BOER WAR collection of covers & cards written up on pages covering both British & Boer mail. Noted - cover used in Basutoland, censored mail, cover written by Lord Methuen, Refugee Camp mail etc. Needs viewing as there are very interesting items to be found. (109 covers) (Image)

BOER WAR Ladysmith Siege cards, unused (1) used (3) to India, UK & Switzerland. The card to England is the first issue with no soldier at the right, the others are the second issue with the extra soldier standing. (Image)

PROVINCES 19th/20thC group of covers & postcards with C.O.G.H 1881 3d pale claret (SG.39) on cover to Burgersdorp, postmarks on various cards of Muizenberg, Kalkbay, scarce Fish Rover, Idutywa, Mowbray, Three Anchors, Prince Albert Road & Uitenhage, Natal QV 2½d cover to Dresden, pmks on cards Hilton Road, Point & West's Bluff, 1908 cover added 1d LATE FEE. Transvaal 1898 cover to France 3d purple & green (SG.220), 1900 1d cover, Boer War censor label, PPC's BETHAL, CLEVELAND WITBANK & CANTONMENT-POTCHEFSTROOM, also pmk interest, small stock book filled with provincial stamps. (qty) (Image)

BOER WAR 1899 cover to Heidelberg, Transvaal with Transvaal 1d cancelled by a violet NEWCASTLE/27.10.99 h/stamp, only known used on cover on that one day. Heidelberg 1.NOV.99 arrival back stamp. (Image)

BOER WAR two covers both endorsed 'Veld Dienst', one with an additional 'Velddienst' h/stamp, posted from Volksrust 16 OCT & 19 OCT 1899. Volksrust was just inside the Transvaal border with Natal and a staging post for troops invading Natal. The first battle of the Boer war - Battle of Glencoe - took place south of Volksrust on 20 October. (Image)

BOER WAR 1900 cover to England from Lt. Col. C. J. Blomfield, a British P.O.W. at Daspoort Camp, Pretoria. The cover has small tear at upper right which is just into the stamp - Transvaal 2½d, cancelled Pretoria 22.MAY.00 and a Boer P.O.W. censor h/stamp. Lourenco Marques 23 MEI and London JU.23.00 cancels on the reverse. Lt. Col. Blomfield of the 2nd Lancs Fusiliers was captured on 22 Jan 1900 at Spion Kop, Natal. (Image)

BOER WAR 1900-01 8 Kruger propaganda 'sympathy' cards, 3 from Germany, 2 from Switzerland and 1 each from Holland, Belgium and England. (Image)

BOER WAR three covers written by Lt. General Lord Methuen, Commander of the 1st Infantry Division. 1900 cover to Staffordshire cancelled F.P.O. 16 (Klerksdorp) OC.27.00, Methuen was near Zeerust at that date. 1901 cover to Cape Town, written at Zeerust but cancelled when it entered the postal system at Mafeking NO.8.1901, and a 1902 cover to Cape Town with a GB 2d, Vryburg cancel alongside but taxed as the Cape did not accept GB stamps. Of note: On 25 Feb De La Rey ambushed a column of Methuen's causing heavy casualties. In pursuit of De La Rey, Methuen was badly wounded on March 7 at Tweebosch & surrendered with 200 men. De La Rey had Methuen escorted to a British Hospital & sent a telegram to his wife expressing concerns about her husband's wounds. A fine trio of covers spanning 16 months. (Image)

