Great Britain and British Commonwealth The John Marks Collection Boer + British Censor Seals
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Lot No: 297
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Boer + British Censor Seals. 1899 (Oct 12-16) Covers from Johannesburg (2) or Roodepoort to Cape Colony all with white Boer type 2 censor seals and British type 2A or 2B seals, handstamped violet boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR / RETURN TO SENDER" with Returned Letter Office Natal datestamps (Mar 23-30), one cover with faults, the other two largely fine, an unusual trio with the scarce Boer type 2 seals, all stopped by the censor and sent to the Durban R.L.O but showing no sign of having been returned to the senders. (3).
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Lot No: 299
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1900 (Jan 4) Cover from Johannesburg to Durban censored with Boer seal type 3 and British "Officially Sealed" censor type 1E with "DURBAN" handstamp, redirected to Scotland with a Natal 1d affixed and cancelled at Durban (Jan 16). A fine cover with stamps and censor seals of both Transvaal and Natal.
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Lot No: 301
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1900 (Jan 3-25) Covers from Johannesburg to G.B or Australia both with Boer type 3 and British type 2A censor seals, violet boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR / RETURN TO SENDER" and Returned Letter Office Natal datestamps, the January 3 cover to G.B detained in Johannesburg for seven weeks with the Boer seals tied by a further Johannesburg c.d.s of February 23rd, this cover opened out and a little shortened upon opening at right edge, otherwise fine and an unusual pair, stopped by the censor and sent to the Durban R.L.O but showing no sign of having been returned to the sender. (2).
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Lot No: 303
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1900 Covers from Natal to Delagoa Bay and redirected to the O.F.S or Transvaal (2, one with Lourenco Marques 10r + 15r applied upon redirection), or from Transvaal to Cape Colony (2) or Natal all bearing Boer type 3 and British type 2A or 2B censor seals, the covers from Natal sent to accommodation addresses in Lourenco Marques to avoid any suspension to the postal service, very unusual. (5).
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Boer Censor Seals
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Lot No: 284
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Type 1 Seals. 1899 (Oct 11) Covers from Johannesburg to Cape Colony or Natal both with white Officially Sealed labels used as censor seals just one day after war was declared; and a partial cover (severe faults) from G.B to Johannesburg received on October 12th then redirected to Durban with the type 1 seal. The cover to Natal fine, the cover to Cape with minor creasing and edge faults. A rare provisional censor seal, used in Johannesburg on October 11/12th only (and in Pretoria Oct 11-13th). (3).
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Lot No: 285
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Type 3 Seals. 1899-1900 Covers with pink type 3 seals used at Pretoria (18 Dec 1899, cover to Lady Grey in the Cape, then occupied by the Boers, with arrival backstamp, piece torn from right), or used at Johannesburg (5, Feb-May 1900) comprising covers to G.B or Germany (2, one franked 3d with "T / 20 / CENTIMES" charge marks) or from USA or Lourenco Marques, these five covers all fine, several seals with varieties including broken frame, etc. (6).
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Lot No: 286
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Type 4 Seal. 1900 (June 23) Cover franked 1d from Belfast to Lourenco Marques, backstamped at Machadodorp (June 24) and Correio Ambulante, Lourenco Marques (June 27) with pink type 4 censor seal tied by Machadodorp c.d.s (June 26), fine and very scarce, the first recorded use of this seal, which was only used at Machadodorp whilst the seat of the Boer Government in the Transvaal. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 287
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Type 5 Seal. 1900 (Aug 10) Cover from Lourenco Marques franked 200r, to a missionary at "Shilawane, P.O Thabina, via Machadodorp - Lydenburg - Leydsdorp" backstamped at Machadodorp (Aug 14), Leydsdorp (Aug 19) and Thabina (Aug 22) with type 5 seal printed in dark green tied by a Waterval Onder c.d.s (Aug 13). Opening tear at left edge, otherwise fine, an interesting routing and a scarce censor seal (only recorded used at Machadodorp in "Censor Seals" by Snowden & Hepworth). Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 288
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Type 5 Seal. 1900 (July) Cover from Ermelo to Delagoa Bay franked 3d, backstamped at Machadodorp (July 31) and Correio Ambulante, Lourenco Marques (Aug 3) bearing type 5 censor seal printed in dark green tied by a Waterval Boven c.d.s. A scarce censor seal (only recorded used at Machadodorp in "Censor Seals" by Snowden & Hepworth).
