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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1460

Canadian Contingent
Second Contingent Mail
Lord Strathcona's Horse
1900 (20 Oct.) stampless cover to Fort Steele from Lt.-Col S.B. Steele, c/o of "Strathcona's Horse" bearing a fine strike of Army P.O. 55 in blue (Pretoria) and Canadian Contingent dated oval type II (31.10) in purple with Fort Steele arrival c.d.s. (1.12) on the reverse. Also a fine example of W.G. Gage's patriotic postcard of Lt.-Col. Steele in blue on pink stock (Rowe 54-15B) used from Toronto to Athens, these envelopes are scarce used. (2 covers)

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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£120