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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 1685

(x) Zululand
The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
Forerunner
1879 (May) Soldier's envelope from G.S. Reilly to a family member in London, apparently countersigned by the writer and marked "On Active Service in the Field", bearing Natal 1d. cancelled "2" at Durban and showing London Paid c.d.s. (12.7) at lower left corner, the reverse (part flap missing) with large part Durban c.d.s. A very rare early soldier's letter from the campaign. Photo

provenance;
Bill Hart, June 1993

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Estimate
£500 to £600