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Stamps of the World - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Featuring Occupation and Siege Issues The Harry Birkhead Collection
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 12th March 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
19th to 21st February - Stand 122 at Stampex Exhibition
Monday 10th March 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 11th March 10am to 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 2
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x 1900 (14 Feb.) envelope to Krugersdorp, bearing 1d. red cancelled by a superb strike of the very rare "Modderspruit/14 Feb: 1900" datestamp in violet with Hoofdlager c.d.s. (14.2) alongside. Only three examples recorded, all used on the one day. Photo £200-250
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x 1900 (20 Feb.) envelope to Johannesburg, bearing 1/2d. to 1/- (eight values) all cancelled by strikes of the "Natallager, Z.A.R./modderspruit" oval datestamp in violet; also 1/2d. pair sharing "modderspruit/Natallager, Z.A.R." oval datestamp (23.12) in violet.
A rare cancellation with the word "Natallager" unique to this town. Photo £150-200
Note: Modderspruit station had water tanks to top up locomotives and was the depot for supplies to the Ladysmith area
Provenance:
Bill Hart, June 1993

Mount Prospect
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x 1900 (12 Jan.) unstamped "Veld Dienst" envelope (soiled and creased) to Nigel, Heidelberg District and showing a light strike of the "mount pleasant" oval-framed datestamp with "z.a.r." excised, Volksrust (12.1), Heidelberg (14.1) and arrival (15.1) c.d.s. on reverse; also pieces bearing 1d. and 2d. with fine Mount Prospect and Ingagane oval datestamps in violet. Photo £120-150
54
x 1900 (7 Apr.) envelope to Pretoria, marked "Commandodienst" and bearing 1/2d. green pair sharing a superb strike of the "Veld-Post Z.A.R./mount prospect" oval-framed datestamp, Volksrust (7.4) and Pretoria (8.4) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £100-120

Newcastle
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x 1900 (29 Apr.) O.F.S. 1d. brown reply paid card to Holland, cancelled with a good strike of the "New Castle/29, April 1900" datestamp in blue with Pretoria (1.5) and Ginneken arrival (7.6) c.d.s.; also O.F.S. 2 1/2d. on 3d. tied on small piece by "P.K./Newcastle/12, Maart 1900" datestamp. Photo £100-120
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x 1899 (26 Oct.) envelope to Pretoria, bearing 1d. on 2 1/2d. cancelled by a superb strike of the "P.K. Newcastle 26 10 99" datestamp in violet (used for four days only), forwarded on to Dundee where the stamp has been cancelled by double-ring datestamp (2.11), Volksrust (4.11), Dundee (3.11) and Pretoria (6.11) c.d.s. on reverse; scarce and most attractive with just five such strikes recorded. Photo £120-150
Note: Newcastle was occupied by the Boer Commandos on 14 October
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x 1899 (30 Oct.) envelope to Johannesburg, marked "Veld Dienst" and bearing 1d. (3) and 1/2d. (blocks of four and eight, both on reverse) cancelled with fine strikes of the rare "P.K. Newcastle 30 10 99" datestamp in violet, arrival c.d.s. (1.10). A spectacular franking with this rare and short-lived datestamp. Photo £200-250
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x 1899 (30 Oct.) envelope to Petrusville, marked "Veldt Dienst" and bearing 1d. rose-red and green cancelled by fine "P.K. Newcastle 30 10 99" datestamp (the last day of usage of this marking), censor label at right and Johannesburg c.d.s. (1.11) on reverse; the censor label is the earliest recorded used at Johannesburg from the Boer invasion of Natal. Photo £120-150
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x 1899 (28 Nov.) envelope "via Delagoa Bay" to Natal, bearing 1d. rose-red and green cancelled by fine "P.K. Newcastle/*Z.A.R*/28 nov 1899," datestamp in violet, large part Boer censor label, the reverse with a good strike of the rare local censor "Wd. Resident-Vrederechter, Kantoor/Newcastle, 28 Nov 1899." datestamp in violet, Johannesburg (29.11) c.d.s., British Officially Sealed label and Durban (6.12) c.d.s.; the envelope with face panel soiled and with vertical crease though the earliest of the five recorded strikes of the censor handstamp. Also 1/2d. green pair tied on piece by superb "PK/Newcastle/5. Maart 1900" datestamp. Photo £200-250
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x 1899 (4 Dec.) envelope (a little soiled) to Holland, bearing 2 1/2d. blue and green cancelled by "P.K. NewCastle./*Z.A.R*/4 Dec 1899" datestamp, Johannesburg (5.12) and Schiedam (22.1) c.d.s. on reverse; also unaddressed envelope (small tear) bearing 1d. pair with two fine strikes of the same datestamp £100-120

