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1859 (Apr) Local cover of Cape of Good Hope to Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope), franked with 4d (Cape of Good Hope), canceled by grid postmark. Via Aliwal April 5, 1859. Arrive in Cape Town April 7, 1859

British Commonwealth / South Africa (... 1961)
Catalog: Stanley Gibbons 6
Catalog value: $133
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