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Auction: 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History
Lot: 427

(x) Burma
Military Mail
Boer War
1900 (20 Mar.) envelope (stained and creased) to Rangoon, headed "From 3258 Pte A. Holroyd, Burma Mounted Infty, On Active Service", , F.P.O. double-ring d.s. overstruck by "T" h.s. and circular-framed "10c", both deleted with blue crayon; and 1900 (Sept.) censored soldier's envelope to Rangoon, showing Army P.O. c.d.s., manuscript "2d T", oval-framed "t/10c", framed "foreign postage due/ anna pies" and small oval-framed "rangoon/unpaid" d.s. in green. Very few Boer War Burma Contingent covers have been recorded

provenance:
Derek Filby, September 2017

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£480

Starting price
£480