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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 29) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 4th May 2012 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Wednesday 18th April - By Appointment Monday 23rd April - Friday 27th April and Monday 30th April - Thursday 3rd May - 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 18 | |||
| 851 | |||
| April 5th cover to Bulawayo bearing 3d surcharge pair on Cape 1d (S.G. 3, second printing) and 6d surcharge on Cape 3d (S.G. 4) each tied by Mafeking c.d.s, unusually without any backstamps. A fine and scarce cover. Photo on page 125. £1,200-1,500 |
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| 852 | |||
| April 10th cover to "Private D. Russell Galbraith, Bechuanaland Rifles, Town Hall, Mafeking" bearing Baden Powell 3d deep blue (S.G. 20, narrow format) tied by Mafeking c.d.s. Several short perfs, mainly at upper left side, otherwise a fine and attractive use of this scarce stamp on cover. Photo on page 125. £1,500-1,800 |
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| 853 | |||
| April 14th cover simply addressed to "Miss Cowan, c/o Mrs Mirchin" bearing 1d surcharge on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/2d (S.G. 6) tied by Mafeking c.d.s. A fine example of the 1d rate within the town. Photo on page 125. £1,200-1,500 |
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| 854 | |||
| April 18th cover to Maxim Hotel, Bulawayo bearing 1/- surcharge on British Bechuanaland 4d pair (S.G. 11) each tied by Mafeking c.d.s, blue crayon "2/-" and initials below the stamps. Handstamped violet "PASSED / PRESS CENSOR" with Bulawayo (Apr 26) arrival backstamp. A fine and scarce double rate cover, with R.P.S (1979) and David Brandon (1993) Certificates. Photo on page 129. £1,200-1,500 |
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| 855 | |||
| April 25th cover to Riesles Hotel bearing Baden Powell 3d blue (S.G. 22, wide format) tied by Mafeking c.d.s, the stamp with a small surface scrape and three tiny pinholes, still an attractive example of this scarce stamp on cover. Photo on page 129. £1,500-1,800 |
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| 856 | |||
| May 7th Cape 1/2d postal stationery postcard to Graaf Reinet, franked at the 1/- northern route rate by two pairs of the 3d on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d lilac san-serif surcharge, each cancelled by the "MAFEKING / C.G.H" c.d.s, transit and arrival datestamps of Ootsi (11 May, scarce Army Telegraphs c.d.s code O-S), Bulawayo (May 21), Port Elizabeth (June 13) and Graaf Reinet. The card has a long message from R.B Christie to his wife written on May 6 (Day of Siege 206), just 11 days before the town was relieved. Small repair to the upper right corner of the card, otherwise fine and an exceptional item. We have only recorded one other postcard used with Mafeking Siege stamps. Photo on Back Cover. £3,000-3,500 |
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| 857 | |||
1900 (Apr 12) Bechuanaland Protectorate 2d with Mafeking c.d.s, a very unusual use during the siege. Also Cape 3d with forged 6d Mafeking surcharge and c.d.s cancel, and a cigarette card showing siege stamps. (3). £60-70Siege Banknotes and Newspapers |
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| 858 | |||
| February 1900 1/- and 2/- banknotes issued in Mafeking, both with embossed Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d revenue stamps. The 1/- note (no. B6652) very fine with a few small pinholes and a little light creasing, the 2/- note (no. B7575) in superb uncirculated condition. Also a handwritten letter giving articles 2 and 3 under which these banknotes were issued, with an old attached piece of card stating "from a letter carried by a despatch rider during the Siege of Mafeking". (3). £200-250 |
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| 859 | |||
| £1 Deep Blue photographically produced siege banknote no. 486 signed by R. Urry and Capt. H. Greener, with embossed 1d revenue stamp, horizontal and vertical folds (both with some splitting) and other small corner faults, still a presentable example of this rare note. Photo on page 129. £150-200 |
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| 860 | |||
