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The marks 'COMMUNICATION' and 'SUSPENDED' were, according to Bill Hart
when writing in the Anglo-Boer War Philatelist, applied separately and this is
borne out by the different relationship that one has to the other on different
covers.
Bill hart reports two covers, one marked 'UNDELIVERABLE AT WINBURG' with a
Winburg cds for 21st May 1902 [this cover] and one with two VRI Yzd
adhesives posted at Kroonstadt addressed to Kaalfontein PO Lindley. The cds
of the RLO at Bloemfontein for 26th March 1902 appears on the back.

---- Bill Hart raised the query as to why the COMMUNICATION SUSPENDED marks
were applied as late as 21st May 1902 [when the Treaty ofVereeniging was
made on the 31st May 1902.

This cover was posted at East London on the 20th April1901 and is addressed
to Reitfontein PO Senekal in the Orange River Colony. The marks in order
after that are:
Bloemfontein 2Yd April 1901
Bloemfontein 15th June 1901
Bloemfontein RLO 26th March 1902
Returned L.O. Cape Town 15th May 1902 [in violet]
Cape Town 17th May 1902
Bloemfontein 19th May 1902
Winburg 21st May 1902

The colour of the COMMUNICATION SUSPENDED marks appears to be
like the violet in the censor's initials 'H.P' rather than the violet of the RLO
cds of Bloemfontein.

Senekal had Winburg as its head office and is midway between Bethlehem
and Winburg. Reitfontein never had a post office.
Bill Hart was right to ask his question about this cover.