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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1409

Canadian Contingent
Pre Contingent Mail
Canadian involvement in Anglo-Boer War


War Declared: 1899 (23 Oct.) envelope to Johannesburg bearing Canada 2c. carmine tied by Montreal c.d.s. with a superb strike of the boxed "mail service suspended." struck in purple and manuscript "T" in blue crayon; the reverse with "returned letter office/cape town" c.d.s. (13.1) in mauve and a large part strike of "d.l.o. canada/ottawa branch" (20.3) c.d.s. Some minor ageing. Believed to be one of only three such covers sent from Canada. Photo



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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£200