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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 1694

(x) Zululand
The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
The 60th. The King's Royal Rifle Corps.
1879 (31 May) Officer's envelope (edge and flap imperfections) "From Capt. Cramer 60th. Rifles On Active Service Zululand." to Ryde, Isle of Wight, bearing Natal 1876 6d. violet cancelled "2" and with Durban c.d.s. alongside, the reverse with a further Durban c.d.s. and arrival c.d.s. (12.7). Photo

Note: The 60th. Rifles were the second battalion of reinforcements to arrive from England on the "Dublin Castle" on 20 March and the "Danube" on 1 April. They were immediately marched to Fort Pearson on the Tugela to take part in the relief of Eshowe

provenance:
John Robson, June 1993

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Estimate
£600 to £700