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Auction: 14025 - The Philatelic Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1382

South Africa
Boer War
A Boer War flag, captured by Robert Loraine, comprising four sewn sections (green, white, blue and red), approximately 46 x 36 inches. Very rare and a wonderful piece of South African history which would enhance a Boer War Collection. Photo

Note: Robert Loraine (1876-1935) was a successful London and Broadway stage actor, actor manager, soldier and pioneer aviator. He served as a volunteer in the Boer war and was mentioned in dispatches. He took up flying in 1909, during World War I he flew with the R.F.C., winning the MC and DSO

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Sale 14025 Notices
We would like to draw the attention of bidders on lots 331 to 433, The John Wannerton Collection of Canadian Contingents in the Boer to lot 1382, a Boer flag, captured by Robert Loraine, successful London and Broadway stage actor, soldier and pioneer aviator.