Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1119

(x) Swaziland
1901-10 "Transvaal" Stamp Period
Resumption of Postal Services
1902 (30 Oct.) "Army Telegraphs & Signals" telegram form from the postmaster at Barberton to the Special Commissioner at Piggs Peak advising of the re-opening of the post office at Mbabane and requesting him to arrange a temporary office and sleeping accommodation. An important postal history item

Note: All Z.A.R. officials were withdrawn at the outbreak of the Boer War, and no organised postal services operated until 1902 when Swaziland was administered as a Protectorate of the Transvaal

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Estimate
£150 to £200