South Africa continued... Transvaal » 1902-03 Watermark Crown CA » Specimens Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 41428 S S.G. 244s-259s ½d. to 10/- and 1903 1/- to £5, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and affixed to small piece or fragment, the 6d with surface scuff otherwise very fine; ex De La Rue file archives. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 244s-259s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 150 Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41429 S,DE S.G. 244s/255s 1902 ½d to 2½d (watermark inverted) and 1s to 10s, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and additionally handstamped “ULTRAMAR” by the Portuguese receiving authority, all are without gum, 6d with a couple of pulled perfs and the rest fine to very fine (10). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 244s/255s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 200 Currently (SAN)...GBP 200.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41430 S,DE S.G. 244s/255s 1902 1/2d to 2 1/2d and 1s to 10s (missing the 3d and 4d issued later), each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and additionally handstamped “ULTRAMAR”, all affixed to piece ex Portuguese Goa postal archive, some with staining and other minor imperfections as nearly always seen from this archive (10). (Image 1) Get Market Data for [South Africa 244s/255s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 150 Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41431 S, S.G. 251s, 254s, 256s, 25 1902 wmk CA 1s and 5s and 1903 1s, £1 and £5 each overprinted "SPECIMEN" and each showing variety broken "M", fine mint with original or part original gum; a scarce and attractive group. (Image 1) Get Market Data for [South Africa 251s, 254s, 256s, 25] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM Transvaal » 1902-03 Watermark Crown CA » Issued St Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 41432 S,,O S.G. 244w, 247w 1902 1/2d used, 2 1/2d mint marginal pair and single overprinted “SPECIMEN”, all with watermark inverted variety, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 244w, 247w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 80 Currently (SAN)...GBP 80.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41433 ,, S.G. 245 1d black & carmine in a lower left mint pane of 60 showing perforations across the lower left corner due to a pre-perforation paper fold, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 245] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41433A   1902 (Nov 13) envelope from Vlakfontein to France with KEVII 1d and 1/2d on the obverse and 1/2d pair on the reverse tied by blue-green Vlakfontein mail bag seal, with further strike at top right, "T / III" postage due hs erased, stamps on the obverse also cancelled in transit at Heidelberg, Alencon arrival bs, fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Estimate. GBP 100 Currently (SAN)...GBP 100.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM Transvaal » 1904-09 Watermark Multiple Crown CA » Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 41434 S S.G. 264s/276s 3d to £1 and mono-colour ½d to 2 ½d, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (Type SA5), generally fine mint. This set was presented to the Royal Empire Society on its visit to South Africa in 1910. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 264s/276s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 800 Currently (SAN)...GBP 800.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41435 S, S.G. 264s/276s 3d to 2/6d, 10/-, £1 plus monocolour½d.to 2½d, each handstamped with violet “Specimen” (Type SA1) applied in the Cape Colony, all with part gum 2s6d with minor surface abrasions, rest fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 264s/276s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 700 Currently (SAN)...GBP 700.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41436 S.G. 264 var 1906 KEVII wmk multi CA 3d black and sage-green in mint n.h. vertical lower right corner pair showing a ‘ghosting’ of the frame, particularly noticeable to the right of the word ‘TRANSVAAL’ on the lower stamp, very similar to a 3d illustrated and reported in the June 1951 issue of the SA Philatelist where it was described as a ‘double print’, very fine and most unusual. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 264 var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 80 Currently (SAN)...GBP 80.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41437 S.G. 264 var 3d. black and sage-green showing a "ghosting" of the frame, particularly noticeable to the right of wording, some hinge remnants otherwise fine mint; ex Hunt. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 264 var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 100 Currently (SAN)...GBP 100.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41438 O S.G. 265w, 266w, 273w 1904-09 wmk multi CA 4d, 6d and 1905 monocolour 1/2d (rounded corner) with watermark inverted varieties, fine used (S.G. £380). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 265w, 266w, 273w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 40 Currently (SAN)...GBP 40.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41439 O S.G. 267w 1/- black and red-brown with watermark inverted, used in Port Elizabeth in 1911 as an interprovincial, very fine; cert. Eichele (S.G. £300). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 267w] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 100 Currently (SAN)...GBP 100.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM Transvaal » 1905-09 Watermark Multiple Crown CA Mo Lot Symbol Catalog No. Descrip Opening 41440 Proof S.G. 273 var 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "AFTER STRIKING", dated “28 JUNE 05” and initialled at lower right, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 273 var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41441 Proof S.G. 273 var 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) endorsed “AFTER HARDENING”, dated “23 JUN 05” and initialled at lower right, fine and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 273 var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41442 Proof S.G. 274 var 1d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING”, dated “21 JUN 05” and initialled, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 274 var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41443 Proof   Ink Recipes. A photocopied page from the De La Rue Ink Recipe Book with recipe Nos. 2075 and2076 giving details of the inks used for the ½d. and the 1d., with the De La Rue dummy stamps in blocks of four showing the resulting colour. (Image 1) (Image 2) Estimate. GBP 150 Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41444 S S.G. 273s-277s 1/2d and 1d overprinted “SPECIMEN” on piece along with 1901-02 1d. overprinted "E.R.I." (ex De La Rue archives), also 2d, 2 1/2d (traces of paper on reverse) and prepared for use but not issued 2d grey overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine (S.G. 273s-277s, £420) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 273s-277s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 100 Currently (SAN)...GBP 100.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41445 S S.G. 277s 2d grey, prepared for use but not issued, overprinted "SPECIMEN" and with part Gabon receiving authority handstamp, no gum, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 277s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 100 Currently (SAN)...GBP 100.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM 41446 S S.G. 277s, 275s 2d. purple (3) and prepared for use but not issued 2d. grey (3), each overprinted "SPECIMEN" and affixed to large folded piece and tied by large red handstamp of the Madagascar Post Office archives, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [South Africa 277s, 275s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate. GBP 400 Currently (SAN)...GBP 400.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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