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Auction: 17022 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The Ronnie Winchester Collection and fine sections of Belgium, Cape of Good Hope Rectangular Issues and Griqualand West
Lot: 1111

The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Mafeking Siege Stamps
Seriffed Letters
On Cape of Good Hope, 3d. on 1d. carmine strip of four, thrice cancelled and tied on 1900 (4 Apr.) envelope (complete with letter) from Benjamin Weil via the northern route rate of 1/- to his wife at Cape Town and showing, on reverse, part Green Point and Bulawayo (14.4) datestamps; the letter includes "Well I wrote a few days ago a long letter. I regret to say I hear the runners will (not) be able to carry out their commission as the Boers have caught them so I am trying my luck again today"; a few small imperfections though a fine siege letter from an important survivor. Photo

Note: From Brian Gardner's "A Victorian Legend", Benjamin Weil "fed Mafeking for more than half a year, clothed and supplied the defence force, and organised communications with the outside"

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