David Feldman's Great Britain & British Empire June 12, 2018

Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 223 223 Zululand 21141 F 1878 (Dec 10) Envelope sent from troops in Transvaal to the Main Barracks of the 90th Light Infantry in Cape Town, countersigned by the Quatermaster at Utrecht, sent registered with Transvaal 1877 6d blue on blue and 1878-80 1d cancelled by “11” numeral and tied by registered Cape Town oval, adjacent with ZAR registered hs and Utrecht DE 10 and DE 16 cds, many cover faults, still a rare cover 2’000-3’000 21142 F 1879 “The 60th - The King’s Royal Rifle Corps” on active service during the Anglo-Zulu war, officer’s letter envelope sent to the Isle of Wight via Durban bearing Natal 6d with “POSTAGE” inverted overprint (SG83b) cancelled “2”, which entered the postal system at Durban, missing backflap, a rarity of the Anglo-Zulu war Note: Written by Captain Charles Cramer who served the duration of the campaign, including the advance & relief of Eshowe and at the battle of Ginindlovu and commanded two companies that served as escort of the Zulu King after his capture from the Black Umfolzi to Ulundi 5’000-6’000