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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 118

(x) Kimberley
The town was besieged from 12 October 1899 until 15 February 1900
1900 (4 Sept.) OHMS envelope (223x95mm.) to Cape Town and redirected to England, marked "Free A Gawler , Lt. Col. O C Troops Schmidt's Drift, showing despatch c.d.s. and, on reverse, Kimberley (5.9) and Cape Town (8.9) datestamps, and 1902 (23 Jan.) soldier's envelope from Private Flude at Schmidt's Drift to England, marked "No stamps available on active service", not countersigned and showing despatch c.d.s., Kimberley Major W. Elton censor cachet and London Paid (15.2) c.d.s.; an unusual pair from this sub-office of Kimberley

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