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Boer Censor Seals Used by the British
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Lot No: 291
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Boer Censor Seals Used by the British. Type 1 Seal. 1900 (June 28) Cover from Pretoria to Grahamstown franked ½d + 1d + 2½d, backstamped with a Pretoria Press Censor cachet and Grahamstown c.d.s (July 5), censored by Boer type 1 seal; and 1901 (May 10) Transvaal 4d registration envelope franked 2d from Potchefstroom to a P.O.W at Bellevue Camp, the reverse with violet "Passed by Censor / Potchefstroom" and bearing a complete Boer type 1 censor seal tied by Johannesburg c.d.s (May 11). The first with faults, the second very fine, a scarce and unusual pair. (2). Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 293
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Type 1 Seal. 1901 (Oct 11) Cover franked 1d from Pretoria to a P.O.W in Diyatalawa Camp with triangular Pretoria Press Censor cachet and bearing a Boer type 1 seal with the words "Z.A. Republiek" crossed out in red ink, backstamped at Durban and Colombo. Probably the only known use of this Boer seal by the British with the wording partly deleted.
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Boer Censorship
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Lot No: 280
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Boer Censorship. Vryburg-Boer Occupation. 1900 (Jan 19) Cover from Lourenco Marques franked 50r to "Vryburg, via Pretoria" with enclosed note being a copy of a telegram message sent from King William's Town to the Standard Bank in Lourenco Marques (and forwarded from there by post due to suspension of direct posts to Vryburg, then occupied by the Boers). Backstamped at Pretoria (Jan 22), Christiana (Jan 26), Schweizer Reneke (Jan 27) and "VRYBURG" (Jan 28), the front with red manuscript "Geopend Onder Krygswet, 29.1.00" and initials. A remarkable item to an office in Boer occupied Cape and the only item censored by the Boers in Vryburg that we have recorded. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 281
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1899-1900 Covers (5) and a postcard from the O.F.S all with oval "POSTMEESTER GENERAL / ORANJE-VRY STAAT", one stampless official cover from the Landdrost's Kantoor Bloemfontein sent to London (torn and repaired), other covers franked 4d to Beira, 5d to Germany (two punch holes), 1d to Holland (endorsed "3d to pay") or 2d to a P.O.W at Green Point, the 1d card to Germany, all sent via Pretoria and Delagoa Bay. (6).
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Lot No: 282
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1900 Covers from the O.F.S to Prisoners of War "c/o Military Authorities, Cape Town" or "c/o Military Commandant Simons Town" both with oval "POSTMEESTER GENERAAL / ORANJE-VRY STAAT" in blue or black and British censor seals, one with "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" and a Durban transit c.d.s. A few faults but unusual covers to P.O.Ws on transport ships in Simons Bay. (2).
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Boer Forces Mail
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Lot No: 257
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Boer Forces Mail. 1899-1900 Stampless soldiers covers, the first sent in the first month of the war within the O.F.S endorsed "In Commando Dienst" with Harrismith c.d.s (Oct 31) and Kroonstad arrival datestamp (Nov 2); the other sent within Transvaal endorsed "Velddienst" with the unusual oval cachet "ONTVANGEN / 22 MEI 1900 /Politice, Natal" and a Volksrust c.d.s (May 24), backstamped at Braamfontein. The first with flap missing but otherwise fine, the other with some splitting to a vertical fold but an unusual "Natal" cachet, the meaning of which is unclear. (2).
