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Auction: 22016 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 38

(x) Cape of Good Hope
Military Mail
Seventh Xhosa War (War of the Axe), 1846-47
1846 (30 July) entire letter headed "Amatola Berg" (probably the garrison at Fort Cox) from a Boer soldier, R. van der Merwe, to his parents in Worcester, showing framed "to pay" h.s.; a little soiled and stained. Photo

Note: The War of the Axe broke out in early 1846 when Xhosa raiders attacked and killed a Khoi who was escorting a Xhosa chief to Grahamstown to stand trial for stealing an axe. The war lasted 21 months until the capture of Xhosa chief Sandile. Burgher forces got involved when General Somerset aked for their help.

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£320