By: Harmers International, Inc.
lot # 249 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
"Sample Post": 1907 (13 Dec.) Specially prepared printed blu
"Sample Post": 1907 (13 Dec.) Specially prepared printed blue linen-backed sample envelope from Port Elizabeth to Steytlerville (Willowmore) bearing 1902-04 1d carmine, canceled by PORT ELIZABETH DE 13 07 killer arc and emblem c.d.s extreme left, natural creasing due to contents. Very Rare., ex Dillaway.
SG 71.
The minimum charge for sample post in 1902 was 1d for 4oz. Barnett’s of Port Elizabeth, specializing in leather goods, was opened by a Polish immigrant, Poznanski Barnett, in 1863.
Estimate 150 200
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