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Auction: 18043 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 636

(x) Basutoland
The South Africa Post Office Period
Incoming Mail
1917 (9 Sept.) envelope from England to Miss E.S. Thomson in Salisbury, Rhodesia bearing ½d. pair, marked "Please forward" and upon arrival (16.10) duly redirected to her at Durban (1.11) and again (on reverse) to Mrs. Keable at Leribe (10.11) before being sent "Poste Restante" to Durban (12.11) once again; minor edge faults though a fascinating cover. Photo

Note: Mrs. Keable was the wife of Robert Keable an ordained Anglican minister who became the rector at Leribe. He served as chaplain with South African Forces fighting in France during World War I. There he met and fell in love with a nurse, Grace Buck, a development which resulted in him quiting the church and leaving his wife

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Estimate
£100 to £120