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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 329

(x) Wolmaransstad
The town was occupied by the British from 15 June until 27 July, 1900, when the British Forces departed and the Boers re-occupied the town
Postal History
British Occupation, 18 June to 28 July 1900
1900 (30 May) envelope (small corner fault) from St. Helena "Van Delogooby" to Mrs. Volschenk, bearing 2½d. cancelled with circle of blocks and with despatch c.d.s. alongside, circular-framed "censor/prisoners of war" cachet initialled "JHMB", the reverse with Cape Town (21.6) c.d.s. and manuscript "Recd 9/7/00/first colonial post under British Marshall law"

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