Lot 11671 – “Bloemfontein Post” complete newspaper dated May 28 1900 with British “Proclamation to the Burghers of the Orange Free State”, sent to England

“Bloemfontein Post” complete newspaper dated May 28 1900 with British “Proclamation to the Burghers of the Orange Free State”, sent to England with V.R.I. 1/2d and 1d (stop missing after V)tied by slightly indistinct “BE” barred ovals, containing a two-column article on the Battle of Mafeking and the lifting of the Siege on May 17 as well as Baden-Powell’s speech to the troops at the parade the following day, most unusual.