Noorder Grens
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x 1899 (Nov.) unstamped "In Veldienst" envelope from H. de Munnik at Bronkhorstfontein (handstamp on reverse) to a railway box number in Johannesburg, marked "Van it Pierault O.C. Rhodesia" and showing a fair to fine strike of the very rare "Postkant. Lager/noorder Grens" datestamp (date portion torn away through opening), Pietersburg (22.11) and arrival (25.11) c.d.s. on reverse; also a fine 27 December 1899 strike of the same handstamp on 1d. (3) on small piece (the only only strike recorded on adhesives) and a further piece bearing 1d. cancelled by oval-framed "p.a.k./Eerste Fabrieken" datestamp (28.5.1900) in violet, the only Boer army cancellation used within the borders of the Z.A.R. and the sole example recorded. Photo £200-250

Boer Medical Services

Dutch Red Cross
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x 1899 (27 Dec.) printed Dutch Red Cross "ambulance" envelope from a voluntary member "via Delagoa Bay" to Dr. J.A. Kortweg (senior officer) in Pretoria, marked "Velddient" and showing a good strike of the "elandslaagte/z.a.r." oval-framed datestamp, arrival c.d.s. (29.12) on reverse; rare with six such ambulance covers recorded. Photo £100-120
Note: British troops attacked Boers under General Kock, occupying flat ground at Elandslaagte on 21 October. The Boers retreated back to Glencoe with heavy losses though reoccupied the area on 24 October

Transvaal Red Cross
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x 1899 (22 Dec.) stampless "in dienst." envelope (268x117mm.) with Red Cross and "Informatie-Bureau van het Roode Kruis." imprint, endorsed "Dr. G.A.F. Molengraaff, Chief of the Identity Department R.C." and sent from Pretoria to Cape Town with despatch and arrival (8.1) c.d.s., upon arrival redirected to Pietermaritzburg £100-120

Machadodorp Postcards
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x 1900 (10 Aug.) 1d. red card to Major Sangmeister of B.M.R. (Natal Force) at Nooitgedacht, neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp and with manuscript "Gezien W Haynes Censor" in lower left corner; scarce with few cards doing local postal duty and little mail recorded to and from the temporary P.O.W. camp. Also an unused example and "Proclamation" cards (2), one 1/2d. with added 1/2d adhesive, the other a 1d., both cancelled though unaddressed. Photo £200-250
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x 1900 1d. red cards used commercially to Holland, the first (11 Aug.) from Waterval Onder to Gravenhage with arrival c.d.s. (28.9), the second (8 Sept.) from Nelspruit to Limburg with arrival c.d.s. (15.10) and note on reverse recording watching bull-fighting in Portuguese East Africa. A scarce and unusual pair addressed to Europe £120-150

Pietersburg

Stamps
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x A used selection comprising 1/2d. (6, two perforated), 1d. (8, five perforated), 2d. (4, one perforated), 4d. (2), 6d. (4) and 1/- with a few showing varieties, used at a variety of offices other than Pietersburg (13) comprising Ermelo, Lovedale Park, Marabastad, Nyslstroom, Thabina and Zandrivierspoort; generally fine and an interesting group £150-200

Covers
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x 1901 (15 Apr.) envelope to England, marked "Active Service. No stamps available" and bearing unsigned large "p" and large date 4d. blue cancelled by Field Post Office 34 double-ring datestamp, the reverse (flap faults) with Greenhithe, Kent arrival c.d.s. (11.5). The only Pietersburg stamp on overseas mail recorded. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Bill Hart, June 1993
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x 1901 (2 May) envelope addressed in pencil to "Gen. Louis Botha" at Ermelo, bearing imperforate 1d., 2d., 4d. (gum stains), 6d. and 1/- all neatly cancelled and tied by Ermelo double-ring datestamps in blue. A colourful souvenir franking, legacy of Justice N.J. De Wet who was secretary to Gen. Botha. Rare with only one other such franking known. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Boer War Centenary Sale, October 1999

