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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, an unused horizontal pair, imperforate with narrow to just touched margins all round, of Proof status, and individually cancelled by diagonal pen stroke. Wrinkles and partial gum but rare.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. G. H. Jonkers.rnrnrnrn (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 269
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, perf. 12, a very fine unused example of excellent centering for this issue, of fine colour and large part og. Superb Gi = £ 225. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 270
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, perf. 12, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Between Vertically", of fine colour, some typical age spots on perfs. not detracting from the appearance of an extremely rare and attractive pair Gi = £ 4'500. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 271
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, perf. 12, an unused vertical pair, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", well centred and of fine rich colour, without the typical age spots, large part og. Lower stamp with corner crease but delightful and extremely rare, a most attractive pair Gi = £ 5'000. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 272
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 d. red, a used vertical pair used on 1885 'interim period' cover to Venterstad, CGH, cancelled in manuscript "19-6-85" on despatch in ink with BARKLY / CGH transit cds (22 June 1885) at right and manuscript "4d." at upper left of cover. Reverse with KIMBERLEY cds, BURGHERSDORP transit datestamp (June 24) and Venterstad arrival of the following day. See the article in the 'London Philatelist', March 1992 on page 101:58, this being cover #5 of the 13 listed in the Dr. Drysdall census, mailed just a week before the famous 'Canada' combination cover. A magnificent and extremely rare cover. Cert. RPSL (1974).rnProvenance: Christie's RL, London, 22-23 Jan 1990, lot 436.rnNote: Stellaland stamps were in use from Feb 29, 1884, after the annexation of Goshen & Stellaland as a result of the Warren Expedition which reached Vryburg on 7 February 1885, the two states were annexed into British Bechuanaland. Stellaland stamps remained in use until the stamps of British Bechuanaland were introduced in Vryburg on 2 December 1885. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Lot No: 273
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 3 d. orange, perf. 12, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, positions 23-24 / 31-32, with position 31 showing the damaged vertical line between 3rd and 4th quarters of the shield; well centred and of lovely colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Gi = £ 160+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 274
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 3 d. orange, perf. 12, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Vertically", of good colour and part og. Slight age spots and minor thin but a scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'400. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 275
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 4 d. olive-grey, perf. 12, an unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Between Vertically", of fresh colour and fine large part og. A superb and very scarce pair Gi = £ 800. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 276
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 6 d. lilac-mauve, perf. 12, an unused block of six (2 x 3), corner marginal from lower right of sheet of 96 subjects, variety imperforate vertically between stamp and margin, some protective hinges on fine large part og. Gi = £ 240+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 277
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 6 d. lilac-mauve, perf. 12, a used example of good colour, minor age spots at top, superbly cancelled by KIMBERLEY double arc cds (3 March 1885) struck in black: thus probably used by a member of the Warren Expedition. Slight horizontal crease but much under-catalogued in this describer's opinion, a rare and spectaular usage Gi = £ 400. (Image 1)(Image)
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Lot No: 278
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Lithographed by Van der Sandt, Villiers & Co. 1884 (Feb 29): 1 s. green, perf. 12, an unused example, position 62 on the sheet of 96 subjects, showing break in outer frame at top and broken "S" in SHILLING, part og. Gi = £ 95+. (Image 1)(Image)
