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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 170

(x) Mafeking
The town was surrounded by the Transvaal Army on 12 October 1899. The siege last seven months and the town was relieved on 17 May 1900 after 217 days
Postal History
1900 (Feb. and May) unstamped soldier's envelopes from members of the B.S.A.P., probably with Col. Plumer's Force advancing on Mafeking, the first countersigned by a Captain and showing "T" handstamp deleted in London and London Paid c.d.s. (1.4) on face, , Bulawayo (14.2) and Colchester (2.4) c.d.s. on reverse, the second from "Reg No. 1073 Trpr H Foster BSAP Active Service" and countersigned by the Officer Commanding B Squadron, deleted manuscript "T"P> mark and London Paid c.d.s. (25.5) on face, Bulawayo (10.4) and Oxford (25.5) c.d.s. on reverse; an interesting pair. Also 1899 letter from East London with "We have no news from Mafeking, only that Col. Plumers relief column has arrived there from the north which is good news"

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