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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 82

(x) Prisoners of War Mail
Mail from British P.O.W.'s in Waterval
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. Photo

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