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RARE PACKET LETTER MARK

he recent ‘Worldwide & Great Britain’ sale at Cavendish Philatelic Auctions saw a Cape of Good Hope pre-stamp cover attract interest. The 1818 cover featured the rare oval ‘CAPE OF GOOD HOPE/PACKETLETTER’ datestamp and was sent to London (Huth & Co) and featured a wax seal and London arrival datestamp. The lot

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