Veld-Post, Z.A.R. CHARLESTOWN. 10 APR. 1900 oval cancel on envelope addressed to Johannesburg, ms. "Velddienst", back stamped Volksrust Z.A.R. 10 Apr, Johannesburg 12 Apr, opened at left, light horiz bend at top through cancel, Fine (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 75-100

COLENSO Z.A.R. 11 JAN. 00 light cds ties Transvaal 1d on envelope addressed to Johannesburg, ms on backflap "...Johannesburg laager naby Colenso Natal 2/1 1900", backstamped Hoofdlager Z.A.R. 9 Jan plus an indistinct cancel, cover opened at bottom causing tear in bottom flap, FinernThe Battle of Colenso was the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War in and around Colenso, Natal, South Africa on 15 December 1899. Inadequate preparation, poor reconnaissance and uninspired leadership led to a heavy, and in some respects, humiliating, British defeat. (Image)

CV. 75-100

COLENSO, 15 JAN. 00 straight-line ties Tansvaal -+d pair to envelope addressed to Krugersdorp, backstamped Johannesburg 18 Jan, Krugersdorp 18 Jan which overlaps a lightly struck Hoofdlager 18(?) Jan cds, sender's imprint on backflap, Fine, a rare cancel with very few known. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250

Veld-Post, Z.A.R. DANNHAUSER 29 MRT. 1900 well struck oval cancel in violet on Transvaal -+d postal card addressed to Pretoria, light Pretoria 30 Mrt arrival cancel on address side, Very FinernProvisional postmark inscribed "Z.A.R. Vel-Post" suggests it was meant to be used on military mails but, as this and the next lot show, it was not always the case (Image)

CV. 150-200

Veld-Post, Z.A.R. DANNHAUSER 10 APR. 1900, near-perfect strike in red on Transvaal 1d postal card addressed to Berlin with 26.5.00 arrival cancel on face, backside with message in English includes"...Of late we have been successful again and I still hope that we will succeed to beat the English. That we all wish peace, but peace with honour only, I need hardly tell you...", a trivial light corner bend upper right, still Very Fine and attractive; signed Bartels (Image)

CV. 150-200

DUNDEE NATAL FE 23 00 "British" cds strikes tie Transvaal -+d, 2d, 3d to envelope addressed to Germany, Boer censor label at top overlaps to back side where it is tied by Johannesburg 4 Mrt 00 cancels, forwarded on arrival in Germany with Greifenberg 13 Apr and Neumarkt a. Rott 13 Apr backstamps, Fine usernDundee was one of the offices to use the old British cancelling device during the occupation. rnThe British started massing troops at Dundee and were given an ultimatum by the Boers to retreat. On 20 October 1899, the first shots of the Second Boer War were fired. After the battle, the British troops retreated to Ladysmith and Boer forces occupied Dundee for seven months, renaming it Meyersdorp. Dundee was relieved after the battle of Helpmekaar in May 1900. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 150-200

ELANDSLAAGTE Z.A.R. 20 DEC. 1899 oval on Transvaal 3d imprinted wrapper addressed to Johannesburg, backstamped Pretoria 23 Dec and Johannesburg 23 Dec, Fine and unusual (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 100-150

ELANDSLAAGTE 20 FEB. 1900 two strikes of oval cancel on Transvaal 1d postal card addressed to 'sGravenhage, transit and arrival cancels on face along with boxed "E. 17", message in Dutch and datelined (translated) "Besieging Troops around Ladysmith 17.2.1900", a little bit of postal wear with very light bends top corners, Fine.rnNote the difference in the Elandslaagte cancel from the previous lot - it appears the bottom portion of the cancel was removed to eliminate the "Z.A.R.". rnElandslaagte (about 15 miles from Ladysmith) was the scene of the Battle of Elandslaagte, one of the first battles of the Second Anglo-Boer War, on 21 October 1899. The siege around Ladysmith ended 10 days after this card was written. (Image)

CV. 100-150

Veldpost Z.A.R. / Glencoe / 22 Dec. 1899. blue 3-line cancel ties Transvaal 1d to envelope addressed to Johannesburg, backstamped with a 3-line blue "P.K. NewCastle / *Z.A.R.* 23 Dec 1899." and Johannesburg 25 Dec arrival cancel, a touch of aging and some light opening bends along top edge, Fine, a rare cancel. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250

Veldpost / Glencoe. / 15 Jan. 1900." blue 3-line cancel on Transvaal -+d postal card addressed to Langlaagte (17 Jan arrival cancel on face), ms. "Velddienst", backstamped with blue 3-line "PK / NewCastle. / 15. Jan. 1900", trivial bit of aging, FinernNote the difference in the Glencoe cancel from the previous lot - the "Z.A.R." has been removed from the first line. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 90-120

HATTING SPRUIT NATAL A OC 17 1899, two light but complete strikes of the British Natal postmark in blue tie Transvaal -+d pair to envelope addressed to Pretoria, light horiz bend across top of cover and some small discoloration spots not affecting stamps or cancel, Fine and rare.rnHattingspruit was one of the two offices using the old British postmarks during the occupation. This particular cancel was in use only the first few days of the occupation and is quite scarce. (Image)

