1880 Envelope (Oct 2) to New York franked QV 1d's & 6d tied barred oval numeral 4 (Umhlali). Below, a superb crisp strike of the rare L1 shield type cds incorporating numeral 4 (also UMHLALI) dated 2 10 1880. A seldom encountered illustration of these numeral postmarks on cover thus showing the intended use of the two implements of matching numerals at the allocated post office. Durban, London & new York backstamps. Interesting destination, minor imperfections, F-VF, rare.
