Lote 4066 Cabo de Buena Esperanza

1858: 4 d. deep blue on white paper, a fine used example (Pos. I 2 B) with close to good margins all round, used on 1860 cover endorsed "Per first Ship via Mauritius & Australia" tied by CGH triangular obliterator in black. Reverse with circular CAPE TOWN / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE datestamp in red (Aug 27) and obverse with circular "AUCKLAND / NEW ZEALAND" arrival datestamp (Jan 25, 1861). Carried on the "Eagle", and trans-shipped to the P&O Steamer "Bihar" at Galle, thence via Melbourne (Dec 14), Sydney (Dec 17) and thence carried by the Inter-Colonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Just eight covers bearing Cape Triangulars are recorded to New Zealand. A fine and extremely scarce cover to an extremely rare destination. Note: The addressee, Falconer Larkworthy (1833-1928), was born in Weymouth, UK and at the age of 16 joined a London firm of merchants trading with India. He was posted to Mauritius and then to Cape Town and thereafter to Victoria where he gained Banking experience with the Oriental Banking Corporation in the goldfields in North East Victoria. In 1860 he was transferred to manage the Oriental's branch in Auckland, New Zealand. Once gold discoveries were made in May 1861 in Otago, Larkworthy stayed on using the experience he had gained in Victoria to facilitate a gold export business for the Oriental Bank. He returned to London, joining the Commercial Union Assurance Co. in 1863 as a Director. Provenance: Collection Dr. Albert Louis, Corinphila sale 222, Zurich, 28 May-1 June 2018, lot 2095.