1853-1904 Mint and used collection on pages including Cape triangulars (26, thirteen with expert certificates) with three margin examples of S.G. 3, 3a, 4a, 5, 5b, 6a, 7b, 7d, 8, 21, 21 used, S.G. 86, 20 mint, also 4d pale grey-blue woodblock used with two margins, later issues including 1879 3d on 4d variety "THE.EE" (S.G. 34b) used, 1893 1d on 2d variety no stop unmounted mint and used, 1902-04 set mint, etc., a useful collection with some good stamps. (254). Photo on Page 144. (Image1)

1864-71 Imperforate plate proofs on thin glazed paper without watermark or gum, each stamp overprinted "CANCELLED" (type D7), comprising 1864 4d and 1871 1d in pairs, 1864 1/- and 1871 5/- in interpanneau blocks of eight, all fine. (20). Photo on Page 122. (Image1)

c.1760-1830 Entires addressed within the Cape, mostly to Cape Town, one entire (with a message on the inside flap) possibly a Briefstok letter, one endorsed "Sito", a c.1766 entire to the Sovereign Council, etc. (54).

c.1810 Entire to "His Excellency The Earl of Caledon, Governor & Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope" with a good strike of oval "G.R" Cape of Good Hope arms handstamp. The Earl of Caledon was Governor 1807-11. Photo on Page 148. (Image1)

c.1810 Entire prepaid 1sk to the Secretary of the Estates Office Cape Town with oval "G.R" Cape of Good Hope handstamp, a little overinked in places but finer then usual.

c.1810-45 Entires to Cape Town, addressed to Colonial Secretary C. Bird (2) or H. Alexander, or to the Secretary to the Government (3, two to Sir R. Plasket), and an entire to the Secretary to the Lt Governor, the last paid 4d, one hand delivered, the other five delivered free of charge as official mail. The first with oval "G.R" Cape of Good Hope arms handstamp and endorsed "free", two with first type Cape Town "Free" crowned datestamp, also circular crown handstamps of Simons Town (2), Worcester and Cape Town, all fine. (7).

1860-1944 Covers and cards including 1860 4d Cape triangular cover, a few Boer War and WW1 items, 1916 postcard to an internee at Fort Napier with violet "NOT CAMP 1" cachet, 1933 Basutoland covers bearing stamps of Basutoland, South Africa and the four South African provinces (2), etc. (48).

Maritime Mail / Shipwrecks. 1830-46 Entire letters comprising 1830 letter to London with Cape Town c.d.s and red boxed "INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH", reporting the wreck of the "Jessie" east of Simons Bay and listing the dead and missing; 1831 letter from Reunion to Cape Town "p.Arab" with Simons Town and Cape Town handstamps, charged 1/1; 1833 letter from Amsterdam to Cape Town "p. Jeannethe Philippine Kapt C. Kent" with Cape Town handstamp, charged 4d; 1840 letter from Swellendam to the French Consul in Cape Town reporting the loss of the French ship "Eliza" en route to Reunion, with Cape Town handstamp and boxed "TO PAY"; and 1846 part letter from Holland to Utrecht (in the Cape) with red oval "ZEEBRIEF / DEN HELDER", marked "P.Pd" with an "8" charge crossed out. (5).

Maritime Mail. 1852-54 Cover to England and entire letter to New York both carried by General Screw Steam Shipping Co. packets to England, the 1852 cover to England carried under the first contract on the "Harbinger"; the 1854 letter under the second contract on the "Argo" with the 1/- charge crossed out and rated 45 cents, a New York Br. Pkt c.d.s on the front. (2).

Cancellations. 1867-1915 Covers and cards (90, also a front and piece) with selected cancellations including triangular "C.G.H" obliterators (12, with oval, double arc, or single ring datestamps); double arc datestamps (2, one cancelling a 4d stamp); single ring (29) or double ring (3) c.d.s cancels; railway station or siding datestamps (15); Rondebosch skeleton c.d.s; triangular bulk posting datestamps (3); experimental octagonal Cape Town datestamps (6); Cape Town Poste Restante c.d.s (3) and Private Box Section c.d.s (3); Record Branch c.d.s (2); hooded circles (7), etc. (93).

Namaqualand. 1868-1910 Covers and cards with datestamps O'Okiep (11) or Port Nolloth (8) including O'Okiep "200" barred oval numeral (3) and skeleton c.d.s, etc. (19).

Official Mail. 1854-1909 Stampless entires and covers (36, some with enclosed letters) including items from the Colonial Secretary's Office, Government House, South African Museum, items sent on Post Office or Money Order business (with five 1855-65 entires to The Postmaster General), Civil Commissioners, Cape Government Railways, Cape Police, an unusual 1871 cover to the Supreme Court endorsed "Not Franked" and "Unstamped", various cachets and cancels including oval town datestamps (13) and Sutterheim double arc datestamp, one cover to Brussels with red "CAPE TOWN / POSTAGE PAID" c.d.s, also a cover to Holland franked 2½d, a few faults, most fine. (37).

Explanatory Handstamps. 1870-1914 Covers and cards, various handstamps include octagonal framed (2) or unframed "TOO LATE", Officially Redirected (4), Not Known or Unknown (3), Missent (2), Gone No Address (2), Unclaimed (2), Insufficiently Addressed (2), etc., a few faults. (23).