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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 32

(x) Boer Invasion of Natal
Charlestown
1899 (28 Dec.) unstamped "Velddient" envelope sent by a native horse attendant and manservant with a Boer commando to a native lady at Stamford Winkle near Middleburg, endorsed by the commando and showing a part strike of the oval-framed "charlestown,/z.a.r." datestamp in red, this colour in use for three days only, Volksrust (28.12) and Pretoria (29.12) c.d.s. on reverse. One of only three covers from agterryers (rider behind) recorded. Photo

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