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Lot No: 258
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1899-1900 Stampless covers from Bloemfontein (Oct 23) to a Veldcornet at "Kimberley Border O.F.S" sent shortly after the start of the siege of Kimberley, or from Johannesburg (Jan 13) to a Veldcornet at Colesberg Bridge, soiled and torn, possibly explained by the endorsement on the reverse "Found in wrecked Boer waggon near Orange River 25/3/00 Sgt Hamel". Also a telegram form dated 1st Feb 1900, sent by Commandant Froneman from Scholtz Nek near Kimberley during the siege; two covers posted in the Transvaal in 1899 prior to the war endorsed "Found at Standerton on a Farm" or "Taken from a Boer Wagon which we captured on 10th May 1901, By J. Warburton"; a British "Army Form C.398" envelope addressed to "His Honour Commandant de Villiers" and endorsed "9.30 A.M 4 Aug 1900, By Hand" evidently sent by messenger under flag of truce through the lines, a little stained; 1899 (Oct 26) cover posted within Barberton free of charge; 1900 (Mar 12) cover from Vrede to Holland routed via Kroonstad and Pretoria, and 1899 (Oct 11) special edition of "The Volkstem" announcing the proclamation of Martial Law. Some faults but an unusual group. (9).
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Lot No: 259
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1899-1900 Stampless covers with Hoofdlager c.d.s or blue three line "Veldpost. ZAR / NewCastle" datestamp, cover and a piece franked Transvaal 1d tied by similar three line NewCastle datestamps, and cover with two Transvaal 1d stamps tied "COLESBERG / C.G.H" squared circle. Also 1899 covers from Johannesburg to Durban censored with pink Boer seals and "Officially Sealed" labels of Durban, and a fine original real Photo of a Boer Field Post Office, a few cover faults. (8). (Image1)
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Lot No: 262
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1900 (Apr 16) Stampless Veld Dienst cover to Johannesburg with "THE GRANGE / Z.A.R" c.d.s and arrival backstamp, the latest recorded example of this scarce small postal agency c.d.s.
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Boer Invasion of Cape Colony
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Lot No: 264
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Lady Grey. 1900 Commercial cover to Rouxville with O.F.S 1d tied by "868" numeral and "LADY / GREY" c.d.s (Jan 1) alongside; Cape postal stationery envelopes bearing O.F.S stamps cancelled to order by "LADY / GREY" or scarce "LADY GREY DIV. ALIWAL NORTH" c.d.s; and a Cape ½d postcard uprated ½d commercially used to Germany on March 22nd, one week after the British had reoccupied the town, with the "LADY / GREY" c.d.s, all datestamps with the year shown as "19". A good group, the "868" numeral very scarce during the Boer occupation. (4).
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Boer Invasion of Natal
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Lot No: 268
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Boer Invasion of Natal. 1900 Stampless Veld Dienst covers from Pretoria (Mar 3) to "Elias Mathsobane, c/o Commando D.G Erasmus, V.C M.G Pretorius, Ladysmith Natal", Hoofdlager (Jan 31) to Middelburg via Pretoria or Hoofdlager (Mar 16) to Edendaal, and a cover franked 1d from Johannesburg to "T.J Curran, V.C Pienaar, Com. Ben Viljoen, Jeppes Lager, Natal", all with some faults. Also unused Natal 1d envelopes with Z.A.R typed overprint or "Postzegel / Z. Afr. Republik" applied above, and ½d postcard with Natal arms crossed through and altered to Z.A.R with a Transvaal stamp applied. (7).
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Lot No: 272
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Dundee - Captured Mail. 1899 (Oct 18) Cover franked Natal 1d from Dundee to Durban, found in the Post Office when the Boers occupied Dundee on October 23rd and sent to Pretoria with Boer type 3 censor label tied by Pretoria c.d.s (Nov 3), backstamped at Durban (Jan 8), closed tear at base but very unusual.
