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x 2d. violet pair, variety roulettes omitted, fresh mint; one with patch of adhesion. Scarce. S.G. 100b, £1,200. Photo £300-350
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x 1945 2d. slate and deep reddish violet marginal block of twelve from the left of the sheet, variety horizontal perforations 4mm. upwards, fresh mint; a couple of stamps with gum redistributed £100-120
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x 1945-61 largely mint collection with nearly all the basic issues complete, additional items include 1947-54 3d. deep dark blue pair with "bird in tree" flaw and 2/6d. vertical pair with "doctor blade" flaw, 1950 2d. block of nine with "doctor blade" flaw, 1949 3d. "serif on C" and "lake" flaws, 1951 booklet panes and booklets (2) and 1953 1/3d. vertical strips of three with "doctor blade" flaws; generally fine £150-200
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x 1947 Royal Visit range of perforated colour trial pairs on gummed watermarked paper, comprising 1d. grey and carmine-lake, grey and carmine-red and deep magenta, 2d. in reddish violet, reddish brown and crimson, and 3d. in new blue, greenish blue and ultramarine, fine unmounted mint. A rare group. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x 1947-54 Screened roto printings, a collection of cylinder blocks, comprising 1/2d. ("31" omitted), 1d. (3), 2d. (used), 3d., 6d. (3), 1/- (3), 2/6d. (3) and 5/- (both colours) in blocks of four, 1/2d. (6) and 3d. blocks of six, 1/2d. (2) blocks of eight an 4d. block of twelve £200-250
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x 1926 London printing 1/2d. and 1d. horizontal pairs and 2d. mint, 6d. horizontal pair used, and Pretoria printing 1/2d. and 1d. horizontal pairs mint, 6d. pairs with watermark upright and watermark inverted used; good to fine. S.G. O1-O4a, £675. Photo £150-200
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x 1928-31 mint collection with the seven basic stamps and a range of varieties including "apostrophe" flaws on 2d. and 6d. values, "stop after "official"" flaws on 1/- and 2/6d. corner horizontal pairs, "stop after "offisieel"" flaws on 1/2d. and 6d. values, some broken letter flaws and 2d. perf. 14x13 1/2 used pair; generally fine. S.G. O5-O11 group, £800+ £250-300
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x A mint selection with basic set of eight. a few shades to 2/6d., line spacing varieties stop after "offisieel" varieties and 1/2d. and 1d. misplaced overprints, in mint horizontal pairs; also 1/2d. after "offisieel" contained in a block of twelve, 2d. slate-grey and lilac with watermark inverted and 6d. watermark upright used pairs; generally fine. S.G. O12-O19 group, c. £1,400 £300-400
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x 1d. black and carmine Type II horizontal pair, variety overprint double, fine mint.
S.G. O13da, £300. Photo £100-120
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x 1/- brown and deep blue with watermark inverted and lines 21mm. apart, a vertical pair with the upper stamp showing variety "twisted horn", circular violet postmark leaving the variety clear; very rare used and the pair that resulted in the S.G. listing with a 1997 letter from S.G. confirming that the stamp would be listed. S.G. O17a, unpriced used, £475 as a mint pair. Photo £100-120
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x 2/6d. green and brown with watermark inverted and lines 21mm. apart, a horizontal pair with part double-ring datestamp; some perfs. severed and strengthened, and a little creased though very rare. S.G. O18aw, £750. Photo £150-200
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x 2/6d. blue and brown horizontal pair, variety diaeresis on English stamp only, R.6/3 of November 1947 printing, lightly mounted mint. A fine and rare pair. S.G. O19c, £1,500. Photo £500-600
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x 1935-49 issue mint collection with all the basic stamps, some shades and watermark varieties in horizontal pairs, and 1947 2d. marginal block of eight with one showing raised "official"; generally fine. S.G. O20-O34, O36-O38, £1,650+ £400-500
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x 6d. green and vermilion Die I horizontal pair, the English stamp with "ladder" flaw, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. O24a, £1,300. Photo £300-400
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x 1944 overprint reading downwards, 1 1/2d. blue-green and yellow-buff horizontal pair, variety diaeresis over second "e" of "offisieel", lightly mounted mint; a little toned, most noticeable on the gum; fine appearance and rare. PFSA Certificate (1991).
