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Worldwide Stamps and Covers continued...

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

841

1900 (5 Sep) registered cover from Standerton, Transvaal to Durban, franked with Great Britain 3p Victoria, paying the Imperial Penny Post single letter rate of one penny and the registered letter fee of two pence, octagonal postmark "Army Post Office Natal Field Force", with "Standerton" below date, A.P.O. 37 at Standerton, Transvaal, minor cover flaws, fine Boer War item (Image)

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

842

1900 (29 Oct) cover franked with G.B. 1p lilac, tied by Field Post Office 23, British Army South Africa pmk, addressed to Malta, with Nov.29 arrival pmk on back, some toning, fine cover to a scarce destination (Image)

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

843

1900 (21 June) "On Active Service" cover with Field Post Office 30, British Army South Africa Field Post Office pmk, with violet "Canadian Contingent South Africa" July 3, 1900 and Montreal "Free" 30 July arrival pmk alongside, fine (Image)

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844

1900 (12 Jan) cover from Ladysmith, Natal to Quetta, "Baloochistan", India, sent unpaid during Siege, endorsed "Stamps Unobtainable", with Postage Due charges "T" and "5" dismissed by blue crayon markings, fine cover to scarce destination, Tuticorin (3 Apr 00) arrival pmk on back (Image)

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

845

1900 (2 Jan) cover sent unpaid from Ladysmith, Natal to Dublin, Ireland, endorsed "No Stamps Obtainable at Ladysmith", signed by Lieut.C.McNally, 1st K.R. Rifles "Natal Field Force", with "10c" due, obliterated by FB stamp and London "Paid" applied in red below, some cover wear, with arrival pmk (there was a public outcry when in the early part of the Boer War, letters home from Troops on active service, unable to obtain stamp, had their mail Taxed and surcharged on arrival back home. This resulted in the Post Office paying the postage as can be seen on this cover) (Image)

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

846

1900 British Field Post Office commemorative envelope to England, franked with V.R.I. 1sh brown, faint toning, with Leicester arrival, faint toning, otherwise fine (Image)

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847

1900 (4 Aug) registered letter franked with 1d on 1p V.R.I. horizontal pair, used in combination with pair of Great Britain 1p Victoria, tied by "Army P.C.52 S.Africa" cds, addressed to Maritzburg, Natal, some filing folds, otherwise fine (Image)

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848

1900 (24 Apr) cover to Cairo, Egypt, endorsed "On Service No Stamps", but still franked with 2 1/2p in adhesives, probably applied at the Field Post Office, tied by F.P.O. No.24 (at Wepener, with the 8th Division), Alexandria arrival pmk, fine and interesting Boer War usage (Image)

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849

1900 (3 Sep) 2p Registered Letter, additionally franked with 2p Victoria, canceled "British Army Field Post Office 17", sent from Johannesburg to Tangier, Morocco, with 5 Oct. 00 arrival pmk on back. Also included is a cover franked with 2 1/2p Victoria, tied by British Army Field Post Office 32 (Bloemfontein) 14 Aug 1900 cds, addressed to Holland, with 8 Sept Wassenaan arrival, fine pair of covers (Image)

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850

1900 cover (faulty at top), sent from the New Zealand contingent, endorsed "On Active Service N.Z.R. No.400", sent to Timaru, franked with 1d V.R.I. adhesive, tied by Army P.O. 55 cancel, with Wellington arrival pmk (Image)

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851

1900 (1 Mar) "On Active Service" cover to England, with "Nkandla Zululand" departure, sent via Eshow and Durban, Natal, charged "5c" Postage Due, obliterated by "FB", with red London "Paid" and arrival pmks, some cover wear, interesting usage (there was a public outcry when in the early part of the Boer War, letters home from Troops on active service, unable to obtain stamps, had their mail Taxed and surcharged on arrival back home. This resulted in the Post Office paying the postage as can be seen on this cover) (Image)

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

852

1900 (26 Mar) Registered 2p envelope from F.P.O. located at Cape Town, sent to Gibraltar, with additional 2p G.B. postage at London (15 Apr), with arrival on 20th April, scarce destination (Image)

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853

1900-01 two covers to England, one franked with 1p V.R.I. tied by "Army Telegraphs" pmk, sent via Pretoria, the other with pair of 1/2p E.R.I. overprints, with oval censor handstamp alongside, fine (Image)

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854

1901 (23 March) On Her Majesty's Service cover franked with 1d V.R.I. overprint, tied by Army P.O.4 Africa cds, sent to England, where 1 1/2d Victoria was added in South Farnborough (Apr 14) and redirected to Germany, with Dresden arrival on back, fine (Image)

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855

1901 4p Registry envelope, additionally franked with 2 1/2p, both overprinted V.R.I., sent to Germany, with "Opened under Martial Law, On her Majesty's Service", handstamped "Passed by Censor Johannesburg", with Hannover arrival and forwarded to Voipriehausen, fine (Image)

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856

1901 two registered covers from Landshut, Bavaria, addressed to Fred Beyer, one as Prisoner of War in Greenpoint Camp, Capetown, the other Poste Restante in Pretoria, with triangular Passed by Press Censor and various transit and arrival pmks, fine (Image)

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857

1901 (7 Oct) cover franked with 1p Natal, tied by Eshowe Province of Zululand cds, censored by the Governor of the Central Gaol (manuscript and blue crayon at lower left), sent to Hermannsburg, via Greytown, Natal, triangular "Passed Press Censor" handstamp, backflap mostly missing, with transit and arrival pmks, fine Boer War usage (Image)

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

858

135

1901 cover from Winburg to a Boer Prisoner of War at Broad Bottom Camp in St. Helena, franked with 2x2 1/2 Orange River Colony adhesives, tied by departure pmks, with triangular Censor cachet and St. Helena arrival, In addition, there is a 28 Sep 00 cover (toned), from St. Helena to a Prisoner of War in Cape Town, franked with 1p surcharge, showing departure and "Prisoners of War" censor cachet, Green Point and Cape Colony arrival markings on back (Cat No. 135) (Image) (image 858a)

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859

1902 two registered 2p envelopes addressed to Cape Colony, additionally franked with Great Britain 1p adhesives, one canceled "Army P.O. S. Africa", other "Army Post Office Standerton", the former with oval "Krugersdorp" cachet, fine (Image)

CLOSED
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860

1902 (Jan) cover from Natal, paying 3p with a horizontal strip of 3x1p Victoria, tied by Army Field Post Office Code B, Braamfontein pmks, sent to London, where further 2 1/2d was added on 22 February to pay for transmission to Beirut, arriving "British Post Office March 3, 1902" pmk on back, fine and scarce redirected mail from Natal to Great Britain to Beirut, Boer War usage (Image)

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction