Great Britain and British Commonwealth South Africa
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1712
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Cancellations. A collection of Cape cancels on covers and cards, stamps and pieces, in two albums; and a stockbook containing numeral cancels of Cape, Natal and O.F.S (including Natal P.O.A cancels), with some Boer War cancels. (100s).
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1713
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Cape, Natal, OFS and Transvaal. Various unusual stamps on pages with V.R.I overprint varieties, telegraphs and revenue stamps, a few railway stamps, Transvaal V.R.I 2/6 - £5 overprinted "SPECIMEN", Officials with Natal KEVII stamps perfined "NGR" (33 stamps on ten pieces), Cape stamps with eleven hole official perfin (7), Transvaal stamps overprinted "C.S.A.R" (8), Natal 1861 Telegraph 10/- mint and £1 used (minor toning), etc. (300+).
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1714
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Cape of Good Hope. 1900 1d Postal stationery envelope franked ½d + 1d, from East London to Shanghai, backstamped at Durban, Colombo and Hong Kong, an unusual destination.
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1715
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Griqualand. 1887-79 ½d - 5/- Mint and used stamps with various overprints, some varieties, also a few forgeries. (101).
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
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Lot No: 1716
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Natal. 1877 ½d on 1d Yellow, varieties surcharge inverted or "S" omitted from "Postage", both used, scarce. S.G. 91a,e, £550. (2). Photo on Page 226. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1719
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New Republic. 1886-87 Stamps including 1d dated 4 JAN 87 on blue granite paper without arms tied to piece by rare "Ngomepost 2/2/88" manuscript cancel (just two examples recorded by Jonkers), 2s dated 30 AUG 86 on white paper without arms unused with variety "S" inverted (unlisted by Gibbons, thinned), an unusual green 1d cinderella, etc. (8). Photo on Page 178. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1721
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Transvaal - Telegraph Stamps. 1901-02 1d, 6d and 1/- on 2/6, and 5/- on £2 revenue with V.R.I overprint, all overprinted "Transvaal / Telegraphs", the 1/- on 2/6 with a few perf faults, otherwise all fine used, the 5/- on £2 scarce. S.G. T1/3, 5, £400. (4). Photo on Page 212. (Image1)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Boer War
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1722
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Boer War. 1900-01Stamp issues including Lydenburg ½d and 3d (corner fault) mint, 1d and 3d used, Pietersburg (43, one with Thabina c.d.s, three with triangular "47" cancels, one with Pietersburg squared circle), Mafeking 1d on Cape ½d (S.G. 1) unused and 6d on 2d (S.G. 13) used, etc., a few faults. (58).
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1723
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Schweizer Renecke. 1900 Transvaal ½d, 1d and 2d with "BESIEGED" overprint reading vertically upwards, used on separate pieces tied by Schweizer Renecke c.d.s (11 or 12 SEP), the 2d with ink stain at left occurring prior to use, probably caused by the overprinting ink. S.G. 1/3, £1,075. (3). Photo on Page 244. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image1)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1724
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British Forces Mail. 1899-1902 Covers and cards (64) and fronts (6), various F.P.O and A.P.O cancels including hooded circle Registered types (6) and other registered mail (6, two from F.P.O 17 with unusual dumb cancels), mainly with G.B stamps (with some mixed frankings), redirected mail including "NOT IN NETLEY HOSPITAL", also a few ingoing covers, mixed quality with some faults. (70).
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1725
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British Forces Mail. 1900-02 Covers from British forces (17) including five covers enclosing a series of long and interesting letters from 2Lt H. de Burgh Edwards, covers endorsed from Pte Wooding 2nd Northants Regt (9, some faults), "Army Form C" envelope with Natal 1d tied by F.P.O 15 c.d.s, also F.P.O datestamps on pieces (c.70) and stamps. (100+).
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1726
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Burgher Camps - Transvaal/Bermuda. 1901 Covers from Transvaal to P.O.Ws in Bermuda with dated cachets of the Burgher Camps at Balmoral, Belfast, Heidelberg, Krugersdorp or Middelburg, all endorsed upon arrival, with "not Darrells", "not Burtts", "not Hawkins", "at Morgans" or "Tuckers". A fine and unusual group. (5). Photo on Page 240. (Image1)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1727
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Burgher Camps - ORC/Bermuda. 1901-02 1d Postcard from "Bethulie R. Camp" and a registered cover posted at Bethulie, probably from the camp, also two covers posted at Winburg probably from the refugee camp, all to P.O.Ws at Burtts Island, Darrells Island (2) or Morgans Island, some faults. (4).
