Canadian Contingent. 1901-02 Covers from Canadians serving in the South African Constabulary franked 1d to Canada (3) or USA, or 2 1/2d to USA, also a cover franked G.B KEVII 1d from A.P.O Pretoria to England with oval "B" Division cachet and endorsed from "H.F Yates, Pte Secy to Col. S.B Steele Comdg B. Div. S.A.C". (6). £100-120
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St. Helena. 1901 Cover from Paris to a P.O.W in St. Helena franked 25c, with circular P.O.W Censor cachet, light edge staining. £100-120
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"Mexican" Wreck. 1900 (Apr 2) Cape 1d postal stationery postcard with coloured picture of R.M.S "Tintagel Castle" printed on the reverse, posted from Alfred Dock to England with red cachet "RECOVERED FROM / WRECK OF MEXICAN". Also a newspaper cutting telling of the loss of all the parcels and most printed matter despatched on the "Mexican" as well as 39 bags of letters from Natal and three bags from the Cape, 24 of these bags of letters being from the army. £160-200
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"Mexican" Wreck. 1900 (Mar 26) Picture postcard from Bloemfontein to Germany bearing O.F.S V.R.I 2 1/2d on 3d, Cape Town transit datestamp (Mar 30), some staining and edge wear explained by the cachet "Aus der mit dem / uniergegangenen Dampfer * Mexican * / beforderter Post aus Capstadt / Bahnpostamt No 15" in black. A fine example of the scarce German wreck cachet and an uncommon O.F.S origin for a "Mexican" wreck card. Photo on Page 40. £300-350
Boer War - Mafeking |
Used selection comprising S.G. 1, 2, 3 (on small piece), 4 and 10 all fine, also S.G. 6 (on piece), 11 and 13 with faults. S.G. £675 (for the fine stamps). (8). Photo on Page 47. £150-180
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Used selection, all on piece, comprising S.G. 6, 8, 11, 13 and 14, all fine. S.G. £510+. (5). £140-180
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1s Surcharge on Cape 4d unused without gum, minor soiling and surface rubbing, still a very reasonable looking example of this scarce stamp. With Brandon Certificate (2010). S.G. 5, £8,000. Photo on Page 47. £1,000-1,200
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3d Surcharge type 1 on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d lilac, the six overprint types all used, two on piece. S.G. 7, £720. (6). £170-220
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6d Surcharge type 1 on Bechuanaland Protectorate 3d fine used on piece, with AP 2 c.d.s. With R.P.S Certificate (1994). S.G. 9, £400. Photo on Page 47. £120-150
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1s Surcharge type 2 on British Bechuanaland 6d fine used on piece with MY 10 c.d.s. S.G. 15, £850. Photo on Page 47. £260-320
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2s Surcharge type 2 on British Bechuanaland 1/- green mint, small part gum with some toning and hinge remainders, pulled perf and a little soiling to other perforation tips at the top and a small stain spot below the value, still a very reasonable looking example of an exceptionally scarce stamp. With P.F.S.A Certificate (1998). S.G. 16, £14,000. Photo on Page 47. £2,500-2,800
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2s Surcharge type 2 on British Bechuanaland 1/-, fine used with MY 4 c.d.s. S.G. 16, £600. Photo on Page 47. £180-220
Boer War - Schweizer Reneke |
1900 Transvaal 1/2d with BESIEGED handstamp reading upwards, used with 11 Sep. Schweizer Reneke c.d.s, very fine, with Brandon Certificate (1999). S.G. 1, £325. Photo on Page 47. £120-140
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1900 Transvaal 1/2d with BESIEGED handstamp reading upwards, used on piece with 12 Sep. Schweizer Reneke c.d.s, very fine. With B.P.A Certificate (1986). S.G. 1, £325. Photo on Page 47. £140-160
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1900 Transvaal 1d with BESIEGED handstamp reading upwards, used with 12 Sep. Schweizer Reneke c.d.s, very fine. With Brandon Certificate (1999). S.G. 2, £325. Photo on Page 47. £120-140
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1900 Transvaal 2d with BESIEGED handstamp reading upwards, used with 12 Sep. Schweizer Reneke c.d.s, small thins and pulled upper left corner perforation. With Brandon Certificate (1999). S.G. 3, £450. Photo on Page 47. £100-120
Cape of Good Hope |
1853-64 Cape triangulars unused (5) or used (43) comprising Perkins Bacon 1d (6, one on deeply blued paper), 4d (3, including a fine pair), 6d (3) and 1/- (5), 1861 Woodblock 1d and 4d (both cut into and thinned), De La Rue 1d (11, one with Port Elizabeth c.d.s), 4d (12), 6d (3, one fiscally used) and 1/- (3), rather mixed condition, thirteen stamps fine with good margins on all sides. (48). Photo on Page 47. £700-800
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1864-1904 Mainly used collection on pages including 1879 3d on 4d surcharges with varieties "PENCB" (very fine) or "THE•EE" (a few short perfs at lower left, otherwise fine), etc., a few faults, the majority fine. S.G. £1,000 (approx). (74). Photo on Page 47. £150-200