BOER WAR/SHIPWRECK 1900 cover to England written by a member of Lumsden's Horse, with a 1d cancelled East London MR.27.00, on the back is a two line RECOVERED FROM/WRECK OF MEXICAN & a Berkhamsted AP.28.00 arrival cancel. Lumsden's Horse was a corps of 250 mounted light infantry raised from white volunteers from India. They arrived at East London on March 22 where this letter was posted. The 'Mexican' left Cape Town on 4 April & collided the next day with the British Boer War transport vessel SS Winkfield whilst travelling in dense fog 80 miles from Cape Town. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 censored cover written by William Louw to his mother from Colesberg Gaol, and censored 22.NOV.1901, the night before he was executed for treason by the British. It was posted NO.23.01, the day he died. Louw, a Cape Boer had been found guilty of treason for joining Boer Forces, by a military court on 4 November. His mother was a daughter of Rev Andrew Murray and was married to the Rev. A. A. Louw. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 censored envelope to Bhastara, India, with a 1d cancelled Barberton 15.NOV.01. Barberton and Pretoria censors, Durban Tuticorin & Bastara 28.DE.01 transit and arrival cancels. Mail from Indians, who were non combatants but used in ancillary capacities (medical orderlies, stretcher bearers etc) is rare. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 censored cover to Diyatalawa P.O.W Camp, Ceylon, with a combination of GB & O.R.C stamps cancelled Harrismith, that has a s/line PASSED CENSOR h/stamps which was applied on one of the transport ships taking P.O.W's to Ceylon. A Diyatalawa censor cachet is on the front, Durban 22.JA.01 & Diyatalawa FE.14.01 d/stamps on the back. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 censored cover to Middelburg with a Cape 1d, cancelled Belfast 7.NOV.01 endorsed at the lower left 'From A G du Toit, Burgher Camp, Belfast, Transvaal' an oval Burgher Camp Belfast was applied along with a triangular censor h/stamp. Machadodorp & Middleburg 9.NO.01 back stamps. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 censored cover from Ceylon with a 6c cancelled Diyatalawa JA 01. On arrival at Bethulie, the cover could not be delivered, probably because the farm had been burned down by the British & the occupants removed. It was redirected to the Norval's Pont Refugee Camp, but on arrival a 'Not known at Refugee Camp' was handwritten. The cover was eventually returned to Ceylon, arriving Colombo SP.30.01 (nine months after sending). Cover has been opened out for display. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 cover to the Matron at the Belfast Burgher Camp that was so redirected that an additional piece of paper had to be affixed! From Belfast it went to the Irene Burgher Camp, Pretoria, as well as Machadadorp, Durban, Pretoria a number of times and eventually Cape Town. It was censored 7 times in its travels! A colourful cover. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 cover to Punjab, India with a GB 1d cancelled Army Post Office Kroonstad OC.18.01 (First day of use of this APO) Durban & Tuticorin cancels on the back & others which cannot be read. Some faults at top edge. A rare cover from an Indian in the War. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 cover to Lala-Musa, India, with a GB 1d on the back cancelled Army P.O. 55 FE.24.01 Durban, Tuticorin & Lala-Musa 13.AP.01 transit & arrival cancels on the back. The cover has been written by an Indian serving with the British Forces. A rare cover. (Image)

BOER WAR 1901 PPC from Ragama Camp, Ceylon, to General Olivier at Diyatalawa Camp, the 3c stamp cancelled on arrival by the censor. Also a 1901 cover from Diyatalawa camp to the O.F.S. that on arrival was unable to find the recipient and went from Bethulie to Norval's Pont Burgher Camp and then back to India & Ceylon six months after posting. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 censored cover to London endorsed at the top left 'Sent by L. M. Odell' the English teacher at the Norval's Pont Refugee Camp. A Cape 1d has been cancelled Norval's Pont AP.7.02 & a censor cachet has been applied to the front of the cover. On the back is a London AP.17.02 cancel. Odell taught English to Boer women & children in the refugee camp. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 censored cover to Cape Town, redirected on arrival, endorsed at the lower left 'Afgezonden door U. Geyer, Camp Matron Norval's Pont C.C.' A Cape 1d has been cancelled Norval's Pont FE.26.02 & censor tape has been affixed & tied with a censor h/stamp. Mail from person in a Burgher Camp other than a prisoner is very uncommon. Also an incoming 1901 card from Kroonstad to the camp's doctor. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 censored cover to Diyatalawa P.O.W Camp, Ceylon with a 1d cancelled Zastron MY.5.02. The cover has been endorsed 'From Maria Krause, Tent 708, Refugee Camp, Aliwal North, Cape Colony.' Although one of the larger refugee 'Burgher' camps, mail that can be positively identified emanating from it is rare. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 censored O.R.C postcard to a P.O.W at Diyatalawa P.O.W Camp Ceylon, Brandfort MAR.11.02 d/stamp & censor cachet. This was sent from the Brandfort Refugee (Burgher) Camp. Uncommon mail from this camp. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 cover to Kroonstad, O.F.S. from a P.O.W. at the Peniche Camp in Portugal. Five 5r stamps have been cancelled Peniche 9.JAN.1902, cover was censored on arrival in South Africa. Vredefort Road FE.8.02 arrival cancel on back. A scarce cover from this camp. Also original picture mounted on card of prisoners at Peniche. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 cover to London written by L. M. Odell, the English Teacher at Norval's Pont Refugee Camp. A Cape 1d cancelled Norval's Pont MR.3.02 and a Passed Press Censor cachet are on the front of the cover, London MR.22.02 arrival cancel is on the back. The teacher taught English to Boer women & children. (Image)

BOER WAR 1902 document on 'The Press Association' notepaper, written by Lord Kitchener (Commander in Chief of the British Forces). The document is headed 'Peace Concluded' and states 'Negotiations with the Boer delegates. The document containing terms of surrender was signed here this evening at 10.30 pm by all Boer representatives as well as by Lord Milner and myself.' It has been written on extremely thin paper that would suggest it was sent to the Press association by pigeon, not an uncommon way of expediting messages at that time by news agencies. A very important historical document. (Image)