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Auction: 14018 - The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, featuring Occupation and Siege Issues, The Harry Birkhead Collection
Lot: 199

(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
The Stamp Issues
Covers
There were two mail services, a local service and external communications. These were run under the supervision of the Military Authorities
External Mail Services
There was a Southern Route via Kimberley at a rate of 6d. and a Northern Route via Bulawayo at a rate of 1/-
Southern Route via Kimberley
1900 (26 Mar.) envelope to Mowbray, Cape, bearing seriffed overprint Cape 6d. on 3d. magenta (upper left corner rounded), Type 2, lightly cancelled, arrival c.d.s. (16.4) below where redirected to Kenilworth, arrived 17 April where reposted "via Sir Lowry's Pass" to Gordon'd Bay with addition of Cape 1d. cancelled the same day, arrival c.d.s. (17.4) together with four other transit c.d.s.; a little soiling though a rare stamp on cover and a most unusual item of redirected mail. S.G. 4. Photo

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