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The Dr. Joachim Frank Collection of the Canadian Contingents in the Anglo-Boer War continued...

Imperial & Colonial Units
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
164 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, British Regular Army Units, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1899–1900, Kaulbach correspondence to Nova Scotia, comprising 1899 (December 16) Union Steam Ship Company envelope bearing Cape 1d tied by Alfred Docks c.d.s., posted on arrival at Cape Town, with large “T” postage-due marking cancelled; 1900 (January 14) envelope bearing Cape ½d pair tied by a fine De Aar c.d.s.; and (23 Mar) envelope bearing Orange Free State V.R.I. ½d (3) and 1d tied by Bloemfontein c.d.s., used ten days after the British occupation of the city on 13 March; a scarce and overall very fine group tracing the regiment from its arrival at Cape Town through its subsequent service in the Cape and Orange Free State. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
165 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, 1902 (March 14), South African Constabulary correspondence, envelope from Lieutenant F.T. St. George to Major George Cameron, bearing Great Britain 1d lilac tied by Army Post Office, Klerksdorp c.d.s., the reverse with Pretoria Club printed flap, overlapping despatch c.d.s., Field Post Office B.O. 8 c.d.s. (Volksrust, 18 Mar) and Elandsfontein c.d.s. (19 Mar), repaired at the upper left corner, an attractive example of internal military mail.

Lieutenant F.T. St. George commanded Troop 14, "C" Division of the South African Constabulary at Heidelberg. At the time of writing, Major George Cameron commanded the left wing of the Second Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, serving with Colonel W.D. Cookson's Column at Klerksdorp. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
166 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, Irregular Horse Regiments, mail from Canadians serving with colonial mounted units, comprising Brabant’s Horse, 1900 (September 12) stampless “On Active Service” envelope to Toronto, endorsed “Via New York”, from Major W.H. Merritt, bearing Field Post Office 33 c.d.s. and Canadian Contingent Type III dated oval (17 Sep) in purple; Marshall’s Horse, 1900 (November 7) stampless envelope to the United States from Major N.G. Corbett, Commanding Marshall’s Horse, bearing Field Post Office 17 c.d.s. (Johannesburg) with Canadian Contingent Type II dated oval in purple, G.B. Jubilee 2½d tied by London c.d.s., the postage debited to the War Office; Roberts’ Horse, 1900 (November 15) envelope to Lindsay bearing G.B. 1d lilac (3) tied by Field Post Office 17 c.d.s. (Johannesburg) and Canadian Contingent dated oval (27 Nov) in purple, ex Griffith; and Kitchener’s Horse, 1901 (February 8) stampless “On Active Service” envelope to Toronto bearing Army Post Office 55 c.d.s. and London Paid transit c.d.s. (5 Mar), ex Richardson; a scarce group. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 600

Currently...C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
167 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, Military Supplies Department, Cattle Rangers Corps, 1901 (September), two covers from No. 2 Section at Pretoria, G.B. 1d pink postal stationery envelopes to Canada from the same writer, comprising (3 Sep) endorsed “On Active Service, from No. 2 Sec., Cattle Rangers Corps, Pretoria”; and (28 Sept) similarly endorsed envelope, both cancelled by Pretoria c.d.s. and bearing triangular censor handstamps, quite fresh and scarce.

The Cattle Rangers Corps was a locally raised wartime unit operating under the British military supply organization, with sections stationed at centres including Pretoria and Johannesburg. Its personnel were employed in the control, guarding and movement of cattle assembled for army use, helping protect livestock from theft, dispersal and recapture while maintaining the supply of draught animals, among other tasks. (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
168 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, Roberts’ Horse, 1900 (November 26), registered cover to Canada, envelope from Sapper Graham, No. 4573, “A” Squadron, Roberts’ Horse, registered to Lindsay, bearing Transvaal V.R.I. 3d and 6d tied by Pretoria c.d.s., five times the soldiers' concessionary rate plus four pence registration, with captured GEREGISTREERD handstamp below, carried via London (21 Dec) and Toronto (31 Dec), a few minor faults, nevertheless a rare example of registered mail from a colonial irregular mounted unit; ex Richardson.

