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Auction: 12001 - Winter Collector's Series
Lot: 219

Cape of Good Hope Mafeking 1899 (1 Nov.)-1900 (31 May) "Mafeking Mail" Siege Slips, a complete collection of the 152 numbered issues (nos. 1-5 being the first printings including "only terms" in the sub-heading) printed on several types and colours of paper stock, all bound in one volume; some faults in places though a rare opportunity to acquire a complete set of these documents which give a fascinating insight into every aspect of Siege life during this remarkable event of the Boer War Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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