Pietersburg Provisional Stamps on Boer War Cover

South Africa · 1901 · 1 penny & 3 pence

This cover features two provisional stamps issued in Pietersburg, Transvaal, during the Second Boer War. The stamps are a 1d surcharge on a 1/2d Transvaal stamp and a 3d surcharge on a 1d Transvaal stamp, both applied to an envelope dated April 6, 1901.

Issued under British occupation during the Second Boer War, these provisional stamps were created due to a shortage of regular postage, reflecting the logistical challenges and administrative changes of wartime.