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Lot No: 273
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Ingagane & Charlestown. 1900 Covers sent locally in Ingagane with Transvaal 4d tied violet oval "Veld-Post, Z.A.R / 14 APR / 1900 / INGAGANE", or to Johannesburg with Transvaal 1d + O.F.S 1d tied violet oval "Veld-Post, Z.A.R / 14 MRT 1900 / CHARLESTOWN", backstamped at Volksrust and Johannesburg, both fine. (2).
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Lot No: 276
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Hoofdlager. 1899-1900 Covers and cards with Transvaal stamps tied by the Hoofdlager Z.A.R c.d.s comprising 1899 (Dec 21) cover to Johannesburg endorsed "In Veld Dienst naby Colenso" franked 1d pair, a captured Natal Postal Department envelope to Johannesburg with the heading altered to "Op Zhebs Dienst" franked ½d with 1900 (Jan 25) c.d.s on both sides, and postal stationery cards comprising ½d card with "God en de Mauser / Gruss von der Schlachtfeldern" printed on reverse, posted to Pretoria (Dec 26, minor staining on address panel), and a 1900 (Jan 9) 1d postcard from "Johannesburg Laager naby Colenso" commercially used to Holland with Hoofdlager c.d.s on both sides. A good group, the first two posted just days after the Boer victory at Colenso. (4). Photo on Page 54. (Image1)
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British Forces
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Lot No: 345
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British Forces. Troopship Mail. 1900-02 Covers and cards including items written from the Norman, Syria, Manchester Merchant, Avoca, Monteagle, Cephalonia (2, also a Photo of the ship whilst in use as a P.O.W ship at Simons Bay), Assaye (2, with entire letter written by Frank Bowker, also two later letters from Bowker), covers to S.S Formosa transport 42 (2, one from Lourenco Marques), a cover from G.B to Pte C. Greenhead 2nd Middlesex Regt redirected to "Escort Duty with Boer Prisoners from South Africa to await arrival Bombay" sent around India then back to South Africa, also a stampless front from the "Pavonia" with violet "Transport No. 18 / Stamp not available", etc. (21). (Image1)
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Lot No: 346
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1900-01 Stampless soldiers covers (36) and fronts (3) to G.B illustrating differing treatment by the British Post Office with mail charged in G.B (3), with South African tax marks obliterated in G.B (9) or simply ignored in G.B (6), many with London Paid datestamps, one a G.B 1d envelope, 18 posted at civil post offices (two transferred to F.P.Os), the others with various F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps, also a cover to India with the "T" and "5c" charge marks crossed out and delivered free. (39).
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Lot No: 347
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1899-1902 Covers and cards (98), a front and a few pieces, mainly forces mail with various F.P.O and A.P.O datestamps, two covers to Australia possibly from members of the Australian Contingent, the front from the New Zealand Contingent, four items posted at sea on troopships (two with Paquebot handstamps of London or Suez), also some censored covers and cards, two picture postcards showing the return of H.M.S "Powerful", and a N.Z 1d postcard showing Second Contingent officers. (99+).
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Lot No: 348
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1900-02 Covers and a G.B 1d postcard all posted into civilian offices, 22 bearing G.B stamps (three of these in combination with O.F.S or Transvaal stamps), one cover with Pretoria c.d.s applied away from the G.B 2½d which is cancelled upon arrival in London and a "T" handstamp crossed out, five others with stamps disallowed or underpaid and postage due handstamps applied. Cancellations include "2" numeral of Durban and circular dumb cork cancel with Mooi River c.d.s alongside, also stampless cover endorsed "Passed censor no stamps procurable" transferred from the civil P.O to the F.P.O with 2d charge mark, cover posted at Pretoria with O.F.S stamp disallowed and charged 2d, etc. An interesting group mostly franked contrary to regulations, eleven sent within South Africa, the others to G.B, Europe or St. Helena. (26).
