Worldwide Stamps and Covers SOUTH AFRICAN PROVINCES TRANSVAAL
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1374
Symbol: V
Cat No: 174/174b
1883 Celliers Re-Issues 1/- green block of 6 including Tete-Beche Pair at U/L SG 174/174b, light Pretoria 'NO 1/84' Telegraph cds cancels, a few blemishes & aging marks mostly on back, Cat £214.
1885-93 Vurtheim Wagon with Pole imperforate colour trial singles in the issued colours on gummed paper comprising ½d grey, 2d purple-brown, 4d bronze-green & 10/- dull chestnut plus 1887 2d olive-bistre & 1893 2½d mauve, unmounted except as noted, a couple with minor blemishes. Mathews states at p40 that these "colour proofs ... in their issued colours" are "very rare".
(Qty 6)
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1376
Symbol: *OC
Cat No: Collection
1895 Penny Postage 1d Train Wagon & Flags SG 215c group comprising a vertical pair Imperf Between pair */** SG 215ca, a purportedly Fully Imperforate vertical pair SG 215cc unused (which may be another Imperf Between pair with trimmed side perfs; stuck down on black card; offered strictly 'as is'), a block of 4 */** with Misplaced Vertical Perfs, a L/L corner block of 4 with 'The Press, P & P Works, Pretoria' imprint CTO, a vertical strip of 3 ** with control dot in lower margin, and an 1896 usage on cover to Germany with Vurtheim 2d olive, all with minor toning and/or small faults.
(Qty 6 items)
1900 'VRI' Overprints £5 deep green Reprint with forged 'VRI' Overprint as SG 237, complete pane of 60 with margins all around, folded vertically through the central perforations with minor perf separation at top, unmounted, a couple of minor gum blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1378
Symbol: */**
1902-09 KEVII Heads mint selection the majority mounted with small hinge remainders, slightly duplicated, includes Crown CA Wmk 2/- black & brown x2, 5/- x3, 10/- x3 & £1 (minor toning) and Multiple CA Wmk 2d, 2½d, 2/- x3, 2/6d, also a few multiples including Multiple CA Wmk 1d scarlet Control '3' block of 4 & 1/- block of 4 */**, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £1500+.
(Qty 50+ items)
1902-09 KEVII Heads used range mostly Multiple CA Wmk with most values represented including a quantity of 1d black & carmine and 1d scarlet, also 1/- blocks of 6 x4, block of 9 and block of 12, 2/- black & yellow x11, 2/6d x7, 10/- x13, £1 x20 including three with perfins/punctures and a 1913 piece with 1/- pair, £1 x2 plus South Africa KGV 2/6d, some postmark interest including 'PREMIER MINE', 'RICHMOND/NATAL', 'PARCELS/PORT ELIZABETH', 'TRANSVAAL TPO', Johannesburg 'CONTROLLER/CTO' Telegraph cds, etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine.
(Qty 200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Feb-24-2022, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 7
Lot No: 1380
Symbol: #
Cat No: 250
1902-03 KEVII Crown CA Watermark 6d black & orange-brown SG 250 'SPECIMEN' overprint with Broken 'M' in SPECIMEN variety, no gum, minor aging marks mostly on back. Mathews states (p115) "There is one constant variety on stamp no.41 (the fifth stamp of row 7), where the left limb of the letter M is clearly broken ... [given the quantity overprinted] there can only be 13 of this variety for each [denomination] ... very rare".
1902-03 KEVII Crown CA Watermark 10/- black & purple/red SG 255 'SPECIMEN' overprint with Broken 'M' in SPECIMEN variety, small hinge remainders. Mathews states (p115) "There is one constant variety on stamp no.41 (the fifth stamp of row 7), where the left limb of the letter M is clearly broken ... [given the quantity overprinted] there can only be 13 of this variety for each [denomination] ... very rare".
1902-03 KEVII Crown CA Watermark 'SPECIMEN' overprints lightly duplicated selection including 2/- black & brown x2, 2/- black & yellow, 2/6d x2 (one with gum toning), 5/- x3, £1 x2 and £5 (light crease), plus 1905-09 Multiple Crown CA Wmk ½d 1d & 2½d, small hinge remainders, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine.
(Qty 31)
1904-09 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Watermark 2½d black & blue Chalk Surfaced Paper SG 263b block of 8 from the left edge of the sheet with 'Jubilee Lines' in margin, unmounted, Cat £256+.
1904-09 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Watermark £1 green & violet Chalk-Surfaced Paper SG 272a, very well-centred, lightly mounted with small hinge remainder, Cat £300.
1909 KEVII Multiple Crown CA Watermark Unissued 2d grey 'SPECIMEN' overprint SG 277s, well-centred, minor hinge remainder, small corner crease at L/L not apparent from face, Cat £300.
1902 triple-rate cover with embossed Coat-of-Arms in orange on the flap where endorsed "From/Capt N Hawke/Pretoria", to South Australia with scarce combination franking of 'V.R.I.' 4d + Transvaal KEVII ½d 1d pair & 2½d tied by boxed 'R - REGISTERED/2MAY02/PRETORIA' d/s, huge 'PASSED BY CENSOR/PRETORIA/2MAY1902/A Heismann' cachet in violet, Cape Town & Adelaide transits & 'WOODVILLE/SA' squared-circle arrival b/s, unfortunate doodling on the reverse, light overall soiling. A very unusual [As an officer's letter, the 1d concessional rate did not apply. The rate was 2½d x3 + 4d registration]
1904 usage of 'Lombard Street, Potchefstroom' postcard showing Royal Hotel and Buchman & Co store with horse-drawn buggies, to England with KEVII 1d black & carmine tied by largely very fine strike 'CANTONMENT POTSCHEFSTROOM/14NOV1904' cds (cross at base), minor blemishes. Potchefstroom Cantonment (1) BO 1.7.1903; PO -.-.1904; closed 1.11.1914. Putzel rated R.
