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South Africa and States continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
7101   imageOrange Free State, 1901, cover to Boer War POW at Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, franked OFS SG 113 tied by Winburg/My 9 01/O.R.C. cds with rare large blue "Pr. of War" handstamp and violet triangular "Passed Press/Censor" cachet with "H.P.Y" purple initials applied at Bloemfontein, appropriate backstamps, censor tape fragments remain, Very Fine.
Suggested Bid $110
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7102   imageOrange Free State, 1902, cover to Boer War POW in India, franked O.F.C. 1d. (SG 113) tied Bloemfontein/20 Ja 02/O.F.C. cds with blue "P.B.C." tying censor tape, addressed to Ahmednagar Camp, forwarded to Bellamy Camp, with large violet "Censor's Office/Mar 4 1902/Bellamy" cachet, scarce, Very Fine.
Suggested Bid $100
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SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7103   imageTransvaal, 1900, Boer War patriotic postal card, ½d. Transvaal postal card (H&G 8) used from Pretoria to Capetown, " A Merry Christmas", Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Suggested Bid $80
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7104   imageTransvaal, 1900, Boer War patriotic postal card, H&G 3 uprated with 1d. Transvaal stamp to Amsterdam with various coats-of-arms on reverse and slogan "Groeten van de Zuid=Afrikaansche Slagvelden" among others, scarce, Very Fine.
Suggested Bid $40
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7105   imageTransvaal, 1901, cover to Boer War POW at Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, franked Transvaal SG 239 tied by Pretoria/Transvaal/4 Jul 01 cds and their triangular censor cachet, Regama Camp receiver on reverse, Very Fine.
Suggested Bid $40
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7106   imageTransvaal, 1902, cover to Boer War POW at Morgans Island, Bermuda, franked with Transvaal SG 239 from Pretoria censored with black triangular handstamp thence to Middelburg where their violet triangular handstamp tied the censor tape. The stamp had been removed in opening and replaced, appropriately backstamped, Fine.
Suggested Bid $70
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SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7107   imageSouth Africa, "The Late Crisis in Johannesburg", private pictorial of the Australian Brigade on the back of Transvaal 1d postal card used to Germany with 11 April, 1896 postmark, Marklissa arrival datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine; a series of border incidents began in 1895, arising from frictions between the British Colonists in the Cape and Natal and the "Boer Republics" of Transvaal and Orange Free State, the most notorious of these was the "Jameson Raid" of 1896, the leader of the raid (an attempted coup d'Etat) was Leander Starr Jameson (Administrator of Rhodesia and disciple of Cecil Rhodes), the raid failed and the leaders were tried in London receiving light sentances, further inflaming Boer sentiments.
Suggested Bid $60
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7108   imageSouth Africa, Provisional use of "Opened for Inspection" seal as a censor seal, cover mailed from England with 2½d Victoria on 23 Sept. 1899 before the outbreak of hostilities and censored on arrival in the Johannesburg P.O., backstamped on arrival on 12 Oct., the second day of the war, Very Fine; initially the Boers of Transvaal made do with whatever seals were available to reseal envelopes that had been censored.
Suggested Bid $110
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7109   imageSouth Africa, Geopened Onder de Krijgswet (Opened Under Martial Law), green straightline handstamp tying pair Natal 1d carmine used along with pair ½d Dull-green (S.G. 97a, 99a) and paying the triple rate on cover to Pretoria, also showing provisional use of "Officially Sealed" label as a censor seal, martial law marking repeated on reverse tying the seal, postmarked at "Point / Natal / Oc 10, 99" the day before the Boer invasion and siezed by the Boers, backstamped at Pretoria on 13th Oct., some staining at top, Very Fine usage;the only recorded use of the straightline martial law handstamp; mentioned by Snowden &: Hepworth.
Suggested Bid $500
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SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7110   imageSouth Africa, Queensland Infantry Brigade, cover addressed to Queensland endorsed "On active service / no stamps available" and postmarked with double circle F.P.O. #1 29 Dec. 1899 datestamp (first distibution) used at the Advanced Depot at De Aar, rated 1d due on arrival, Brisbane 29 Jan. and Dalby 30 Jan. backstamps, cover with mended tears at bottom center, otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Suggested Bid $250
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7111   imageSouth Africa, Field Post Office / 1, double circle datestamp from the first distribution with large numeral dated "29 De 99" on cover to Scotland, endorsed "On Active Service Stamps not Obtainable" but still rated "1d" due in error, cover reduced at bit at left with portion of side flap missing, Fine; from the Staff Advanced Depot located at De Aar.