1899 (Nov 1) - 1900 (May 31) "Mafeking Mail, special siege slip", the one page newspaper published daily throughout the siege, various sizes, types and colours of paper, all 152 issues bound in one volume containing interesting siege news and adverts, many for stamps. Faults or tape repairs to three larger size issues, the volume with some wear to the spine, otherwise mainly fine and an interesting set of siege newspapers. (152 papers in one volume). £800-1,000Other Siege Related Items |
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| 861 | |||
| 1900 (July 27) Piece bearing proof impressions of the four cancellations held at the Mafeking Post Office during the siege including the "MAFEKING / C.G.H" c.d.s, the "MAFEKING" telegraphic c.d.s which was occasionally used to cancel stamps, the squared circle datestamp and "1045" numeral. Also two pieces bearing three strikes of a forged "MAFEKING / C.G.H" squared circle (17 MY 00). Very unusual. £300-350 |
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| 862 | |||
| 1900 (May 26) Stampless cover written by Major F.W. Panzera, D.A.A.G in the Frontier Forces and C.S.O to Baden-Powell during the siege, to his wife in England, posted just nine days after the relief, with scarce "MAFEKING" c.d.s (no year date). This c.d.s was intended for telegraphic purposes; its use on mail during or after the siege is very unusual. Light staining and a few edge faults. Also May 22nd stampless O.A.S cover from an Officer in the relief force to Cape Town with Mafeking squared circle and "1d" charge mark. (2). £120-150 |
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| 863 | |||
| 1900 (May 20) Cover to the Mayor of Hastings marked "Mafeking fund"; May 21st "Standard Special" newspaper announcing the Relief of Mafeking, posted from Dover Station Office on May 23rd franked 1/2d green; and 1901 cover from Uxbridge to "Lt. Col. Vyvyan, Chairman of the Mafeking Relief Fund, Mafeking" with squared circle arrival backstamp (Vyvyan was Town Commandant and Chief Engineer during the siege). Also the 32 page booklet "Siege Views of Mafeking" by E.J. Ross (cover faults) and a "Black & White Budget" magazine featuring Baden-Powell. (5). £130-150 |
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| 864 | |||
| 1900 (Aug 22) Letter from New Zealand, sent to General Baden-Powell enquiring after the whereabouts of a friend, John Woodman, who served under Baden-Powell during the siege. The letter was sent to six Officers including the Town Commandant, Chief Constable and Commanding Officers of the Protectorate Regiment and Bechuanaland Regiment, all of whom have endorsed the letter to show Woodman was unknown to them; the letter was then posted back to its original sender in New Zealand enclosed in a stampless O.H.M.S cover, endorsed "Free" and signed by the Staff Clerk, with "MAFEKING / C.G.H" squared circle. An unusual item. Photo on page 129. £200-250 |
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| 865 | |||
1905 Baden Powell personal Christmas cards, with a printed reproduction of a Baden-Powell drawing of a horseman chasing a hare, two different printings both with printed "Good luck, R.S.S. Baden-Powell", one with "Xmas 1905" added. Both posted from London to "Mrs Winter, Dixon Hotel, Mafeking" or "Major Panzera, Mafeking" (redirected to Francistown) with arrival datestamps, one the single ring "MAFEKING / C.G.H" that was used during the siege, dated 27 Jan. 06 (latest recorded date). Some faults, an unusual pair. (2). £180-220Later Boer War Covers |
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| 866 | |||
| 1900-02 Covers from (6) or to (3) troops in Mafeking, the ingoing covers from G.B (to the Protectorate Regt, endorsed "Discharged no address"), Cape Town or Rhodesia (postcard, faults). The outgoing covers comprising stampless cover and cover unusually addressed to Roumania bearing G.B 1d strip of three, both with "ARMY POST OFFICE / MAFEKING" c.d.s; stampless cover and Cape 1d envelope both with Mafeking squared circle; cover with Mafeking squared circle bearing G.B 1d tied by F.P.O datestamp five days later, and stampless registered O.H.M.S cover to London with Mafeking single ring c.d.s. (9). £180-220 |
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| 867 | |||
| 1900 (June 18) Illustrated envelope, "Carving something on the Rock" showing a soldier carving the word "Mafeking" with "Kimberley, Ladysmith" already carved above, bearing Cape 1d tied by F.P.O c.d.s. A little minor soiling, an attractive cover. £80-100 |
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| 868 | |||