CV. 300-400

HATTINGSPRUIT, Z.A.R. 22 DEC. 1899 well struck oval ties Transvaal 1d to envelope addressed to Heidelberg, backstamped 3-line "P.K. Newcastle / *Z.A.R.* / 22_Dec 1899." transit and Heidelberg ZAR 24 Dec arrival cancels, some light aging along right edge, still Fine and attractive (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 150-200

INGAGANE Z.A.R. 22 DEC 1899 oval ties Transvaal -+d, 1d pair to envelope addressed to Holland, backstamped 3-line "P.K. New Castle./ *Z.A.R.*/ 22_Dec 1899.", Pretoria transit and Dordrecht 12 Feb arrival, Fine foreign usernOne of three different provisdional postmarks used at Inagane during the occupation. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 75-100

INGAGANE 23 FEB. 1900 bold oval cancel (without Z.A.R.) ties Transvaal 2-+d to envelope addressed to Sweden, ms. "Surface" and "via Lourenco Marques", backstamped 3-line "PK / New Castle / 23. Feb 1900", Pretoria 25 Feb and Upsala 31.3, neatly opened at bottom, Very Fine; ex-HartrnPosted by one of the members of the Scandinavian Corps. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 100-150

Veld-Post, Z.A.R. INGAGANE 14 APR. 1900 oval cancel on Transvaal -+d postal card addressed locally and with short greetings message on back, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 60-90

INGOGO Provisional Cancels Group. two covers and a postal card showing the three different types of Ingogo provisional cancels - "INGOGO Z.A.R. 19 DEC. 1899" oval on cover to Heidelberg (small discoloration at bottom of envelope), "INGOGO. 29 JAN. 1900" oval on Railways OHMS envelope to Heidelberg, "Veld-Post, Z.A.R. INGOGO. 31 MRT. 1900" on postal card to Pretoria, each item with a Volksrut transit backstamp, F-VF, useful group of these elusive cancels. (Image)

CV. 300-400

INGOGO RAIL NATAL A DE 13 99, two well struck cds tie Transvaal 1d (2) to envelope addressed to "Ingagane via Newcastle", backstamped 3-line "P.K. New Castle / *Z.A.R.* / 14 Dec 1899.", Very Fine, an exceptionally scarce postmark (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 400-600

Veld-Post. Z.A.R. KEERSTATION 3 APR. 1900 oval ties Transvaal -+d (2) to a cover front with a portion of the left sideflap still attached, imprint of "Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij" (Railway Company) and "DIENST.", backstamped Volksrust 3 Apr and Charlestown 4 Apr provisional oval cancel, piece with some corner bends top right and a small piece out at bottom, Fine, nice strike of a very rare postmark; ex-Hart (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 300-400

KROMDRAAI. straight-line marking on an unfranked envelope addressed to Newcastle with ms. "Velddienst'", backstamped 3-line "P.K. New Castle. / *Z.A.R.* / 20 Nov 1899.", cover with some aging and folds (one ending in 5mm break at bottom), slightly reduced at top, still a Fine and rare field service cover with a previously unrecorded marking. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 500-750

Hoofdlager / Ladysmith / 23 Dec: 99 three line cancel in violet ties Transvaal 1d to envelope addressed to Johannesburg, backstamped Pretoria and Johannesburg 27 Dec, envelope some tiny age spots and a small break in the top left corner just into the "r" of the cancel, still Fine and rare cancel.rnThe Boers never occupied Ladysmith but did provide a field post office at the headquarters of the forces conducting the seige which lasted from 1 Nov 1899-28 Feb 1900. There was this rare provisional 3-line cancel as well as a generic "Hoofdlager ZAR" postmark used for this office (see also the next two lots). (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 300-400

Hoofdlager / Ladysmith / 24 Dec:99 3-line cancel in violet as a backstamp on a cover to Pretoria, the arrival backstamp of which overlaps the Ladysmith provisional marking, address side with Hoofdlager ZAR 21 Dec 99 cds tying Transvaal 1d, cover with light central horiz bend, still Fine and rare example of one of the rarest of the military handstamps; ex-Griffith (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 400-500

HOOFDLAGER Z.A.R. 16 DE 99 cds ties Transvaal -+d to envelope addressed to Johannesburg and featuring nice strike of the German Field Postmaster of Johannesburg Commando (G.F. Fleischer) 16 DEC. 1899 dated hand stamp, backstamped Johannesburg 20 Dec, Very Fine and choice, nice example of the generic headquarters cancel used at the Ladysmith siege field post office. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250

Modderspruit / 14 Feb 1900 2-line cancel (known only for this date) ties Transvaal 2-+d to envelope addressed to Krugersdorp, partial Hoofdlager 14 FE 00 transit, backstamped Krugersdorp 16 Feb, neatly opened at left, small discoloration bottom right corner, Fine and scarce (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-250

Natallager, Z.A.R. MODDERSPRUIT 26 FEB 1900 oval cancel ties Transvaal 1d on envelope addressed to Johannesburg (1 MRT backstamp), imprint of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co on backflap, cover with a bit of aging and light wrinkling, Fine, a very scarce marking. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 250-300

MOUNT PROSPECT Z.A.R. 20 DEC 1899 slightly double struck oval ties Transvaal 1d to envelope addressed to Heidelberg, backstamped Volksrust 20 Dec and Heidelberg 22 Dec, Very Fine.rnMount Prospect is the site of a British military cemetery honoring the fallen from the First Boer War of 1880-81, some of the bloodiest battles of which were fought in the area. (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 100-150