Daily Dispatch : East London Centenary 1848-1948

Daily Dispatch, East London, South Africa, 1948. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Signed. 64 pages (complete). Newspaper format. Stapled spine. A VERY RARE, even UNIQUE copy of this celebration of East London's centenary. The front cover is SIGNED by JAN SMUTS (dated 14 Jan. 1948 - the day he officially opened the Centenary celebrations). The signature is bold and fresh. Also signed by: Clement Moody, Vice Admiral, Commander-in-Chief South Atlantic (Jan 14 1948) (in his own handwriting); David Lazarus - Mayor; E H Tiddy - Deputy Mayor; C L Logan - Chairman of Centenary Committee; Councillors: T Burnham King [a descendant of an 1820 Settler]; Rex Burrell; R P de Lange; N Bramwell; Griffith Jones; W Patterson; W Evans; J Pearce; F Fox; A Worrall; C Lloyd; H McJannet; J Kietzmann; E Taylor; H Driffield (Town Clerk). Although the souvenir edition has some wear, some tanning, some storage marks, the contents are clean, clear, proud, sure, generous, dutiful, diligent (although the date of the Royal Visit to East London is noted incorrectly as 1946, it was of course in 1947), comfortable. Most agreeable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.