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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 409

(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
The Stamps
Lieut. C.G. Huddleston was responsible for the preparation of the issue. The overprinting was carried out by John L. Clouston an employee of Thomas Leask & Co.
The Introduction of Penny Postage 1d. Red Commemorative
Covers
A horizontal pair each cancelled by 21 July c.d.s. on envelope, addressed locally in Leask's handwriting, to Mr. Jac Clouston; the envelope with two vertical creases, one of which crosses the left-hand stamp. Photo

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