British Forces. Troopship Mail. 1900-02 Covers and cards including items written from the Norman, Syria, Manchester Merchant, Avoca, Monteagle, Cephalonia (2, also a Photo of the ship whilst in use as a P.O.W ship at Simons Bay), Assaye (2, with entire letter written by Frank Bowker, also two later letters from Bowker), covers to S.S Formosa transport 42 (2, one from Lourenco Marques), a cover from G.B to Pte C. Greenhead 2nd Middlesex Regt redirected to "Escort Duty with Boer Prisoners from South Africa to await arrival Bombay" sent around India then back to South Africa, also a stampless front from the "Pavonia" with violet "Transport No. 18 / Stamp not available", etc. (21). (Image1)

1900-01 Stampless soldiers covers (36) and fronts (3) to G.B illustrating differing treatment by the British Post Office with mail charged in G.B (3), with South African tax marks obliterated in G.B (9) or simply ignored in G.B (6), many with London Paid datestamps, one a G.B 1d envelope, 18 posted at civil post offices (two transferred to F.P.Os), the others with various F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps, also a cover to India with the "T" and "5c" charge marks crossed out and delivered free. (39).

1899-1902 Covers and cards (98), a front and a few pieces, mainly forces mail with various F.P.O and A.P.O datestamps, two covers to Australia possibly from members of the Australian Contingent, the front from the New Zealand Contingent, four items posted at sea on troopships (two with Paquebot handstamps of London or Suez), also some censored covers and cards, two picture postcards showing the return of H.M.S "Powerful", and a N.Z 1d postcard showing Second Contingent officers. (99+).

1900-02 Covers and a G.B 1d postcard all posted into civilian offices, 22 bearing G.B stamps (three of these in combination with O.F.S or Transvaal stamps), one cover with Pretoria c.d.s applied away from the G.B 2½d which is cancelled upon arrival in London and a "T" handstamp crossed out, five others with stamps disallowed or underpaid and postage due handstamps applied. Cancellations include "2" numeral of Durban and circular dumb cork cancel with Mooi River c.d.s alongside, also stampless cover endorsed "Passed censor no stamps procurable" transferred from the civil P.O to the F.P.O with 2d charge mark, cover posted at Pretoria with O.F.S stamp disallowed and charged 2d, etc. An interesting group mostly franked contrary to regulations, eleven sent within South Africa, the others to G.B, Europe or St. Helena. (26).

1900-02 Soldiers covers and cards (33), mainly with A.P.O or F.P.O cancels including F.P.O 100 (2) and octagonal Natal Field Force A.P.O datestamp for Standerton; cover and card both with messages concerning the Queens chocolate box; cover from Lt. Col. F.G Bond, D.A.A.G, Chief Staff Officer, Lines of Communication; cover from Sir James Miller with an anti-Kruger verse applied to reverse; covers to ostrich feather dealers (3) with three photos of ostriches; covers bearing British Officially Sealed labels; unpaid postcard and a 1d lettercard to Cape Town both with "1d" charge marks and "CHARGE CLERK" c.d.s; stampless cover from F.P.O 47 to India much redirected and finally returned to South Africa with 28 various datestamps, postage due or explanatory handstamps, etc. Also an official O.H.M.S cover from the War Office in London with printed address "Field Force, South Africa" and cover from Germany with printed address "Lieut. Col. Twemlow, 4th Batt. North Stafford Regt, African Field Force, South Africa"; and A.P.O cancels on G.B ½d block of nine, G.B 6d block of four or O.F.S 1d block of four, etc. (36+).

1900-02 Registered soldiers covers including Cape 4d envelope franked Cape 2d with "REGISTERED / ARMY POST OFFICE / BLOEMFONTEIN" hooded circle datestamp, manuscript "Posted Out of Course APO Bloemfontein" and a "T" handstamp both crossed out; large crude "R" handstamp used at F.P.O 24; octagonal Natal Field Force datestamp without place name, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (11).

1900 Stampless O.H.M.S cover from Bloemfontein with Field P.O c.d.s and violet oval "MILITARY PARCELS / OFFICE"; and 1901 O.H.M.S postcard from Army P.O Cape Town acknowledging receipt of a letter, to a civil surgeon at 12 General Hospital Springfontein and redirected several times, various datestamps and censor cachets, an unusual pair. (2).