S.G. O33a, £800. Photo £180-200
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x 1947 2d. slate and deep lilac upper right corner block of twenty-four with sheet number "6025", variety diaeresis over second "e" of "offisieel" (R.1/5-6), fresh mint with the stamps remaining unmounted; folded between the second and third horizontal rows, otherwise fine. A rare positional multiple. S.G. O36/O36a, £700+ £300-350
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x 1950 medium format 1 1/2d. blue-green and yellow-buff horizontal pair with overprint printed horizontally, fresh unmounted mint. See note after S.G. 35, £950. Murray Payne Certificate (2006). Photo £300-400
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x 1950 medium format 2d. blue and violet horizontal pair, fresh mint; one with a diagonal gum crease, the other with small "b&k" handstamp. Fine appearance and a very rare pair. S.G. O35, £4,000. Photo £1,500-1,800
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x A selection with all the listed values and shades in horizontal pairs with additional 1/2d., 1 1/2d. and 2d. unlisted shades, good to fine mint. S.G. O39-O51, £600+ £200-250
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x 2d. blue and violet horizontal pair, variety overprint inverted, fresh mint and exceptionally lightly mounted. Rare. S.G. O45a, £1,100. Photo £400-500
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x 2/6d., 5/- black and pale blue-green and 10/- horizontal pairs, all neatly cancelled 1951 Bloemfontein Philatelic Exhibition oval datestamp on illustrated exhibition envelope (230x100mm.) addressed locally. S.G. O48, O50, O51, £380+ £140-180
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x 1914-22 issue selection with mint and used sets, 1d. used, 2d. pair and 3d. mint with inverted watermarks, 3d. on 1926 envelope from U.S.A. to Durban and 1/- imperforate proof (thin in one corner), and 1922 rouletted trio with set in used blocks of four, 1/2d. mint block of twenty-four with third and fifth vertical rows of roulettes misplaced, 1d. on card from Volksrust to Durban and 1 1/2d. mint pair with frame misplaced to top; generally fine. S.G. D1-D10 £300-400
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x 1922-26 selection with mint and used sets, plate proof pair of the frame in deep blue, a few with misplaced values, 1d. and 2d. mint pairs with "postade" variety, and 1927-28 issue with a mint set with shades, used set of five in used blocks of four and 1/2d. with value grossly misplaced; generally fine. S.G. D11-D21 £100-120
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x 2d. black and violet horizontal marginal pair from the right of the sheet, variety imperforate, fine mint with yellowish gum. S.G. D14a, £400. Photo £150-180
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x 1927-28 imperforate plate proof pairs of the frame in green, carmine and slate, and 3d. blue perforated plate proof pair, all on gummed paper; fine £300-350
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x 1932-42 issue selection with a mint set of nine, roto 1d., 2d., 3d. (two shades) and 6d. (two shades) in used blocks of four, typo used 1/2d. and 2d. with inverted watermark and roto mint 2d. and 3d. with inverted watermark, and 1943-44 mint and used sets of five; generally fine £150-200
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x roto 2d. black and deep purple block of four, the upper right stamp with variety thick "d", lightly mounted mint; light tone mark on reverse of variety, otherwise fine.
S.G. D26/26a, £650. Photo £150-180
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x 1948-49 set and 2d. with thick double "d" in a block of four, 1950-58 set with thick double "d" in three shades in blocks of four or twelve, 3d. with split "d" in pair
(light foxing) and 6d. pair with value misplaced to top, all mint and the set of six with 1d., 2d. (2) and 6d. shades in used blocks of four, and 1961 set mint; generally fine.
S.G. D34-D44 £200-250
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x 1913 3d. to £25 set of seventeen with additional £25 block of four cancelled in manuscript, three values to £10 on 1937 Deed of Transfer document from Natal, five values to £25 on 1931 document piece and 6d. pair on 1926 well used Digger's Certificate from Moor Valley River, and 1931-37 selection with values to £25 and 6d. on 1937 envelope from Modderpoort to Lady Brand with no tax charged £140-180
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x 1938-60 collection with 1938-42 values to £10 (on piece with other values), 1943-46 values to £25, 1946-52 range with values to £25 in pairs and singles, some used on pieces, six with language errors and 6d. block of four on 1941 envelope from Cape Town to Northern Nigeria with "Insufficiently prepaid for transmission by air mail" hand stamp and taxed "20c", 1954 set and 1954-60 2d. to £100 less 12/6d.; generally good to fine and an interesting lot £250-300
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x 1915-50 selection (21) including 1923 franked at 1/2d. with Undelivered cachets, 1926 1/2d. and 1d. pairs with 4d. (2) on first day cover, 1926 6d. pair on registered first day cover with registration slip, 1932 from Johannesburg to Angola bearing Germany 25pf. with German Seepost c.d.s., 1934 Royal Visit (2) and various philatelic and other exhibition cancellations £100-120
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x 1918 (Apr.) envelopes from Cape Town and Johannesburg to the U.K., both salvaged from the S.S. Kenilworth Castle which collided with another vessel in the English Channel on 23 June, one with "salved letter" handstamp, the other with two different "damaged by immersion in sea water" cachets. An interesting pair £120-150
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x 1920 (1 June) envelope from Johannesburg to Cape Town, bearing 1d. red (2, one bisected diagonally) tied by machine datestamp and offered with a photocopy of the Post Office Circular of the same date announcing the postal rate increase from 1d. to 1 1/2d. £100-120
