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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Rowe (Kenneth)

THE POSTAL HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN CONTINGENTS IN THE ANGLO BOER WAR

Published: The Vincent G. Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, Toronto, 1981

Edition: First edition

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First edition: 104 pages, numerous black and white photographs,red cloth boards with a gilt vignette and title on the upper cover,titled gilt on the spine, a very good copy.

Handbook #1 1981

Kenneth Rowe (22 December 1924 – 5 July 2014) was a British philatelist who in 1995 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. He was a specialist in the history of forwarding agents, intermediaries who facilitated the routing of international mail before the development of the modern postal system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Rowe_(philatelist)

There is an interesting article con Canada and the Anglo Boer War as follows:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/south-african-war

  • Overall Condition: A very good copy
  • Size: 8vo (240 x160mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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