0423: Basutoland, 1878 QV Cape of Good Hope 4d Proving Cover for ‘Dumb Cancel'

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0423: Basutoland, 1878 QV Cape of Good Hope 4d Cover - Proving Cover for ‘Dumb Cancel’
LOT 0423: Basutoland, 1878 QV Cape of Good Hope 4d Cover to Moriga, with ‘Dumb Cancel’ Type K1 (Only Recorded Use of This Cancel) - from Maseru to Morija, posted 10 December 1878, readdressed to Thabana Morena, 4d Cape Rectangle tied by ‘Dumb Cancel’ (Type K1) with proving Maseru (Type D2) alongside, it has transit mark of “Mafeteng DE 10 78” (Type D1) & “Aliwal North DE 14 78”.
Provenance: Ex. Steven Gardiner Gold Medal Exhibit of Basutoland, & Ex. G.N. Gilbert & Hart, and illustrated in the Aubrey Scott book, “The Cancellations and Postal Markings of Basutoland/Lesotho Post Offices and their Historical Background”…
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References:
Aubrey Scott, “The Cancellations and Postal Markings of Basutoland/Lesotho Post Offices and their Historical Background, 1980.