ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899 (16 Dec) envelope to Johannesburg, bearing Transvaal ½d tied by fine 'HOOFLAGER/Z.A.R' double-ring d/stamp with fine circular 'Veld-Post/G.F. FLEISCHER/DUITSCH & JOHANNESBURG/COMMANDOS' cachet in blue alongside & showing arrival d/stamp (20.12) on reverse. From the period of the siege of Ladysmith. (Image)

BOER WAR 1900 envelope from Lourenco Marques (23 JA 00) to Durban (25 JA 00) that on arrival was censored by the very rare Type 2C censor tape which has the variety ‘Arms Inverted’. Less than ten of these Type 2C censor tapes have been recorded. (Image)

BOER WAR 1900-02 collection of stampless (2) & stamped mail to & from soldiers, many cancelled FPO, also three covers to POW’s in Deadwood Camp, St. Helena, interesting grouping. (15 items) (Image)

1910-82 UM, M & U collection in a ring binder incl. KGV Heads to 10s, 1925 Air set U (Cat. £120), defins to 2/6d in singles, pairs & blocks, 1933-48 to 10s (5 pairs), commems, 1941-42 War set M (Cat. £60) & Bantams M (Cat. £50), later commems & defins etc, fair to fine. (100’s) (Image)

1910-97 UM, M & U varieties collection in two large lever arch files with Springbok, Shipping, Gold Mine, Union Buildings, Groote Schuur, Krall, Orange Tree, Wilderbeast, Ox wagon (2/6d & 5s) different issues, laid out & described, 1935 Jubilee low vals, extensive 1937 Coronation, War Effort, Royal Visit, Silver Wedding, Natal Settlers, many later defins & comms etc, many are used singles, some blocks, pairs & covers feature, SG catalogued varieties noted, fair to fine. A huge amount of study time has gone into the presentation of this collection. (100’s) (Image)

1917-45 range of covers (19) incl. uprated, military, censored, postage dues, several registered, destinations mainly abroad. (Image)

1929-34 range of first flight covers (21) incl. 1929 Union Airways Bloemfontein - Cape Town to England, Durban - Cape Town, East London - Cape Town etc. Imperial Airways 1931 Christmas flight Johannesburg - Cape Town, 1931 Pietersburg - Victoria West, South West Africa Airways 1935 Christmas Feeder Service Upington - Kimberley, South West Africa Airways 1932 Kimberley - Keetmanshoop, another but Upington - Windhoek to Grootfontein, 1932 first 2d postcard rate flight Upington - Kimberley, another but Bloemfontein - Cape Town, Union Airways 1933 Durban - Johannesburg 1d postal stationery card to London by Imperial Airways, 1934 Acceptance for SNA AW Johannesburg - Broken Hill on Cape of Good Hope postal stationery card etc. Nice lot. (Image)

1932 range of Imperial Airways first flight covers (14) mainly Springbok illustrated types, routes incl. Cape Town - London & on to Cornwall, Cape Town - Cairo & on to Calcutta, Pieterburg - Broken Hill etc., also 1932 airmail reg cover from Paternoster to Hamburg with attractive multi franking incl. the 1925 Air set. (15) (Image)

1959-90 U (or cto) comprehensive collection in a large Schaubek album, incl. commems, defins, M/Sheets etc, sets & part sets, many fine. (100’s) (Image)

1971 postage due 4c deep myrtle green & pale green, marginal UM, SG.62c. Scarce, Cat. £375 (1) (Image)