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Auction: 14039 - World Banknotes
Lot: 987

Bellevue Camp, Simon's Town, South Africa/Boer War, 1 shilling (type 2), ND (1900), black text on cream paper, arms top centre, two circular handstamps in field and red manuscript annotation 'Capt.for Prisoners of War'. This notes for use at the canteen run by W.W.Runciman & Co
(Ineson 191), after the capture of Boers at the battle of Elandsgaate on the 21st October 1899 it was realized that no provision had been made to house prisoners of war and a camp was established at Belle Vue, Simon's town, on the 4th February 1900. This camp thus the first prisoner of war camp for the Boer War. About very fine and very rare (Ineson ER)

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Sale 14039 Notices
This note is backed on card