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1858 (Aug 26) cover to the Cape of Good Hope with London Printings Imperf 6d dark blue SG 3 (margins good to large except where just touched at upper-right & with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right) tied by very fine '1' cancel of 'PORT ADELAIDE' (equally fine cds at left), oval 'PORT ELIZABETH/DE28/1858' & 'CAPE TOWN/ JA1/1859' b/s both in red, the faded address amateurishly reinstated. A rare destination from South Australia. [With the original letter - amateurishly repaired - signed "S Smart" who complains of not having received a bequest to which he claims to be entitled]