| 1900 (Sep 14) Stampless cover to New Zealand headed "On active service, 4th Regiment N.Z.R.I, stamps not available, Tr. Shedan 1136" and countersigned by an Officer with "MAFEKING / C.G.H" squared circle and "2" charge mark, altered to "2 1/2", backstamps of Wellington and Balfour. A fine New Zealand Contingent cover. Photo on page 129. £200-240 |
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| 869 | |||
| 1900 (Nov 6) Stampless cover to New South Wales headed "On active service, no stamps available, Captain Timoney, 1st Regt. Australian Bushmen" with "MAFEKING / C.G.H" squared circle and "1d" charge mark, a N.S.W 1d postage due stamp applied, backstamped at Sydney. A fine N.S.W Contingent cover. Photo on page 129. £250-280 |
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| 870 | |||
| 1901 (May 25) Telegraph form to "Lord Methuen, 1st Divn, Forward" with violet "MAFEKING" handstamp and "MAFEKING" telegraphic c.d.s, and a stampless cover signed by Methuen, to his wife in England with "MAFEKING / C.G.H" squared circle. (2)£80-100 |
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| 871 | |||
| 1902 (Mar.) Cover endorsed from an Officer in the Bechuanaland Rifles, posted from Johannesburg to Zeerust backstamped at Army Post Office Bloemfontein and Mafeking (Mar 15), some soiling and the stamp partly removed, explained by the endorsement on reverse "picked up on veldt after mail had been captured by Boers forwarded by Corpl. F. Mansell 1st Scottish Horse, S.A". Very unusual. £180-220 |
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| 872 | |||
| 1902 (May 16) Cover bearing Cape 1d pair tied by Mafeking squared circle with white E.R censor seal tied by Mafeking Press Censor cachet, addressed to a P.O.W at Hambantota, Ceylon, redirected to Ragama Camp and then to Germany. Various backstamps including Hambantota and Ragama Camp c.d.s. £70-80 |
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| 873 | |||
1902 Budrich illustrated envelope franked Cape 1d, from Mafeking to Sierra Leone, a few small edge tears though still a very presentable example of this attractive envelope to an unusual destination. Also 1899 piece from a registered parcel bearing Cape 1d block of 15 tied by Mafeking c.d.s, other covers or cards (2), Boer War related picture postcards (4), and a photograph of Boer Forts at Mafeking. (9). £70-100Bechuanaland Protectorate Stamp Period |
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| 874 | |||
1935-57 Covers bearing various Bechuanaland Protectorate issues including 1935 Silver Jubilee (3 covers) and 1932 issue (3 covers), postal stationery including 1938 KGVI 4d registration envelope, 1934-39 stampless O.H.M.S covers with Official Free cachets (2), 1951 USA reply card from Mafeking, also 1917 cover from Gaberones to Mafeking bearing Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d. (27). £150-180South Africa Stamp Period |
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| 875 | |||
| 1920-26 South Africa registration envelopes from Mafeking all uprated with stamps, one 4d envelope to Wenchow, China, also 5 1/2d size H2 envelope to Belgium. (4). £100-120 |
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| 876 | |||
| 1924 Long cover to Johannesburg bearing "Railway Letter Post" label and franked by two 1/2d strips of four cancelled violet oval "S.A.R PARCEL / MAFEKING O89" datestamps, arrival c.d.s. Unusual. £120-140 |
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| 877 | |||
1925 to recent covers in a box, various special cancels, air mails, official mail, WW2 stampless forces cover, 1925 registered cover bearing stamps of the four South African provinces, etc. (100+). £200-250Boer War |
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| 878 | |||
| 1899 Covers, cards and ephemera including 1899 (Nov 15) stampless "In Dienst, O.V.S" cover endorsed "ambulance" and "op Commando dienst" with Bloemfontein c.d.s; 1900 O.F.S postcard from Harrismith to Pietermaritzburg with violet boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR / RETURN TO SENDER"; 1901 cover from St. Helena with P.O.W censor cachet initialled "EW"; 1902 list of registered articles recording three letters from Bermuda forwarded from Cape Town to Heilbron; permits (3); pro-Boer postcards (3); photo of Kruger, etc. (13). £120-150 |
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| 879 | |||
| 1899 O.F.S 1/2d postal stationery postcard from Ficksburg to Natal via Delagoa Bay with blue oval "POSTMEESTER GENERAAL / ORANJE-VRY STAAT" censor cachet incorporating the O.F.S arms; 1900 cover from Johannesburg to Pretoria with scarce straight line "Gezien" censor cachet in violet; and 1902 O.F.S 1/2d postcard from Springfontein Refugee Camp with Press Censor cachets of Springfontein and Cape Town. (3). £160-200 |
