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A fine used block of 6 with fresh colour.

An attractive commercial usage of this scarcer shade.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £360+.

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A fine and fresh mint set of blocks with large part original gum. The 6d and 9d blocks each include two unmounted mint stamps. The 1d block with marginal re-inforcement. Overall, a very fine and most attractive set.

A very scarce set in this matching positional form.

The Union of South Africa airmail stamps depict de Havilland DH.9 biplane, a British single-engined biplane bomber developed and deployed during the First World War.

South Africa was slow to introduce an air mail service to speed up the delivery of local mail. Eventually, in 1925, the Civil Air Board in South Africa decided to institute a three monthly Experimental Air Service between Cape Town and Durban, to establish whether such a service could be provided economically and reliably.

This set of four Air Mail stamps were specially printed specifically for the Experimental Air Service that was inaugurated on 2 March 1925. The 9d was the highest denomination in the set. These stamps were only valid for the carriage of mail on the foregoing service.

The use of the 1925 Airmail stamps was discontinued at the end of June 1925 but remained for sale in Pretoria until 31 October. After that all residues of stamps, as well as the printing plates were destroyed.

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A very fine unmounted mint block of four with full original gum.

The majestic image of the South African antelope, the "Springbok" has captured the hearts of collectors for generations making these stamp issues one of the most popular areas of collecting and study.

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A fine used block of six with attractive commercial usage of this scarcer shade. A few very minor blemishes and faint surface marks, but remains a fine quality block for this stamp difficult to find in fine condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £360+.

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Fine and fresh mint blocks with large part original gum, (6d and 9d blocks each with two unmounted). One 1d with minor gum thins and one 3d with gum disturbance, which do not detract as such a fine and most attractive set.

A very scarce set in this matching positional form.

The Union of South Africa airmail stamps depict de Havilland DH.9 biplane, a British single-engined biplane bomber developed and deployed during the First World War.

South Africa was slow to introduce an air mail service to speed up the delivery of local mail. Eventually, in 1925, the Civil Air Board in South Africa decided to institute a three monthly Experimental Air Service between Cape Town and Durban, to establish whether such a service could be provided economically and reliably.

This set of four Air Mail stamps were specially printed specifically for the Experimental Air Service that was inaugurated on 2 March 1925. The 9d was the highest denomination in the set. These stamps were only valid for the carriage of mail on the foregoing service.

The use of the 1925 Airmail stamps was discontinued at the end of June 1925 but remained for sale in Pretoria until 31 October. After that all residues of stamps, as well as the printing plates were destroyed.

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A fine and fresh pair with large part original gum (one stamp being unmounted mint).

A scarce Official stamp, especially in such pristine condition.

An attractive stamp design featuring Groot Constantia, which is the oldest wine estate in South Africa established in 1685.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £500.

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A very fine unmounted mint positional strip with full original gum.

A scarce variety, particularly within a positional multiple.

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A very fine and fresh positional block with large part original gum.

A very scarce multiple demonstrating the unusual watermark arrangement.

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A fine mint pair with large part original gum. Usual centring for this issue and still a very fine example of this rarity.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,000.

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A fine and fresh mint positional block with original gum.

A scarce variety, particularly within a multiple.

An attractive airmail stamp depicting de Havilland DH.9 biplane, a British single-engined biplane bomber developed and deployed during the First World War.

South Africa was slow to introduce an air mail service to speed up the delivery of local mail. Eventually, in 1925, the Civil Air Board in South Africa decided to institute a three monthly Experimental Air Service between Cape Town and Durban, to establish whether such a service could be provided economically and reliably.

A set of four Air Mail stamps was specially printed specifically for the Experimental Air Service that was inaugurated on 2 March 1925. The 9d was the highest denomination in the set. These stamps were only valid for the carriage of mail on the foregoing service.

The use of the 1925 Airmail stamps was discontinued at the end of June 1925 but remained for sale in Pretoria until 31 October. After that all residues of stamps, as well as the printing plates were destroyed.

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A fine unmounted mint block with full original gum. Fractionally yellowish gum as often seen and does not detract from overall fine quality and with fresh colour.

A very scarce King George V watermark variety as a multiple.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £560+.

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Windhoek despatch backstamp.

A very fine and most attractive cover and an extremely scarce franking.

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A very fine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

Stamps issued to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union featured 310 stamps in total across 84 different countries. This was only the second British Empire Omnibus issue not to mark a Royal anniversary. Some countries simply overprinted the British stamps. Other countries, including South Africa, issued their own designs. The South Africa design featured the Greek god, Hermes.

