CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1853 Perkins Bacon Paper Slightly Blued 1d brown-red SG 3a, margins good to large, excellent colour, a tiny nick in the margin at base does not enter the design, unused, Cat £3750. Ex Maria de la Queillerie (18.5.1970) & Stanley Gibbons London (13.12.1979). BPA Certificate (1970, photocopy only). [A lovely example of this First Issue classic stamp. Sold at our auction of 24.4.2009 for $1340]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

NATAL: Array on Hagners with two pages of Chalons with a few better stamps, range of 'POSTAGE' Overprints & Surcharges, later issues with heavy duplication in lower values & a few better denominations, some postmark interest, condition very mixed, STC £5000+. (Qty many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

ORANGE FREE STATE: Duplicated array on Hagners with plenty of postmark interest, a range of Overprints & Surcharges with annotated varieties including a number of 'No Dot' examples, later issues with lots of lower values & a few better denominations plus a couple of Postal Fiscals fiscally used including £1 & £5, also couple of pages of Cape of Good Hope postmarks including TPOs and a postal card with 'ORANGE RIVER COLONY' overprint surcharged 'ONE/PENNY' used, plus a page of Zululand, condition very mixed, STC £3000+. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

TRANSVAAL: Extensive array on Hagners with a smattering of early issues including forgeries, Second Republic array to £5 mint (probably a reprint) & used, scads of Surcharges including large mint blocks with some annotated varieties, hundreds & hundreds of later issues with a few better values including 'V.R.I.' £5 x3 (one stated to be genuine & a couple of reprints), good range of postmarks including some numerals & Inter-Provincial uses and a few on Postal Cards, condition very mixed, STC £9000+. (Qty 1000+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000