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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1581 |
 PSE |
 BOER WAR: 1899-1902 mail to or from Boer POWs on the Prison Ship HMS 'Penelope' at Simons Bay, the four inwards items variously
addressed, one outgoing identified from the censor cachets on the reverse & the other being headed "Simons Baai/Penelope 11 Dec 99", variable condition; also a contemporary photograph (150x104mm) of Boer prisoners endorsed on the reverse "Taken on
the Penelope/since gone to Ceylon", and Dutch PPC of Colonel Schiel who was wounded & held aboard the 'Penelope'. A very desirable group.
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Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1582 |
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 BOER WAR: 1900 CofGH cover to a Boer POW on the Prison Ship HMS 'Catalonia' at Simons Bay, poor numeral cancel & very fine
'ROBERTSON/CGH' cds, 'SIMONS TOWN' arrival b/s, surprisingly not censored, flap removed & minor blemishes. The illustration is above Lot 1580.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1583 |
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 BOER WAR: 1900 mail from British POWs comprising 1) with 'PRETORIA/7FEB00/ZAR' cds & largely very fine strike of the 41mm
'[arms]/7FEB1900/COMMANDANT GENERAAL' cachet in purple, to London via Durban (backstamp); 2) to Devonshire with largely very fine strike of the oval 'WATERVAL KRYGSGEVANGENIS/25APR1900/COMMANDANT VAN DE WACHT' (= Waterval War Prison/Commander of the
Guard) datestamp in violet (LRD ?); and 3) large piece to India with fancy-boxed 'BRIEVEN CENSUUR/Waterval Krygsgevangenis' cachet in purple; a few faults but presentable. A rare trio. [It is believed that both cachets were in use for very short
periods. In early-June 1900, the POWs were moved from Waterval to Nooitgedacht] (3)
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1584 |
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 BOER WAR: 1900 Siege of Ladysmith patriotic PPC to Nottinghamshire with Natal 1d tied by double-ring 'LADYSMITH/MR6/1900/NATAL' cds,
endorsed by the writer on the face "GStatham/Capn Natal Carbineers/Ladysmith/6.3.19", superb 'NOTTINGHAM/AP2/00' arrival cds, central fold. The message states "British Supremacy for ever. We are rescued after 119 days of siege...a great trial to us
all...we were reduced to horse flesh which not at all bad as a substitute...the sick of course suffered severely...the greatest credit is due to this medical department..." The Siege was raised on 28.2.1900.
Grade C (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1585 |
PSE |
 BOER WAR: 1900 use of Natal ½d Postal Card from a French POW on the Prison Ship HMS 'Catalonia' with message in French headed "SS
Catalonia 18.4.1900/[...?] de Durban", posted aboard the ship & taxed with superbe 'T'-in-circle & exceptionelle '5c' handstamps, remarkably fine. [The message states (translated) "...We are all on board the Catalonia...Health is passable, with
eating & exercise...correspondence from Johannesburg we sent via Lourenco Marques". He also mentions the loss of the SS 'Mexican' only two weeks earlier]
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1586 |
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 BOER WAR: 1900 ORC cover to a Boer POW on the Prison Ship "Raslen Castle" (= HMS 'Roslin Castle'), not redirected but with a very fine
strike of the oval 'CENSOR POW/CE NIXON BA/AHMEDNAGAR, INDIA' cachet in violet on the face, corner fault at lower-right; also registered Transvaal cover to "Raslin Castle", forwarded to "Ahmednagar Camp/Bombay" with a largely superb strike of the
oval censor cachet on the reverse. (2)
Grade B/A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1587 |
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 BOER WAR: 1900 cover front with VRI Overprints on OFS ½d strip of 3 & 1d tied by poor British Army cds, to Ontario with superb strike
of the oval 'CANADIAN CONTINGENT/MAY 5 1900/SOUTH AFRICA' datestamp in rosine at left.
Grade A- (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1588 |
PSE |
 BOER WAR: 1900 (Jun 26) use of Transvaal 1d Postal Card to Zanzibar "via Delagoa Bay", from the German Consulate at Pretoria with very
fine 'MACHADODORP' cds, partial '.../LOURENCO MARQUES' transit cds of the next day & 'ZANZIBAR' arrival cds of 1JY/00. Consular mail was exempt from censorship, which is just as well or half the message would have been obliterated because of his
pro-Boer comments, the list of towns he had visited & the inference that he had been with President Kruger.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1589 |
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 BOER WAR: 1901 (June 4) hand-illustrated cover endorsed "Isaac S Joubert/POW Camp No 1" with light 'CENSOR/GREEN/POINT/PRISONERS OF
WAR' cachet at lower-left, to Newlands with 1d tied by Green Point cds, flap removed. Attractive.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$130.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1590 |
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 BOER WAR: 1901 POW covers to Boer Camps in India or Ceylon both with very fine to superb strikes of the 2-line 'PASSED CENSOR/REFUGEE
CAMP, SPRINGFONTEIN, ORC' cachet in violet, the first with oval 'CENSOR POW/BP O'DOWD/AHMEDNAGAR, INDIA' cachet in violet on the face, the other with a light part-strike of the very scarce '[DIYATA]LAWA/MO&SBK' arrival backstamp, both a bit soiled;
also 1902 Transvaal cover to "Boer Women Camp/...Springfontein Station", badly stained.