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A very fine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

Stamps issued to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union featured 310 stamps in total across 84 different countries. This was only the second British Empire Omnibus issue not to mark a Royal anniversary. Some countries simply overprinted the British stamps. Other countries, including South Africa, issued their own designs. The South Africa design featured the Greek god, Hermes.

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A fine used example with large part "Windhoek Counter" circular date stamp, dated '16 X 44'.

A very scarce stamp error.

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (2016).

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Very fine unmounted mint pairs with full original gum.

Designs:

½d + ½d blue and green - Voortrekker Ploughing

1d + 1d blue and carmine - Wagon crossing Drakensberg

1½d + 1½d chocolate and blue-green - Signing of Dingaan-Retief Treaty

3d + 3d bright blue - Voortrekker Monument

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On reverse, transit circular date stamp of Dodoma (20 JA 34) and Dar Es Salaam (22 JA 1934) in Tanganyika, and type KD13 Zanzibar arrival circular date stamp (23 JA 34).

The deficiency was paid on arrival by 1930-33 25c black/lilac postage due, SGD24 (6th setting, 1st printing, R2/2) applied to face and tied by light type R7 "REG./ZANZIBAR" circular date stamp (24 JA 34).

A very fine and neat cover other than trivial opening faults and much better quality than normally seen for covers of this nature. A lovely piece of complex postal history in the most attractive condition.

A rare and desirable cover being one of only 12 recorded with the 25c black/lilac.

Provenance: Ex John Griffith-Jones collection, and illustrated (as Fig. 11.33) on p.312 of his book. Census F.205.

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On reverse, type D9 "ZANZIBAR" arrival circular date stamp of "NO 11 30" and Bank despatch (31 OCT 1930) and receipt (13 NOV 1930) Handstamp in violet.

On face, 1930-33 6c black/yellow (SGD21) postage due (first setting, R2/1), tied by "NO 12" type D9 circular date stamp, although the correct deficiency should have been 12 Zanzibar cents, and blue crayon '953' register number.

A fine quality piece despite some trivial blemishes, which are to be expected for a cover like this. An attractive and rare commercial usage, with few underpaid postcards known.

A wonderful and complex piece of Postage Due postal history.

Provenance: Ex Griffith-Jones (listed on p.465 of his book as census F.56), Sturton (Harmer Sept 2004, lot 1227) and Rowell (CRL 28 Oct 1992, lot 565).

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A fine and fresh mint complete pane with original gum (most stamps are unmounted mint).

A fascinating item, professionally annotated on exhibition page, with chart of varieties. [Surcharge types present are 'a' x18, 'b' x7, 'c' x6, 'd' x5, 'e' x4, 'f' x8 and 'g' x12].

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £588+.

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A fine and fresh unmounted mint sheet with full original gum. A few trivial gum wrinkles, which are immaterial, and overall in exceptional condition. A wonderful exhibition piece.

Very rare (possibly unique) as a complete pane, as the authors of the Handbook (Vol II, p.75) recorded only one in private hands, in the Durell collection. This may be the same pane.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £714+.

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A fine and fresh pane with original gum (most of the stamps are unmounted mint). There are a few minor blemishes (variety with mark on reverse) but a rare and interesting item, neatly presented on page, with the small gap in the setting filled by a separate vertical pair.

Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Value: £829+.

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The surcharge is also misplaced downwards, so that the TOP ROW IS WITHOUT BAR, while all other rows show BAR AT TOP (with additional bar in margin below row 10).

A fine quality mint sheet with large part original gum (most stamps are unmounted mint). Neatly presented on an exhibition page. Some creases as to be expected for a sheet of this size and minor soiling at upper right, but overall fine and fresh.

Very rare and remarkable as a double pane with misplaced surcharge, with even single examples of R3/1 (SG 79) and R10/6 (SG 78) being rare in this form.

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A very fine and fresh complete upper pane, unmounted mint with full original gum (hinge mark in margin only). A little marginal separation, as often seen, but a spectacular and rare pane, neatly presented on exhibition page.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £814+.

The Second Boer War (1899-1902) brought a British victory and the annexation of both independent Boer Republics. British Occupation stamps of the Orange Free State were created in 1900 by overprinting on the Orange Free State issues "V.R.I." ( Victoria Regina et Imperatrix), and surcharging them.

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A very fine piece, mostly unmounted mint. A few stamps show a little toning but mostly fine and a rare and spectacular survival in this intact form.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,260+.

N.B. Union Handbook V1/3 are present, including 'Stop after Due' (R1/2).

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A scarce and interesting piece of Boer War postal history.

These three values were to be issued with provisional 'Cancelled V.R.I.' handstamps a month later.