Auction: 8029 - Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection
Lot: 59
Orange Free State The Boer War 1900 (12 Apr.) envelope "From No. 37 Pte. V. Davis N.S.W.M.I., Bloemfontein South Africa" to Suva Fiji, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and bearing 1900 1/2d. (2) each cancelled with "field p.o./british army s. africa" c.d.s., the reverse showing Sydney (21.5) and Suva (10.6) c.d.s.; trivial faults in places though a very rare cover , associating Fiji with the Boer War. Photo Estimate £ 400-500
Sold for
£280