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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 1703

(x) Zululand
The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
Volunteer Forces
1879 (late May) Officer's envelope from "J Macdonald, Capt. Natal Horse" to England, marked "On Active Service" and with fine Utrecht c.d.s. (4.6), most unusually with no tax marking, the reverse with Durban (9.6) and Richmond (12.7) c.d.s. Photo

Note: Capt. Macdonald was at this time in charge of the Natal Horse which was also known as "Macdonalds Horse"

provenance:
John Robson, June 1993
Wilson Wong, September 1996

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Sold for
£480