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Lot No: 349
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1900-02 Soldiers covers and cards (33), mainly with A.P.O or F.P.O cancels including F.P.O 100 (2) and octagonal Natal Field Force A.P.O datestamp for Standerton; cover and card both with messages concerning the Queens chocolate box; cover from Lt. Col. F.G Bond, D.A.A.G, Chief Staff Officer, Lines of Communication; cover from Sir James Miller with an anti-Kruger verse applied to reverse; covers to ostrich feather dealers (3) with three photos of ostriches; covers bearing British Officially Sealed labels; unpaid postcard and a 1d lettercard to Cape Town both with "1d" charge marks and "CHARGE CLERK" c.d.s; stampless cover from F.P.O 47 to India much redirected and finally returned to South Africa with 28 various datestamps, postage due or explanatory handstamps, etc. Also an official O.H.M.S cover from the War Office in London with printed address "Field Force, South Africa" and cover from Germany with printed address "Lieut. Col. Twemlow, 4th Batt. North Stafford Regt, African Field Force, South Africa"; and A.P.O cancels on G.B ½d block of nine, G.B 6d block of four or O.F.S 1d block of four, etc. (36+).
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Lot No: 355
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1900-02 Registered soldiers covers including Cape 4d envelope franked Cape 2d with "REGISTERED / ARMY POST OFFICE / BLOEMFONTEIN" hooded circle datestamp, manuscript "Posted Out of Course APO Bloemfontein" and a "T" handstamp both crossed out; large crude "R" handstamp used at F.P.O 24; octagonal Natal Field Force datestamp without place name, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (11).
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Lot No: 356
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1900 Stampless O.H.M.S cover from Bloemfontein with Field P.O c.d.s and violet oval "MILITARY PARCELS / OFFICE"; and 1901 O.H.M.S postcard from Army P.O Cape Town acknowledging receipt of a letter, to a civil surgeon at 12 General Hospital Springfontein and redirected several times, various datestamps and censor cachets, an unusual pair. (2).
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Lot No: 358
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1900-03 Covers (13) and a front to soldiers, all redirected and some returned to the senders, posted from G.B (9) or within South Africa (5) including cover from Shanklin with violet boxed "Army Post Office / UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS / STATED" and "NOT KNOWN", F.P.O8, Army Base P.O Cape Town and octagonal Natal field Force Wakkerstroom datestamps, sent to Ceylon then London; cover redirected to Cairo then London with Egypt postage dues (one replaced) and "T" obliterated "A01"; 1903 cover with "Officially Sealed in the Returned Letter Office / G.P.O, Cape Town" seal and other Officially Sealed labels with Cantonment Potchefstroom c.d.s; cover to 1st Balloon Section, Royal Engineers" with hospital cachets and "Not in Rondebosch"; cover redirected to India, 35 datestamps including "BASE OFFICE / UMBALLA", "BASE OFFICE / DELHI", "F.P.O No 16", "FIELD P.O No 18" and "FIELD P.O No 26" used at manoeuvres for the Coronation Durbar; other cachets include "NO ADDRESS / ARMY POST OFFICE", boxed "NOT TO BE FOUND", "GONE - NO ADDRESS", "DECEASED", etc. Various faults, as is expected on many such well travelled covers, but an interesting lot with some scarce cachets. (14). Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 361
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1900 (Mar 1) G.B 1d Postcard to Germany, written by a German military observer to the British forces from Headquarters Paardeberg with F.P.O 16 c.d.s. An unusual card written the day after Cronje and over 4,000 Boers were captured at Paardeberg.
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Lot No: 362
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1901-02 Covers from soldiers in South African regiments, several with cachets including oval "COMMANDING TROOPS / S.A.C", "HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE / SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY INSTITUTES / ZUURFONTEIN", "Paymaster / Prince of Wales Light Horse", also covers to the Rand Rifles Mine Guard (4), and a letter regarding the estate of the late Lieut. Berry with cachets of the Prince of Wales Regiment. (19).
