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cover 1899 (21 Dec.) envelope "Via Beira" to England, bearing Rhodesia 2d. (2) sharing "FRANCESTOWN/S. AFRICA" c.d.s. with another superb strike alongside, Bulawayo and Bournemouth c.d.s. on reverse. Photo
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cover 1899 (21 Dec.) envelope "Via Beira" to England, bearing Rhodesia 2d. (2) sharing "FRANCESTOWN/S. AFRICA" c.d.s. with another superb strike alongside, Bulawayo and Bournemouth c.d.s. on reverse. Photo

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cover 1899 (21 Dec.) envelope "Via Beira" to England, bearing Rhodesia 2d. (2) sharing "FRANCESTOWN/S. AFRICA" c.d.s. with another superb strike alongside, Bulawayo and Bournemouth c.d.s. on reverse. Photo
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Further details
Note: Mafeking being beseiged, the only route was to the north. The above cover is correctly franked at 4d., the officers concessionery rate, and is almost certainly from a member of the Rhodesian Field Force stationed at Francistown at the time