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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3047 |
F |
 1932 KGV Cattle ½d to 10/- set SG 99-110, fresh colours, centring generally well above-average, neat light but legible cds cancels,
Cat £600.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$240.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3048 |
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 1961 QEII Cattle New Currency Overprints '1c' to 'R1' set SG 157-167 in blocks of 4 with 'R1' Type II at Bottom Left (minor aging)
& Type II at Bottom Centre, plus Plate Number blocks '1c' Type 2. '2½c' on 2d brown Type I & Type II, '3½c' Type III, '5c' Type II and 10c, Waterlow Imprint blocks '1c' Type I, '2c', '3½c' Type II (the upper-left unit with Bold 'C', the unit below
with Wide Setting), '3½c' Type III, '5c' Type II and 10c, also and '3½c' Type I on 4d orange marginal block of 4 from the left-hand side of the sheet with three units with Bold 'C' (unlisted), etc, a little minor duplication, all unmounted, Cat £600+
for singles.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3049 |
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 1961 QEII Cattle New Currency Overprints 'R1' Type I Overprint on 10/- black & brown SG 167, unmounted, Cat £300. This type was
replaced after one month by the Type II surcharge. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3050 |
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 1961 Birds & Animals Pictorials 1c to 2r set SG 168-181 in blocks of 4 all except the 50c being Plate Number blocks from the
lower-right corners of the sheets, plus Botswana 1967 Birds 1c to 2r set SG 220-233 in blocks of 4, all unmounted, Cat £500+ for singles.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3051 |
F |
 REVENUES: 1938 KGVI Cattle £1 black & green Barefoot 66, two examples in slightly different shades, both well-centred with light
fiscal cancels, Cat £150. (2) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3052 |
F |
 REVENUES: 1961 QEII Cattle New Currency Overprints 'R10' on £5 black & orange Barefoot 71, horizontal pair well-centred with light
fiscal cancels, Cat £70+ for singles. Scarce multiple. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3053 |
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 REVENUES: Tati Concessions 1896 Elephant 1/- to £5 set Barefoot 1-6, generally well-centred especially the £1 & £5, a couple of
characteristic minor gum bends, a few with small hinge remainders, the 2/6d unmounted, the £1 & £5 very lightly mounted, Cat £350+ for mounted. Primarily used on mining permits in the area of western borderlands of the Matabele Kingdom ceded by King
Lobengula and administered by the British Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$480.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3054 |
= |
 1890 (Aug) large-part cover-front to "Snt Heliers/Jersey/Channel Islands" with 'Protectorate/2d' on 2d SG 42 and '.../Fourpence' on
½d orange SG 53 tied by light '[SHOSHON]G/ [BECHU]ANALAND' cds (Proud 2000pts) & 'MAFEKING/SP2/90/BECHUANALAND' cds, overweight with bold seriffed 'T' plus '2d' amended with '4d'-in-circle. Shoshong PO -.8.1888; replaced by Palachwe 1889. This cds,
poor though it is, proves it continued being used at Palachwe. The sender was Sgt H Bowles at Fort Victoria, Rhodesia, the cover being carried by military (runner?) to Shoshong. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3055 |
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 1890 (Nov 29) double-rate cover to England with Jubilee ½d overprinted 'Fourpence' SG 53 x2 tied by 'PALACHWE/KHAMASTOWN' cds, the
reverse with Mafeking & Cape Town transits and 'CHESTER/ R / DE29/90' arrival cds, repaired tear on the reverse. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3056 |
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 1890-97 British Bechuanaland covers 1) to Yorkshire GB with Unappropriated Die 6d tied by large-part 'MAFEKING/BECHUANALAND' cds;
2) 1891 to Transvaal with Unappropriated Die 2d plus Overprints ½d orange block of 4 tied by light Mafeking cds; 3) 1894 to Cape Town with Overprints 2d tied by poor BN of Mafeking, forwarded to Port Elizabeth with very fine 'TRAVELLING PO/DOWN' and
'MIDLAND/DOWN' transits; 4) 1894 to Germany with Overprints ½d 1d & 2d tied by 'MAFEKING/B.B.' squared-circles; and 5) 1897 to England with Overprints 6d tied by very fine 'PALAPYE STATION/BP' cds; some mostly minor blemishes.
