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On all lots sold, a commission of 24% on the hammer price is payable by the buyer to the auctioneer. The lots are all differentially taxed, VAT is not shown.
Shipping tariffs are 10€ inland, 20 Euro (€) (basic shipping in the EU) + 30 Euro (€) (in case of worldwide shipping) + 0,2 % shipping insurance (only in case of shipping outside of the EU territory). Shipping is declared with the enclosed auction invoice.
Lot 3741 Cape of Good Hope Mafeking
- SG19
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1900, 3d pale blue/blue, Type B (18½ mm wide), on laid paper, picturing General Baden-Powell the founder of the Scouts, tied by clear MAFEKING cds dated MY 2 1900, just two weeks before the end of the siege, on complete envelope addressed to Mr. Campbell, endorsed ACTIVE/POSTMASTER and underlined PERSONAL at upper left, some opening tears for this military field post during the siege is of no relevance, the quality is exceedingly good because normaly the letters are heavily folded due to transport reasons in open battlefields, Campbell noted by Baden-Powells official statement of the siege - Campbell, ... did invaluable work in connecting up, and in keeping in communication with headquarters ... frequently carried out under heavy fire and at great personal risk. - very fresh and desirable siege usage, accompanied by BPA certificate stating GENUINE local cover, confirming authentic usage within Mafeking during the siege, further on the script is remarkably neat, slanted to the right, and highly consistent - typical of formal or semi-official siege correspondence, a comparative analysis suggests notable similarities to the known handwriting of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell, commander of the Mafeking garrison during the siege, specific points of resemblance include as the capital P in PERSONAL, which exhibits a rounded opening and high ascender, mirroring BP’s known hand, the open C in Campbell, consistent with forms found in his military letters, the looped T in Postmaster, crossed with a long horizontal stroke, which appears frequently in BP’s authentic letters, while the attribution cannot be made with absolute certainty without professional handwriting analysis, the convergence of stylistic features makes it plausible that the address was penned by Baden-Powell himself, rare and of high historical significance, XF! Estimate 30.000€.
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