£250
1899 (Feb 4) O.H.M.S Letter to "The Military Secretary, Government House, Cape Town" bearing 1896-97 2d vertical pair (S.G. 32b, upper stamp with piece torn out prior to use) cancelled by "B.S.A.P CAMP / BULAWAYO" c.d.s, backstamped at Bulawayo and Cape Town. The partly printed letter acknowledges receipt of the British South Africa Co. medal, and is signed by F.E Sturt of Honeydale Farm, c/o Fort Usher, Bulawayo, formerly a Private serving in the Cape Mounted Rifles. Sturt was one of just 37 members of the Cape Mounted Rifles to receive the B.S.A.C Medal for service during the Matabele Rebellion in 1893. Very unusual.
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