1929 Byrd Antarctic Expedition, cover from Wellington franked N.Z 1d to "Mr C.E Lofgren, Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Little America, Antarctica, per S.S Kosmos" with expedition cachet applied upon arrival; invitation from the Mayor and City of Philadelphia to meet Admiral Byrd; 1929 Christmas card from the Auxiliary Barque "City of New York" in the Antarctic; and a fine woven silk souvenir bookmark showing Admiral Byrd "first to fly over the North Pole 1926 and South Pole 1928". (4). Photo on Page 178. (Image1)

Hubert Wilkins. 1958 Operation Deep Freeze cover with Hallett Station, Wilkes Station, Operation Deep Freeze and U.S.S "Arneb" cachets bearing Australia 4c cancelled at Hallett, South Australia; and Trans-Antarctic Crossing cover with N.Z Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Little America Station, Scott Base, Adare Station, Hallett Station and Operation Deep Freeze cachets, bearing Ross Dependency 3d tied by Christchurch Packet Boat machine, both covers signed by Hubert Wilkins. (2).

New Zealand. 1958 Cover with Adare Station cachets bearing N.Z official issue KGVI 8d + 9d and QEII 1d tied by Christchurch Packet Boat machine; and Operation Deep Freeze cover with "TERRA / NOVA / BAY / PARTY" and "NEW ZEALAND / GEOLOGICAL AND / SURVEY / ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION / 1958-59 / WOOD BAY EXPEDITION" cachets bearing N.Z 3d cancelled at Christchurch with boxed "PACKET BOAT". (2).

1858-1998 Mint and used collection in an album including 1867 25s and 50s mint, 1910 Francis Joseph I 80th Birthday 5k and 10k mint, 1934 Architects set mint, 1936 10s Dollfuss unmounted, etc. (100s). Photo on Page 224. (Image1)

1894 Germany 10pf postcard from Dusseldorf sent around West and South Africa before being returned to the sender with an explanatory label applied upon its return at Dusseldorf, handstamped "RETOUR" and "RETOUR / A L'ENVOYEUR" with 22 transit datestamps from French and Belgian Congo, South and South West Africa, Madeira or the Canary Isles including Cape Town, Walfish Bay, Windhoek, Funchal, Las Palmas, Marseille a Loango, Freetown, Boma, Matadi, Loango, Brazzaville and Loango a Marseille. A little staining and the label torn but very unusual.

1923 75c American Bank Note Co Die Proof in green die sunk on card (227x150mm) numbered "2" in the lower right corner and "6" in blue crayon at the left, reverse with light "ENGRAVING ORDER DEPARTMENT / RECEIVED 1926 APR 10" (?) cachet, two staple holes at upper right well away from the actual proof, a fine and scarce die proof. Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

1901 (July 18 - Aug 3) Covers from Cradock all censored by a previously unrecorded seal with "Opened under Martial Law" printed in blue on buff paper, one cover franked 2d to a P.O.W in Bermuda with "T/5c" handstamp crossed out in crayon, one seal partly torn away, otherwise fine and rare. (3). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1901 (Dec 18) Cover from Heidelberg to Diyatalawa Camp bearing a previously unrecorded seal with "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" printed in black within a blue double border, seal partly torn away at the front right side, very rare.

1901 (Nov 12) Cover from Upington bearing a seal with "Opened and passed / by military censor" cyclostyled in imitation handwriting in light blue paper, the reverse of the seal with manuscript initials and 15/11/00 date, handstamped "Passed by Censor / Upington". A rare and previously unrecorded provisional censor seal. Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1900 Covers with type 2 seals on pink paper including cover to a P.O.W on S.S "Manila" with censor seal apparently having "V.R" omitted (seal partly torn away), cover to Lourenco Marques bearing scarce type 2C seal with the coat of arms inverted in error and handstamped violet boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR / RETURN TO SENDER", etc. (6).

