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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1735

Transvaal
1880 (18 Oct.) envelope ex the Nairne correspondence from Lydenburg "Via Kimberly & Cape" to England, bearing 1878 1/- green cancelled "13" and tied by Lydenburg datestamp, Southall arrival datestamp (23.11) on reverse

Note: The sender of the cover was Capt. S.H. Mc.Leod Nairne of the 94th. Regiment. He fought at Ulundi and against Sekukuni, but was an early casualty of the First Anglo-Boer War and died of his wounds at Bronkhorstspruit on the 20th. December 1880.

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Sold for
£190

Starting price
£100