1941 (22 Mar) incoming cover franked 1/3 from England addressed to Major Bennett, RAMC, Ship's Staff c/o Imperial Movement Control in Durban, and with poorish RETURNED FROM/S.A. UNCLAIMED handstamp, stain on one stamp US7 £3
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1941 (13 Aug) cover from Pretoria to Claremont franked 11/2d, with large violet oval DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE/ROBERTS HEIGHTS/OFFICIAL FREE/ORDERLY ROOM/S.A. MILITARY COLLEGE handstamp, roughly opened US7 £4
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88-96 1941 War Effort set in mint pairs(7) & singles(2), v.fine. Cat. £75 £25
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1941 (18 Feb) scruffy stampless cover to Liverpool, with QUEENSTOWN machine cancel, on reverse is violet boxed AIR FORCE STATION/18-2-1941/QUEENSTOWN handstamp US7 £1
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92-3 1941-46 War Effort 4d and 6d, h/r, fresh m.m. Cat. £34 US2 £10
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91-3 1941-46 War Effort 3d, 4d and 6d, fine l.m.m. Cat. £57 US2 £18
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88-96 1941-46 War Effort set incl 4d and 1s3d shades, a few tone spots on 1d o/wise fine m.m. (11) Cat. £120 US £37
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1941-46 War Effort values to 1/- incl 3d (vertical pair) and 4d (2 horizontal pairs) - but mostly single values - on various 1941-2 covers (internal and overseas) incl 1/2d pair and block on separate plain FDCs, censored covers with UC8 tape (8), On Active Service covers with military censor handstamps (5, incl one "Honour" envelope), also real photo postcard of Two Zulu Girls, mixed condition but intesting lot. All written-up US7 £21
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88/96 1941-46 War Effort set to 1s3d (7pairs + 2 singles) small hinge remainder o/w fresh Cat. £65 US3 £20
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92-a 1941-46 War Effort 4d, both shades, fresh, fine m.m. Cat. £57 US9 £6
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88-96 1941-46 War Effort large format set l.m.m. Cat. £65 US3 £14
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91-3 1941-46 War Effort 3d, 4d and 6d, h/r, fresh m.m. Cat. £57 US2 £16
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92/92a 1941-46 War Effort 4d - both shades in very lightly mounted mint horizontal pairs. Cat. £57 US5 £10
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1941-46 War Effort 4d (small corner bend) and 6d, 1942-44 War Effort 3d, m.m. Cat. £41 £12
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91-2 1941-46 War Effort 3d and 4d, fresh m.m. Cat. £45 US2 £13
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92-4 1941-46 War Effort 4d, 6d and 1/3, m.m. Cat. £42 US5 £8
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1942 (Nov) stampless cover to Canada, with violet boxed DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE/OFFICIAL FREE/PIETERMARITZBURG/ORION MILITARY HOSPITAL handstamp plus UC8 2-line censor tape, receiving cds of 10 Dec on reverse US7 £2
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1942 (8 Apr) stampless On Active Service cover to Capetown, with FIELD POST OFFICE 168 cds, and circular Passed by Censor/No. 277 handstamp. A pencil note on the reverse suggests this is the earliest date seen of the 8th Armoured Brigade post office. A few light tone spots, vertical fold US7 £5
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97-104 1942-44 War Effort set, fine m.m. (8) Cat. £40 US £12
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97/104 1942-44 War Effort reduced size set to1s, small hinge remainder o/w fresh (8) Cat. £40 US3 £16
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97-104 1942-44 War Effort set, fresh, fine mint. (8) Cat. £40 US2 £11
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103 1942-44 War Effort 4d, left marginal horizontal pair, stamps u.m., fine Cat. £38 US9 £4
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97/104 1942-44 War Effort set to 1/- (light corner crease), ex 6d, h/r, m.m. (7) Cat. £38 US5 £5
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97-104 1942-44 War effort reduced size set of 8 units mint, a couple of low vals with small tone spots on gum, fine looking set. £10
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103 1942-44 War Effort 4d, horizontal pair from corner of pane, hinged in margin and on one stamp only, f.m. Cat. £36 US9 £3
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D30-3 1943-44 P Due set in blocks of 4, two pairs in each are unmtd, fresh m.m. Cat. £300 US9 £28
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D31/6 1943-44 P. Dues 1d and 2d, 1948-49 1d and 2d, fine m.m. (4) Cat. £50 US £15
