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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 411

(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 Definitive Stamps
Leask Registered Covers to his daughters in Scotland
1902 (15 May) envelope bearing 1d. red (2, one defective) and 1d. rose-red and green together with three G.B. values, all cancelled by Army Post Office Klerksdorp double-ring datestamps, London Registered (7.6) and Portobello (8.6) datestamps on reverse. Photo

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