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| 880 | |||
| 1900 Cover to Krugersdorp with Transvaal 1/2d pair tied by violet straight line "COLENSO, 1 JAN. 00", backstamped at Hoofdlager (Jan. 16), Johannesburg and Krugersdorp. Photo on page 129. £150-180 |
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| 881 | |||
| 1901 Stampless cover sent within Standerton endorsed "no stamps" with fine fancy framed "STANDERTON / 10 JAN 1901 / TRANSVAAL" in black, the cover a little shortened at left edge. £70-100 |
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| 882 | |||
1901 O.H.M.S Army Telegraphs envelope to Harrismith with Army Telegraphs c.d.s code "HS-M; 1903 piece from a telegraph form with similar "HS-CO" c.d.s; and a 10/- AT pair with code "B-FN" c.d.s. (3). Photo on page 129. £100-120Stamp Issues(Also see lots 844-857) |
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| 883 | |||
| Lydenburg. 1900 (Sep 21) Transvaal 1/2d postal stationery postcard with local Lydenburg "V.R.I" overprint uprated with Transvaal 1/2d also overprinted "V.R.I" at Lydenburg both cancelled "P.O.A / 43", the adhesive stamp applied after the postcard was cancelled, commercial message reading "am still in Lydenburg in the best of health, mail just leaving, letter by next". Minor corner creasing to the card, otherwise fine and an exceptional item. Lydenburg stamps are very scarce on cover whilst very few examples of Lydenburg postal stationery are recorded commercially used. Photo on page 135. £1,500-1,800 |
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| 884 | |||
| Pietersburg. 1901 Cover to E. Tamsen, Nylstroom bearing Pietersburg perforated 1d (type P1) with central Pietersburg c.d.s (Apr 2), not tied but clearly belongs. £100-120 |
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| 885 | |||
| Vryburg. 1899 British Occupation 1/2d - 2 1/2d surcharge set of four fine mint. S.G. 1/4, £4,125. (4). Photo on page 112. £1,200-1,500 |
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| 886 | |||
Vryburg. 1899 British Occupation 1d surcharge, two used marginal stamps, one with variety "Z" largely missing. Also Schweizer Reneke "BESIEGED" handstruck overprint reading upwards on Transvaal 2d used on piece, with vertical crease. S.G. £575. (3). Photo on page 112. £120-150Siege of O'OkiepBesieged from 4th April 1902 until 4th May 1902 by a Boer Commando led by Jan Christian Smuts. The town was defended by British and Cape forces as well as miners from the Cape Copper Co. 10/-, £1 and £5 Banknotes were issued during the siege by Lt. Col. W.A.D Shelton, Administrator of Namaqualand district, each note being signed by Captain W.R.R Macdonald and Lieut. P.J. Wood. Few notes were issued and most were exchanged for coin after the siege; these are now amongst the rarest of all the banknotes issued during the Boer War, no more than five examples of each banknote believed to exist. |
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| 887 | |||
| 10/- Banknote numbered "243", violet "On His Majesty's Service" cachet at top, handstamped "Cancelled" in red, light horizontal fold, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. Photo on page 131. £5,500-6,000 |
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| 888 | |||
£1 Banknote numbered "95", violet "On His Majesty's Service" cachet at top, handstamped "Cancelled" in red, light vertical and horizontal folds and small tear at left edge, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. Photo on page 131. £5,500-6,000P.O.W Camps in India |
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| 889 | |||
| Ahmednagar. 1901-03 Covers to P.O.Ws in Ahmednagar, from another P.O.W in Diyatalawa Camp, or from South Africa (6, one registered), five of these covers posted in 1903 to P.O.Ws who continued to refuse to sign the Oath of Allegiance, with three covers not received at Ahmednagar until January 1904. Cancellations include Dal Josaphat and Dalmanutha R.O. (7). £220-260 |
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| 890 | |||
| Ahmednagar. Ephemera comprising a handwritten order concerning taking the Oath of Allegiance; memo to the Station Master at Ahmednagar (with accompanying receipt) concerning a parcel, with camp cachets; 1903 Death Certificate for a P.O.W who died of plague in the camp hospital, with cachet and signature of the camp Commandant; and June 1902 printed letter from Army H.Q Simla summarising the terms of surrender of the Boers. (5). £150-180 |