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D30/3 1943-44 Postage Due set to 3d D32 gum thin, small hinge remainder o/w fresh Cat. £80 US3 £35
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1944 (14 Jan) stampless On Service cover to Capetown with violet oval A.F. STATION/date/OUDTSHOORN handstamp, light crumples US7 £1
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1944 (28 Oct) stampless On Service cover from Kroonstad to England, with violet boxed DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE/OFFICIAL FREE/NO. 7 AIR SCHOOL handstamp. Roughly opened US7 £1
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1944 (29 Nov) cover from Johannesburg to Belgian Consul in New York, franked 3d, and with violet boxed DIPLOMATIC MAIL/SENT BY THE BELGIAN COMMERCIAL ATTACHE/AT JOHANNESBURG handstamp on both obverse and reverse. Couple of tears at edge US7 £6
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117/21 1947-54 3d, 4d, 6d both shades, 1s both shades and 2s6d, fine m.m. (7) Cat. £50 US £16
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120-22 1947-54 1/- (both), 2/6 and 5/- black & blue-green vertical pairs, v.g.u. US4 £9
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120, 120a 1947-54 1s shades fine m.m. (2 pairs) Cat. £25 US £9
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122 1947-54 5/- horizontal pair type I very lightly mounted mint. Very fine. Cat. £45 £15
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D43/8 1948-49 Postage Due set to 6d, small hinge remainder o/w fresh Cat. £70 US3 £30
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D34-38 1948-9 P Due set to 6d slightly blunted perfs at bottom, in blocks of 4, each inged on one only, very fresh, fine u.m./m.m. (20) Cat. £280 US9 £24
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1950 (Jan) to 1953 (Dec) good range of covers and cards, both commercial (mostly to USA, with P Due items noted) and philatelic (many different types of commem FDCs, special postmarks, postal cards and Reg envelopes), variable condition. Each item written up on separate slip (121) US7 £37
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O50 1950 Official 5s black & pale blue-greem mounted mint horiz pair Cat. £70 US £28
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O49 1950-54 Official 5s black and blue-green, well centred, couple of toned perfs on one, m.m. Cat. £180 US2 £30
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1952 Flight Covers; (2 May) illust BOAC First Flight Comet Jetliner cover carried on LONDON-BEIRUT stage of London to Jo'burg flight, receiving cancellation on reverse US9 £4
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1952 Flight Covers; (2 May) illust BOAC First Flight Comet Jetliner cover carried on LONDON-KHARTOUM stage of London to Jo'burg flight, some postmark smudging, receiving cds on reverse US9 £4
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1952 (19 Sept) cover franked Gold Mine with unit of 4 addressed to London, posted on board before Madeira and cancelled with SOUTHAMPTON/PAQUEBOT/PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA machine slogan cancel US7 £2
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1952 Flight Covers; (5 May) illust BOAC First Return Comet Jetliner Flight cover JOHANNESBURG-LONDON, carried on Jo'burg to Entebbe stage, receiving cds US9 £4
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1952 (19 Sept) cover franked Ship 1d (5) and pictorial 3d, addressed to London, posted on board before Madeira, and with neat crisp PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/date/SOUTHAMPTON cds's, philatelic but attractive US7 £3
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1952 Flight Covers; (2 May) illust BOAC First Return Comet Jetliner Flight cover JOHANNESBURG-LONDON, carried on Jo'berg-Entebbe stage, receving cds US9 £4
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1952 Flight Covers; (5 May) illust BOAC First Comet Jetliner Return Flight cover from JOHANNESBURG-LONDON, BOAC dated receiver on reverse US9 £6
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1952 Flight Covers; (2 May) illust BOAC First Flight Comet Jetliner cover carried on LONDON-LIVINGSTONE stage of London to Jo'burg flight, BOAC dated receiving handstamp on reverse, fine US9 £4
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1952 (18 Sept) covers (2) franked GB stamps and addressed to London (same correspondence), posted en route to Capetown, one cancelled by CAPETOWN/PAQUEBOT cds, the other by ordinary CAPETOWN machine sogan cancel US7 £5
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1952 Flight Covers; (2 May) illust BOAC First Flight Comet Jetliner cover carried on LONDON-ROME stage of London to Jo'burg flight, receiving cds, fine US9 £4
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