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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 413

Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Looted and Recovered Mails
1900 (Nov.) envelope to London, showing a fine strike of the rare "found in rustenbg/by british forces" h.s. in violet, showing manuscript "5d to pay" at left, octagonal-framed "t/centimes" with blue crayon "25" inserted and London "5d/f.b./a." h.s., the reverse with Pretoria (6.11) and London (3.12) c.d.s.; two creases clear of handstamp. Rare. Photo

provenance:
Bill Hart, June 1993
Harry Birkhead, April 2014

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£800