Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
January 14-15, 2020

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #642
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1879-1900 incoming mail, mostly from Irish soldiers fighting for the British Army in South Africa, collection written-up exhibition style on 10 pages, with letters and cards sent to Ireland, including 1881 "Stamps not available" endorsement on cover used during the first Boer War from Ladysmith to Dublin, officer's letter from Utmali Rhodesia, 1900 O.A.S. Army Post Office card to Tipperary, other free-frank covers with various military markings applied during Boer Wars, 1896 cover from Bulawayo to Cork, interesting group of covers from South Africa to Ireland
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Price Realized
$700.00

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