Lot 2209
2209
cover 1896 (28 Aug.) 1½d. stationery card (vertical crease) to Denmark from a member of Alderson's Mounted Infantry at Devil's Pass, bearing 1896 Arms 1d. and both cancelled by "UMTALI/MASHONALAND" c.d.s. The message, in Danish, mentions Makoni, a chief whose village was close to Rusape just to the north of Devil's Pass. A scarce item from the Mashona rebellion

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cover 1896 (28 Aug.) 1½d. stationery card (vertical crease) to Denmark from a member of Alderson's Mounted Infantry at Devil's Pass, bearing 1896 Arms 1d. and both cancelled by "UMTALI/MASHONALAND" c.d.s. The message, in Danish, mentions Makoni, a chief whose village was close to Rusape just to the north of Devil's Pass. A scarce item from the Mashona rebellion
Provenance
John Michael, 1976
Further details
Note: Alderson's Mounted Infantry were landed at Beira on July 28th., travelled through Portuguese territory in civilian clothes, and reformed at Umtali to march 170 miles to Salisbury.

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