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Lot No: 363
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1901 Cover from Aucathella, Queensland, franked 5d to Yokohama with Hong Kong transit backstamp and Yokohama c.d.s, redirected to London, again redirected to "Sergt Hollings, No 3893 H.R.Rs, S.S Composite Vol. Cycle, Field Force South Africa" with a 1d lilac applied. Also a picture postcard of T.L.I Cycle Section Corps, Johannesburg, and a New Zealand cover advertising Gaudin & Marr, cycle manufacturers & importers. (3). Photo on Page 68. (Image1)
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Lot No: 364
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Army Post Office Corps. 1899-1902 Covers and cards with various A.P.O or F.P.O datestamps all endorsed from members of the A.P.O.C (10, one with enclosed letter on notepaper depicting H.M Transport "Montfort"); a newspaper franked 1d from London to "Colonel Treble Commanding A.P.O.C, South Africa" and a Photo of Treble; and a letter from a Sergeant in the A.P.O.C bearing four O.F.S stamps cancelled to order at F.P.O 11. (13). (Image1)
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Lot No: 365
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Medical Services / Hospitals / Hospital Ships. 1900-02 Covers including cover with "P.O.A / 80" cancel to "Pte J. Wallbank, S.J.A.B, Hospital Ship Simla, Durban", covers to or from hospitals or civil surgeons, card with violet "STATIONARY HOSPITAL / ALIWAL NORTH", etc. (15).
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Lot No: 366
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Hospital Ship. 1900 (Oct 19) Cover with "Hospital Ship / "Princess of Wales"" printed in the upper left corner, below a printed and embossed Red Cross, posted from Southampton to New Zealand franked 2½d. The "Princess of Wales" hospital ship was fitted out at the personal cost of Princess Alexandria, and served from December 1899 until December 1900, making two trips between Britain and South Africa, and various trips around the Cape and Natal coast. Small tear at upper edge, otherwise a fine and scarce cover to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)
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Lot No: 367
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Hospital Train. 1900 (Sep 5) Cover from Bloemfontein to the Isle of Wight franked 2½d, the address panel headed "from Pte H.C Colmutt No. 3 Hospital Train, Bloemfontein", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)
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Lot No: 368
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Military T.P.Os. 1901-02 Covers with Army Post Office T.P.O cancellations comprising T.P.O East No 1, Eastern T.P.O (6, four registered, one of these incomplete), T.P.O East No 2 (registered, minor staining) or Northern T.P.O (2, one registered, one with a stamp removed), all fine strikes, also a couple of pieces, a good lot. (10).
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Lot No: 369
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T.P.Os. 1900 Covers from "Pte E. Keith, P.A.G Camp, Kromhoogle By Steynburg" to Scotland, one with G.B 1d cancelled "EASTERN T.P.O / UP" c.d.s, the other presumably posted on the T.P.O with G.B ½d pair cancelled by a manuscript cross and a Port Elizabeth c.d.s below, an unusual pair. (2).
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Lot No: 370
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Military Railways. 1901-02 Covers and cards with various cachets including "I.M.R / OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER / PRETORIA", oval "IMPERIAL RAILWAY / AUDIT OFFICE", "IMPERIAL MILITARY RAILWAY / ROODEPOORT", etc, captured OFS Spoorwegen envelopes (5, two altered with "Imperial Military Railways" cachets), and a telegram envelope used by a Trooper in the I.M.R. Also photos and postcards (5) and a receipt for 150 mealies written on an I.M.R envelope. (16).
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Censor Cachets & Endorsements
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Lot No: 419
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Censor Cachets & Endorsements. 1901 Cover from Oslo bearing four Norway 5ore stamps, addressed c/o Swedish-Norwegian Consulate in Cape Town and redirected to Wynberg with triangular "PASSED / PRESS / CENSOR". An unusual origin to South Africa.
