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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2253

(x) South Africa
1944 (21 Oct.) Kimberley Pigeon Post
1944 (21 Oct.) Kimberley Navy Week pigeongram No. 76 mounted on souvenir card addressed to Christiana, Orange Free State; the sole surviving example recorded to date

Note: An attempt to reconstruct the atmosphere of a diamond rush was made at De Beers Stadium during "Navy Week". 1,000 carrier pigeons were released

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Sold for
£210