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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1426

Canadian Contingent
First Contingent Mail
In South Africa
1900 (23 Apr.) envelope from Lt. Col. Otter to his wife in Toronto "Via London & New York" bearing G.B. 1d. lilac tied by Field Post Office B.O. c.d.s. with a light strike of the Canadian Contingent dated oval in red, the reverse bearing a light strike of Toronto c.d.s. (12.5); horizontal crease and some paper ageing. An important cover from the officer in command of the First Contingent. Photo

provenance:
Ed Richardson, November 1991

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£500