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Lot No: 420
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c.1901 Cover to a P.O.W in Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, bearing an uncancelled Cape 1d, handstamped by the circular "cogwheel" type "OV / CENSOR / S", endorsed and initialled "Censored VNY J.P", the reverse with pink type 26 ER censor seal. Also another 1901 cover to Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d tied by Leribe (Basutoland) c.d.s (Apr 12) with circular "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" and the same manuscript "Censored VNY J.P". Very few examples of the "OV / S" censor cachet are recorded (with most of these on fronts only) and its place of use is still not known. A number of the known examples of this censor (and manuscript "VNY" initials) have an origin of Leribe in Basutoland whilst others originated in Cape Town, and both places have been suggested as possible places of use. All known examples are on mail to P.O.Ws and use by the official OVS censor for the British has been suggested. A scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 78. (Image1)
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Lot No: 421
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1901 (Jan 23) Cover franked 1d from Cape Town to a P.O.W in Diyatalawa Camp with two strikes of the circular cogwheel type "OV / CENSOR / S", manuscript "Censored, VNY J.P", flap missing and small piece cut away upon opening at upper right corner, otherwise largely fine and rare. Also a 1901 cover to Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d tied by Leribe (Basutoland) c.d.s (Apr 16), circular "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" and the same manuscript "Censored VNY J.P", a few minor faults. A scarce pair. (2).
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Lot No: 422
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1901 Fronts franked 1d, from Cape Town (Jan 23) to a P.O.W on S.S "Manila" (redirected to Ladysmith), or to a P.O.W at Green Point with Cape 1d tied "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" cachet, both with circular cogwheel type "OV / CENSOR / S" and manuscript "Censored VNY J.P", a little staining but scarce. Also a cover and front from Cape Town with the same manuscript "Censored VNY J.P" and a 1900 cover from Army P.O 55 with blue "Zensor" and initials (possibly forged?). (5).
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Lot No: 423
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1900-02 Covers and cards and a front with handstamps of various officials, most probably used as censor cachets, comprising Assistant Provost Marshall of Bloemfontein (2) or Pietersburg; Magistrates Office Boksburg, Newcastle, Philippolis, Ladybrand (2), Kroonstad or Winburg (2); Civil Commissioner Carnarvon (2); Intelligence Office Headquarters East London; Provost Marshal East London or Vereeniging (2); District Commissioner Kroonstad, Middelburg (2) or Newcastle; Assistant District Commissioner Lydenburg or Middelburg (2); Landdrost Philippolis (4, two types) or Winburg. A fine lot. (29).
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Lot No: 424
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Aberdeen. 1901-02 Covers, censor types 1 + 2 (2), 1 + 3 (3), 3 (2), one signed by R.F Manley, Intelligence Officer. (7).
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Lot No: 425
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Aliwal North. 1900-02 Covers, censor types 1 (2), 1 + 2a, 2 (2), 2a, 3, 3a (3), 4 (3), 5 (2), one cover from Rietfontein to Gaberones via Kimberley and Mafeking with arrival backstamp. (15).
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Lot No: 426
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Beaufort West. 1901-02 Covers and cards (15), front and a permit to travel by road with censor cachettypes 1, 2 (3), 3 (8, one with Resident Magistrate cachet), 3a (3), 4 (2, one on rail permit), type 1 very scarce. (17).
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Lot No: 427
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Bethulie. 1901-02 Covers and cards including a cover with both censor types 1 and 2 (the latter as type 1but the place name excised then applied separately, probably a unique combination), also censors 1 (6),2 (3), 3, 4, 5 (3, two with separate "BETHULIE" handstamps), 6 (2, also a piece) and covers with "BETHULIE" handstamp between fancy bars (3, unlisted by Prime), one card to the Dutch East Indies.A scarce group. (20).
