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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 42

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Anglo-Boer War

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1790
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1899-1901 Covers and cards including 1899 (Dec 19) Transvaal 1/2d postcard posted from Kowie West to Klerksdorp franked Cape 1d with violet boxed "MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED" (vertical fold), 1902 registered cover to Kroonstad Refugee Camp, 1901 cover from "W.P Erasmus, Govt. Teacher, Norvals Pont Refugee Camp", 1900 stampless "National Line" cover with violet "AMMUNITION COLUMN R.A / 6th DIVISION" posted at sea charged 1d at Southampton with Ship Letter c.d.s, 1902 postcard from "16 Genl, Hosp" with message "we leave here on the 6th to go to Cape Town in a hospital train", etc. (12).



Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 400.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1791
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1900-01 Covers from Cape Colony (2) or G.B to soldiers, all much redirected with various datestamps and cachets including "Not in Rondebosch" and "NOT TO BE FOUND", the G.B cover to "Driver C. Bell, 1st Balloon Section, Royal Engineers", a few faults, the last very unusual. (3).



Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 300.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1792
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1901 (Nov 3) Picture postcard posted from Cape Town to Natal franked 1d, reposted to a new addresses a further four times with G.B 1d lilac cancelled octagonal Army Post Office Natal Field Force datestamp of Volksrust, O.R.C 1d cancelled at Harrismith, Natal 1d cancelled at Ladysmith and Transvaal 1/2d (2) cancelled at Pretoria, three censor cachets, very unusual.



Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 210.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1794
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Wolmaransstad. 1900 (June 2) Cover franked 4d + 6d from London to "Thomas Leask & Co, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal" inscribed "Per S.S Briton via Southampton", annotated by Leask "Recd 11/7/00 under H.M Marshal Law". Received during the six week British occupation period (June 15 - July 27) during which Leask produced overprints on Transvaal stamps for use in Wolmaransstad. Illustrated on page 44 of Harry Birkhead's book "The Wherewithal of Wolmaransstad".



Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 200.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1795
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P.O.W Mail. 1899-1901 Covers and cards to or from Boer P.O.Ws including a cover to a P.O.W at Simons Town and redirected to Wynberg Hospital, 1900 1d lettercard written from "Transport "Lake Erie", Table Bay, Cape Town", 1900 covers from Cape Town with boxed "CENSOR TO PRISONERS OF WAR" or "CENSOR, PRISONERS OF WAR / L. Heyman / Lt. Col.", 1899 cover to P.O.W at Cape Town Docks, 1900 cover to "City of Cambridge" at Simons Town, 1899 cover to Capt. De W.H Hamer on H.M.S "Penelope" at Simons Town and covers from H.M.S "Penelope", etc. (26).



Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 500.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 42
Lot No:1796
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Censors. 1901-02 Covers and cards with various censor cachets or seals including oval "MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICE / VRYBURG" with manuscript "Passed W.V.J", cover addressed to a native in Johannesburg, picture postcards from USA or Keetmanshoop in South West Africa, covers from Lourenco Marques or Holland, cover to Germany with "T/15c" charge mark, etc. (39).



Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 210.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 42
Lot No:1797
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Censor Seals. 1900-02 Covers mainly with censor seals including Boer type 1 seals used at Johannesburg (2), British seals (24) including a study of the yellow type 15 VR seal (3) and similar type 35 ER seal (10) used at various towns, scarce blue type 40 seal and red type 21 seal (3) used at Baufort West, provisional seal made of stamp edging and tied by "LANDDROST KANTOOR / PHILIPPOLIS" cachet, etc., mainly fine. (26).



Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 130.00


Closed..Sep-26-2018, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 130


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