Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4

1885 (April 5): Registered cover from E. Tamsen to the Hague, franked on back with block of nine and single 1883 1 d. grey-black, typographed by J.F. Celliers, perforated 12, and 1878 6 d. olive black marginal pair, the block “cancelled” by sender’s oval cachet, front struck with boxed “REGISTERED / TRANSVAAL” handstamp, black oval “R” and red oval “REGISTERED / LONDON” transit, Gravenhage arrival cds (Apr 23) ties 6 d. pair, cover toned and with some creasing, yet a scarce franking, opened on three sides for display.
Note: This cover is #91 in “Early Covers from the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek/ Transvaal” by Lars Jorgensen.