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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
%d grey black and 3d claret
January 1886 and January 1881
Cape Town to Hungary
June 1897
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The hooded registered cds of Cape Town, the handstruck 'R' [which was
put on in Budapest] and the use of the 3d claret just before it was
replaced with the 3d magenta in September 1898.
Cape Colony joined the UPU on the Ist January 1895 and as a result the first step
letter rate to all member countries of the UPU became 2 lf2d for each lf2 ounce. The
registration fee was 4d making the total paid 6 lf2d. 
