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–– perf. 14x13 1/2 3d. marginal block of eight (4x2) with interpanneau margin at left, lightly mounted mint; slight oxidisation at left, otherwise sound £100-120
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–– perf. 14x13 1/2 (up) 5/- block of four sharing indistinct 1932 c.d.s.; a couple of shortish perfs., otherwise sound. A very rare multiple. S.G. 38a, £2,200+. Photo £800-1,000
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1/2d. vertical pairs (2), 1d. block of six, 2d. vertical pair and 6d. pair, all showing paper joins, 2d. vertical pair, 3d. blue block of four and 1/- single all showing inking flaws, 2d. marginal single (on piece) with major horizontal perforation shift, 1/- marginal pair with twisted horn (the normal with inclusion) and 1/- vertical pair showing two perforation holes between missing; used and generally good to fine £300-400
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x 1/2d. black and green coil strips (74 stamps) from various columns, each strip showing pairs of English and Afrikaans stamps together, and 2d. grey and dull purple, a group of multiples with upper and lower arrow blocks of twelve (both blocks split, upper reinforced), side arrow blocks of four and sheet number block of four, mint £150-200
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1/2d. and 1d. Type I blocks of four and 2d. vertical pair, all with paper joins, 2/6d. blue and brown block of four and two pairs (one with vignettes centred to top, severed and rejoined), used; 2d. pair with a couple of small faults, otherwise sound £100-120
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1/2d. booklet panes (15) being a reconstruction of the top half of the sheet, 1d. similar reconstruction from the bottom half of the sheet, and 2d. similar reconstruction from the top half of the sheet, one column in each with inverted watermarks, mint and generally fine for these. A rare trio £1,500-2,000
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1/2d. coil strips of six and eight (5) with the latter including strips of four with two English and two Afrikaans stamps se-tenant, and 1d. coil strip of six with shifted medallion and strips of seven and eight printed on creased paper; generally fine mint. R9, 10 £120-150
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1d. Type I block of seventy-two, being the complete top six rows of a sheet with control "E" opposite English stamp and sheet number "8807", R.5/12 with broken mainmast and columns seven and nine with thin doctor blade lines, fresh mint; folded between in places for display purposes. A rare and impressive multiple £200-250
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1d. vertical pair, the lower stamp with variety frame omitted, the upper stamp with the frame virtually omitted except at top where country name tablet remains, fresh mint; the lower stamp with a horizontal crease. Photo £150-200
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2d. slate-grey and violet lower right corner vertical strip of three with sheet number "1454", the centre stamp with paper join, fine unmounted mint £120-150
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2d. slate-grey and lilac block of four with horizontal paper join, neatly cancelled with light central c.d.s., and an Afrikaans used single with under-inked vignette, and 3d. blue marginal blocks of four in contrasting shades, one with watermark , one with watermark upright and sheet number "7647" in blue, the other with watermark inverted and sheet number "6797" in black; the latter with faint tone mark at top, otherwise fine mint £150-200
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2d. blue and violet block of four, 2d, blue and violet pair with shifted vignette, 3d. black and red watermark upright marginal block of four with sheet number, 3d. black and red and 3d. blue watermark upright "arrow" marginal pairs with one in each showing shuttered window flaw, used and generally fine £250-300
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x 2d. blue and violet variety albino print, in a lower right corner strip of six pairs showing the sheet number "5598" in red numerals, large part original gum; folded through central perfs with hinge reinforcement and small stain on lower pair. An unusual and important multiple £150-200
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6d. watermark upright horizontal pairs (2), one with scratch in tree and one with blue-green line between the stamps, watermark upright right-hand marginal pair with "arrow", watermark inverted marginal block of six with sheet number "9304" and lower left corner vertical pair with blue-green doctor blade flaw, fine mint £180-200
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2/6d. brown and blue, four blocks of four with datestamps of 1944, 1945, 1948 and one with date unclear though showing apparent worn plate; two a little toned though of fine appearance with the first pre-dating the generally accepted issue date of this shade. S.G. 49b £100-120
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1942-44 War Effort 1 1/2d. red-brown, bilingual pair, variety roulette omitted, unmounted mint (hinged in the Loan Certificate "tab"), fine. S.G. 99b, £375. Photo £150-200
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1947 Royal Visit range of perforated colour trials on gummed watermarked paper, comprising 1d. block of eight (four se-tenant pairs) in grey and red, grey and carmine and in grey and lake, 2d. blocks of four in pale brown, mauve and in lilac, and 3d. blocks of four in light blue, greenish blue and in bright blue, all marginal from the top of the sheet showing "arrow", superb unmounted mint. SACC R150,000+. Photo £5,000-6,000
