SOUTH AFRICA continued...
BOER WAR POSTAL HISTORY continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3934 |
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 1900 1900 (Feb 1 & Mar 1) pair of red/white Ladysmith Siege PPCs both with the message headed "Ladysmith/Natal", the first to his
girlfriend in Cape Town but sent to his parents in Victoria (!) and the second to his parents ("...I have come safely through the siege...") but sent to his girlfriend (!), both with 'LADYSMITH/MR2/1900/NATAL' cds & different tax markings & the
second with 'CHARGE CLERK' cds of Cape Town, both a bit spotty & the second with two creases.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3935 |
/D |
 1900 (Feb 23) cover to "Pte John S Adlam/1st Life Guards/Modder River/Or elsewhere" with Cape of Good Hope 1d tied by 'OBSERVATORY
ROAD' squared-circle, fancy-boxed 'BRIEVEN CENSUUR/Watervaal Krijgsgevangenis' (= Letter Censorship/Watervaal POW Camp) cachet in violet at upper-left, small peripheral tears & minor rust-marks at the top. With the enclosed letter headed "Valkenberg
[Lunatic] Asylum/Mowbray/Cape Town" - the writer presumably worked there - that states "... I thought you had been shot or taken prisoner ... The relief of Kimberley the other day was grand work ... I expect Ladysmith will be relieved in a few days
... I am sending you ... a few stamps ...", four small sections excised by the censor who initialled the first page. Pte Adlam was with the Kimberley Relief Force but had been captured at the Battle of Modder River. Kimberley was relieved on
15.2.1900, & Ladysmith on 28.2.1900. A block of 6 1d stamps - apparently those included with the letter - is present.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3936 |
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 1900 (Feb 28) social cover to London with Natal 1d tied by very fine straight-line 'LADYSMITH SIEGE POST OFFICE/Feb.28th 1900' in
violet & 'LADYSMITH/MR1/1900/NATAL' cds, London arrival backstamp of 'MR26/00', minor peripheral faults & light vertical fold. Posted on the day the siege was lifted. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3937 |
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 1900 (May 2) stampless OHMS cover with 'BORDER MOUNTED RIFLES' imprint at lower-left, to London with double-circle rubber 'ARMY
POST OFFICE/ 3 M B /SOUTH AFRICA' cds & 'JF Rethman/Officer Commanding/BMR' cachet both in violet, Durban transit backstamp & London arrival of 25MY00 in red on the face, minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3938 |
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 1900 (Dec 7) stampless On Active Service cover endorsed ".../G Company/1st S Lancashire Regt/Dundee/Natal" to a member of "Dukes
Mounted Infantry/Towns [sic] River/Cape Colony", very fine 'FIELD-POST-OFFICE/ 3 /DE7/00/BRITISH-ARMY-S-AFRICA' cds & superb '1D' tax handstamp, the reverse with 'CHARGE CLERK/DE13/00' transit applied at Cape Town & 'TOUWS RIVER/DE14/00' arrival cds,
minor blemishes still unusually fine & attractive Forces mail. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3939 |
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 1900-01 covers from British soldiers to England from 'MAFEKING' x2 (one is almost very fine), 'NAAUWPOORT', 'POSTMEESTERS
KANTOOR/POTCHEFSTROOM' on Great Britain 1d lilac, or 'WYNBERG' (very fine), only two of them counter-signed; also 1898 printed envelope for '1st King's Rl [= Royal] Rifles' with Cape of Good Hope 1d (poor cancel) & countersigned; some minor soiling.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3940 |
PSE |
 1901-03 cover & two Postal Cards all from the Netherlands to JWF Rahder at Pretoria or Johanneburg x2 with triple-oval 'DIRECTOR OF
PRISONS OFFICE/1NOV01/PRETORIA' in violet, seriffed 'JOHANNESBURG/ 24JAN1903/PRISON' in purple or superb sans-serif 'JOHANNESBURG/28MAR1903/PRISON' in rosine, the messages on the cards both begin (translated) "Dear Wim", a very fine rare & desirable
trio.
