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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 123

(x) Kuruman
The town was besieged for the first time from 13 November 1899 to 1 January 1900 when it surrendered to Boer forces. General Warren re-occupied the town from 24 June 1900
Postal History
1901 (5 Jan.) soldier's envelope "From Sergt. J.C. Davis, B Company DEOVR" to England, marked "By Despatch Rider" and "O.C. Dukes" for countersigning though not carried out and bearing Cape 1d. cancelled by squared-circle datestamp, the reverse with Vryburg (9.1) over-cancelled by Bristol arrival c.d.s. (4.2); some faults though an unusual item sent soon after the overprinting was carried out, and 1901 (18 Sept.) 1d. pink stationery envelope, uprated with 1d. carmine, ex the same correspondence and written during a period when siege threats were again feared, marked "Per Runner" and with light Vryburg censor oval datestamp (24.9), Vryburg (24.9) and Bristol (18.10) c.d.s. on reverse. A wonderful pair. Photo

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