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1969-72 1c. marginal arrow block of six (2x3), grossly misperforated horizontally and with double/treble perfs. vertically affecting the upper block of four, unmounted mint £100-120
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x 1987 (19 Nov.) Bible Society of South Africa 40c. "The Word of God" together with Buildings 1c. and 50c. cancelled by Hex River c.d.s. 9 November on registered envelope piece, correctly franked at the current registration rate of 91c., also showing Worcester (10.11) and Graaff Reinet (16.11) c.d.s.; a very fine commercially used example of this stamp that was supplied to various post offices before the official date of issue and was subsequently recalled due to religious objections. Cat. £550+. Photo £300-400
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1995 (15 Feb.) Tourism North-West, 50c. upper left corner example, variety imperforate on three sides, fine unmounted mint. Exceptionally rare and the first example that we record having seen at auction. SACC 892a. Photo £1,500-1,800
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1913 and 1917 2/6d. front and back covers, the first stapled at right the second at left, together with seven pieces of waxed interleaving; covers with a few small faults though a rare group. B1, 2 £150-200
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1917 2/6d. less the panes and accompanied by 1/2d. (2, one with perfs. trimmed off at base) and 1d. panes of six, 1/2d. and 1d. vertical pairs, all stapled at right. B2 £200-250
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x 1921 3/- black on salmon cover, complete but exploded with two panes each of 1 1/2d., 1d. and 1/2d. with inverted watermark; less staples, otherwise fine, and 1924 3/6 on 3/- in black on salmon cover, complete with two panes of each 2d., 1d. and 1/2d. 2d. inverted watermark); slight rusting around the staples, good to fine. S.G. SB3, SB4, £1,800 £200-250
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1921 3/- front and back covers of both types, one overprinted "2d", the other "2", and accompanied by twelve interleaving advertising panes £120-150
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x 1926-45 specialised mint collection neatly mounted and written-up on pages, arranged by Sets as in the Hagger 1986 handbook and including a wealth of block of four or larger, many with varieties and some of the later blocks with cylinder numbers, included are Set 1 2d. corner pair with plate number, 6d. pair, Set 2 6d. pair, Set 6 1/- pairs (3, one with imprint) and 2/6d. (2) pairs, one of each with "G" for "O", Set 7 1/- and 2/6d. pairs, Set 9 1/- and 2/6d. pairs, Set 11 6d., 1/- and 2/6d. pairs, Set 13 1 1/2d., 6d. and 1/- pairs, Set 14 6d. and 2/6d. pairs, Set 15 2d., 6d. (2) and 2/6d. pairs, Set 18 2d. marginal block of four, 2/6d. and 10/- pairs and 5/- lower right corner sheet number block of ten, Set 19 1/- pair, Set 20 1 1/2d. pair with diaresis and 1/- "arrow" block of four, Set 21 1/- "arrow" and sheet number blocks of four, and 2/6d. pair, Set 22 1/-, 2/6d. and 5/- (2) and 10/- blocks of four, Set 23 range to 1/-, 2/6d. block of twelve and 5/- pairs (2), Set 24 1/-, 2/6d. (2) and 10/- (2) blocks of four and 10/- block of six, Set 25 1/- block f four and 5/- pair, Set 26 1/- pair, Set 28 1/- pair, Set 29 1/- and 5/- pairs and 2/6d. cylinder block of four, and Set 30 1/- and 5/- (2, one with "arrow") blocks of four and 2/6d. "arrow" block of twelve; fine with many unmounted. A fine basis upon which to expand on these fascinating stamps £1,200-1,500
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x 1935-49 overprint reading downwards with "official" at left, 5/- black and blue-green and 10/- blue and sepia horizontal pairs, part to large part original gum. S.G. O28-O29, £620 £80-100
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1950-54 1/- blackish brown and ultramarine, fine used bilingual pair. S.G. O47a, £190 £60-80
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A Boer War flag, captured by Robert Loraine, comprising four sewn sections (green, white, blue and red), approximately 46 x 36 inches. Very rare and a wonderful piece of South African history which would enhance a Boer War Collection £1,500-2,000
Note: Robert Loraine (1876-1935) was a successful London and Broadway stage actor, actor manager, soldier and pioneer aviator. He served as a volunteer in the Boer war and was mentioned in dispatches. He took up flying in 1909, during World War I he flew with the R.F.C., winning the MC and DSO
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1860 4d. imperforate plate proof in carmine, a block of six (3x2) on thick wove paper, the upper row with light crease and the top right stamp with small black mark at base of Queen's neck, otherwise fine. £100-120
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x 1/2d. to 5/- set of fourteen and 1931-37 1/2d. to 5/- basic set of fifteen and 1/- perf. 14, used; first 2/6d. and 5/- a fraction soiled, otherwise good to fine. S.G. 1-27, 23b, £650 £150-200
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1/2d. blue-green imperforate printer's proof block of twelve comprising tête-bêche blocks of six from the booklet plate, each block of four sharing central 10mm. puncture and a couple showing printer's correction marks in red ink; one horizontal row creased. A very rare multiple. Photo £800-1,000
