Lot no. 1154

1863, 30 cmi. brown, London printing, 5 copies, tied by numeral "320" to cover from "ARDENZA 22 AGO 66" to Maritzburg, Natal, endorsed "By Egypt and Mauritius", transported via Brindisi and "ALEXANDRIA SP 5 66". 2 stamps with minor perforation flaws, otherwise very fine and fresh. An outstanding pre-UPU cover to South Africa. Certificates Bottacchi (1999) and Serra (2005), ex Rolf Rohlfs