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Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 152

Cape of Good Hope - Boer War Printed or Hand-Illustrated Covers 1900 (22 Aug.) soldier´s envelope "From C. Sgt. Vivian, VI Midde Regt. South Africa" to Hounslow, bearing 1893 1d. cancelled with F.P.O. c.d.s. and with printed illustration in blue showing wagon entitled "Steyns Pantechnicon. Capitals Promptly Removed By Road, River or Rail" and "Farewell! A Long Farewell to All My Greatness", and 1901 (Feb.) envelope from Cape Town to England, similarly franked and with printed illustration in blue entitled "The Assembly" showing Britannia blowing a trumpet and with various allied soldiers; both with some faults though an attractive pair Estimate £ 100-120

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