Lot 4896

Bellevue POW Camp, Simon's Town (near Cape Town) for Boer, French and German prisoners during the Anglo Boer War - 1 Shilling ND (1900) (P. - / Hearn 36) - Black text on cream paper, arms at top, 2 handstamps + red annotation 'Capt.for Prisoners of War' for purchases from the canteen run by W.W.Runciman & Co - stains, holes + old tape repairs - Good - This camp was the first prisoner of war camp for the Boer War.