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Lichtenburg is in eastern Transvaal.






Imperial Yeomanry in action: Paget’s Horse chasing Boers outside Lichtenburg

The Graphic, 8 June 1901

Pictures courtesy of Noonan's





Langrish’s General Store, Lichtenburg, a group of ‘good fors’ for 1 Penny, 1 Shilling and 2 Shillings, all dated 1901, the latter two with serial numbers 30 and 14, signed W.H.L (Langrish), all subsequently cancelled with ink across face, also including the remains of an envelope bearing the mark of the general store, and a letter from the nephew of W.H.Langrish, certifying that these notes are genuine, and that they were the only money circulating in the town during the war, notes fine to very fine, incredibly rare and a truly remarkable set of survivors (3 notes, plus papers)
Pick unlisted, Hern 219

Sold for a hammer price of GBP 2,200. Totals: GBP 2,834. R 65,130. AUD 5,230. NZD 5,680. CAD 4,750. USD 3,470. EUR 3,210.