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Do you watch CSI a lot, Brett?

Brett Hendey wrote: This post is off-topic and comes from the fantasy world I sometimes inhabit, so David B may soon delete it.

When I was immersed in investigating the Natal Native Scouts, it occurred to me that, if we could extract DNA from relics they left behind, we might also be able to identify some of their living descendants, thereby exciting an interest in the Boer War amongst people who were previously indifferent to it. Of course, there are many obvious flaws in this fantasy, not least finding appropriate relics. As I read David G's post, I thought of CSI and skin cells on envelopes. Perhaps one day in future ......

Brett

Brett,

I enjoy reading your posts, whatever the topic. Unless you start to advertise the latest trainers or other items essential to daily life, I can't see any of your posts needing to be moderated.

Best wishes
David

Thank you, David. When logged on here, I try to keep my wandering mind focussed on the Boer War.

Not specifically 'CSI', Frank, since I am not a great admirer of American TV programmes. One of my thwarted childhood ambitions was to be a policeman and policing remains one of my main interests. Forensic science links my one-time profession with policing, so that is where the afore-mentioned fantasy had its origins.

Regards
Brett

I looked back at the prices realised in this auction last week. I have posted the list of prices realised below just as an indication of what these items sell for.

The most expensive item, with a price realised of £34,000, was lot 228:



Excluding lot 228, the average price was just less than £700.

These were the other prices.


Lot Price
1 £150
2 £850
3 £600
4 £230
5 £520
6 £180
7 £320
8 £450
9 £400
10 £480
11 £240
12 £60
13 £220
14 £160
15 £190
16 £190
17 £70
18 £260
19 £380
20 £240
21 £90
22 £420
23 £200
24 £450
25 £160
26 £190
27 £160
28 £900
29 £170
30 £500
31 £80
32 £320
33 £260
34 £100
35 £180
36 £400
37 £60
38 £320
39 £250
40 £160
41 £240
42 £100
43 £140
44 £480
45 £100
46 £180
47 £290
48 £380
49 £130
50 £320
51 £380
52 £280
53 £80
54 £230
55 £190
56 £250
57 £320
58 £120
59 £120
60 £100
61 £480
62 £520
63 £250
64 £520
65 £380
66 £420
67 £1,300
68 £1,300
69 £160
70 £180
71 £1,900
72 £1,500
73 £850
74 £1,900
75 £700
76 £1,700
77 £380
78 £480
79 £190
80 £270
81 £300
82 £380
83 £170
84 £170
85 £290
86 £400
87 £250
88 £320
89 £50
90 £160
91 £160
92 £150
93 £160
94 £160
95 £160
96 £100
97 £140
98 £380
99 £170
100 £130
101 £160
102 £150
103 £150
104 £160
105 £170
106 £190
107 £300
108 £130
109 £250
110 £380
111 £260
112 £230
113 £240
114 £160
115 £60
116 £420
117 £120
118 £80
119 £950
120 £80
121 £160
122 £380
123 £1,300
124 £100
125 £250
126 £420
127 £420
128 £320
129 £450
130 £230
131 £450
132 £580
133 £600
134 £700
135 £250
136 £260
137 £600
138 £850
139 £520
140 £3,200
141 £2,000
142 £1,900
143 £1,400
144 £1,500
145 £480
146 £170
147 £210
148 £180
149 £160
150 £260
151 £200
152 £950
153 £180
154 £400
155 £480
156 £80
157 £140
158 £200
159 £130
160 £480
161 £480
162 £230
163 £2,200
164 £60
165 £1,800
166 £1,500
167 £170
168 £100
169 £480
170 £350
171 £170
172 £480
173 £380
174 £260
175 £100
176 £900
177 £140
178 £290
179 £450
180 £4,000
181 £220
182 £650
183 £200
184 £130
185 £6,000
186 £4,000
187 £400
188 £380
189 £120
190 £100
191 £100
192 £350
193 £290
194 £200
195 £550
196 £320
197 £1,200
198 £480
199 £1,500
200 £1,900
201 £1,100
202 £2,000
203 £160
204 £210
205 £480
206 £900
207 £210
208 £3,500
209 £3,800
210 £140
211 £150
212 £350
213 £160
214 £140
215 £1,700
216 £380
217 £70
218 £200
219 £110
220 £60
221 £850
222 £210
223 £350
224 £170
225 £140
226 £480
227 £800
228 £34,000
229 £310
230 £650
231 £2,600
232 £1,200
233 £2,700
234 £2,200
235 £1,600
236 £2,000
237 £1,800
238 £7,000
239 £780
240 £120
241 £100
242 £700
243 £650
244 £380
245 £220
246 £300
247 £120
248 £950
249 £400
250 £400
251 £50
252 £60
253 £450
254 £80
255 £600
256 £210
257 £520
258 £1,300
259 £600
260 £140
261 £300
262 £160
263 £380
264 £380
265 £1,900
266 £1,400
267 £220
268 £220
269 £170
270 £180
271 £130
272 £170
273 £550
274 £180
275 £250
276 £850
277 £520
278 £1,700
279 £1,200
280 £1,000
281 £1,300
282 £800
283 £2,700
284 £2,300
285 £1,100
286 £1,300
287 £2,000
288 £2,400
289 £350
290 £4,200
291 £1,700
292 £5,000
293 £1,000
294 £580
295 £1,100
296 £180
297 £140
298 £80
299 £280
300 £60
301 £140
302 £950
303 £2,500
304 £3,000
305 £3,500
306 £3,800
307 £290
308 £210
309 £1,300
310 £220
311 £1,100
312 £250
313 £160
314 £200
315 £120
316 £50
317 £550
318 £80
319 £140
320 £60
321 £100
322 £60
323 £160
324 £190
325 £60
326 £50
327 £350
328 £50
329 £110
330 £400
331 £90
332 £520
333 £220
334 £60
335 £75
336 £130
337 £280
338 £60
339 £95
340 £50
341 £100
342 £50
343 £250
344 £180
345 £350
346 £1,200
347 £380
348 £600
349 £900
350 £220
351 Unsold
352 £1,800
353 Unsold
354 Unsold
355 £210
356 £1,500
357 £520
358 £300
359 £600
360 £2,800
361 £70
362 £900
363 £1,300
364 £170
365 £2,400
366 £3,000
367 £1,200
368 £1,000
369 £2,100
370 £700
371 £5,500
372 £380
373 £220
374 £380
375 £300
376 £4,000
377 £230
378 £1,500
379 £290
380 £160
381 £1,000
382 £550
383 £1,100
384 £1,300
385 £450
386 £800
387 £500
388 £1,800
389 £2,300
390 £1,700
391 £1,900
392 £1,900
393 £1,900
394 £2,500
395 £3,800
396 £2,000
397 £1,700
398 £2,200
399 £850
400 £650
401 £300
402 £1,100
403 £300
404 £1,500
405 £650
406 £280
407 £140
408 £750
409 £650
410 £800
411 £850
412 £650
413 £30
414 £250
415 £320
416 £420
417 £320
418 £320
419 £140
420 £1,200
421 £320
422 £80
423 £95
424 £580
425 £650
426 £200
427 £260

Good Morning David......

Some old pictures of one of my first frames..... Since taken apart.....

Mike

P.S. The envelope is from a Strathcona and has a Canadian Field PO Cancel Stamp.....

They are excellent displays Mile. Many thanks for the pictures.

David