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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 156

(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
The "Long Tom" Siege Cards
A selection comprising Type II to Pietermaritzburg with arrival c.d.s. (3.3) and details of the siege in the message, Type II to London with arrival c.d.s. (25.3) and cancelled tax mark, Type II to London though apparently not sent, Type V unaddressed philatelic creation with 27 February c.d.s., one to Pinetown in 1902 and one modern reproduction

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