Red Cross Society

Anglo-Boer War

Description:

A single pale blue sheet of paper, size: 22 x 21 cm, printed red & black in Dutch & English (English text follows): "Red Cross Society of Geneva. Orange Free State-Ambulance Commission .... we hereby certify that bearer [in ink - C.W. Kies] is an active and enrolled member of this Society and is entitled to the mark of neutrality and the privileges of the Geneva Convention." Bloemfontein, January 20th 1900. Signed by the Secretary [G.A. Hill ?] and the Charirman [M .... de Villiers ?], with the unclear stamp of Orange Free State-Ambulance Division in red ink. Written in black ink "Uitgereikt door .... Issued by A.G.W. Ransbottom [?]. Folded, edges frayed, frayed at folds

Details:

  • Publisher: Red Cross Society
  • Date of Publication: 1900
  • Edition: First edition
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Lot No: 341
  • Hammer Price: $50
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 32
  • Estimate: $60 - 100
  • Reserve: $50

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