REVENUES, POSTAL HISTORY, LOCALS ETC; Miscellany inc. 1812 E to Cape of Good Hope with KGIII Crown monogram oval cachet on front, 1829/34 E's with circular or oval Cape d.s. on front and either framed "TO PAY" or "POST PAID" marks on front, 1864/79 QV 1d - £1 Revenues used, 1887 Bakker locals/p.dues unused, 1900 GB 2d reg. env. to England uprated 6d Jubilee tied by Army PO cds, 1909 PPC to Scotland franked KEVII 1d tied by "OCEAN POST OFFICE CAPE COLONY" cds, KEVII issues used in Natal & Transvaal plus Transvaal Revenues to £5, 1910 env. to Uruguay ex Natal with reg. label & h.s. on front, Orange Free State Telegraphs, Tanganyika 1923 10/- Giraffe wmk upright used (SG £250) etc. (c200 items) Cross Reference : ORANGE FREE STATE/RIVER COLONY, REVENUES, TELEGRAPH STAMPS, NATAL (Image)

Used Range of Triangulars with 1853 Blued paper 1d & 4d (3 inc. a pair), Slightly Blued paper 1d & 4d (3), 1855-63 1d (2 - Brick-Red & Deep Rose-Red) & 4d (2 - one tied to a piece), 6d (2 - different shades) & 1/- (4 - shades) and 1863-64 1d (2 - one unused), 4d (2 - Blue & Steel-Blue), 6d & 1/- (three margined SG £700). Variable quality with several fine examples. (24) (Image)

TRIANGULAR FORGERIES 'used' group on leaves with those produced by Spiro Bros. (Hamburg) inc. 1853-63 1d (9), 4d (10), 6d (12), 1/- (13 inc. a marginal pair) & 1861 1d (8) & 4d (3) and by Angelo Panelli 1853-63 1d, 4d (2), 6d & 1/-. (60) (Image)

1853 Triangulars used group on Deep Blue Paper with 1d & 4d (3 - one with closed tear) & 4d on slightly blued paper used. (5) (Image)

1855-63 Triangulars mint/unused group with 1d Rose unused with good margins, 1d Deep Red-Rose part o.g. with two faints creases and 4d Deep Blue, close to large margins, large part o.g. and one small faint crease only visible from rear. Scarce Trio. (3) (Image)

1855-63 Triangulars used group shade study with 1d (7 - one with traces of roulettes of two sides), 4d (8 - 2 in Deep Blue), 6d (3) & 1/- (7 - 2 in Deep Green) variable margins but with many useful examples (25) (Image)

1855-63 4d Triangular Deep Blue & Blue used shade study with variable margins inc. seven pairs. (21) (Image)

1855-63 Triangulars used group shade study with 1d (5), 4d (4 - one in Deep Blue), 6d (2) & 1/- (2 - one in Deep Green). Variable margins throughout. (13) (Image)

1863-64 Triangulars group shade study inc. 1d Deep Carmine-Red used, 1d Brownish-Red used, 1d Deep Brown Red mint with part o.g., 4d Blue unused and used (4) range & 4d Deep Blue unused and used (4) range & 6d Bright Mauve used (2 - one with superb margins). Useful selection. (17) (Image)