Dear John and Brian (and others who replied),

The handwriting on the label could be either Southpoint or Southport. The
latter fits the rest of the label info. Thanks for your help.

I also learned that 'Cape" was not relating to a cape (physical
description of land) but instead to an old province in South Africa. It
was hard enough to learn new country names in post-colonial Africa, not I
have to deal with new provincial name!  :-0

> Dear Charlie,
>
> Here is Brian Hayes' take on the place name Southpoint:
>
> "Hello John,
> Thanks. There is no Southpoint - it must be a spelling mistake. There is
> a Southport :
> which is on the south coast of Natal - about 100 km south of Durban.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Kind regards
> Brian"
>
> Brian is a well known collector and shell dealer from South Africa, who
> recently moved to North Carolina in the United States.
>
> Yours,
>
> John K. Tucker


Regards,
Charlie
.................................................
Charlie Sturm
Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
Fellow-American Academy of Family Practice
Fellow-Academy of Wilderness Medicine

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