Grade B/C (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1591 |
PSE |
 BOER WAR: 1901 cover from ORC & Registration Envelope from Transvaal to Boer POWs on the Prison Ship HMS 'Hawarden Castle' at Simons
Bay, the first with 'PRISONER OF WAR' handstamp in violet & forwarded to "Bombay", the other forwarded to "Castle/Capetown" & back to the ship, minor blemishes. Very scarce duo. (2)
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1592 |
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 BOER WAR: 1901 cover with very fine triple-ring 'C.O.C., L. OF C./25JAN1901/["Neeves ? Brg Genl"/ MACHADODORP' cds in green & GB ½d
vermilion pair tied by 'ARMY PO 57/S AFRICA' cds, to Essex where redirected to London with large-part 'COLCHESTER/FE25/01 - 216' duplex on the face, minor defects.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1593 |
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 BOER WAR: 1901 (June 17) army cover to "Insp-Genl Patiala Police/Patiala State/India" with very fine triple-oval 'CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT/17JUN1910/PRETORIA' datestamp in violet & ERI on Transvaal 1d tied by British FPO cds of the next day, Durban transit & 'PATIALA-STATE/PATIALA/24JL01' hooded-cds arrival, redirected with 'KASAULI' arrival backstamp.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1594 |
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 BOER WAR: 1901 (Nov 11) Portuguese PPC 'Vista Geral de Cintra' with letter in English headed "Caldas da Rainha" & signed "JSMarais",
to Transvaal with 20r pair tied by partial 'CORREOS/CALDAS DA REINHA' cds, Pretoria Press Censor handstamp & arrival cds, rounded corners. Rare. Some 1440 Boers & their families escaped into Mozambique where they were interned. Later sent to
Portugal, where 320 men women & children were housed at the thermal baths resort of Caldas da Rainha!
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1595 |
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 BOER WAR: 1901 social usage of 'ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899-1900-01/COMMEMORATIVE/POST CARD' with photo of 'Ex-President Kruger' in green, to
Johannesburg with GB 1d lilac tied by light FPO cds, superb strikes front & back of 'SUPPLY DEPOT/MAY 23 1901/KLERKSDORP' datestamp in rosine. Superb.
Grade A+ (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1596 |
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 BOER WAR: 1902 (Feb 14; Valentine's Day) endorsed "Anna Botes/Tent A No 3/P Camp" (Potchefstroom) in the Transvaal with light 'PASSED
BY CENSOR/POTCHEFSTROOM' datestamp on the flap, to her husband (?) at "Bellevue Camp/Simonsstad/Prissiner of War" with largely fine 'CENSOR/BELLE VUE/PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in red, a bit soiled. Scarce inter-camp mail, all the moreso for being from
a woman.
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1597 |
PSE |
 BOER WAR: 1902 usage of ORC 'ONE PENNY' on Cape 1½d Postal Card to Cape Town with light Springfontein cds & oval 'PRESS
CENSOR/24APR1902/SPRINGFONTEIN' cachet in violet, the letter in Afrikaans headed "Springfontein Kamp ORC", very minor blemishes.
Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1598 |
PSE |
 BOER WAR: 1902 (June 25) Indian 'ONE ANNA' on 1½a Postal Card with message headed "Amritsar 24 Juin 1902" & largely superb 'PASSED
CENSOR/25JUN1902/FORT GOVINDGARH/BOER POW ENCLOSURE' datestamp in violet, to Holland with superb 'MAIL-OFFICE-AMRITSAR-RS' cds, part Sea Post Office transit & very fine Dutch 'E 108'-in-oval postman's handstamp, light toning. Rare. [Some 9000 Boer
prisoners were sent to India. Most were held at Ahmednagar, 250km E of Bombay. There were 12 other camps in India, Amritsar being home to Boer agitators between April & October 1902 only]
Grade B (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
| 1599 |
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 GAMBIA: 1886-93 Cameos 3d grey SG 29 complete sheetlet of 15 (5x3), the five central units with Gutter Watermark Only, well centred,
minor perf separation in the margins, light tropicalisation, unmounted, Cat £210+, as normal singles plus a premium for the watermark varieties.
Grade A (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
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 KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Attractive collection including East Africa & Uganda MCA mint to 10r, Kenya & Uganda mint to £1 (light
bend) & used £1 (questionable cds), KUT KGV mint to £1 (minor toning) & used to £1 including 5c Perf 13x12 SG 111ba (short perfs at right), KGVI mint to £1 x4 (two are unmounted), £1 Wedding ** & U, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat £3000+. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,250
SOLD for AU$2,400.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM |
