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Auction: 21030 - The 'Greca' Collection of Southern African Postal History
Lot: 356

Transvaal
Incoming Mail from China
The hostiities of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, resulted in most of the gold mines being taken out of production. After the war, the highest economic priority for the new Transvaal colonial government was to get the mines producing gold again. For this purpose Chinese labourers were imported
1898 (9 Sept.) "red band" envelope to a Chinese trading company in Johannesburg, bearing Hong Kong 10c. tied by fine Canton c.d.s., showing Aden transit d.s. (2.10) with arrival c.d.s. (24.10) on reverse. Fine and attractive. Photo

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£600

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