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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 113

(x) Kimberley
The town was besieged from 12 October 1899 until 15 February 1900
1899 (31 Oct.) unstamped envelope to "Express" by a reporter with mobile lager to Bloemfontein, marked ""op Lager" and showing fine Boshof O.F.S. c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. (6.11) on reverse, and 1901 "The Flag That Braved" envelope from St. Catherines, Ontario to Kimberley with Kimberley Welton censor cachet. Also two Siege Soup tickets (one defective), 1899 Crocott's Daily Mail Special Editions for 4 November 1899 "Colenso Evacuated" and 23 November 1899 "Fighting at Kimberley", and 1902 (1 June) Natal Mercury "Peace at Last" souvenir

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