1940 10/- J. Postmus P82d, '5 April,1940' serial 'E/46 581,722', strong creases with some small holes, VG. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

POSTAL CARDS - SCENIC: Interesting display 'From Post Card to Postal Card and Back' featuring a study of the picture postcards issued for the 1924-25 Wembley Exhibition, the use of these images on the 1927 Scenic Postal Cards with 1½d Ship value for the overseas rate, their subsequent re-issue initially as 'formular' postcards (without imprinted stamp value; perhaps with indicium missing?) and then with ½d Springbok and 1d Ship values for the inland rate, comprises 12 PPCs and 27 postal cards mostly unused (the formular types used) plus two card packets, condition generally fine to very fine. Beautiful material. Ex Bernie Doherty. (Qty 41) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL CARDS - SCENIC: Collection from 1930s to modern nicely presented & written-up on exhibit pages tracing their development & usage, wide range of issues & views with lots of thematic interest, quite a number postally used including uprated for airmail, some postmark interest also, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 4kg. Ex Bernie Doherty. (Qty many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL CARDS - SCENIC: Huge accumulation in 8 shoeboxes from 1930s onwards but mostly post-WWII, many different issues & views with lots of thematic interest, predominantly unused but still including many postally used with some postmark interest, noted two South West Africa overprints used, some duplication throughout, condition generally fine to very fine. Ex Bernie Doherty. (Qty a few 1000) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL HISTORY: Small group including 1920 Registration Envelope with 'Returned Letter Office' seal & KGV 1d x4 added tied 'RETURNED LETTER OFFICE' oval d/s in red, 1924 British Empire Exhibition complete bi-lingual slogan plus other postmark interest, 1935 Registration Envelope to Australia with 'T/40/CENTIMES' h/s, 1938 registered airmail to Japan franked 1/8d but taxed with 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE/TO PAY' bi-lingual h/s, WWII censor labels, 1956 from Sweden with Postage Dues 1d & 2d marginal block of 7, etc, also 1938 Coronation Day cover unfranked with 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA' h/s and Postage Due 1d tied 'SIMONSTOWN' cds, condition a little mixed. Ex Bernie Doherty. (Qty 150+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1853-64 Triangles used group including 1d red x8 , 4d blue x14 including one 1861 Woodblock (thinned), 6d x4 and 1/- x4 (two apparently unused), range of shades & variety of cancellations, condition rather mixed so inspection recommended. (Qty 30)

Grade A/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1853 Hope Perkins Bacon Printings 1d brick-red on slightly blued paper SG 3 with good to large margins, light triangular obliterator, Cat £350.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1855-63 Hope Perkins Bacon Printings 6d slate-lilac SG 7 with good even margins, light indistinct cancel, Cat £500.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1861 Hope Woodblocks 4d pale blue SG 14 with close to good margins, light triangular obliterator and partial cds cancel, Cat £2250.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

MAFEKING: 1900 Sergeant Goodyear (on bicycle) 1d deep blue/blue SG 18 on piece with large-part very fine 'MAFEKING/MY3/1900/C.G.H.' cds, a few very minor blemishes, Cat £350.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

MAFEKING: 1900 Baden Powell 3d deep blue/blue SG 20 tied to piece by very fine 'MAFEKING/ MY7/1900/C.G.H.' cds, a couple of slightly uneven perfs at top corners, Cat £450.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