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| 891 | |||
| Shahjahanpur. 1902 (Oct 23) Oath of Allegiance signed by D.A Viljoen of Fouriesmith, with various camp cachets, also signed by the camp Commandant. £80-100 |
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| 892 | |||
| Trichinopoly. 1901-02 Covers from the camp, addressed to the Women's Camp at Middelburg or Diyatalawa Camp, both with large boxed "Examined" censor cachet (signed or handstamped by T.L Thorne), and two covers from South Africa to the camp with circular camp censor cachets, a few faults. (4). £130-160 |
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| 893 | |||
| Trichinopoly. 1901 Printed notice in Dutch regarding the behaviour of P.O.Ws, and a permit signed by Major Sharpe allowing 20 P.O.Ws to leave the camp to watch a cricket match. (2). £70-90 |
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| 894 | |||
Ships/India. 1902 Covers from Army Post Office Lydenburg to the S.S "Aurania", Bombay, redirected to Bhim-Tal and Kakool, Abbottabad, endorsed "not Bhim Tal"; or from Standerton to S.S "Colombian", Point, Durban redirected to "Bombay or Templemore" with Umbilo transit c.d.s. Also two fronts to the S.S "Roslin Castle" (one redirected to India), and a 1901 cover from Johannesburg with fine cachet of the U.S Consulate on the front. (5). £140-160Cape of Good Hope |
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| 895 | |||
| 1830 (Nov 8) Long missionary letter written from "Imquakwebe" to Scotland endorsed "care of L.C. Beck, Cape Town", altered to "With L.C. Beck's Compts" upon forwarding. Charged 4d inland postage and 1/6 1/2 upon arrival with a fine crowned Cape Town (Dec 9) datestamp and boxed "INDIA LETTER / MARGATE". Worthy of further research, presumably from the African interior, taking a full month to reach Cape Town. £100-120 |
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| 896 | |||
| 1862 Soldiers cover to England headed "From 230 Pte Thos. Howden 2/11th Regt Cape of Good Hope" and countersigned by the Commanding Officer, bearing a 1d Cape triangular tied by triangular cancel, with Cape Town backstamp. The cover has various edge faults, has been opened out and rebacked, and is missing the flap. £80-100 |
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| 897 | |||
| 1864 1/- and 1871-76 1d, 4d and 5/- imperforate proof blocks on ungummed wove paper without watermark, each stamp overprinted "CANCELLED". The 1d and 4d in interpanneau blocks of eight, the 1/- and 5/- in corner plate number blocks of six. £180-220 |
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| 898 | |||
| 1864-1904 Mint and used collection on album pages including 1864-77 1d (2), 6d mint; 1871-76 1/2d, 1d, 4d mint; 1874-76 1d on 6d lilac used, 1d on 1/- green mint; 1879 3d on 4d blue mint; 1880 3d on 4d rose mint; 1880 "3" on 3d rose with type 10 surcharge inverted used and type 11 surcharge unused; 1887 5/- orange mint; 1893-98 1/- blue-green mint, etc. £200-250 |
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| 899 | |||
| 1867-1909 Covers, many c.1867-80 addressed to Willowmore, a good range of cancellations including oval, single ring and double arc datestamps, numerals, printed matter cancels, T.P.O backstamps, 1895 Cape Colony Ocean Post Office c.d.s, 1892 Parcel tag franked 3/4 and bearing Inland Parcel Post label, covers to USA and Germany, etc. A useful lot. (100+). £250-350 |
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| 900 | |||
| 1881 Cover to Wales bearing Cape 6d, endorsed "On Active Service" and signed "J.H.W Bourne, Major, A.S.O" across the stamp, backstamped at Cape Town (Mar 7) and Haverford West. The cover has "No ...... Troop, Cape Mounted Riflemen" printed at the base of the address panel. At this date a small force of Cape Mounted Riflemen and native levies were fighting the Pondomisi, near Umtata, who had risen in sympathy with the Basutos during the Gun War, and were threatening the borders of Griqualand East. Some closed tears at top edge and repaired at right, but a very scarce campaign cover. Photo on page 135. £200-250 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 29) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 4th May 2012 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Wednesday 18th April - By Appointment Monday 23rd April - Friday 27th April and Monday 30th April - Thursday 3rd May - 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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