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1728
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P.O.W Mail. 1900-02 Covers (18) and fronts (2) to Boer P.O.Ws, including 1901 cover to "Officer of the Hawarden Castle, Table Bay" with an enclosed letter from the sister of a Boer P.O.W held on the ship asking that he be allowed out on parole to visit their sick mother, cover franked G.B 1d tied by F.P.O 23 c.d.s to a P.O.W at Tin Town with violet "PASSED / S.O.P NATAL / CENSOR / P. of W." and triangular "PASSED / CENSOR / P. OF W.", front to Bermuda with red "NOT TUCKERS", etc. Also picture postcards (7) and a few later covers and cards, very mixed quality with some faults. (38).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1729
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Prisoner of War Ships. 1900-01 Cover endorsed from a P.O.W on the "Kildonan Castle" franked 1d and a stampless O.H.M.S cover endorsed "Free from Censor, Kildonan Castle" both with Simons-Town datestamps and a Belle Vue P.O.W censor, and a cover endorsed from a P.O.W on the "Mongolian", franked 1d cancelled at Cape Town, all fine. (3).
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1730
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Prisoner of War Ships - Cape Town. 1901-02 Covers posted in South Africa, addressed to Boer P.O.Ws on the S.S "Bavarian" or "Orient" (both redirected to St. Helena), "Roslin Castle" (redirected to India), "Lake Montrose" (redirected to Bermuda) or "Hawarden Castle" (handstamped "T" and "1d", redirected to Ceylon with manuscript "T6c"); cover to a P.O.W at Ladysmith redirected to "St Helena, S.S Orient"; and a cover posted at Cape Town to a P.O.W on the Transport "Canada", Docks Cape Town but redirected to Durban (the "Canada" returning from St. Helena with P.O.Ws went directly to Durban, not stopping at Cape Town). (7).
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1731
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Cat No: Collection
Prisoner of War Ships - Cape Town. 1899-1901 Covers addressed to Boer P.O.Ws on ships off Cape Town or Simons Town, comprising covers to the ships Penelope (2), Catalonia, Hawarden Castle (stamp removed), Manila, Harlech Castle, City of Cambridge (2), Kildonan Castle (2), Roslin Castle, Armenian (2), Bavarian, City of Vienna or Pindari, mainly fine, a scarce group to twelve different ships. (16).
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
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Lot No: 1732
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Prisoner of War Ships - Durban. 1900 Covers posted in South Africa, addressed to Boer P.O.Ws on ships off Durban, with a stampless cover from Army Post Office Standerton to S.S "Chicago" and covers franked 1d to the S.S "Manila", "Yorkshire" or "Catalonia", the last two redirected to Ceylon, all fine. (4).
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1734
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P.O.W Mail - Bermuda. 1902 Dutch 5c postcards (2) and a German 10pf postcard all to J.M.J Muller in Bermuda, the two Dutch cards redirected with various endorsements and blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA", the German card received after Muller's release and forwarded to Holland. (3).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
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Lot No: 1735
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P.O.W Mail - Bermuda/Ceylon. 1901-02 Covers from P.O.Ws in Diyatalawa Camp, one to a P.O.W at Morgans Island, the other to a P.O.W in Belle Vue Camp and redirected to Bermuda endorsed "not Hawkins"; and a Bermuda 1d postcard from A.C Erasmus on Darrells Island to his father J.C Erasmus in Diyatalawa Camp with blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA". (3).
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1736
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P.O.W Mail - Bermuda. 1902 (Sep. 19) Cover from Bermuda to Transvaal franked ½d pair, posted nearby four months after the war, therefore not censored, with bilingual boxed "Insufficient Address", backstamped at the Returned Letter Office Johannesburg. Fine and unusual.
