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**Cape of Good Hope thru Germany**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3070		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1893, 1p on 2p Bister, Double Surcharge (58a, SG 57c). Original gum, clear second surcharge, choice centering, small toned spot below "Hope", Very Fine appearance, with 2012 P.F. certificate, unpriced in either Scott or SG as as unused, SG £450 as used, Scott Retail as used (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3071		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAFEKING, 1900, 1sh on 4p Pale Olive Green (166, SG 5). Bright color, tied by neat strike of "Mafeking C.G.H. MY 15 1900" circular datestamp on small piece, fresh and Very Fine, postmarked two days before the siege was lifted, SG £425 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	425.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
3072		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAFEKING, 1900, 1sh on 6p Violet on Rose Paper (176, SG 15). Rich color, tied by well-struck "Mafeking C.G.H. ? 10, 1900" circular datestamp on small piece, Very Fine and choice, SG £850 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3073		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAFEKING, 1900, 2sh on 1sh Green (177, SG 16). Rich color, tied by "Mafeking C.G.H. ? 17, 1900" circular datestamp on small piece, fresh and Very Fine, the siege of Mafeking was lifted on May 17, 1900 when British forces fought their way in to relieve the city, unfortunately we cannot make out the month of the cancel but it may have been cancelled on this day, with 1985 P.F. certificate, SG £600 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3074		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAFEKING, 1900, 1p Blue on Blue Laid, Maj. Goodyear (178, SG 17). Rich color, tied by "Mafeking C.G.H. MY 15, 1900" circular datestamp on small piece, fresh and Very Fine, cancelled two days before the siege was lifted, with 1986 P.F. certificate, SG £300 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	425.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3075		CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAFEKING, 1900, 3p Blue on Blue, Baden-Powell (179, SG 20). Choice centering with wide and balanced margins, intense shade, neat strike of "Mafeking C.G.H. MY 13, 1900" circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, cancelled four days before the siege was lifted, SG £400 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	400.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3076		CUBA, 1855, 2rp Orange Red (4). Vertical block of 60, margins virtually all around, nice color, each column with vertical manuscript line cancel, column three pre-print paper fold, few other creases, minor tear at bottom and pos. 55 damaged, still a striking large multiple of Cuba's First Issue and suitable for display Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
3077		FRANCE, 1863-70, 10c Bistre on Yellowish, Diagonal Half Used as 5c (32c, Yvert 28B var). Used with 20c Dull Blue on Bluish (57) and tied by "4013" lozenge, "Trelon 10 Sept. 1871" double circle datestamp on cover front only to Paris, Very Fine and scarce, especially as a mixed issue use, with 1991 A. Diena and 1978 Swiss certificates, Yvert e4,200 as full cover, Scott Retail as full cover $3,750.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3078		FRANCE, Ballon Monte. France 30c tied by Star of Dots, "Paris 23 Nov. 70" double-circle datestamp on small folded letter to Brussels, Belgium, receiving backstamp (Dec. 6), fresh and Very Fine, carried on the Ville d'Orleans which went drastically off course and had to jettison some of its mail bags to avoid crashing into the North Sea, the pilot and copilot bailed out in Norway but the balloon drifted away and was found a few days later, a more complete history of this interesting trip can be found at http://www.scc-online.org/ph05may.pdf , Yvert e800 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3079		FRANCE, 1863-70, 80c Carmine on Yellowish (36a, Yvert 32a). Horizontal block of eight, choice centering, tied by six-point star of dots lozenges on oversize linen-lined cover to Mauritius, red "Paris 1 Oct. 1863" double-circle datestamp, small red boxed "PD" handstamp, printed address and "VOIE DE SUEZ" routing instructions, small erosion in address area (linen lining shows through), Very Fine appearance, scarce use, with 1976 A. Diena certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3080		FRANCE, 1924, 25c 8th Olympics, Imperforate (199a, Yvert 184a). Mint N.H., huge margins incl. right sheet margin, Extremely Fine, Yvert e1,600 as hinged (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction

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