THE HANDSTRUCK LETTER STAMPS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE FROM 1792 TO 1853

Jurgens (A.A.)

Description:

And the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910. Including unrecorded information about the Rouletted and bisected Stamps, Revenue Stamps used for Postal Duty, and various Bank cancellations found on the Triangular and Rectangular Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope.

De Luxe Edition: 140 pages, frontispiece portrait of Smuts, many illustrations, 2 maps, full red leather gilt, all edges gilt, signed by the author, a very good copy.

Details:

• Publisher: Published by the author
• Publisher Place: Cape Town
• Date of Publication: No date (1943)
• Edition: De Luxe Edition
• Binding Condition: Very Good
• Overall Condition: Very Good
• Size: 4to (315 x 235 mm)

• Lot No: 82
• Hammer Price: $150
• Bids: 1
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• Estimate: $200/250
• Reserve: $150

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