c.1795-1813 Entires from Holland to the Cape, the first with circular "VOC / 6st" handstamp; the second dated "25 Dec. 1813" by the sender, with forwarding agent endorsement "7 April 1814, May Hengol", delayed due to the war in Europe. Also a c.1797 entire addressed to a Dutch ship at the Cape. The first entire with some staining to the address panel. (3).

1806-1917 Maritime Mail, the collection of covers and cards written up on 23 pages and loose including prestamp mail with Cape of Good Hope Ship Letter handstamps (2) and other incoming letters by ship (6, with 1815 letter from India backstamped at Calcutta, and two 1850-54 letters from Amsterdam with London forwarding agents cachets), 1837 Portsmouth India Letter, 1862 London G.P.O official wrapper to the Cape Postmaster General, 1866-70 Union Line covers paid 1/- from G.B (3), 1870 ship letter franked Cape 4d, 1873-74 Castle Line covers franked G.B or Cape 4d, 1876 (Aug) "inter-contract" period covers franked G.B or Cape 6d, 1883 cover franked 6d to South Australia endorsed "pr sailing ship" and sent on the "Star of Scotia", mail to ships including 1898 "NOT ON BOARD" cachet of R.M.S "Scot", various named ship endorsements, German Seepost cancels, World War One, 1901 cover sent by ship from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth franked 2d, etc. (66).

1813-55 Entire letters (11), an entire and covers (3) from the Cape to G.B or France, carried as ship letters, eleven with Cape Town datestamps (several superb), Ship Letter handstamps of Deal, Portsmouth and London (8), includes items endorsed by the "Guildford" (1813), "Madagascar" (1850), "Natal (1854), one cover with boxed "PREPAID", a few faults though most are fine. (15).

c.1822 Entires from Batavia to the Cape endorsed "Per Schip Borneo Capt. Boss" charged "2", or from the Cape to Batavia with a ship endorsement. (2).

1822-67 Entire letters (12), entires (7) and a cover from G.B to the Cape, two privately carried on the "Madagascar" (1856) or "Ida Ziegler" (1867), the other eighteen all carried as ship letters with London Ship Letter datestamps (12), Cape Town datestamps (6), boxed "TO PAY" (5), 1826 entire letter to "Graaff Reinet, Interior of Africa, c/o George Paton, Army Agent, Cape Town", 1837 entire letter to "H.M.S Wolf, to await arrival at the Post Office at the Cape of Good Hope", 1838 entire letter to a Colonel in the Bengal Horse Artillery, "Cape of Good Hope, if not there to be forwarded to Bengal care of Calcutta Post Office" but endorsed "Dead", two others to army officers. Five with faults, one other with stamps removed, otherwise largely fine. (20).

1832-39 Entire letters (4) and entires (2) from the Cape to G.B all with India Letter handstamps including 1832 entire letter "pr Aurora" with boxed "INDIA LETTER / DARTMOUTH" and a Dartmouth c.d.s, others with handstamps of Portsmouth (2), Plymouth or Dover (2), all with Cape Town handstamps. One 1839 letter reports passing the "Juliana", which was bound from England to Sydney with emigrants, wrecked on the rocks near Cape Town. A few faults. (7).

1842-49 Entire letters from France or Holland (5) to the Cape all posted in London, the first with a London forwarding agent endorsement on the flap, three others with oval "P&C VAN NOTTEN & CO / LONDON" forwarding agents cachets, also an 1838 entire letter from France to Cape Town privately carried. Four covers with London Ship Letter Paid datestamps and two with London Paid datestamps, one 1846 letter "p. Steamship Haddington" with boxed "TO PAY". Two covers with faults, the others (which include the three items with forwarding agent cachets) are all fine. (7).

1845-46 Covers to England with Cape Town postmarks, both landed at Portsmouth, the first with fine "PORTSMOUTH / SHIP-LETTER" charged 8d, the second endorsed "Per H.M.S Resistance" so charged the 1/- packet rate with "PACKET-LETTER / PORTSMOUTH" handstamp. The ship letter cover with a few faults, the packet letter cover fine, with an enclosed letter. (2).

1850 Entire letter and a cover to the Cape of Good Hope, the letter from Adelaide with blue "G.P.O / SOUTH / AUSTRALIA" c.d.s and boxed "TO PAY", the cover from India to Mrs Maclear at the Royal Observatory "Per Maidstone" with Calcutta Ship Letter datestamp on the reverse, the South Australia letter with minor soiling, otherwise fine and unusual origins to the Cape. (2).

