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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 149

(x) Ladysmith
The town was besieged from 1 November 1899 until 28 February 1900
Nearly all mail was detained in Ladysmith until the siege ended although a few covers are known to have been smuggled out during the siege
1900 (5 Mar.) "Chocolate box" wrapper registered to Burghersdorp, bearing Natal 1d. pair and 6d. (5 with a block of four) all cancelled by scarce "natal/field force 2" rubber datestamp with a further strike on reverse; also loose G.B. 3d. purple-brown on yellow strip of three and 1d. lilac with fine strikes of the same datestamp for 13 and 15 March

Note: The Natal Field Force was stationed at Chieveley until late in March, when it was moved up to the new British Headquarters at Elandslaagte

provenance:
Bill Hart, June 1993

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£160