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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 117

(x) Kimberley
The town was besieged from 12 October 1899 until 15 February 1900
1900 (25 Feb.) envelope (faults at top through opening) to England, bearing Cape ½d. pair cancelled by squared-circle datestamp with Southampton Packet Letter c.d.s. (16.3) alongside, the first usage of the squared-circle datestamp, which had been issued in January, on the first mail out after the siege, and 1900 (2 Mar.) unstamped soldier's envelope from a member of Roberts Horse, complete with letter headed "Koodoos Drift", to Cape Town, showing Kimberley squared-circle datestamp (2.3) and, despite being countersigned, showing "1d" tax handstamp

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