South Africa and States continued...
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Lot Description |
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9281 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9282 |
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South Africa, Field Post Office No. "17", 5 Nov 1900 datestamp on illustrated cover to Volksrust, fresh and Very Fine; internal Transvaal usages are far scarcer than mail to England.
Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9283 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9284 |
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South Africa, Field Post Office No. "1", 26 May 1900 datestamp tying Natal 1d rose (S.G. 99) to formular cover to London, Pietermartinzburg transit backstamp, Very Fine; used
from the Advanced Depot at Kroonstad. Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9285 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9286 |
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South Africa, Military mail through restored civilian postal system, cover from Ladysmith mailed March 1900 to England and endorsed "No stamps obtainable", postage due markings
overstruck and reduced from 10c to 5c in transit, but considered paid on arrival with red "London / Paid / 1 Ap 00" postmark, faults but interesting and desirable. Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $30.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9287 |
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South Africa, Military mail through restored civilian postal system, soldier's cover endorsed "Natal Field Forces Ladysmith Natal" and franked with 1d rose (S.G. 99) tied
by enhanced Ladysmith c.d.s. to England, "Pietermartzburg / Mr 9, 00" transit backstamp, faults but scarce. Suggested Bid $40 .
(Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9288 |
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South Africa, Pretoria, Z.A.R. / 7 Jun 00, beautifully struck captured datestamp used two days after the British occupation on cover to England, endorsed "No stamps available" and
sent via the Base Office then located at Senekal, O.R.C., red London "Paid" entry c.d.s. and arrival backstamp, some age spotting, otherwise Fine. Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $30.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9289 |
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South Africa, Army P.O. 55 / S. Africa, 25 November 1900 single circle datestamp on Great Britain 1d Victoria letter card to Scotland, posted at A.P.O. #75 an Advanced Depot in Transvaal,
Fine; with message stating the sender has "not yet been taken prisoner" and that "…we here have the usual periodical alarm of Boers three miles out…but they never come to anything." Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9290 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9291 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $30.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9292 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $30.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9293 |
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South Africa, Field Post Office / British Army, S. Africa, 11 Oct. 1900 violet balloon-style datestamp on stampless cover to London endorsed "On Active Service / no stamps
available", red London "Paid" entry c.d.s., some toning, otherwise Very Fine; this postmark with no name or number was used by A.P.O. #76 in Platrand, Transvaal. Suggested Bid $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $40.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9294 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $30.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9295 |
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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 $40 . (Image)
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SOLD for $30.00
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9296 |
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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 $20 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9297 |
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South Africa, Bellevue Camp, cover to P.O.W. with "Censor / Prisoner of War" handstamp and "Bellevue / Oc 24" arrival backstamp, some age spotting, Fine usage.
Suggested Bid $20 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9298 |
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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 $20 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9299 |
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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 $20 . (Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |
9300 |
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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 $20 .
(Image)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-12, 09:00 PM |