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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 56

(x) Boer Invasion of Natal
Newcastle
1899 (26 Oct.) envelope to Pretoria, bearing 1d. on 2½d. 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

Note: Newcastle was occupied by the Boer Commandos on 14 October

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