AN ATTRACTIVE COVER CARRYING A SET OF THE CENTENARY STAMPS.—This cover was received in Wellington this week. This attractive set is one of those issued to commemorate the famous trek by the Voortrekkers from Capetown to Pretoria in 1838. The trek, which brought great hardships to those hardy pioneers, lasted from August 8, 1838, to December 15, 1838. The added interest .o this cover is that it was carried on the identical trek made las. year to celebrate the centenary.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 94, 14 January 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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80AN ATTRACTIVE COVER CARRYING A SET OF THE CENTENARY STAMPS.—This cover was received in Wellington this week. This attractive set is one of those issued to commemorate the famous trek by the Voortrekkers from Capetown to Pretoria in 1838. The trek, which brought great hardships to those hardy pioneers, lasted from August 8, 1838, to December 15, 1838. The added interest .o this cover is that it was carried on the identical trek made las. year to celebrate the centenary. Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 94, 14 January 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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