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 130
Union of South Africa
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1737
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Cat No: Collection
Union of South Africa. 1910-63 Specialised collection written up on pages with interprovincial uses, 1913-24 £1 used in S.W.A, plate blocks, coil stamps, inverted watermarks, many varieties including 1934 4d spear flaw and 1938 2d airship flaw within mint pairs, postage dues and officials, covers, also duplicates in stockbooks, an extensive lot. (1,000s). Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1738
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1923 Harrison & Sons Ltd 1d Springbok essays (15) printed by photogravure in various colours, unscreened imperforate essays in single colours (3), screened imperforate essays in black with "Muster" overprint or in blue and carmine, screened perf 14 essays in single colours (7, one overprinted "Muster") or in two colours (3), one imperf essay on watermarked paper, all fine. Also eleven other Harrison sample stamps. (26).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Lot No: 1739
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1926-27 Perf 14½x14 1d, Pretoria printing, mint block of four, misperforated through the centre of the stamps, unusual. Photo on Page 258. (Image1)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1740
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1929 Darmstadt Trials, dummy cigarette labels (16, Dix 1-5, 7-10, 12-18) and Hunter-Penrose dummy stamps (10, Dix 19, 21-23, 26, 28-31, 33, the last overprinted "S.W.A"), various papers, inks and colours. (26).
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1741
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1929 Darmstadt Trails, 1d ship stamp, frame only imperforate (14) or perforated (14), vignette only imperforate (12) or perforated (3) and the complete design all perforated (44), various inks and papers, virtually all in pairs or blocks, 36 differing Dix numbers. (87). Photo on Page 226. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1742
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1929 1d Springbok essays by J. Booysen, imperforate horizontal pairs in red-brown or violet and a vertical pair in black. (6). Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
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Lot No: 1743
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1928 and 1936 Philatelic Exhibitions including 1928 official exhibition cover and covers bearing the exhibition label (2) all with the red exhibition c.d.s, unused exhibition labels in differing colours (3), 1936 JIPEX catalogue with the two cancelled miniature sheets on the cover, and a study of the JIPEX miniature sheets mint, used or on covers. (131).
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
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Lot No: 1744
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Booklets. 1927-51 Booklets, booklet panes and stamps, including the exploded covers and interleaves for 1927 2/6 booklet (SB6), 1937 2/6 booklet (SB10, scrape to cover, some staining), etc.
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1745
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Revenues. 1864-1995 Revenues from Cape Colony, Natal, O.R.C, Transvaal or South Africa, the used collection in an album, including complete documents, Customs Duty and Douane overprints, also duplicates in two stockbooks. (100s).
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 170
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Lot No: 1746
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Christmas Seals. 1929-97 Christmas TB Fund seals, the extensive collection including covers, booklets and sheets, 1949 packet of ten booklets, also Easter seals for crippled children. (100s).
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1747
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Shipping Postmaster. 1931-32 Registration envelopes to England both with violet oval "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPETOWN" datestamps and a Docks Capetown c.d.s, the first cancelled by the oval datestamps, the other cancelled by the docks c.d.s with the oval datestamp alongside. Also two pieces. (4).
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1748
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Cat No: Collection
Air Mails. 1918-39 Flight covers, the extensive written up collection, mainly first or special flights, including 1918 "Make Your Sixpence Fly" Red Cross cards (5), 1925 internal air service (32, two to GB with postage due marks crossed out, one redirected cover carried on three flights), 1929 internal first flights (60, two to G.B underpaid), 1931 reduced rate from G.B (2), 1931 Imperial Airways G.B to East Africa flight (15), SWAA flights (3), Christmas flight from G.B (39), 1932 Imperial Airways G.B to South Africa services (99, one pilot signed), reduced postcard rates (8), 1934 services to Australia, Nyasaland, Madagascar, first service via Italy, JIPEX flights (24), first Empire Air Mail rate (7), SAA flights to Kenya, Southern Rhodesia, Angola and S.W.A, etc., also an album of air letters including military issues, some commercial covers and a few postwar flights. (400+).
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Oct-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 53
Lot No: 1749
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Air Mails. 1918 "Make Your Sixpence Fly" cards franked ½d, large wings cards with Aerial Post c.d.s (Nov. 20) or Cape Town machine (Dec 9), and small wings cards with Aerial Post c.d.s (Nov 24/27) or Krugersdorp c.d.s (Nov. 26) with an Aerial Post c.d.s at left, the four flown cards carried on the flights over Johannesburg, Germiston to Johannesburg, or Johannesburg to Pretoria (2), mainly fine. (5).
