Lot 11606 – Mafeking: Group of covers incl. OAS soldier’s letter

Lot 11606 – Mafeking: Group of covers incl. OAS soldier’s letter

South Africa » Anglo Boer War
C
Estimate
300 – 500 GBP
Auction date
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
34d 7h 29m 21s before pre-bidding ends
Description
Mafeking: Group of covers incl. OAS soldier’s letter from New Zealand 4th Contingent from Mafeking SP 11 1900 “no stamps available” and charged postage due, “Carving something on a rock” propaganda envelope sent to UK with OFS V. R.I. 1d tied by British Army cds, Mafeking 1900 3d on 1d Cape strip of three (1 stamp missing) on large part cover to England tied by Mafeking cds via Crocodile Pools, stampless OAS envelope from a wounded soldier in the 6th Brigade (which played a role in the relief of Mafeking sent three days afterwards, 1901 envelope with Cape 1d from Mafeking to England with triangular censor, four ppc’s incl. two of Boer generals and four Bechuanaland stationery items from Mafeking (philatelic uprated registered envelope with five values), plus some supplementary pages with info, an interesting group.

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