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Auction: 18043 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 565

(x) Basutoland
The Basutoland Rebellion (The Gun War)
1881 (11 Mar.) soldiers envelope " On Active Service - M Gorton C Troop, Baker's Horse" from Kokstad to England, countersigned by the Commanding Officer Lt. W.H. Molyneux, showing despatch datestamp, "d1" rate handstamp and small circular-framed "ch", all on face, the reverse with Cape Town (21.3), Bristol (21.4) and Dorchester (14.4) datestamps, minor imperfections at left and on flap though an attractive cover from this campaign. Photo

Note: Baker's Horse was named after Lieut.-Col. F.J. Baker and was commissioned out of Natal on 2 October 1878. They were involved in a number of skirmishes with the Basuto. They were based at Kokstad and moved as far as Matatiele. On 7 February 1881 they were near Moirosi's Mountain with the main force stationed at Palmietfontein

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Estimate
£700 to £800