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1/2d. blue-green horizontal marginal pair from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate between and between stamp and margin, lightly mounted in margin only; one with light natural paper crease, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 1 var. Photo £600-700
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1d. bright rose lower left corner vertical pair, variety imperforate between stamps and vertical margin and with guillotine guide marks at corner confirming that this is not from the gutter, fine mint. Rare. Photo £350-400
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1d. bright rose marginal strip of three from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate between and between stamp and margin, fine mint. Rare. S.G. 2 var.. Photo £800-900
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6d. black and mauve cancelled by Bulawayo "support rhodesian industries" machine datestamp on 1924 (1 Apr.) first day of issue envelope to Johannesburg; fine and rare. Photo £250-300
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1931-37 Field Marshal issue collection of fifty-six multiples, comprising thirteen blocks of 1/2d.-1 1/2d. values in blocks of ten or twelve and forty-three block of twelve (6x2) of the 4d. to 5/- values, the latter all from the foot of the sheet with imprint, all with 5 digit requisition number and date of printing/despatch written on the individual cards in which they are presented; the range comprises all perf. varieties except the 1 1/2d. perf. 12 which was only available in booklets. All without gum as from the printer's archive. A rare and important group. S.G. 15-16c, 19-27 £4,000-5,000
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–– 1/- black and greenish blue imprint block of eight (4x2), fine unmounted mint. A fine and very rare block of the rarest stamp from this issue. S.G. 23b, £1,800+. Photo £1,200-1,500
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–– 5/- blue and blue-green, variety printed on the gummed side, unmounted mint, small stain in the lower right portion of the Crown and gum fractionally toned; a fine example of this rare variety. P. Holcombe Certificate (and the stamp signed in pencil). S.G. 27a, £8,000. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1935 Silver Jubilee, 1d. stamp-size die proof printed in two operations at showing guide cross at centre of left-hand frameline, in black affixed to piece of glazed paper (46x30mm.) and then to another piece (91x69mm.); a couple of small imperfections, otherwise fine. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). Photo £1,000-1,200
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–– 1d. (2), 2d. and 3d. printer's samples, one of each bi-coloured, the other 1d. in purple, each overprinted "waterlow & sons ltd./specimen"; the 2d. with a few shortish perfs. at foot, otherwise fine £200-250
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1935-41 Falls 2d. perf. 14 marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, variety vignette plate misplaced to lower right, fine unmounted mint; unusual £120-150
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1937 Coronation 1d. green and indigo (2, one imperforate at right), 1d. brown and violet, 1d. orange and black and 9d. black and green printer's samples, each overprinted "waterlow & sons ltd./specimen"; 1d. orange and black with a few pulled perfs. at lower left though unusually showing printers mark at lower left £250-300
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1937 Coronation, 3d. violet and blue marginal example from the top of the sheet, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, fresh lightly mounted mint; a couple of clipped perforations at lower right corner with ink marks on reverse. An exceptionally rare item with only three different sheets (18 examples) recorded to date. Photo £5,000-6,000
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1/2d. to 5/- set of thirteen together with 1935-41 Falls 2d. and 3d., each mounted at top of face with a corner mount and affixed in presentation folder issued for the 1952 Brussels Postal Congress; most unusual £80-100
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1/2d. to 5/- set of thirteen ( 1/2d., 1d. and 1/6d. corner examples with sheet number) neatly cancelled and affixed on 1937 (25 Nov.) first day of issue envelope from Norton to Scotland £100-120
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1/2d. green lower left pane of sixty (10x6 less the top margin) with part imprint, the left-hand vertical row of vertical perfs. misplaced to left giving the stamps a "wing-margin" effect, fresh mint with most unmounted; a few trivial handling creases clear of the variety column £600-800
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1/2d. green upper right sheet of sixty (10x6 less the left-hand margin), large diagonal pre-printing paper crease affecting rows four to six, unmounted mint. A few minor gum creases, otherwise and a spectacular multiple £400-500
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1/2d. green horizontal pair, the left-hand vertical row of vertical perfs. misplaced to left giving the stamp a "wing-margin" effect, lightly mounted mint £100-120
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1953 Rhodes, 1d. imperforate marginal horizontal plate proof pair of the frame in blue-green on unwatermarked paper; fine. Photo £200-250
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1951 4d. dull grey-green marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet; fresh unmounted mint; lower pair with a light gum bend. A scarce multiple. S.G. D6, £1,100+. Photo £500-600
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