Boer Civilian Mail
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x A selection of covers (9, two unstamped) with three from O.F.S. and 1899 1d. card from a soldier in Carolina Camp near Amsterdam to Holland, 1900 envelope from Jacobsdal to Johannesburg; a selection of mail sent by natives (5), one addressed to King Dinizulu, and 1902 envelope from Vereeniging to Victoria, Australia, franked at 2 1/2d. with paper seals on all sides and showing Melbourne boxed "received torn/at g.p.o."; mixed condition though an interesting group £100-120
70
x 1900 (22 Aug.) envelope from Barberton "Via Beira" to Rhodesia, bearing 1d. rose-red and green (4) and showing manuscript "Gezien" and oval-framed "Publieke Aanklagers/Kantoor,/Barberton, Z.A.R." datestamp in purple, the reverse with Waterval Onder (24.8), Lourenco Marques Ambulente (25.8), Beira (30.8), Salisbury (3.9) and Bulawayo (6.9) c.d.s. Photo £120-150

Ermelo and Carolina Local Post Stamps

Albert Kuit was in charge of the Hoofd Lager Postal Administration from the invasion of Natal in October 1899. In June 1900 he moved from Volksrust to Ermelo ahead of the British advance.
As Pietersburg was occupied the postal administration, with a small stock of stamps, moved to Ermelo.
These stamps were soon depleted. Stamps were then made on various coloured papers using a type-writer.
They were initialled for control and authenticity by Jan Van der Bergen, the telegraphist at the Hoofd Lager.
All are very rare or unique

Type I, single frame lines, horizontal format, 53-60x20-23mm.
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x 1/2d. grey-green, 1d. orange and 2d. blue unused, the first and last with some gum; 1d. a little soiled, 2d. with a corner crease. Photo £250-300
72
x 1/2d. grey-green and 1/- yellow-orange, both cancelled by Paul Pietersdorp intaglio seal handstamp; the 1/2d. with faults, the 1/- tied on piece £150-200
73
x 1d. with typewriter ribbon in blue on white paper, unused; light crease in one corner.
The sole example recorded by the owner. Photo £150-200

Type II, double frame lines, horizontal format, 35x25mm.
74
x 1d. orange, 3d. blue and 1/- orange-yellow, all unused with some gum. Photo £250-300

Type III, double frame lines with Arms handstamped at centre
75
x 1d. blue initialled "JM" and 1/- yellow, both unused with large part gum; the 1/- not previously recorded. Also 2d. and 6d. labels from the bogus set produced E.G. Carter in 1910. Photo £200-250

Prisoners of War Mail

Mail from British P.O.W.'s in Pretoria
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x 1899-1900 envelopes (8) from Major J.H. Munn to his mother or sister in England, three unstamped and offered complete with letters, each showing "Arms/commandant general" datestamp in black or purple with one taxed and charged 1d. due on arrival, the other five each bearing 2 1/2d. blue and green with Pretoria c.d.s., four with Mud Hall Camp circular or boxed Gezien cachets in blue or violet. Photo £800-1,000
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x 1899 (Nov.) envelope to England with partial "Arms/commandant general" datestamp and charged 1d. due on arrival, 1900 (Mar.) envelope to England, bearing 2 1/2d. and sent via Lourenco Marques with Ambulante c.d.s. on reverse, and 1900 (May) envelope from Lt. Stewart "Attached A.S.C." to England, franked at 2 1/2d. and with a fine strike of the Mud Hall Camp boxed Gezien handstamp; the first rather damaged though an interesting trio £100-120
78
x 1900 (9 Feb.) envelope (opened-out) from Lt. G. Smyth Osbourne to London and redirected to Brighton, showing fine "Arms/commandant general" datestamp in purple, Pretoria (9.2), London Paid (29.2) and Kensington (29.2) c.d.s., all on face, Brighton c.d.s. (30.3) on reverse. Photo £100-120
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x 1900 (9 Feb.) envelope to London, showing fine "Arms/commandant general" datestamp in purple, Pretoria (9.2) and London Paid (29.3) c.d.s.; light fold clear of the Arms datestamp. Photo £80-100
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x 1900 (9 Feb.) envelope from S.J. Bernardiston (captured by the Boers at Stormberg) to Cape Town showing both despatch and arrival (19.3) c.d.s., 1900 (24 Apr.) unstamped envelope and (26 Apr.) envelope franked at 2 1/2d., both to Natal and showing fine Mud Hall Camp Gezien datestamps in blue; all with faults in places though an interesting trio £100-120
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x 1900 (3 May) unstamped envelope (no flap) to Major Hobbs of the West Coast Regiment at Pretoria (captured at Willow Grange on 23 November), showing oval-framed "consulate of the united states of america to the s.a.r./pretoria" oval-framed arms cachet with "may 3 Re'd" date below, and circular "gezien/censor" datestamp (6.5), both superb in violet. Photo £120-150

