Rustenburg 1900 (June 22): Handstamped "V.R." on 3 d. purple & green, a used block of six (3 x 2) with third stamp showing the top sheet margin, all cancelled by two "Field Post Office / British Army S. Africa" cds's in black (Aug 19, 1900) in black. One light tone spot on reverse but a fine and rare multiple. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 1'200+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Typographed by J.F. Celliers on behalf of the Stamp Commission, Pretoria 1876/77: 6 d. deep blue on coarse soft white paper, imperforate, an unused horizontal pair marginal from right of pane, with large margins all round, left pane positions 15-16, with position 15 showing the major plate flaw with the obliterated 'K' in REPUBLIEK clearly. Fresh and very fine, large part og. Signed Friedl, Kohl Gi = £ 600+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 541
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Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 4 d. sage-green (lower marginal example) and 6 d. olive-black, used on 1881 cover originally mailed as an Officer's Letter to Ireland with manuscript endorsement "No Stamps Available" at top, the adhesives applied at Standerton by the messenger who carried the letter, and tied by STANDERTON / TRANSVAAL cds (June 27) in black. Reverse with Durban transit cds (July 2) and 'H&K Packet' cds (Aug 4). Cover #130 in the Jorgensen census. A superb and most unusual cover.rnNote: The cover is with full contents and written between 17 and 25 June 1881 by Captain Charles Frederick Cobbe Beresford of the Royal Engineers en route from Potchefstroom to Newcastle. Begun at Loop Spruit on the 17th he states "We are (on) the first stage of our march back from Potchefstroom, bag and baggage. The whole thing is the most ignominious farce... The fort and trenches the English held outside the town were very interesting, they made a capital defence and one of the most active was the lady wife of one of the Officers - they were surrounded on all sides by Boer trenches and under fire night and day and reduced to one bag of mealies when they gave in to the villain Cronje who never told them peace was (already) made...". He goes on to report of hunting buck and the appalling treatment of the bullocks used to pull the wagons.rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. Alan Drysdall, Spink, London, 1 March 2006, lot 1309 (contrary to Spink's description, not ex the David Crocker collection). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. olive-black, single example used on 1879 Soldier's Letter to Ironbridge, Shropshire, endorsed "From No. 19/200 Corporal J.J. Bailey, H.M. 80th Regiment" (Staffordshire Volunteers) and countersigned by Commanding Officer at lower left; the adhesive tied by "11" numeral in black applied in Utrecht (as attributed by Dr. Drysdall). Reverse with Durban transit cds (Nov 14) and Ironbridge arrival (Dec 28). The cover (from a correspondence of 8 letters, most of which were franked by Natal adhesives from Zululand, ex Robson collection) with a few small opening tears but very scarce: it is unclear why Corporal Bailey chose a 6d. adhesive when a 1d. would have sufficed. rnNote: The 80th fought at the British defeats at both Isandhlwana and Itombi River. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80: 6 d. olive-black, a single example used on 1880 cover to London tied by "13" numeral obliterator in black, with LYDENBURG / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA cds at left (Feb 7). Cape of Good Hope 1 d. rose-carmine (2) and single 4 d. blue (Gi 29+30) applied and each cancelled in manuscript with circular squiggle. Reverse with 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds (Feb 24) and obverse with faint 'London / Paid' in red. Cover #39 in the Jorgensen census. A fine and rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Scott Gallagher. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Small "V. R." Overprints, Type 16a 1879 (Aug-Sept): 3 d. mauve on green paper, imperforate, a fine used example with large even margins all round, non-constant variety "Missing First "a" in Tr nsvaal", neatly cancelled by "1" numeral of Pretoria leaving the variety clear. Extremely rare and attractive variety with barely a handful recorded. Cert. BPA (1994) Gi = unlisted. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 545
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1878/1909: Lot 37 stamps used/unused and one cover incl. Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson, perf. 14, 14½ 1878/80 6 d. olive-black, a single example used on 1880 cover to Clifton, Bristol tied by "9" numeral obliterator of Heidelburg with faint despatch cds at left, underpaid 6d. for the single rate via the Cape, it appears the sender, Sub Lieutenant Pennefather who had been serving in Zululand and in Natal the previous year, believed the Transvaal rate (1 shilling) to be the same as that of Natal (6d.), the letter was accepted without further charges, with 'Cape Town / Cape Colony' cds of transit (Jan 27, 1880) on front and Bristol arrivals (Feb 20) on reverse, cover #33 in the Jorgensen census, sold together with an article by Dr. Alan Drysdall form the Transvaal Philatelist; "1 Penny" Surcharges 1879 (April 22) 1 d. on 6 d. olive-black, the near complete set of six (excl. Type 14) with surcharges in red, all fine used with Type 15 with straight edge, a scarce group from a superb specialist's collection and an excellent reference; 1902/03 Definitive issues, wmk. Crown CA, the full set of twelve to 10 s., and the February 1903 1 s., 2 s. colour changes and the scarce £ 1 green & violet, large part or unmounted og.; 1904/09 Definitive set of 13 values to £ 1, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og.; and 1905/09: 1 d. scarlet, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a fine used example with variety "Watermark Inverted", lightly cancelled in black. One opinion. (Image 1)(Image)
