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1885 (June 2) Stampless cover to "Captain Trotter, Acting Special Comdt for Stellaland", signed and dated "J. W Harrel 2/6/85", with enclosed letter from Motito, which includes "as a great many natives proceeding from the south to the north go through Stellaland not knowing of the existence of a wagon toll or tax, I think it would be advisable that you should tell Field Cornet van Nooyen that he ought to exercise a little discrimination in cases where ignorance of the law is pleaded and allow those who wish to leave Stellaland via Takoon without enforcing payment". A rare official cover presumably carried by mounted police, Captain Trotter being based in Mafeking at this date, the reverse endorsed as received on June 4th. Photo on Page 76.
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