RSA / "HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY, MADIBA" / SPECTACULAR COVER SET! / FINE CONDITION.

Item description: 18 JULY 2008, 90th BIRTHDAY CANCELLATIONS FROM "ROBBEN ISLAND", "QUNU" (THE BIRTHPLACE OF NELSON MANDELA) AS WELL AS "NELSON MANDELA POST OFFICE"! These Post Offices are in remote areas of the country and not easily accessable. Obtaining such cancellations on 18 July could only have been achieved with the very greatest of effort and financial implications! The items are in fine condition. The Lot also includes a full set of SAPO issued "Happy 90th Birthday, Madiba" items and a "Robben Island" stamp sheetlet in UM condition. PLEASE VIEW ALL ILLUSTRATIONS. 

ARGUABLY THE MOST DESIRABLE MANDELA BIRTHDAY COVERS AND CERTAINLY AMONGST THE SCARCEST OF THEM ALL!

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Shipping: Standardised rates apply to all shipments under 1kg to destinations within the Republic of South Africa and is not negotiable. Registered Mail or Parcel Post is available at R30.00 per shipment. Quality packaging used. (Collectable stamps used when possible and at sellers discretion). The  "Speed Services" courier option is available  at R50.00 per shipment. Registered letters to foreign destinations charged at R45.00 (Namibia R40.00). Shipping at regular intervals.