Boer War Prisoner of War Mail continued...
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| 1826 |
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1901 (May 30) Cover to Cape Colony franked 1896 1d tied by cork cancel (K104), circular violet censor cachet initialled "CdeB" by C. de Beer, a green Opened Under Martial Law seal applied at Uitenhage, reverse with arrival datestamp and light " "DEAD
"WOOD "CAMP "".
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Est. £150-180
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1827 |
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 1902 (Apr 26) Picture postcard to Germany bearing two ½d stamps, red circular censor cachet initialled "VA" by Baron Von Ahlefeldt, these initials only recorded March-May 1902, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1828 |
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 1900 (Nov 22) Brown paper envelope to Germany franked 2½d tied by cork cancel (similar to K92), violet circular censor cachet with red initials which appear to be unrecorded in the new book by Mabbett & Vevers, possibly
"GM". Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1829 |
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1901 (Dec 24) Cover to the Boer Women s Camp at Port Elizabeth, an 1896 1d tied by cork cancel (K106) with violet "PRISONERS OF WAR / CENSOR / BROAD BOTTOM CAMP" initialled "GAdeB" by G.A de Beer, a white Opened Under Martial Law seal tied by Port
Elizabeth Press Censor cachets.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1830 |
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 1901 (Jan 30) 1d Reply card (outward half) written by Col. A Schiel to Germany, violet circular censor cachet initialled "WJPM" by Capt. W. Marling, corner crease, otherwise fine and very scarce, these censor initials only
recorded in Jan/Feb 1901. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1831 |
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 1901 (Apr 27) Picture postcard of Deadwood Camp posted to Germany, a 1d stamp with central cork cancel (K102), brown circular censor cachet initialled "a.w.p" in pencil by Lt. Arthur Phelps, a fine straight line " "BROAD
"BOTTOM "CAMP "" in matching brown ink, St. Helena and Munich datestamps. Creased at right edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £180-220
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1832 |
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 1901 (Nov 13) 1d Reply card (outward half) written by Col. A. Schiel to Germany, black circular censor cachet containing handstruck initials "a.w.p" of Lt. Arthur Phelps, only recorded October-December 1901, fine and scarce.
Photo on Page 224. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1833 |
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 1901 (Aug 5) Registered cover to Germany bearing eleven different ½d - 5/- stamps (all values, both 1893 and 1897 ½d), probably all the stamps then available at the Post Office, tied by cork cancels (K98), light
violet "PRISONERS OF WAR / CENSOR / BROAD BOTTOM CAMP" with handstruck initials "a.w.p" of Lt. Arthur Phelps, black circular "R" and oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA", datestamps of St. Helena, London and Altona. Clearly a philatelic franking, still
attractive and very unusual, the stamps totalling 7/9. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1834 |
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 1901 (Sep 23) 1d Postcard from Otto Scheffler, registered to Germany franked 1893 ½d (2) + 1896 1d, the stamps with cork cancels (K101), the postcard stamp tied by St. Helena c.d.s, black circular framed "R" and oval
"REGISTERED / ST. HELENA", the reverse with superbly handpainted arms and flags of the Transvaal and O.F.S (contrary to P.O.W regulations, which forbade these on mail). A fine and rare illustrated registered postcard. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1835 |
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 1900 (Nov 13) Cover from Col. de Witt Hamer to his wife in Pretoria, three 1d stamps tied by cork cancels (K95), St. Helena c.d.s and violet circular censor cachet signed "J.B Leefe, Colonel, OCT". Col. Leefe, Royal Marine
Artillery, commanded the troops in St. Helena (see Mabbett & Vevers page 221). The only recorded example of this censor cachet used by Col. Leefe (not recorded by Mabbett & Vevers). Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1836 |
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1901 (Mar 9) Cover from Otto Scheffler to Germany franked 1896-97 ½d + 1d pair, cork cancels (K98), St. Helena c.d.s, violet " "BROAD "BOTTOM "CAMP "" and circular censor cachet unusually without censors initials, rarely found on outgoing mail.
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Est. £150-200
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1837 |
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1900 (May 27) Picture postcard from Copenhagen to "The Danish Prisoners at St. Helena, via Southampton" franked 5ore, black circular censor cachet without initials, unusual from Denmark.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1838 |
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1901 (Dec 18) Mourning cover to Jan Van de Watt, Broad Bottom Camp, a 1d lilac tied by Field P.O 8 single ring c.d.s used at Ficksburg, violet circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / CENSOR / BROAD BOTTOM CAMP" without initials.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1839 |
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1901 (Sep 4) Cover from the Dutch Consul in London, to Capt. de Witt Hamer, Walbro Cottage, St Helena, with arrival c.d.s and violet triangular "PASSED BY / CENSOR / DEADWOOD".
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Est. £120-140
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1840 |
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 1902 (May 9) Registered cover from Holland to Capt. de Witt Hamer at Walbro Cottage, franked 10c + 25c tied by Middelburg datestamps with pink registration label, arrival c.d.s (May 25) and violet triangular "PASSED / BY /
CENSOR / ST. HELENA / HEAD OFFICE", only used May-August 1902, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1841 |
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 1900 (Sep 11) 1d Reply card (reply half) written by a P.O.W in St. Helena but apparently posted from Cape Town to Austria, cancelled by numeral "1" with a Cape Town c.d.s (Sep. 26) alongside, two circular censor cachets
presumably applied in South Africa, arrival c.d.s of Teplitz-Schonau (Oct. 15), very unusual. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1842 |
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1901 (Sep 25) 1d Reply card written by P.O.W Ad. Merkel, to Germany cancelled by St. Helena c.d.s with light Broad Bottom Camp Censor initials "a.w.p"; also 1901 censored cover from Wellington, Cape Colony, to "W.F Smith, Prisoner of War, c/o
Military Commandant, Dead Wood Camp, St. Helena". (2).
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Est. £70-80
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1843 |
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 1902 (June 30) Registered cover to Germany with 1896 2d + 2½d, fine cork cancels (K106) with circular framed "R" and oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA", violet triangular "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / ST. HELENA / HEAD OFFICE", St.
Helena, London and Missunder datestamps. An attractive registered cover from Col. A. Von Braun (signed on reverse), the Head Office censor cachet used May-August 1902. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1844 |
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 1902 (Feb 11) Registered cover from Rostock to Colonel Von Braun in St. Helena, franked Germany 40pf tied by Rostock c.d.s and bearing a registration label, London and St. Helena (Mar. 2) datestamps, red triangular "PASSED BY
/ CENSOR / DEADWOOD" on both the front and reverse with rare "OPENED UNDER / MARTIAL LAW" censor seal on yellow paper, only recorded used Jan. 28 - March 2. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine, very few St. Helena censor seals recorded. Photo on
Page 226. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1845 |
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1902 (July 15) 1d Postcard to Holland, written by Capt. de Witt Hamer from Walbro Cottage, no longer censored at this late date over six weeks after the war had ended.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1846 |
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1902 (Sep 20) Cover to Holland franked 2½d, endorsed from F. Van der Vein, Apple Cottage, a former P.O.W no longer living in the camps; the final P.O.Ws were repatriated from St. Helena to South Africa in October 1902.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. |