Roberts' Horse was a unit of six hundred men, raised in January, 1900. Intended to be called the "2nd Regiment, South African Light Horse," it was eventually named as a tribute to Lord Roberts. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
169 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, South African Constabulary, Headquarters, 1901, two items from the formation and early movements of the force, comprising (20 Jan) violet postcard to Ottawa bearing Transvaal V.R.I. 1d tied by Modderfontein c.d.s., with Johannesburg (30 Jan) and Ottawa (11 Mar) c.d.s., the reverse showing attractive zinc-etched scene titled “Christmas Eve on the Battlefield”, endorsed “Head Quarters South African Constabulary” and signed by Lieutenant W.B. King; and (25 Apr) envelope with original letter written en route to South Africa and posted at Cape Town, the notepaper headed SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY / S.S. MONTFORT; a desirable pair from the formative period of the Constabulary, the latter especially elusive with its original contents, scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction
170 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, Transvaal Constabulary, 1900 (August 16), exceptionally rare Canadian association, “On Active Service” envelope to New Brunswick from “J.F. Hawkins, Transvaal Constabulary, Pretoria”, bearing Transvaal V.R.I. 1d tied by Army Post Office 55 c.d.s., the reverse with Fredericton arrival c.d.s., believed to be the only recorded cover from a Canadian serving with the Transvaal Constabulary, an item of considerable importance and of remarkable fresh condition, very fine; offered with a picture postcard depicting Olivier's Commando leaving Rouxville.

The Transvaal Constabulary was a short-lived police force established after the British occupation of Pretoria in June 1900 to maintain order in the newly occupied territory, and was soon superseded by the much larger South African Constabulary organized under Major-General Robert Baden-Powell later that year, making surviving mail from the earlier force exceptionally scarce, with Canadian-related examples rarer still. Lieutenant-Colonel I. Maxse of the Coldstream Guards was responsible for its organization, recruiting men for terms of three to six months, after which those found unsuitable were returned to their units; a comparable force was also established at Bloemfontein for service in the Orange River Colony. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
171 cover   imageImperial & Colonial Units, Western Province Mounted Rifles, 1901, a desirable two-way correspondence, comprising (2 Jul) stampless “On Active Service” envelope from Corporal Lawson, W.P.M.R., to New Brunswick, bearing a fine strike of the Malmesbury squared circle, manuscript “T”, London Paid transit c.d.s. (20 Jul) and arrival c.d.s. (29 Jul) on the reverse (illustrated by Rowe, p. 72); and incoming envelope to Sergeant Lawson at Malmesbury bearing 2c Numeral tied by St. John duplex, redirected and ultimately returned to St. John, with Piquetberg c.d.s. (27 Apr) and triangular PRESS CENSOR handstamp; a scarce and attractive duo, quite challenging to find such related incoming and outbound mail. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
Prisoner of War & Censored Mail
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
172 cover   imageCanadian Mail to Boer Prisoner-of-War Camps in Ceylon, 1902 (March–April), two items, comprising (14 Mar) Canada 2c postal stationery card written on board the "S.S. Harlech Castle" and posted from Halifax to Ragama, Ceylon, cancelled by Halifax duplex, with Colombo and Ragama c.d.s. (20 Apr) and a light strike of the large Ragama censor handstamp, this of particularly desirable quality; and (23 Apr) cover front to a guard at the Boer camp at Urugasmanhandiya, franked with 2c Numeral tied by Brigham duplex; a scarce pair. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
173 cover   imageCivilian and Military Postal Services, 1901, three censored covers, comprising (22 Aug) envelope to Toronto bearing Orange Free State V.R.I. 1d pair and Orange River Colony ½d tied by Ladybrand c.d.s., with a further strike alongside, Ladybrand censor handstamp and Toronto arrival c.d.s. (30 Sept); (28 Oct) envelope to Johannesburg bearing Transvaal E.R.I. 1d tied by Pretoria c.d.s., with triangular Pretoria Press Censor and Johannesburg Press Censor handstamps; and (7 Dec) long blue O.H.M.S. envelope from the Post Office to Halifax bearing Orange Free State V.R.I. 1d tied by Bloemfontein c.d.s.; an attractive and useful group. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
174 cover   imageCanadian Mail to Boer Prisoner-of-War Camps in St. Helena, de Witt Hamer Correspondence, 1900–02, an important group of prisoner-of-war mail, comprising a letter on striking Elder Dempster Line headed paper illustrated with the R.M.S. Milwaukee and inscribed “Canadian Contingent”, signed and dated on the reverse; 1902 (May 22) envelope from Guelph to Captain de Witt Hamer at St. Helena bearing 2c carmine tied by Guelph c.d.s., with St. Helena c.d.s. (23 Jun) and triangular PASSED BY CENSOR / ST. HELENA / HEAD OFFICE handstamp in purple; (14 Jun) similar envelope endorsed “Prisoner of War”, bearing Guelph duplex and St. Helena arrival c.d.s. (15 Jul), accompanied by the original invitation to a wedding in Guelph; and 1900 (December 15) envelope from Dr D. Levrette Price, a Canadian medical officer, bearing St. Helena 1d tied by c.d.s., with Southampton Ship Letter c.d.s. (2 Jan); a highly significant group, with mail between Canada and St. Helena notably rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14)

