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Boer War newspaper, "Special Siege Edition" on necessity paper...
Boer War newspaper, "Special Siege Edition" on necessity paper...
Item # 697183
April 30, 1900
THE MAFEKING MAIL--SPECIAL SIEGE EDITION, South Africa, Nov. 27, 1899 Fascinating newspaper published during the Boer War under "siege" conditions. Note above the dateline: "Issued Daily, Shells Permitting".
The front page begins with a report headed: "We Change Color" regarding the redish-tint paper. It notes: "We are sorry that we can no longer appear in white, so suitably emblematic of our purity, but we have heard so many things since the Siege which have caused us to turn red that now even the very paper blushes in sympathy."
The balance of the front page has reports on the Boer War, carrying over to the back page as well.
Complete as a single sheet, 9 3/4 by 15 inches, wide margins, a small archival mend to a back page margin, very nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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