John Wilhelm Frederik Rahder was born in Holland & migrated to the Transvaal in the 1890s. He was arrested at Pretoria in -.08.1901 & charged with treason for assisting Burghers to escape from the city to join the Boer Commandos. He was sentenced to
death but this was commuted to 2½ years hard labour. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$675.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3941 |
F |
 COLOMBIA - MAGDALENA - RIO HACHA PROVISIONALS: 1901 Typeset Imperforate 'No hay estampillas/ Vale 20 centavos/El Agente
Postal/[signature]' [No Stamps Available] 20c black/yellow as Yvert 2B (Michel 65) but an unlisted value, horizontal strip of three from the lower-right corner of the sheet with margins large to huge at base, small scissor cut in the right margin not
touching the design, the central unit with Italicised 't' of 'estampillas', three largely fine strikes of 'FRANCA/RIO HACHA' oval cancel in violet. Yvert & Michel list only 5c & 10c denominations in this issue. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$120
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3942 |
 #O |
 ECUADOR: 1865-72 Arms Imperforate selection including Wove Paper 1r green (minor aging) and 4r red (tiny thin) & 4r Venetian red
all unused, Thin Blue Paper 1r dull yellow with Dot-Grid cancel and Quadrillé Paper 1r yellow * & with Numeral '3154' and 1r ochre *, these with margins close to large & fine to very fine except as noted, plus a range of others in rather mixed
condition one a 1r reprint with blue lines on the face, nothing expertised so offered strictly 'as is'.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3943 |
#O |
 NICARAGUA - ZELEYA PROVINCE: 1904 Bluefields 'B/Dpto. Zeleya' Handstamps selection with a range of different types including on
1900 Engraved 1p orange unused x2, 2p salmon * & used and 5p black * x3, on '30 cvos/1902' Overprint used (unlisted; forgery?), and on 1905 to 50p orange x2 plus 2p green *, also similar selection of Cabo Gracias a Dios 'CABO' Handstamps including on
1900 Engraved set used, 1902 Lithographed 5c used, 10c * & used x3 and 5c on 10c * & used, Italicised 'Cabo' Handstamps on 1900 Engraved set plus extras, 1902 Lithographed 5c & 10c x2 unused, and on Postage Due 'Correos/1901' Overprint 20c brown
used, etc, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, none have been expertised, so necessarily offered strictly 'as is'.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3944 |
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 PERU - PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY: 1857 Imperforate 1r blue/blue SG 1 (Scott 1), fresh deep colour, good even margins, full
original gum very lightly mounted, Cat £1700 (US$1700). Superb. Briefmarkenprüfstelle Basel Certificate (2006). A beautiful example of this desirable stamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3945 |
O/TO |
 Neat & attractive collection to the 1970s including 15rp Mi 12, a few attractive Strublis, 1882 Standing Helvetias Perf 9½ 50c &
1fr (both with a few blunt perfs), 1945 Pax set, many later issues are CTO, the earlies in variable condition, thereafter largely very fine.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3946 |
/O |
 1851-2015 in albums and hagners, mostly used earlies then mint and used to 1980s, and 1971 onwards unmounted on Lighthouse leaves
with M/Ss and self-adhesives, condition variable, Cat £4700+. Weighs 6kg.
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3947 |
V |
 1940 Pro Patria National Fete & Red Cross Fund M/S SG MS404a (Michel Block 5), two neat strikes of Zurich 1940 cds cancel, Cat £950
(€700). (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Switzerland MS404a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
TONGA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3949 |
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 TRINIDAD: 1896-1906 Britannia Crown CA Watermark 5/- green & brown, 10/- green & ultramarine and £1 green & carmine Ordinary Paper
SG 122-124, the 5/- apparently unmounted, the others with small hinge remainders, Cat £590+ for mounted. (3) (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Trinidad and Tobago 122-124] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3950 |
S |
 TRINIDAD: 1896-1906 Britannia Crown CA Watermark 5/- green & brown SG 122 with small sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' handstamp (11 x 1½ mm;
Samuel Type D9a) in black, very lightly mounted with a little light even gum aging. Gibbons do not list non-UPU specimens. Marcus Samuel in 'Specimen Stamps of the Crown Colonies' (1976) states at pages 41-42 that Type 9 "has always been rather a
mystery ... [Type D9a] ... covers a small group of overprints of similar appearance but of different dimensions to Type D9. Some are rubber handstamps on booklet panes and other unique items in the De La Rue collection" [our emphasis]. This handstamp
is indeed similar (identical?) to those shown on Trindad 'FEE' overprints at page 8478 of 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton. See also the next lot. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Trinidad and Tobago 122] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3951 |
S |
 TRINIDAD: 1896-1906 Britannia Crown CA Watermark £1 green & carmine on Chalk-Surfaced Paper SG 124a with small sans-serif
'SPECIMEN' handstamp (11 x 1½ mm; Samuel Type D9a) in black, quite well-centred, lightly mounted with a few tiny marks on the gum. Gibbons do not list non-UPU specimens. See the previous Lot for further information from Marcus Samuel's 'Specimen
Stamps of the Crown Colonies' and 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Trinidad and Tobago 124a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3952 |
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 1913-23 Britannia Multiple Crown CA Watermark ½d to £1 set SG 149-156 plus 2½d ultramarine, lightly mounted or with small hinge
remainders, Cat £338.
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Get Market Data for [Trinidad and Tobago 149-156] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
| 3953 |
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 1921-22 Britannia Multiple Script CA Watermark 5/- dull purple & purple SG 213 and 5/- deep purple & purple SG 213a, £1 green &
carmine SG 215 plus unlisted shades 'grey-green & carmine' and 'deep green & carmine', also 'SPECIMEN' overprints vertically of both in their normal shades SG 213s & 215s, generally well-centred, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, Cat
£750+. (7) (Image1)
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Get Market Data for [Trinidad and Tobago 213] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-25, 07:30 PM |
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