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Estimate C$ 1,000

Currently...C$700.00
Will close during Public Auction
Patriotic Mail
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
175 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, Flags, 1899/1901, small group of patriotic covers and cards, comprising J. Arthur Macmurtry advertising envelope depicting the Canadian and United States flags in colour; F.W. Fearman Co. Queen’s Birthday envelope from Hamilton showing the Canadian and British flags in colour; Balfour & Co. postal stationery card bearing a coloured linen Canadian flag label commemorating the Battle of Paardeberg; and registered envelope to Margaree with a coloured Canadian flag in the corner; a varied group, most very fine and all quite attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
176 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, G.A. Lowe, “The Cause of It All,” small-vignette design, 1902, two registered covers, comprising (8 Jan) brown and red envelope to Kingston bearing 9c franking tied by “R” in oval cancellations, with Toronto despatch c.d.s. in the lower corner (illustrated by Rowe on p. 93 of The Postal History of the Canadian Contingents); and (5 May) blue and red envelope to Milwaukee bearing 11c franking tied by large “R” in oval cancellations, with Toronto c.d.s. in the corner; ex Greene, a scarce and attractive pair showing both colour combinations of this distinctive Kruger caricature design (Rowe 54-14). (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 600

Currently...C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
177 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, J.C. Wilson Designs, “Rule Britannia” Imprint C envelope with winking-lion variety, 1899 (December 23), usage from Trinidad, envelope to Philadelphia bearing Trinidad ½d tied by Port of Spain c.d.s., with the merchant’s imprint of Rust, Trowbridge & Co. and faint straight-line “Per S.S. Grenada” handstamp, a remarkably rare overseas use of this patriotic design, with bright colours, very fine.

Rust, Trowbridge & Co. was a prominent Port of Spain firm of general merchants, commission merchants and shipping agents, importing American and Canadian provisions, including fish from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, and exporting Trinidad sugar, cocoa, coconuts and molasses. The S.S. Grenada, built at Glasgow in 1896 for the Trinidad Shipping and Trading Company, operated the company’s regular passenger and cargo service linking Port of Spain and Grenada with New York. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
178 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, J.C. Wilson Designs, British Ensign Type II envelope, 1900 (June 2), scarce use from South Africa, envelope to Manchester bearing G.B. ½d vermilion and 1d lilac tied by Field Post Office 1 c.d.s. (Kimberley), the reverse with Manchester arrival c.d.s. (23 Jun), some light staining mostly confined to reverse, a scarce and attractive example of this patriotic design used on active service in South Africa. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
179 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, J.C. Wilson Designs, “Well Done!”, 1901 (May 17), envelope to Nova Scotia, bearing 2c Numeral tied by Montreal flag cancellation (indicia 'A'), with J.C. Wilson advertising imprint, exceptionally fresh with bright colours, a lovely example (Rowe 50-12). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
180 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, J.C. Wilson Designs, “Rule Britannia” private postcard with winking-lion variety, 1902 (September 1), elusive yellow-olive printing, postcard to the United States bearing 1c Numeral tied by Dartmouth cancellation; a scarce and attractive example of this design variety in the scarce yellow-olive colour. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction
181 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, J-O. Labrecque & Co, 1901 (March 4), Polar Bear & Boers, envelope to Bethlehem featuring a black engraving of a polar bear and captioned the Boers in ecstasy before the black diamond (coal) bearing 2c Numeral tied by Montreal Flag cancellation (indicia 'D'), a striking and lovely cover, very fine. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
182 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, Soldiers’ Christian Association, 1900 (February 7), Canadian use by a member of the 1st Gordon Highlanders, envelope from Corporal Pirie to Montreal, endorsed and countersigned by the commanding officer, bearing G.B. 1d lilac tied by Field Post Office B.O. c.d.s., the reverse with the Soldiers’ Christian Association device, S.C.A. between two Canadian flags, on the flap and Montreal arrival c.d.s. (8 Mar), worn at the edges, nevertheless scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
183 cover   imagePatriotic Mail, Toronto Lithographing Co., “Bulldog and Battleship,” two cards, comprising the “Terrible,” 1900 (July 13), to Minneapolis bearing Canada 1c Numeral tied by Toronto flag cancellation; and the “Benbow,” 1908 (August 18), to North Hatley bearing 1c Tercentenary tied by Sherbrooke machine cancellation; the former with some edge wear, the latter fine-very fine, both scarce and quite attractive (Rowe 54-16). (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction

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