BECHUANALAND continued...
Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3067 |
 |
 1898 (Dec 27) OHMS largely printed lettersheet to "The Military Secretary/.../Cape Town" from Trooper F Hellstrom of the
Bechuanaland Border Police acknowledging having received '...a Medal granted by the British South Africa Company for Service in ["Matabeleland"]', very fine 'KURUMAN/BECHUANALAND' cds', two light horizontal folds. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3068 |
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 1899 (Jan 19) OHMS largely printed lettersheet to "The Military Secretary/.../Cape Town" from Trooper AD O'Brien of the
Bechuanaland Border Police acknowledging having received '...a Medal granted by the British South Africa Company for Service in ["Matabele War 1893"]', 'PALAPYE STATION/B.P' cds & Capetown arrival backstamp of '22JAN99', minor internal reinforcement
with archival tape. (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3069 |
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 1899 (June 26) OHMS largely printed lettersheet to "The Military Secretary/.../Cape Town" from Trooper AD O'Brien of the
Bechuanaland Border Police acknowledging having received '...a Clasp granted by the British South Africa Company for Service in Rhodesia 1896', 'FRANCISTOWN/JY7/99/S.AFRICA' cds & Capetown arrival backstamp of '11JUL99', minor internal reinforcement
with archival tape. (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3070 |
|
 1899 (Sept 4) social cover to Wales with Protectorate 2d Jubilee pair SG 62 tied by two of three fine to superb strikes of
'MACLOUTSIE' cds, the reverse with superb 'PALAPYE/SP7/99' 24½mm cds transit (of Palapye Village; PO closed circa 1902) plus Welsh 'SWANSEA/OC2/99' and 'SKETTY/OC2/99' arrival cds, minor tonespots. Proud gives the LRD for the earlier 'MACLOUTSI' cds
os "4.9.99", which should be corrected to the LRD for this cds, which he shows as used 1892-1896 only. His other late date of 20.8.97 for #D1 should be disregarded. Sketty Village is 3km W of Swansea. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3071 |
|
 1908 1908 (Mar 11) commercial cover to Germany with Protectorate KEVII 2½d SG 69 tied by fine 'RAMOUTSA/B.P' cds, light '...
BTUOMA' (?) and fine 'MAFEKING/ + ' transits and 'HERMANNSBURG/5.4.08' arrival backstamp, repaired opening tear on the reverse (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$105.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3072 |
PSE |
 1913 (May 23) commercial usage of Protectorate '4d.' on KEVII 1d+2d Registration Envelope size F to Mafeking with KGV 1d SG 72 x3
tied by light 'MOLEPOLOLE/BECHUANALAND' cds and manuscript "Molepolole/119" in lieu of R label, large-part 'GABERONES STATION/MY26/13/[BP]' transit backstamp. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3073 |
|
 1913 (Nov 6) complete parcel tag with South African complete black/pink 'PARCEL POST - BINNENLANDSE PAKKETPOST' label wrapped to
both sides, to Bulawayo (Rhodesia) with remarkable combination franking of British Bechuanaland QV Unappropriated Die 2/- block of 4 plus Protectorate Overprints QV 3d single & block of 4 and KGV 1d all tied by 'FRANCISTOWN/BECHD PROTEC' cds, rubber
registration cachet in violet on the reverse where endorsed "One gold bar/Tati Concessions Ltd/Francistown". A gorgeous item, earlier than and superior to the three similar part- to large-part tags in the Large Gold Medal collection offered by Spink
in 2002. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,250.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3074 |
D |
 EPHEMERA: 1885 two 'statutory declarations' attesting to the bona fides of a local native signed "Gabeitsiwe" or "Motswasele", both
defective; 1890 three documents re Major Grey travelling from Macloutsie to Palapye including invoice for "1 Seat in up country Postcart ... £20" (ouch!); 1890s telegrams on BSAC x7 or Cape x2 stationery and one other; 1890 British Bechuanaland
telegrams x2, one advising "... office has been opened at Ramoutsie on BSA Coy's Line their rate is 2/6d for 10 words ... in addition to existing South African tariff..."; and 1891 Castle Line letter regarding passage to London for "... John Oldfield
Parnell who is now in the Bechuanaland Board of [corrected to "Border"] Police at Mafeking ..."; condition variable. Scarce material
(17 documents) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
(Image7)
(Image8)
(Image9)
(Image10)
(Image11)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3075 |
PSE |
 POSTAL STATIONERY: Selection of mostly unused KEVII to QEII Postal Cards x7 including social usage of KGV ½d uprated with Jubilee
1d & 2d, Registration Envelopes 'DUTY 4d' on KEVII size G and 'DUTY 5½d' on KGV size F, and Aerogrammes x8 including 1961 social usage of QEII 6d with superb 'KANYE' cds; plus Botswana commemorative Postal Cards x5 and Aerogrammes x28 (minor
duplication); very fine to superb.
