Cape of Good Hope

Lot 2405 Cape of Good Hope

SG1885

Description

South Africa: Cape of Good Hope: 1885 Soldiers letter to England, endorsed â From Trooper A Dorchester No 6C.M.R. Komghasâ , countersiged by Capt. Sprenger, the officer in charge. Franked by Cape 1d. tied by indistinct barred numeral, Komgha datestamp, on reverse Cape Town and Cobham transit and receiving marks. After the Eastern Cape frontier wars of he late 1870â s, a small army contingent remained in the area in case of further uprisings, scarce. Photo