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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 337

(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
Second British Occupation, 12 February to 23 July 1901 and subsequent removal of residents to Klerksdorp Concentration Camp, 25 July 1901 until the end of the war
1900-01 envelopes (3) sent from overseas to Wolmaransstad, comprising 1900 (Mar.) from Germany bearing 20pf. cancelled by Seepost c.d.s. with Aden and other transit c.d.s., censored in Johannesburg and held for more than a year, marked "Recd Klerksdorp 1/10/01", 1900 (Aug.) from a P.O.W. on St. Helena, franked at 2½d. and with P.O.W. censor cachet initialled "FWA", Johannesburg censor cachet where held for a year and with Warrenton c.d.s. (24.9.01), and 1901 (Oct.) from Scotland franked at 1d. and with Klerksdorp censor cachet dated 28 October

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