Suggested Bid $90
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7112   imageSouth Africa, Opened Under Martial Law, pink seal on cover franked by Lourenco Marques 50r blue tied by their 10 Dec. 1899 c.d.s., Pretoria transit, Johannesburg transit tying the label and Brakpan receiver, Very Fine.
Suggested Bid $90
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7113   imageSouth Africa, Near Madeira / Oct. 23rd 1899, dateline on enclosure written on board ship and cover franked with Cape of Good Hope 1d carmine (S.G. 59a) tied by "Cape Colony / Ocean Post Office / Oc 25, 00" datestamp to Richmond, Surrey, opening tears, Fine usage; letter was written by Lt. Fred Roberts (son of Field Marshal Lord Roberts), who was later killed at Colenso and received the Victoria Cross posthumously for his bravery.
Suggested Bid $70
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7114   imageSouth Africa, Opened Under Martial Law, pink seal on "enemy" cover from Natal franked by pair 1d carmine (S.G. 99a) tied by 23 Dec. 1899 c.d.s., Laurenco Marques transit and Pretoria 3rd Jan. backstamps, with different style c.d.s. tying label, cover with piece missing at top center, Fine.
Suggested Bid $60
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7115   imageSouth Africa, 1900 1d Machadodorp Postal Card, used to Machadodorp with "Barberton, Z.A.R. / 13 Sep 00" datestamp, card creases, Fine usage; the message, from Boer Commando chief at Barberton (then still in Boer hands) reads: "Dear Bresler, The Khakis will be in Town in a few hours. I can see them taking up positions. Its a case of hands up. Goodbye. This card was printed by the "Staatsdrukkerij te velde" at Machadodorp as a provisional issue of postal stationery, nearly all examples were seized by the British and favor cancelled on 20 August, 1900, this is the only recorded postally used example.
Suggested Bid $325
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SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7116   imageSouth Africa, Indian Volunteer Contingent, cover to London from the same correspondent as the previous lot endorsed "From / W.K. Brown / Lawsden's Horse / Indian Vol Contingent / S. African Field Force", handled by the Army postal system with 12 August 1900 A.P.O. #55 datestamp, bit of flap missing, Very Fine; few troops from India served in the war and their mail is very rare.
Suggested Bid $325
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7117   imageSouth Africa, Deadwood Camp, St. Helena, registered picture post card to Johannesburg showing Boer prisoners being led through the streets of Jamestown, St. Helena and bearing violet "Censor / Prisoner of War" cachet with initials "EW" of E. Walton, who served at Deadwood from June, 1900 to May, 1902, franked with St. Helena ½d and 2½d Victoria (S.G. 36, 40) tied by grids, "St. Helena / De 6, 1900" c.d.s. and registry postmark., Johannesburg 27 Dec. receiver, ½d damaged from placement at cover edge, otherwise Very Fine and rare registered P.O.W. usage.
Suggested Bid $250
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7118   imageSouth Africa, Fieldpost to Boer Prisoner at Ladysmith, cover postmarked "Roodepoort / 8 Feb 00" sent to a captive of the British and backstamped Johannesburg the same day, as no exchanges of mail were made, it waited until the end of the siege, when it was picked up by the commander of the relief force of British Cavalry, note "S.A.R." in the address indicating that the Boers thought their occupation permanent and Ladysmith part of Transvaal, cover faulty as one would expect; accompanied by the original enclosure and note within which cover was enclosed stating "Letter picked up by J.F. Brown Murdock just outside Ladysmith, February, 1900; the only such item known in this period.
Suggested Bid $225
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7119   imageSouth Africa, Queensland Infantry Brigade, cover franked by strip of five C.G.H. 1d carmine (S.G. 59a) and processed at the Base Office at Capetown with five strikes of their 21 March 1900 datestamp, addressed to Sydney, N.S.W. and backstamped on arrival 19 April, Extremely Fine; in the absence of specific endorsements soldier's mail addressed to Queensland or elsewhere in Australia is considered to come from a member of the Q.I.B.
Suggested Bid $225
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM
7120   imageSouth Africa, St. Helena Camp Not Specified, inbound cover from the United States franked by 5c blue tied by "Danville, Pa. / Oct 17, 1900" duplex to Boer General Piet Cronje, "St. Helena / No 13, 1900" arrival postmark. and violet "Censor / Prisoner of War" handstamp, opening tear at top and stained at left, Fine and rare usage; General Cronje was allowed to live outside the camps under military guard, first at Kent Cottage near High Knoll Fort and then at Longwood, where Napoleon had lived and died.
Suggested Bid $225
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CLOSED
Closing..Sep-23, 09:00 PM

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