1903 Proving KEVII 1d postal stationery card DRAGHOENDER to Germany. Full clear postmarks, cds, arrival mark and Barred Numeral 1098. A rare BONC. Frescura records the Boers ransacking the Draghoender post office in 1901. A manuscript cancel on cover dated 27/07/02 shows the postmaster's notation "Date stamp destroyed by Rebels". This is the reissued Barred Numeral (previously 381), ONLY two strikes recorded both in 1903.
