OTHER ISSUES AND POSTAL HISTORY
cover 1899 (9 Oct.) XU5 to Ladysmith, bearing Natal 1d. tied by Dundee c.d.s., showing Pretoria c.d.s. (3.7.00) alongside, Z.A.R. label at left with, on reverse, Pretoria (2.11.99), Durban (14.7.00) and Ladysmith (17.7.00) c.d.s.; the XU5 with some light staining.
Details
cover 1899 (9 Oct.) XU5 to Ladysmith, bearing Natal 1d. tied by Dundee c.d.s., showing Pretoria c.d.s. (3.7.00) alongside, Z.A.R. label at left with, on reverse, Pretoria (2.11.99), Durban (14.7.00) and Ladysmith (17.7.00) c.d.s.; the XU5 with some light staining.
Further details
Note: This letter was posted two days prior to the start of the war on the 11th. and was caught up in the Boer invasion of Natal. It was finally delivered 4½ months after the relief of Ladysmith.