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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 340

(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
1901 (Sept.) OHMS envelope from G.P.O. Cape Town, in reply to Dr. Leask's letter to them requesting mail to him be redirected to Klerksdorp, the letter advising Leask to write direct to the Postmaster-General at Johannesburg on such matters, the envelope (small faults) with Johannesburg censor handstamp, Johannesburg and Potchefstroom c.d.s., 1901 (Oct.) envelope to Scotland bearing 1d. with F.P.O. 16 c.d.s. and 1902 (May) envelope to Natal bearing 1d. with A.P.O. Klerksdorp c.d.s., both showing "passed press censor/klerksdorp" datestamp, the latter in violet with Dutch spelling of "mei" for May

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