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1893-1902 1d 'Hope standing' used, 100 bundles each of 100 stamps sealed in paper approximately a hundred years ago, unopened since, totally unchecked, possibly an interesting lot for the postmark enthusiast. (10,000). £120-150
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Railways. Cape Government Railways waybills (11, most with "Willowmore Station R.O" c.d.s), a stampless C.G.R advice note posted to Willowmore with "BAROO" c.d.s, C.G.R receipt notes (8), letters on railway notepaper (3), photos and picture postcards (10), etc. (36). £130-160
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Licences & Receipts. Various forms mostly issued at Willowmore including licences to sell wines or deal in gunpowder (both with embossed revenue stamps), certificates authorising the purchase of guns and powder (51), House Duty receipts (5), licence for removing gunpowder, gaol requisition forms (5), passes for obtaining liquor (4), authority to remove stores (2), receipts for service of Government stallions (2), registered letter receipts (5, with datestamps) and a P.O Box receipt with Willowmore c.d.s. (78). £100-150
Natal |
1859-1909 Mint and used collection on pages with Chalon Heads, 1869 Postage overprints including 3d and 6d with type 7b overprint (S.G. 40b, 42x), 1876 6d with Postage overprint inverted (S.G. 83b), 1877 1/2d on 1d yellow variety surcharge double and 1d on 6d violet with "S" omitted (S.G. 91b and 92a, both with corner fault), etc. A few faults, the majority fine. Also three Zululand stamps including 1892 1/- green fine used. S.G. £4,500+. (210). £500-600
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1861-65 Chalon Heads used comprising 1861-62 no watermark rough perf 14 to 16 3d (5, including two pairs) and 6d (5, including a pair) and 1863 Crown CC 6d (19, including seven pairs), one pair watermarked with part marginal inscription. S.G. 12, 13, 23, £873. (29). £120-140
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1861-1910 Covers and cards (10) and fronts or part covers (4, all with Chalon Head issues), also unused postal stationery (10), various cancels including Lower Umkomaas, Gourton, Dargle Road, Mapumulo, etc. (24). ` £100-120
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1895 1/2d Surcharge on 6d violet, mint block of 60 (the lower five rows of the sheet), various surcharge varieties, a few minor stains and split perfs. S.G. 114, £150+. £60-70
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1907 Cover sent locally in Durban bearing KEVII 1d and 1885 QV £1 green revenue stamp previously used with punch holes, both stamps tied by the Durban c.d.s. Most peculiar. £80-100
Orange Free State |
1868-1909 Mainly used collection on pages with useful V.R.I overprints, 1902 One Shilling on 5s mint with short top to "5", 1903 KEVII 1/2d with inverted watermark and 4d with variety "IOSTAGE", etc. S.G. £1,350 (approx). (74). Photo on Page 47. £160-200
Transvaal |
1877-1909 Mainly used collection on pages including 1878-80 1/- and 2/-, 1885 1/2d on 6d, 1900 V.R.I 2/6 with no stop after "R" (unpriced used), also Rustenburg 1d. S.G. £1,400 (approx). (123). £160-200
Union of South Africa |
1910-26 Issues mint on an album page including £1 green and red, all fine. S.G. 1-32, £1,036. (29). Photo on Page 47. £280-320
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1918 (Nov 27) "Make Your Six Pence Fly" Aerial Postcard, the scarcer first type Transvaal card with small dark blue R.A.F badge on large Red Cross, flown from Johannesburg to Pretoria with KGV 1d (corner fault) tied by the special Aerial Post c.d.s. Photo on Page 40. £120-150
SOUTH WEST AFRICA |
German South West Africa. 1897-1919 Issues mint comprising hyphenated overprint 3pf, 5pf, 20pf and the unissued 25pf and 50pf (the 20pf, 25pf and 50pf unmounted), unhyphenated overprint 3pf - 20pf, yacht issue without watermark 3pf - 20pf, 40pf - 2m and 5m (the 2m and 5m unmounted), and watermark lozenges 3pf - 5m set of nine unmounted, the yacht no watermark 3pf and 1m with faults, otherwise all superb, the two 5m stamps both marginal. S.G. £1,140. (28). Photo on Page 47. £250-300
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1923-90 Mint (mainly unmounted) collection in a printed "ideal" album, the 1923-49 issues in pairs including overprint setting 1 1/2d - 2/6, setting III 1/2d - £1 set of twelve, setting IV 2/6 pair (mounted), setting VI 1d, 2d, 4d - 10/-, 1927 (Apr) 2d - 10/- set of six (mounted), 1927-30 1/2d - £1 set of twelve (1/3 and £1 pairs mounted), other 1926-31 overprints (complete except 1930-31 1d), 1931 1/2d - 20/- set of 14 (some lightly mounted), all 1935-90 issues, a fine lot. S.G. £2,600++. (100s). Photo on Page 47. £700-900
SPAIN |
