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Africa Cape of Good Hope

ln Africa, settlements in British Colonies of Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius and other far southern African colonies were
greater than central or northern areas, or countries outside of the Commonwealth. Scots migrated to The Cape of Good
Hope and Mauritius, in particular, establishing plantations and exporting crops.
This section is organized by country and chronologically.

6d paid
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1 d Accountancy
1853-1900s mark, credit for
inland delivery
C G H Obliterator

Cape Packet Marking
Reverse

Cape Town, 19 June, 1858-42 days
Paid letter to Edinburgh, per packet ship Norman. Red Id credit marking.
31 July, Edinburgh anival.
Let ter to a student of Medicine.

6dpaid

Port Elizabeth, 5 July, 1878- 31 days

Paid letter rate per RMS Steamer datelined to Glasgow, 8 July Port Elizabeth, 9 July Cape
Town, Cape Colony transit mark, 5 August Rutherglen, Glasgow.

Rutherglen, near to Glasgow, was the center of heavy industry, a long coal mining history, and also home of Caledonian pottery.