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An interesting relic of the Siege of Ladysmith, 1899, being a small plum pudding wrapped in fabric, the attached label, with franked Victorian stamps, to “Miss Edith Burtenshaw” (? unclear) with a London address, and on the other side “One of the 3 plum puddings fired by the Boers into Ladysmith on Xmas Day 1899”, the cylindrical pudding approx 2” x 1¼”. Good Condition for age. Plate 4 Note: It would appear that the serving soldier attached a stamped label and addressed it to his girlfriend back home. It is a wonder it survived the trip.
Picture courtesy of Wallis and Wallis
An interesting relic of the Siege of Ladysmith, 1899, being a small plum pudding wrapped in fabric, the attached label, with franked Victorian stamps, to “Miss Edith Burtenshaw” (? unclear) with a London address, and on the other side “One of the 3 plum puddings fired by the Boers into Ladysmith on Xmas Day 1899”, the cylindrical pudding approx 2” x 1¼”. Good Condition for age. Plate 4 Note: It would appear that the serving soldier attached a stamped label and addressed it to his girlfriend back home. It is a wonder it survived the trip.