WORLDWIDE STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY ROBERT JOHNSON - BOER WAR PERIOD INTERNAL MAILS
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 512
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Cat No: Collection
LETTER-POST, REGISTERED, PARCEL-POST RATES ETC. INC. OFFICIAL P.O. MAIL, etc.; 1899-1902 collection of covers (several to L. Marques, a couple to Rhodesia) and Parcel tags etc., inc. 1900/1 pair of Parcel tags ex P. Elizabeth/Cape Town with 6d+1/-(2) or 3x6d frankings, 1900 m/s "Killed in Action"14 Sept. 1901 env. to Swellendam with ½d Green Pair tied (through perfs.) by rare Manuscript dated "Clanw[illia]m" with matching dated m/s "CW" alongside, useful group of registered covers (8), censor labels, FPO cancel, 2 with good contents from soldier, etc. (43 covers) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - BOER WAR, PARCEL POST LABELS (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 513
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Cat No: Collection
CENSOR MARKINGS - HAND-PICKED COLLECTION INC. MANY SCARCER TYPES, REGISTERED MAIL, ETC.; 1900-2 covers selected for their unusual/scarce censorship markings/places of origin, etc.; incl. unusual initialled 1901 Cape Town red "PASSED BY CENSOR" label, red oval Willowmore censor on 1901 env. with "COMMANDO KRAAL" cds, red gothic-type 1901 "Passed By Censor" (ex Cala),, 1902 Book-post rate env. with ½d tied by ONGELUKSNEK cds with triangular "MATATIELE" censor, v. fine red 1901 "PASSED BY CENSOR/Burghersdorp", 1900/2 pair with m/s "Missent" of Somerset West/Langverwacht, June 1902 to B. Bechuanaland, etc., etc. Good variety. (43 covers) Cross Reference : MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - BOER WAR (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 514
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Cat No: Collection
SMALLER TOWN POST OFFICE - COLLECTION OF HAND-PICKED UNUSUAL INTERNAL COVERS; 1899-2 covers with almost all-different (mainly small cds) cancels from smaller P.O.s inc. registered, Dec. 1899 OAS letter ex "Tambuland Field Force"), commercial Aug. 1900 env. regd. from LUCKHOFF with OVS o.p. "VRI/1d" + CGH o.p. ORC (2½d x3) franking, Jan. 1900 stampless OAS with v. fine LAMBERTS BAY cds, Oct. 1901 env. ex LANG KUIL with v. fine "713" Numeral (censored at River Zonderwend), and a wide range of hand-picked (almost all very fine) small town cds cancels. Good lot. (40 covers) Cross Reference : MILITARY - BOER WAR, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 380.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 515
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RARE FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE NEW 1900 CGH 1d STAMP ON LOCAL MOWBRAY COVER; 1 Jan. 1900 local Mowbray env. with CGH 1900 'Table Mountain' 1d Red tied by Numeral with fine 1 Jan. 1900 cds alongside and original enclosed note ref. the new stamp; "First & earliest issue of new Cape postage stamp...". Rare early first day usage; much scarcer than the NZ 1d issued on this same 'new century' date. Cross Reference : FIRST DAY COVERS (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 516
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ADVERTISING COVERS & POSTCARD RATES INC. POSTAL STATIONERY, CENSORS, ETC.; 1900-2 lot inc. 6 varied advertising envs. inc. all-over back pictorial Cape Town wholesale store, general dealers (3 inc. Kenhardt & Draghoender), MAZAWATTEE TEA, Alice Times & the delightfully named "LOONEY'S BOOK STORE" in Kimberley; plus a wide range of postcards (10 p. stationery + one 1d-rate PPC) and 2 letter-cards (fine KRAN KUIL or ROSEBANK cds's). CGH Advertising covers of the Boer War period are hard to find. (19 covers/cards) Cross Reference : ADVERTISING ENVELOPES, PICTURE POSTCARDS, POSTAL STATIONERY, MILITARY - BOER WAR (Image)