19th and 20th Century postal history and postmark studies in 13 albums, five folders and two boxes, including ambulants, registered mail, datestamps and machines, value declared mail, multiple frankings, etc, mainly post 1950 but with a good number of earlier items. An interesting and extensive lot. £600-700
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1870 12c Brown-red mint, hinge remainders, gum a little tropicalised and one short perf at left, otherwise fine with Comex Certificate (2012). S.G. 181a, £350. Photo on Page 47. £150-170
SUDAN(Also see lot 22)
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1897-1954 Mint collection on pages including 1898, 1902, 1927 and 1948 Camel Postmen sets; 1931, 1935, 1937 and 1938 Air mail sets; 1935 General Gordon set; 1935 Air 2 1/2pi surcharges on 3m or 5m in blocks of ten both including the missing second arabic letter variety on one stamp; 1940 surcharges; 1941 Palm Tree set; 1951 set; postage dues; officials with 1936 and 1951 sets, etc. A good lot. S.G. £1,800 (approx). (258). £450-550
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1903 5m on 5pi Brown and green, variety surcharge inverted, fine used with Khartoum c.d.s (Oct. 10 1903). S.G. 29a, £275. Photo on Page 47. £100-120
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1935 50th Death Anniversary of General Gordon 5m - 50pi set of nine very fine used. S.G. 59/67, £200. (9). £80-100
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1940 5m on 10m Carmine and black, four mint blocks of six, horizontal marginal blocks including the varieties "Malmime" or two dots omitted, vertical blocks including the varieties short "mim" or broken "lam", all fine. S.G. 78a/d, £295. (4 blocks). £80-100
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1940 3pi Red-brown and bright blue colour trial pair on chalk-surfaced gummed paper watermarked "SG", very close to the issued colour (with issued stamp for comparison), one stamp heavily thinned, the other fine unmounted. Ex Danson sheet, with Peter Holcombe opinion (1989). £60-80
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1956-2004 Mainly unmounted mint collection in a stockbook with definitives, commemoratives, miniature sheets, officials, provisional surcharges, 1970 first anniversary of the Revolution issue which was withdrawn on the first day, etc. (353). £150-180
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1951 3pi Brown and dull ultramarine mint lower right corner marginal block of nine with a similar imperforate proof block of nine on pink ungummed paper without watermark. (2 blocks). £60-80
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1960 Fifth World Forestry Congress imperforate plate proofs of the three values each affixed to separate De La Rue & Co. Ltd cards, with a manuscript reference number below each proof. (3). £150-180
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1961 Saving Sudanese Nubia Antiquities imperforate plate proofs of the three values each affixed to separate De La Rue & Co. Ltd cards, with a manuscript reference number below each proof. (3). £150-180
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1990 £1 on 10pi Red and blue sailing boat, handstamped provisional surcharge, in a superb unmounted mint marginal block of four, scarce. S.G. 468. £80-100
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Postage Dues. 1901-48 Gunboat Zafir issues in mint blocks of four comprising 1901 set, 1924 set of three on chalk surfaced paper, 1927 set (with additional 2m shade) with S.G. watermark and 1948 set with altered inscriptions, all fine, eleven marginal. S.G. D5/15, £374+. (15 blocks). £120-140
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Postage Dues. 1948 Set of four with altered arabic inscriptions each in a fine used block of four. S.G. D12/15, £600+. (4 blocks). Photo on Page 19. £160-200
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Revenues. 1951 5pi Overprinted "PASSPORT" in a complete unmounted mint sheet of 50, split into two blocks of 25. £120-150
SWITZERLAND |
1850-1921 Mint and used collection on album pages including 1850 Rayon II 10r (S.G. 10) used with "P.P" cancel; 1854 thin paper 40r used (S.G. 28); 1857-62 thick paper issues used to 40r (7); 1862-64 3c - 1f with 10c mint, 30c mint (faults), 60c and 1f used; 1867-78 used to 50c; 1889-1903 issues to 1f, various perfs; 1905 plain paper 20c - 1f mint; 1908 30c - 3f mint; postage dues, etc. A few faults, a useful old-time lot. (237). £120-140
THAILAND(Also see lots 103-108)
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1883-1997 Mint and used collection in three albums including 1883 sets mint (2), various surcharge issues, imperforate proofs with punch holes (10), a few covers including 1924 Uttari aeroplane cancel on first flight cover, many later miniature sheets, etc. (100s). £300-350
TOGO |
1915 10pf with type 6 "Togo Anglo-French Occupation" overprint in a block of four, superb used with central Lome c.d.s dated 7.1.15, the First Day of Issue of this stamp. With B.P.A Certificate (1979). S.G. 31, £520+. Photo on Page 19. £150-180
UGANDA |