1853 Entire to London "pr Victoria Steamer" (which departed Cape Town on November 7th), charged 1/4, Cape postage paid by a 4d triangular (S.G. 2, just three margins, small hole near "A" of Postage) tied by "C.G.H" obliterator, London arrival backstamp (Dec 3). A scarce sailing of the short lived Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Co. service and one of the earliest recorded entires addressed overseas to bear a Cape triangular adhesive. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)

1855-60 Entire letters (3) and an entire from France or Holland (3) to Cape Town, all sent via England on Union Steam Ship Co. steamers, the letter from France franked 80c, the three stampless Dutch letters prepaid in cash, the first with a little staining at lower edge, otherwise fine. (4).

1856-57 Entire letters carried by the Lindsay Packet service to Cape Town all prepaid 1/-, two letters from London prepaid in cash endorsed "p.S.S Scotland" or "p. Steamer W.S Lindsay", the other franked embossed 1/- green (cut to shape) tied by Brighton 132 sideways duplex endorsed "Per Steamer Tynemouth", all with Cape Town backstamps showing voyages of 41 - 59 days. The packet contract with W.S Lindsay & Co. was terminated in September 1857 after just one year because the ships used were unable to meet the contracted time schedule. Three fine and uncommon entires. (3).

1864-68 Entires or covers (5) and a front and part cover all sent by Union Steam Ship Co. steamers at the 1/- per 1/2oz rate with entires from Holland or Hamburg (side flaps removed) sent on the "Athens" or "Cambrian" and a cover from St. Albans franked 1/- sent on the "Roman", covers from the Cape bearing 6d triangular pair (both touched or very close on one side) or 1/- rectangular, both carried on the "Saxon", etc. (7).

1871 Cover to Funchal, Madeira, the 1/5 rate paid by 1d + four 4d stamps (two with corner faults) unusually cancelled by both triangular "CGH" obliterators and "18" barred oval numerals, oval Graaff-Reinett datestamp and a Cape Town c.d.s on the front, with "300" charge mark. A very unusual destination and combination of cancels. Photo on Page 214. (Image1)

1906-54 Maritime Mail, covers and cards on pages and loose including Paquebots (40, with 1906 postcards of Ascension or St. Helena, 1907 card posted in Queensland with a Cape Town Paquebot handstamp strangely applied upon arrival and 1950 cover from Tristan da Cunha), World War Two covers including bilingual "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" cachets (2) and boxed "S.A HOSPITAL SHIP / No. 1", covers to ships with various cachets, 1937-39 registered covers with oval datestamps of "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPETOWN" or "ASSISTANT SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPETOWN" (2) and 1958-63 registered covers with bilingual "SHIPPING / CAPETOWN" datestamps numbered "1" (2) or "2", 1931 registered Ocean Letter, superb 1912 "UNION OF S. AFRICA / OCEAN P.O / 6" c.d.s, also picture postcards of ships, ephemera, etc. (c. 133).

Union Castle Line Picture Postcards. c.1900-50s Picture postcards of ships (c.350) arranged alphabetically from the "Armadale Castle" to "Windsor Castle"; other advertising or related postcards (22); and ephemera including publicity booklets (2), menus (22), passenger lists (5), race or sports programmes (2), etc. (400+).

1895-1914 Covers and cards with cancellations of "CAPE COLONY / OCEAN POST OFFICE" (5); 1912-13 double ring "UNION OF S. AFRICA / OCEAN P.O" (8) comprising numbers 1-5 and 7 and small type c.d.s without number, two franked by G.B stamps; or scarce 1913-14 double ring "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O" (13) comprising "S" code numbers 1 (2), 2, 3, 5, 6 (2), 8, 9 (2) or "N" code numbers 2 (2) or 5, six bearing G.B stamps. (26).

1913 Picture postcards to England both charged 1d, one with Transvaal 1/2d tied by "UNION OF S. AFRICA / OCEAN P.O / 9" c.d.s (May 24) and large "T" handstamp (unrecorded by Cattell but clearly applied on the Sea P.O), the other with G.B 1/2d tied "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O / N / 1" c.d.s with light but clear octagonal franked "T / U.K - S.A / SEA POST", scarce. (2).

Kenilworth Castle. 1918 (Apr 22) Picture postcard from Port Elizabeth to France franked 1d on the picture side, a little water stained, both sides handstamped "ACCIDENT DE SERVICE", from the "Kenilworth Castle", damaged in Plymouth Sound on May 2nd when the ship collided with an accompanying Destroyer and two depth charges exploded.