RAILWAY STAMPS: Selection comprising 1867 'CAPE TOWN RAILWAY/PREPAID PARCEL' imperf 4d * & 6d *, 1868-73 similar inscription on 'CTR' background imperf 3d * & 5d * plus Perf 12½ 1d used with ink cancel & 3d no gum (used?), 1882 (circa) 'CAPE RAILWAY SERVICE/PREPAID PARCEL' on 'CRS' background Perf 10 2d *, ½d used with 'EAST LONDON' cds (crease) and ½d 4d & 5d no gum (used?), and 1877 '.../WESTERN SYSTEM' Perf 10 1d * (trimmed/imperf at base), some with minor faults or hinge remains. (Qty 12)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Pre-Stamp Entires on exhibit pages commencing with 1753 lettersheet from Holland to Pieter van der Poels (owner of Roodebloem farm, now Woodstock) and 1790 outer addressed to "Cabo de Goede Hoop" (both without postal markings), 1791 folded entire to France rated "15" on arrival with partial 'CO??...' h/s (tape stains), then circa 1811 to Cape Town Orphan Chamber with fair example of the first British Seal (Jurgens Type 2), 'POST OFFICE/[Crown]/...' letter stamps of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simons Town, Uitenhagen, and a variety of 'POST PAID' h/s (with extras on stock pages) plus two entires from Grahams Town with Impressed Duty stamps, 1836 largely very fine Cape Town Crowned 'GENERAL POST OFFICE' d/s (Jurgens Type 16) on entire from Grahams Town endorsed "2/-" double letter rate, 1852 largely fine Cape Town undated 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/[Crown]' h/s (Jurgens Type 17) on envelope to Ireland rated "4"[d] Port Charge & "2/-" inwards postage, 1840s Octagonal Numerals '52' and '55' on cover fronts, etc, also 1853 flyer for houses to rent in 'Somerset West, Hottentots Holland' and pre-1864 part-entire to Buitzenzorg, Netherlands Indies with 'BATAVIA/[posthorn]/ONGEFRANKEED' h/s, quality of strikes & condition of items rather mixed. Fascinatiing early material with lots of social history interest also. (Qty 50+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Second Boer War group including 1900 Lettercard to UK with account of the taking of Bethlehem, 1901 Postal Card to "Imperial Military Telegraphs, Beaconsfield", Prisoner of War post x3 including front to Ceylon with Hope 1d tied BONC '407' and 'MATATEILE' cds, various censor h/s & resealing labels noted large 'PASSED PRESS CENSOR/W.ELTON/CAPT/CENSOR/KIMBERLEY', etc, plus Orange Free State 1902 Postal Card with 'WINBURG/31MY/02' cds (last day of the war) censored, condition quite mixed. (Qty 12)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Destinations group including 1887 to Ireland at 2½d rate, 1888 Postal Card 1d to Orange Free State with Deutsche Buch - und Musikalien-Handlung pre-printed message and 'WITZIESHOEK' arrival d/s, 1893 Postal Card ½d to Mexico endorsed "via Southampton - New York" with San Francisco transit, 1894 Registration Envelope to USA with 'SUPPOSED LIABLE TO/.../CUSTOMS DUTIES' h/s, 1894 Postal Card ½d to Argentina with Hope 1d rose added but taxed with '["10"]/CENTIMES/T' octagonal h/s (early use before joining the UPU on 1.1.1895), 1903 Postal Card ½d to German South West Africa with Arms 1d rose added and 'GIBEON' arrival d/s, 1904 Registration Envelope to Australia, 1904 Postal Card to Mauritius, 1905 Postal Card to Chile, 1910 inter-provincial use of Orange Free State 'VRI/2d' with COGH ½d to Mexico, 1914 inter-provincial use Transvaal Registration Envelope from 'WALFISH BAY' to German South West Africa with 'OKAHANDJA' arrival (spotty), etc, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine. (Qty 14) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Official Mail group with 1864 unfranked Colonial Secretary's Office envelope from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, 1883 'AUDIT OFFICE/ORIGINAL' h/s on cover endorsed "OHMS" but taxed enclosing request for a war medal, printed OHMS envelopes x4 including 1905 to USA franked 2½d, also 1897 cover from Netherlands Consulate to Pretoria, plus 1917 from UK to "Civil POW Otto Nussbaum/... Internierungslager/Baracke A3, Pietermaritzburg" with Cape Town '[ ]/OFFICIAL FREE/GENERAL POST OFFICE' oval cachet partial strike (on purpose?) at U/R, etc, condition a little variable. (Qty 9) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Tax Markings group including 1900 to USA with 'T/25c' h/s and Postage Dues 5c pair (one faulty), 1900 PPC to South Australia with 'T/10c' h/s obliterated on arrival, 1901 to New South Wales with 'T/15c' h/s and Sydney '3D' marking, 1902 to England officially registered & taxed with British label endorsed "contains coin", 1905 to USA with KEVII 1d pair 'T/30c' h/s and Postage Dues 2c & 10c (faults), 1911 from GB with 'LATE FEE' & '1D' h/s and Transvaal Postage Due 1d black & red tied by Cape Town cds, also 1889 from 'QUEENS TOWN/CGH' with large boxed 'Undelivered .... Returned from RLB Capetown' h/s in violet, also 1875 inwards with Great Britain 1/- green & 'L1' h/s in red (late fee?), condition a little variable. (Qty 12) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Travelling Post Offices collection on exhibit pages including 1887 'T.P.O/DOWN' on Postal Card from Cape Town to Kimberley, 1892 'TRAVELLING P O/DOWN' on Postal Card ½d plus Hope ½d to Bethany, Orange Free State