75th Anniversary of Royal Family Visit to South Africa Day 34

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 Day 34: 5th March 1947

Programme

10.00am arrive Umtata

14.00pm leave Umtata


Postal Cover today it was written up for Umtata but not posted till next day hence 6th March in Queenstown the next day stop.



This is the information on Umtata.


The Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau of Pondoland  meets the Royal Family


A picture from ILN



The correspondent on the postal cover mentions the 3 engines. Hard to see but the third engine was at the rear.



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