Lot no. 260 •

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1900: Siege of Mafeking cover mailed to 'Trooper J. S. Bennett, C Troop, D Squadron, Protectorate Regiment, B.S.A. Fort, Mafeking', franked by April 1900 Goodyear 1 d. deep blue on blue (Plate II, position 4) and Baden-Powell small format 3 d. pale blue on blue tied by MAFEKING / C.G.H. datestamps (May 9) in black. An exceptional Mafeking Siege cover with just three covers known bearing both of these famous adhesives issued during the Siege. Cert. Phil. Soc. of South Africa (2013).