Mail from British P.O.W.'s in Waterval
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x 1900 (Feb.) "in dienst." envelope "From Corpl. Hopf. Prisonr of War Pretoria" to New South Wales, showing "waterval krygsgevangenis/commandant van der wacht." oval-framed datestamp in blue and weak large part "Arms/commandant general" datestamp in purple overstruck by Pretoria c.d.s., also showing triangular-framed "passed/press/censor", "T" and "1d" handstamps, Durban (23.2), Sydney (5.4) and Wyrallah (7.5) c.d.s.; overall staining and other faults though a very rare and possibly unique cover from an Australian P.O.W. held by the Boers in Waterval £150-200
83
x 1900 (Mar. and Apr.) unstamped envelopes to England, both showing a strike of the "waterval krygsgevangenis/commandant van der wacht." oval-framed datestamp in blue initialled "PHR" and with Pretoria, Lourenco Marques and London Paid c.d.s. on face or reverse, the first with small triangular tax mark deleted; one with creases, otherwise fine £150-200
84
x 1900 (Mar. and Apr.) unstamped envelopes to England and South Africa respectively, both showing "waterval krygsgevangenis/commandant van der wacht." oval-framed datestamp in blue initialled "PHR", the first an "in dienst." type (faults), the second to Ladysmith, various backstamps £100-120
85
x 1900 (15 May.) envelope to England, showing fancy-framed "brieven censuur/Waterval Krijgsgevangenis" handstamp in purple and bearing 2 1/2d. on 1/- cancelled at Pretoria in transit, Lourenco Marques Ambulante (17.5) and King's Lynn (26.6) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £100-120

Mail from British P.O.W.'s in Nooitgedacht
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x 1900 (28 June) envelope from L. Soames to Germany with manuscript "Gezien censor", despatch c.d.s. and Altona arrival handstamp, three different Altona c.d.s. of the same day (3.9) on reverse, and another unstamped envelope to London, censored by the Boer Commandant J. de Lae Schroder, the envelope later captured by Lord Dundonald's Forces and dated 2 September when he released P.O.W.'s from the camp, London Paid c.d.s. on face. Also 1900 (9 Oct.) envelope from Private Day of Dundonald's 3rd. Mounted Brigade to London, bearing 1d. lilac with superb "army post office/3mb/south africa" double-ring datestamp in violet. An interesting trio £120-150

Mail to Prisoners of War
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x 1900 (Jan.) envelope from Germiston to Cape Town, franked at 3d. and with manuscript "Gezien Censuur", Officially Sealed label applied at Durban and arrival c.d.s. (25.1), 1900 (Apr.) envelope from England "Via Lorenco Marques" to Pretoria showing "prisoner of war/pretoria" handstamp in purple, Opened Under Martial War label and triangular-framed "passed/press/censor" handstamp in red, 1900 envelopes (2) from O.F.S. to Green Point, one showing "landdrost kantoor" Arms cachet in violet, and 1901 envelope (opened-out) to an internee at "Boren Kamp Portegal", franked at 2d. with tax marks for 5 centimes and Mainwaring oval cachet on reverse. An interesting group £100-120

British Forces Mail
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x A selection of covers (24) with several unstamped, two from members of Brabant's Horse, one from Natal Field Force, one with unusual "to pay" handstamp, various F.P.O. c.d.s. for numbers including 3, 4, 9, 31, 48, 50 and 100 (from a member of the New Zealand forces), 1902 envelope registered from Pretoria to Durban with hooded registered datestamp, a copy of the last Dutch paper published in Pietersburg and the first and only English edition published the day after the British Occupation, the latter used from F.P.O. 34 to Pretoria; mixed condition with viewing recommended £200-250
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x 1900 (27 June) envelope (part flap missing) from a Major in the 1st. Gloucester Regiment "Via Delagoa Bay" to London, bearing Transvaal 2 1/2d. blue and green tied by Cape Town squared-circle datestamp, upon arrival redirected to Salisbury with London c.d.s. (12.7) and oval-framed "forwarded by/holt & co/london" cachet in violet; unusual £80-100
90
x 1900 (Nov.) soldier's envelope to England, marked "On Active Service. No Stamps" and with a fair strike of the scarce "recovered from mails/looted by the enemy" handstamp in light red ink alongside Army P.O. c.d.s. and London Paid (3.12) c.d.s.; damaged around edges, no doubt as a result of the looting and subsequent treatment £80-100

