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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2026

(x) South Africa
1917-18 Major Miller's Recruiting Tour
1917 (21 Nov.) stampless envelope (complete with letter) on imprinted stationery from the City Engineer of Port Elizabeth to his counterpart at Grahamstown, the letter stating "I am availing myself of the opportunity through the kindness of Major Miller, D.S.O. in sending Greetings by First Aerial Post from Port Elizabeth to your city", both signed at top "Aviator M. Miller, Major, R.F.C."; envelope a little aged though a rare item from this stage of the tour. Photo

provenance:
Robson Lowe/Christie's, April 1977
Jeidel, June 1988

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Estimate
£400 to £500