South Africa and States continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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9381 |
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South Africa, Army Telegraphs, two strikes of partial undated handstamp tie O.F.S. 1d purple with "V.R.I." overprint (S.G. 113) to cover sent to prisoner of war at the green
Point camp near Capetown, violet "Censor / Prisoners of War" cachet, fresh and Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9382 |
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South Africa, Inbound registered cover, sent from England 19 May 1900 with 3d Victoria to a trooper, officially sealed in route, with only backstamp of Capetown on 13 Aug. despite having
been forwarded three times, cover edge wear, Fine usage. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9383 |
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South Africa, First Canadian Contingent, cover to Canada posted through the Base Office in Capetown (identifiable by asterisk in cancel), endorsed by sender but charged postage due
in England with "T" subsequently overstruck by Foreign Branch cancel and received red London "Paid" transit, 5 April Bradford, Ontario arrival backstamp, opening faults but a scarce usage; two separate Canadian contingents were sent,
the first was only a "token force" of 44 officers and 995 men arriving 30 Nov. 1899. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9384 |
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South Africa, Canadian Contingent cover to England, sent from a member of "Strathcona's Horse" to Sheffield, processed with A.P.O. #55 single circle datestamp, which was used by
A.P.O. #75 at the Advanced Depot in Pretoria, red London "Paid" arrival postmark. and Sheffield backstamp, Very Fine; a scarce destination for Canadian contingent mail. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9385 |
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South Africa, Opened Under Martial Law, pink seal on cover from England 6 April 1900 to Lourenco Marques, forwarded to Johannesburg and censored there, 7 May Lourenco Marques, 10 May
Pretoria and 11 May Johannesburg backstamps, seal shows top frame broken variety, Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9386 |
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South Africa, V. (Arms) R. / Opened Under Martial Law, censor label on cover to Durban franked by pair Lourenco Marques 50r blue tied by August 1900 datestamp, Durban backstamp, Very
Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9387 |
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South Africa, Passed By Censor / Heidelberg / 13 Oct. 1900, well-struck large double oval handstamp on inbound 5c postal card from Amsterdam, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9388 |
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South Africa, Passed Press Censor / Johannesburg, oval handstamp on double rate German consular mail cover to Durban, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9389 |
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South Africa, Passed Press Censor / Pretoria, three different triangular handstamps, in violet and magenta on Transvaal 1d postal cards to Germany (latter without the word
"Press") and in black on cover to London, Very Fine group. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9390 |
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South Africa, Resident Magistrate's Office / Winburg, violet oval cachet with pencil initial used as censor on cover franked by O.F.S. 1d purple overprint'd "V.R.I." and tied
by "Winburg / Oc 16,00" c.d.s. to cover to prisoner of war at Simons Town, C.C., Bloemfontein transit and "Censor / Prisoner of War" cachet applied on arrival, vertical fold clear of stamp, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $70
. (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9391 |
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South Africa, Bellevue Camp, cover franked with O.F.S. 1d purple overprint'd "V.R.I." tied by "Thaba 'Nchu / Oc 25, 00" c.d.s., Bloembontein transit and "Censor /
Prisoner of War" handstamp applied on arrival, Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9392 |
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South Africa, Censor / Prisoner of War / Green / Point, clear violet cachet on cover to Aberdeen franked by C.G.H. 1d carmine (S.G. 59a) tied by "green Point / 23 Ja, 00"
datestamp, notation "Camp closed" and addressee indicate this may have been a Burger or Refugee Camp, light age spots, otherwise Very Fine. Suggested Bid $70 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9393 |
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South Africa, Field Post Office No. "17", 27 June 1900 datestamps tying Transvaal ½d-3d "V.R.I." overprints. (S.G. 226-30) and Great Britain ½d
(2) and 1d Victoria to cover to England, Very Fine and colorful franking; a souvenir cover mailed shortly after the release of the British occupation overprints, as these were not yet valid on mail abroad the British franking actually carried
the letter to England. Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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SOLD for $45.00
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9394 |
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South Africa, Official telegram from occupied territory, sent 27 Nov., 1899 from "K / K" (Kap Kolonie) to Pretoria, with squared circle receipt datestamp, message concerns
prisoners in a commandeered hotel, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9395 |
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South Africa, Field Post Office, 9 August 1900 single circle datestamp with no number tying G.B. 1d mauve to cover to England with original enclosure, Very Fine; this cancel was assigned to
the Advanced Depot at Bloemfontein from 1 May through 21 October, 1900. Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9396 |
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South Africa, Army Post Office / Volksrust, August 1900 violet balloon-style datestamp ties G.B. 1d mauve to cover to Durban, 17 Aug. backstamp and censor seal, cover creases, Fine usage.
Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9397 |
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South Africa, Uncensored Civilian Mail Abroad, double rate cover to Holland franked by two Transvaal ½d green and four 1d rose-red and green (S.G. 216-17) tied by
"Volksrust, Z.A.R. / 26 Mei 00" datestamps a few days before the fall of Johannesburg and Pretoria, Pretoria, Lourenco Marques and Amersfoort backstamps, bottom flap missing, Very Fine; during the period before the fall of the Boer Republics
to the British, mail to Europe had to be routed via Lourenco Marques and nearly all was censored. Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9398 |
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South Africa, V. (Arms) R. / Opened Under Martial Law, two covers with censor seals showing large and small arms, large arms on newspaper wrapped made from a cover and franked by
pair O.F.S. ½d orange overprint'd "V.R.I." and tied by August 1900 Bloemfontain c.d.s. to Durban, small arms on cover franked with 100r Lourenco Marques to Port Elizabeth with "The Castle Mail Packets Co. Ltd / Delagoa Bay
Agency" forwarder's cachet, latter reduced at base, Fine usages; Rich records only one type of this seal. Suggested Bid $45 .
(Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9399 |
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South Africa, V. (Arms) R. / Opened Under Martial Law, two covers with labels showing large and small arms, large arms franked by C.G.H. 1d carmine (S.G. 69) tied by
"G.P.O. Capetown / Cape Colony / 1 Feb 00" datestamp to Johannesburg and forwarded back to Capetown, small arms franked with Lourenco Marques 100r blue tied by 3 Jan. 01 c.d.s. to Durban, Very Fine; Rich records only one type of this seal.
Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |
9400 |
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South Africa, V. (Arms) R. / Opened Under Martial Law, censor seal on cover to Delagoa Bay franked by C.G.H. ½d green and two 1d carmine (S.G. 58, 59a) tied by
"Capetown / Cape Colony / 8 Jun 00" c.d.s., Durban and Lourenco Marques backstamps, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $45 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..Feb-10, 09:00 PM |