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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 282

Rhodesia
Military Mail
The Matabele Rebellion
1896 (Aug.) unstamped Officer's envelope from Surgeon-Lieutenant Williams of the Victoria Rifles to Wales, marked "On Active Service Matabeleland", showing "tuli" c.d.s. with year date only, blue crayon "T 1/-", octagonal-framed "centimes/t" with manuscript "60" inserted, London "5d/f.b." handstamp and, on reverse, Mafeking (19.8) and arrival datestamps. Photo

provenance:
Richard Knight, March 2003

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£480