1900-03 Covers (13) and a front to soldiers, all redirected and some returned to the senders, posted from G.B (9) or within South Africa (5) including cover from Shanklin with violet boxed "Army Post Office / UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS / STATED" and "NOT KNOWN", F.P.O8, Army Base P.O Cape Town and octagonal Natal field Force Wakkerstroom datestamps, sent to Ceylon then London; cover redirected to Cairo then London with Egypt postage dues (one replaced) and "T" obliterated "A01"; 1903 cover with "Officially Sealed in the Returned Letter Office / G.P.O, Cape Town" seal and other Officially Sealed labels with Cantonment Potchefstroom c.d.s; cover to 1st Balloon Section, Royal Engineers" with hospital cachets and "Not in Rondebosch"; cover redirected to India, 35 datestamps including "BASE OFFICE / UMBALLA", "BASE OFFICE / DELHI", "F.P.O No 16", "FIELD P.O No 18" and "FIELD P.O No 26" used at manoeuvres for the Coronation Durbar; other cachets include "NO ADDRESS / ARMY POST OFFICE", boxed "NOT TO BE FOUND", "GONE - NO ADDRESS", "DECEASED", etc. Various faults, as is expected on many such well travelled covers, but an interesting lot with some scarce cachets. (14). Photo on Page 68. (Image1)

1900 (Mar 1) G.B 1d Postcard to Germany, written by a German military observer to the British forces from Headquarters Paardeberg with F.P.O 16 c.d.s. An unusual card written the day after Cronje and over 4,000 Boers were captured at Paardeberg.

1901-02 Covers from soldiers in South African regiments, several with cachets including oval "COMMANDING TROOPS / S.A.C", "HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE / SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY INSTITUTES / ZUURFONTEIN", "Paymaster / Prince of Wales Light Horse", also covers to the Rand Rifles Mine Guard (4), and a letter regarding the estate of the late Lieut. Berry with cachets of the Prince of Wales Regiment. (19).

1901 Cover from Aucathella, Queensland, franked 5d to Yokohama with Hong Kong transit backstamp and Yokohama c.d.s, redirected to London, again redirected to "Sergt Hollings, No 3893 H.R.Rs, S.S Composite Vol. Cycle, Field Force South Africa" with a 1d lilac applied. Also a picture postcard of T.L.I Cycle Section Corps, Johannesburg, and a New Zealand cover advertising Gaudin & Marr, cycle manufacturers & importers. (3). Photo on Page 68. (Image1)

Army Post Office Corps. 1899-1902 Covers and cards with various A.P.O or F.P.O datestamps all endorsed from members of the A.P.O.C (10, one with enclosed letter on notepaper depicting H.M Transport "Montfort"); a newspaper franked 1d from London to "Colonel Treble Commanding A.P.O.C, South Africa" and a Photo of Treble; and a letter from a Sergeant in the A.P.O.C bearing four O.F.S stamps cancelled to order at F.P.O 11. (13). (Image1)

Medical Services / Hospitals / Hospital Ships. 1900-02 Covers including cover with "P.O.A / 80" cancel to "Pte J. Wallbank, S.J.A.B, Hospital Ship Simla, Durban", covers to or from hospitals or civil surgeons, card with violet "STATIONARY HOSPITAL / ALIWAL NORTH", etc. (15).

Hospital Ship. 1900 (Oct 19) Cover with "Hospital Ship / "Princess of Wales"" printed in the upper left corner, below a printed and embossed Red Cross, posted from Southampton to New Zealand franked 2½d. The "Princess of Wales" hospital ship was fitted out at the personal cost of Princess Alexandria, and served from December 1899 until December 1900, making two trips between Britain and South Africa, and various trips around the Cape and Natal coast. Small tear at upper edge, otherwise a fine and scarce cover to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)

Hospital Train. 1900 (Sep 5) Cover from Bloemfontein to the Isle of Wight franked 2½d, the address panel headed "from Pte H.C Colmutt No. 3 Hospital Train, Bloemfontein", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)

Military T.P.Os. 1901-02 Covers with Army Post Office T.P.O cancellations comprising T.P.O East No 1, Eastern T.P.O (6, four registered, one of these incomplete), T.P.O East No 2 (registered, minor staining) or Northern T.P.O (2, one registered, one with a stamp removed), all fine strikes, also a couple of pieces, a good lot. (10).

T.P.Os. 1900 Covers from "Pte E. Keith, P.A.G Camp, Kromhoogle By Steynburg" to Scotland, one with G.B 1d cancelled "EASTERN T.P.O / UP" c.d.s, the other presumably posted on the T.P.O with G.B ½d pair cancelled by a manuscript cross and a Port Elizabeth c.d.s below, an unusual pair. (2).

Military Railways. 1901-02 Covers and cards with various cachets including "I.M.R / OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER / PRETORIA", oval "IMPERIAL RAILWAY / AUDIT OFFICE", "IMPERIAL MILITARY RAILWAY / ROODEPOORT", etc, captured OFS Spoorwegen envelopes (5, two altered with "Imperial Military Railways" cachets), and a telegram envelope used by a Trooper in the I.M.R. Also photos and postcards (5) and a receipt for 150 mealies written on an I.M.R envelope. (16).