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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 1699

(x) Zululand
The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
The 90th. (Perthshire Volunteers) Light Infantry
1879 (12 June) Officer's envelope "On Active Service Zululand" from Lt. Col. Apsley Cherry to Hungerford, bearing Transvaal 1878 1d. brown-red (2) and 4d. sage-green remaining uncancelled as routed through Natal, the reverse with Durban and G.P.O. Natal (both 12.6), Bristol and Swindon Station (both 14.7) and arrival (15.7) datestamps; creases affecting adhesives, and some minor stains. photo

Note: The 90th. Foot formed part of the No. 4 Column under Gen. Wood. They saw action at Hlobane, Kambua and later at Ulundi. Lt. Col. Apsley Cherry was advising Mrs. Butler on the condition of her son, who was wounded in action at Kambula. He subsequently died of his wounds

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,200