 May) local rate Gra
"Undelivered For Reason Stated": 1903 (6 May) local rate Grahamstown cover bearing 1902-04 1d carmine, tied by double circle GRAHAMSTOWN MAY 6 03 emblem c.d.s., envelope was redirected to Port Alfred (20 May 1903), marked "Unknown" and "Unclaimed" in red ms., a variety of other ms. markings and deletions, returned to Grahamstown (19 May 1903), again (24 May 1903), again (21 July 1903) and for the last time (29 July 1903). Cover bears violet four-line UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER AT/ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER/FROM R. L. O., CAPE TOWN handstamp (RLO 8) and violet RETURNED L O JY 24 03 CAPE TOWN c.d.s. (RLO 2) backstamp. Remarkable, ex Dillaway.
SG 71.
This cover predates Goldblatt by six years.
Estimate 300 400
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