1901 (Jan 23) Cover posted within Willowmore bearing provisional type 24 seal with "WILLOWMORE" handstamp and manuscript "Passed by Censor" and initials, the only recorded example of this seal. Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1901 Covers bearing violet "Opened by Press Censor and Passed" applied at Modderfontein (2), one applied across (and tying) a white label used as a provisional censor seal (a similar cover but with the cachet entirely on the white label listed as seal type 28 by Snowdon & Hepworth); and two covers with provisional censor seals made from part of a Boer form, one (July 19) handstamped red "On H. Majesty's Service" prior to use, recorded as seal type 37 used at Barberton. Very scarce. (4).

1901 Cover from Uitenhage to Cape Town, the reverse with type 30 seal tied by Cape Town c.d.s (Mar 22), the only recorded example. Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1901 Covers with green censor seal type 31 used at Uitenhage, one cover sent to Java. (3).

1901 (May 13) Cover from Riversdale to Swellendam with pink type 32 censor seal, the only example recorded by Snowden & Hepworth.

1902 Covers with type 34 seal including cover to Dr Plowright (author of the first articles on censor marks) with the seal tied scarce Cape Town censor cachet type 12 and wax seal impressed "PRESS CENSORS / OFFICE / C.T"; cover bearing seal printed twice in error, miscut seals, etc. (7). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1901-02 Covers to Broad Bottom Camp, St. Helena, both with type 38 seals tied by censor cachet of Humansdorp, one seal printed in black, the other in red, the red seal unrecorded by Snowden & Hepworth. (2). Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

1902 Covers with blue type 40 seals used at Beaufort West. Snowden and Hepworth only recorded one example of this scarce seal. (4).

1901-02 Covers from Umtala, Cedarville or Kokstad all with the scarce type 46 "Opened by Government Censor" seal, one cover with a few lower edge faults, otherwise fine. (3).

The remainder of the censor seal collection, 1900-02 covers bearing seal types 5 (2, one with scarce Pretoria cachet type 2), type 8 (2), 10, 11/12 (5), 14 (2), 15 (5), 16 (5), 23 (with fancy Standerton cancel), 27 (2), 33 (9, pink or orange paper, several with varieties), 35 (10), 36 (2), also two covers bearing part seals, a few faults though most are fine. (48).

Boer Internees in Portugal. 1901 Covers from Transvaal to internees at Peniche, one registered franked by six 1d stamps (a further stamp removed), both with arrival backstamps. Also a picture postcard of Boer children in the school at Caldas da Rainha. (3).

Burgher & Refugee Camps. 1900-02 Picture postcards with views of camps and European anti-British propaganda cards (6); identification card; Ladies Refugee Relief Committee invitation card; postcard to Germany from the Vice-President of the Union of the Homeless; registered "Burgher Camps Dept" cover; printed passes (2); telegraph form with "Burgher Camp Dept. Head Office Pretoria" cachet; cover with enclosed letter from Thomas Murray, Superintendent of Natal Burgher Camps; picture postcard posted from Pietermaritzburg with cachet "From / THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR / Burgher Camps / Natal / (DR. HIME)". (15).

Poynton Bros. 1901-02 Covers comprising cover from Balmoral with violet "POYNTON BROS / BURGHER REFUGEE CAMP / BALMORAL" on the front and a cover from F.P.O 12 with similar "POYNTON BROS / BURGHER CAMP STORE / POTCHEFSTROOM" on reverse (faults); covers to Poynton's Burgher Camp Dept at Pretoria or store at Middelburg (faults); and two illustrated envelopes from Poynton Bros. in Pretoria both to Thomas Leask in Klerksdorp. (6). Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

Balmoral. 1901-02 Covers from the camp, one with oval "BURGHER CAMP / 16 DEC 1901 / BALMORAL" endorsed "Censored, F.K.S", another with enclosed letter, the third endorsed "From G.P Bletchley, Med Officer, Burgher Camp Staff", all fine. (3).

Barberton. 1901 Covers with violet oval "BARBERTON" cachets endorsed "Censored BG", both fine. (2).