Colonial Contingents

Australia

New South Wales Contingents - See also lot 250
91
x 1900 (13 Aug.) unstamped envelope (opened-out, faults) from J. Ward of the Army Medical Corps to Sydney, marked "Stamps Unavailable" with F.P.O. 32 c.d.s., upon arrival taxed with "1d" handstamp and bearing 1d. Postage Due with manuscript cancellation, and 1901 (4 Nov.) unstamped envelope from "No. 3360 C Donohoe" (N.S.W. Imperial Bushmen) to Penrith, marked "On Active Service" alongside octagonal-framed "army post office.wakkerstroom/natal field force" datestamp and "more to pay/1d" handstamp, three N.S.W. datestamps on reverse £150-200

Queensland Contingents
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x 1900 (Nov.) envelope "From S. Austen. Staff Sergt. 3rd. Q.M.S." to Toowoomba, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and bearing Transvaal 1d. with light Army Post Office c.d.s. in blue, arrival datestamp (4.12) on reverse £80-100

South Australia Contingents
93
x 1900 (July) envelope (faults) "From No. 3 James Rundle Act. Q.M.S. 6 Squadron 2nd. Regmt R F F" to Millicent near Adelaide, bearing Transvaal 1d. cancelled "1" and with Mafeking (30.7) and Adelaide (3.9) datestamps on reverse £80-100

Victoria Contingents
94
x 1900 (7 Sept.) Transvaal 1/2d. card, uprated with V.R.I. 1d., from W. Browning to his mother in Melbourne, cancelled by Army P.O. 55 c.d.s. and with arrival c.d.s. (8.10) at left; the message includes "we had three days hard fighting at Belfast" £80-100
95
x 1900 (11 Sept.) envelope to Melbourne and attributed to Lieut. William Forbes Clark of the 5th. Victorian Mounted Rifles, bearing G.B. 1/2d. vermilion (10) cancelled by four strikes of the "army post office/volksrust" double-ring datestamp in violet, Durban and Melbourne (17.10) c.d.s. on reverse; some creasing and other minor imperfections though most unusual. Photo £100-120
96
x 1900 (31 Oct.) envelope (minor foxing) "On Active Service" to Mortlake, showing F.P.O. 5 c.d.s. with oval-framed "t1d" alongside and bearing Postage Due 1d. at left with manuscript cancellation, Natal, Melbourne (3.12) and Mortlake (3.12) c.d.s. on reverse £80-100
97
x 1900 (28 Oct..) unstamped envelope (small faults) from Trooper MacKenzie of the Victorian Imperial Regiment at Buffels Hack to Queensland, marked "No stamps available" with F.P.O. 16 (1.11) and handstruck "1d" tax mark alongside, Brisbane c.d.s. (3.12) on reverse £80-100

Canada
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x 1900 (6 July) unstamped soldier's envelope "From No. 8 Sargt. Slater" to Kingston, Ont., countersigned by handstamp with signature of the Commanding Officer of ""C" Bty R.C.A." and showing a fair strike of the "canadian contingent/south africa." oval-framed datestamp and Zeerust transit c.d.s. (26.7). Photo £100-120
99
x 1900 (31 Oct.) Transvaal 1/2d. green card from Pretoria to Coatiwoke with message in French on reverse, cancelled by Army P.O. 55 c.d.s. and showing a good strike of the "canadian contingent/south africa" oval datestamp in violet for 7 November. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Bill Hart, June 1993

New Zealand

See also lot 251
100
x 1899 (Dec.) envelope from Palmerstone to "Mr. Hayne (Help on Troopship) SS "Waiwera" Cape Town", bearing 2 1/2d. and marked on reverse "Returned 3-4-00 left the ship", various backstamps, 1900 (4 July) blue OHMS envelope from "A W Robin, Major Comdg NZMR, Pretoria S.A." to Otago, bearing Transvaal V.R.I. 1/2d. (defective) and 1d. (2) cancelled by Army P.O. 50 c.d.s., and 1901 (Feb.) envelope (damaged) from a soldier at Krugersdorp to New Plymouth and redirected to Waverley, unusually registered and with the tax mark erased £100-120
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Stamps of the World - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Featuring Occupation and Siege Issues The Harry Birkhead Collection
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 12th March 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
19th to 21st February - Stand 122 at Stampex Exhibition
Monday 10th March 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 11th March 10am to 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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