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3057 |
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 1893 1893 (Apr 23) social double-rate cover to the Channel Islands with unusual franking of Unappropriated Dies 4d plus Overprints
on GB 1d lilac SG 13 & 33 tied by poor '638' cancels with fine 21mm 'MAFEKING/BECHUANALAND' cds alongside, 'VRYBURG' transit & superb 'JERSEY/MY16/93' arrival backstamps, light staining more pronounced on the reverse. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3058 |
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 1893 (late) First Matabele War stampless cover endorsed "Stamps not procurable/On Active Service", to England with 'PALAPYE/DE3/93'
backstamp and another strike of 'DE5/93' on the face, part-'VRY[BURG]/DE12/93/B.[B]' transit backstamp, '6D' and '___/CENTIMES/ T '-in-octagon handstamps of Cape Town (?), 'BIDEFORD/JA8/94' arrival backstamp, forwarded with 'EVESHAM' arrival cds on
the face, light soiling. An early cover from the conflict (-.10.1893 to -.2.1894) in what became Southern Rhodesia. See also Lot 3862 under Rhodesia. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3059 |
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 1894 (Mar 5) complete issue of 'The Bechuanaland News' with a lengthy report on the first page of 'The Matabele War', folded & sent
to England with Overprints 1d lilac x2 (one bisected?; not listed by Gibbons) tied by poor numeral cancels, superb 'GLOUCESTER/AP10/94/ 4 ' squared-circle arrival backstamp, spotty and fragile with some separation along the folds. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3060 |
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 1894 (Apr 13) cover endorsed "From A Flowers" over light 'MAFEKING' handstamp in violet, to "PO/Capetown" with Unappropriated Die
2d (perf damage at left) tied by very fine '638' cancel and 'MAFEKING/BECHUANALAND' cds alongside, double-circle 'CAPE TOWN' arrival backstamp, light but clear 'ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED' handstamp on the face & partial RLO backstamp, flap-tear. Ex
Henry Robert Holmes. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3061 |
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 1894 (Dec) cover to Germany with overprinted Jubilee 2d pair tied by 'MAFEKING/B.B' squared-circle, '("50")/CENTIMES/ T
'-in-octagon of Cape Town, 'MAINZ/1.1.95' (New Year's Day) arrival backstamp & endorsed "80" in blue pencil, repaired flap fault.
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3062 |
PSE |
 1894-998 commercial usages of British Bechuanaland Overprints on various British x4 or Cape x6 Postal Cards mostly from 'MAFEKING',
the others from 'GABERONES/BBP', 'MOLEPOLOLE' (stamp removed), 'PALACHWE/KHAMAS TOWN' (creased) or 'RAMOUTSA', plus philatelic usages from Mafeking and 'LOBATSI RS/JA19/97/SOUTH AFRICA', generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3063 |
PSE |
 1895 (Aug) usage of Cape of Good Hope ½d Wrapper with tiny 'British/Bechuanaland' Overprint in Red to Montenegro with "T" in blue
pencil & 'T/15c'-in-octagon of Cape Town, faint arrival backstamp. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$80.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3064 |
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 1895 (Sep 3) unsealed envelope sent to Bulawayo at the Printed Matter rate (not recorded by Brian Trotter) with overprinted Jubilee
1d tied by light but clear 'MAFEKING/B.B' squared-circle, light soiling. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3065 |
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 1897 (June) stampless cover endorsed "On Active Service PAVG/From Pte SL Solomon" and countersigned Gilbert Murrell Lieut/officer
commanding/Active Service Detachment", 'T/25c'-in-octagon of Cape Town & English '2½D/B16' (?) handstamps, 'WIMBLEDON/JU26/97' arrival backstamp, the pencil-writing a bit faded, partly-repaired flap-fault. Scarce mail from a member of the Prince
Alfred Volunteer Guards during the Langeberg Campaign. A rinderpest outbreak caused the government to order cattle be shot. The natives objected, a policeman was shot, and the consequent rebellion lasted for 9 months. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3066 |
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 1897 (Oct 16) OHMS largely printed lettersheet to "The Military Secretary/.../Cape Town" from Acting Sgt Patrick Coogan
acknowledging having received '...a Medal granted by the British South Africa Company for Service in ["Matabeleland"]', fine 'PALACHWE/KHAMASTOWN' cds & 'GPO/OC24/97/CAPE TOWN' arrival backstamp. The Second Matabele War began in March 1896 and ended
in -.10.1897. See also Lot 3865 under Rhodesia below. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
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