cancelled BONC '270' with 'LAINGSBURG/' cds alongside, 1893 'TRAVELLING P O/UP' on Transvaal Postal Card from Pretoria to Ceres, 1895 'W.T.P.O./UP' on Regsitration Envelope from Modderfontein to Victoria West, 1895 'MIDLAND/DOWN' on Transvaal Postal Card from Standerton to Port Elizabeth, 1897 'E. T.P.O/DOWN' on Registration Envelope with Hope 2½d x3 tied 'BEAUFORT EAST' to India (aged), 1902 'MIDLAND/T.P.O.1' on Hope 1d on cover to UK, also 'TRANSVAAL T.P.O/UP' on cover to Johannesburg with COGH KEVII 1d tied BONC '457' and 'BOWDEN' cds, etc, etc, plus original 1881 Graham's Town and Port Alfred Railway Co Ltd Prospectus and two Expropriation documents to extend the Southern Railway to Simons Town as well as copies of maps and other printed information about the TPO services, condition a little mixed but generally fine to very fine. An excellent opportunity for expansion or to complement an existing collection. (Qty 19 covers/cards + extras) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Picture Postcards group including Cape Town real photo 'Old Town House, Greenmarket Square' & 'Standard Bank' both used 1910 with 'TOUWS RIVER' cds, Cape Town Railway Station, Johannesburg-Cape Express train and two views of the Grahamstown 1911 Railway Disaster, De Aaar Railway Institute, Heilbron Market Square used 1910 with 'LOUIS TRICHARDT' cds, Kimberley 'Diamond Mine', 'Diamond Washing Machine', 'De Beers Compound', 'Post Office' & 'Grand Stand, Racecourse', Middenburg Military Camp from Signal Hill used 1906 with 'BLANEY JUNCTION' cds, Port Elizabeth Market Square, Somerset West Post Office, Vogelstruis Estates 'Native Police', Walfishbay village with indigenous children used 1909 with 'WALFISH BAY' cds, Waterberg 'SAC Outpost', Worcester 'Post Office & R M Court', Zulu Warriors with weapons & shields used 1906 with 'CONFIMVABA' cds, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. (Qty 60+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1799 King George III British Act of Parliament 'An Act for regulating the Manner in which the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, shall hire and take up Ships for their regular Service [12th July 1799]' setting out how the company may hire and build ships specifically excluding 'Pacquets' [contract mail ships], printed on two leaves removed from bound book, minor edge faults and light aging marks.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1809 OHMS entire to Cape Town, the letter headed "Ocean (Transport)/Simon's Bay 16th May 1809" from the Naval Storekeeper's Office, endorsed "Free" in red at U/L with a fair strike of the crowned 'POST OFFICE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' oval medallion h/s (Jurgens Type 2) applied on arrival, minor aging marks and a couple of internal re-inforcements. [Simon's Bay/Simonstown was the major British Naval Station, seized from the Dutch East India Co in the 1795 First Occupation; the "Ocean" carried British troops to the Cape as part of the Second Occupation in 1806] The illustration is above Lot 2650.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1815 King George III British Act of Parliament 'An Act for granting certain Rates on the Postage of Letters to and from Great Britain, The Cape of Good Hope, The Mauritius, and The East Indies; and for making certain Regulations respecting the Postage of Ship Letters, and of Letters in Great Britain. [11th July 1815]' establishing Mail Packets, rates of postage (3/6d for a single packet letter; 1/2d for ship letters from Britain; 8d for inwards ship letters), free mail privileges including for servicemen, penalties for private carriage, etc, printed on seven leaves removed from a bound book, minor edge faults and light aging marks. An important document for the postal historian (referenced by Brian Trotter at p131). The illustration is above Lot 2650.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1818 (circa) official outer addressed to "Heer JH Fischer/Landdrost van/Tulbagh" endorsed on face "I L M Dienst" [On Service] at U/R & "Officie/Fiskaal" [Attorney-General] at L/L and signed "D Dennyson/Fiskaal" at L/R authorising free postage, very fine strike of the 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/[crown]/CAPE TOWN' undated h/s (Jurgens Type 5) despatch marking applied on face, minor edge faults and small adhesions on reverse.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1823 outer to Beaufort with a largely very fine 'POST OFFICE/OC17/1823/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' oval d/s (Jurgens Type 9) despatch on the face, rated "4[skilling]" at U/R for the letter rate to towns furthest from Cape Town, a couple of minor aging marks. The 1826 Ordinance established revised postage rates in sterling: the rate from Cape Town to Beaufort was 13d (1/1d) per single sheet.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1823 outer to Stellenbosch with a largely very fine 'POST OFFICE/5DE5/1823/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE' oval d/s (Jurgens Type 9) despatch on the face, rated "1[skilling]" at U/R for the letter rate to towns closest to Cape Town, minor aging marks.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150