(50 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3076 |
PSE |
 POSTAL STATIONERY: 'SPECIMEN' Overprints on Postal Cards British QV ½d & 1d each two types, KEVII ½d & 1d Horseshoe type, KGV ½d
with small italic type, plus Cattle KGVI ½d & 1d (huge 'SPECIMEN.'), and Bechuanaland Registration Envelope KGV 4d size G with 'SPECIMEN' on the reverse, very fine to superb.
(10 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3077 |
S= |
 POSTMARKS: Unappropriated Dies 2d with 'PALACHWE/KHAMAS TOWN' and '6d' on 6d with superb 'MAFEKING', British Bechuanaland 2d block
of 12 (6x2; a couple of faults) with multiple 'MACLOUTSIE', Protectorate 1d with 'FRANCISTOWN/S AFRICA', two 2d pairs with 'PALAPYE' and KEVII ½d block of 4 with superb triple-ring 'PALAPYE STATION', and Bechuanaland 'TSESSEBE' (Proud D4).
(8 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$160.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
BELGIAN CONGO
BELGIAN CONGO
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3078 |
 # |
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1894 Pictorials printers' samples in unissued colours set 5c black & magenta, 10c blue & lilac, 25c
Inkissi Falls black & pale blue, 50c Railway black & orange, 1f Elephant Hunt black & brown & 5f Chief & Wife black & yellow-green in marginal singles from the upper-right corners of the sheets, each with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif
overprint in black (or seriffed in blue on the 25c & 1f) and small punch hole at lower-left, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders in the margins only, the stamps unmounted, the 10c no gum, the 50c with disturbed gum. Very attractive. (6) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3079 |
# |
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1894 Pictorials printers' sample perforated sheetlet of 9 in unissued colours 10c Congo River black
& lilac, each unit with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif overprint in black but unusually without punch holes at lower-left, no gum.
(Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3080 |
|
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1894 Pictorials 1f Elephant Hunt black & lake (lilac) SG 23 (Scott 24) marginal block of 4 from the
upper-right corner of the sheet, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £260+ for mounted (US$220 for unmounted). (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3081 |
 |
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1895 Pictorials New Colours Canoes 10c black & turquoise-blue with the Centre Inverted SG 24a
(Scott 18a), characteristic poor centring, lightly aged hinge remainder, G[ustave] Gelli guarantee handstamp, Cat £3500 (US$3000).
(Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3082 |
G |
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1895 Pictorials New Colours Canoes 10c black & turquoise-blue with the Centre Inverted SG 24a
(Scott 18a), characteristic wayward centring, light Brazzaville cds cancel in blue, Cat £3500 (US$3000). (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$2,000
SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3083 |
# |
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1896 Pictorials New Values printers' sample perforated sheetlet of 9 in unissued colours 40c Native
Canoe black & brown, each unit with diagonal 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN' sans-serif overprint in black at base and small punch holes at lower-left, no gum. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3084 |
# |
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 3f50c Village black & vermilion & 10f Paddle Steamer black & grey-green as SG 28 &
29 (Scott 29 & 30) but Imperforate, good even margins, the 3f50c marginal from the left of the sheet, small pin hole not affecting the fine facial apearance, no gum, the 10f with lightly aged hinge remainders, unlisted by Gibbons (US$850 for the pair
in a footnote). (2) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3085 |
|
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 3f50c Village black & vermilion Perf 14x12 SG 28a (Scott 29a), lightly tropicalised
gum with a small hinge remainder, Cat £700 (US$575). (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3086 |
|
 INDEPENDENT STATE OF THE CONGO: 1898 Pictorials 10f 10f Paddle Steamer colour trial in black & orange-vermilion (close to the
issued colours of the 3f50c) Perf 14 on gummed paper with small-part Waterlow & Sons imprint in the margin at left, small hinge remainder. Very attractive. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$440.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
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