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x 1920 (6 July) envelope from Durban addressed locally, bearing 1d. red (2, one bisected diagonally) tied by c.d.s. and offered with a photograph of the 1 June Post Office Circular announcing the postal rate increase from 1d. to 1 1/2d.; also 3d. black and orange bisected diagonally and tied on small piece £120-150
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x 1911 (29 Dec.) First South African Aerial Post illustrated card to Ireland flown on the second attempted return flight from Muizenberg, bearing Transvaal 1d. cancelled at Kalk Bay and with despatch and arrival flight cachets alongside; a scarce overseas usage £120-150
Note: The second attempted return flight never landed at Kenilworth as heavy fog forced the aircraft to return to Muizenberg. The aircraft was damaged during the flight and was towed back to Kenilworth by a lorry
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x 1918 "Our Day" Red Cross Aerial Post, a selection of the cards used on First Cape, Germiston, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Benoni flights, the first four addressed within South Africa, the last to England; also a Large Wings unused card £200-250
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x 1925 flights selection of covers (7), comprising complete sets used on 28 February and
7 March (registered) from Cape Town, 28 February and 5 March from Mossel Bay,
9 March from Port Elizabeth bearing 3d., 13 June from Cape Town bearing 6d., and
15 June from Cape Town with 1d. value indicator strip of three, all but one with other values; generally fine. cat. £468 just as stamps £250-300
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x 1926 (Feb.) Alan Cobham Imperial Airways Survey Flight, special card from Cape Town to Grahamstown franked at 2d. and bearing orange label tied "by special air mail/london-/capetown" oval datestamp; also unused imperforate and perforated pairs of the orange label. Photo £600-800
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x 1929-37 selection covers/cards (26) mostly used on first or special flights, including 1929 Port Elizabeth-East London signed by the pilot, and Cape-Town-Johannesburg (2), 1932 Imperial Airways Cape Town-London signed by the pilot, 1932 to Austria, Egypt, Greece (2) and Sudan, 1932 Imperial Airways to Canada (2) and USA, 1933 to Burma, 1935 to Malta and 1937 from China to Cape Town; an interesting group £200-250
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x 1948 (Nov.) First South Africa-Australia Flight, Qantas illustrated envelope from Johannesburg to Sydney via Mauritius and Cocos Islands, bearing 1 1/2d. and Australia 2 1/2d. and signed by the pilot £100-120
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x Collection of photographs and photocopies of the 1913-27 essays and proofs, etc. held in the Union Post Office Archives, neatly mounted and presented in two four-ring binders and offered with a red calf-bound forty page index book listing the holding. A most attractive and fine record of these fascinating items £150-200
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x A miscellaneous range in a stock, including small groups of Cape of Good Hope with two Woodblock 4d. (both repaired) and a few triangular forgeries, a range of Revenues from the States and Union with emphasis on Customs Duty stamps, Union with 1913-24 values to 10/- mint including 4d. pair with missing Jubilee line and a few coil stamps, Definitive issues to 2/6d and few Postage Dues and Officials. Viewing essential £300-400
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x A collection on leaves, including 1910 2 1/2d. (2), 1913-24 range of values (109) with 1 1/2d. tête-bêche pairs (2, one interpanneau), 1/3d. pair, 10/- (10 with a block of four) and £1; also Natal 2d. and 4d., Orange River Colony 1d. block of six and Transvaal 2 1/2d. (2), mainly on pieces, predominantly Windhoek though with various other offices included. A fine and attractive lot £300-400
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x A selection of Postage Dues comprising 1914-24 1/2d., 1d. block of four, pair and single, 2d. pair and 1/-, mainly on pieces with the first and last cancelled by Klein Windhoek c.d.s. in violet, 3d. on 1919 underpaid envelope from Germany to Swakopmund, and Transvaal 1d. pair, 5d. (2), 6d. and 1/- vertical marginal strip of five, various offices; the Union 1/- value very rare used in South West Africa £200-250
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x 1916 firms advertising envelope from Windhoek to Tsumeb with adapted oval datestamps and two censor cachets, 1916 1/2d. card from Keetmanshoop to Gibeon with censor cachet, 1916 1d. envelope, uprated with 1/2d. and 1d., from Swakopmund to Switzerland with censor label and cachet, 1917 Deutsche Afrika-Bank envelopes registered from Karibib, Luderitzbucht, Omaruru (2) and Otjiwarongo to Swakopmund, and 1920 1/2d. card, uprated with 1/2d., from Windhoek to Swakopmund; generally fine and an attractive group £150-200
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x 1916 (20 Sept.) 1d. letter card to Windhoek, neatly cancelled "Klein Windhuk 16.9.16" in manuscript and with censor cachet in red alongside, various strikes also inside, and 1918 (3 May) envelope from Klein Windhuk to Swakopmund cancelled by superb c.d.s. in violet and with censor cachet at foot £100-120
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x 1916 (25 Sept.) envelopes (2) ex the same correspondence registered from Klein Windhuk to Windhoek, between them bearing 1913-24 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d., 4d., 6d. and 1/-, all cancelled "Klein Windhuk 25.9.16" in manuscript and with "windhuk r.l.s." c.d.s. in violet at foot; a colourful and attractive pair £120-150
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of twelve singles, each overprinted "specimen", good to fine mint.
S.G. 1-12, £1,700. Photo £500-600
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of twelve horizontal pairs, good to fine mint; 10/- with a gum crease, £1 gum a little toned. S.G. 1-12, £2,250. Photo for 10/- and £1 £500-700
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x 1/2d. lower left corner block of four, 1d. and 2d. horizontal pairs, one in each showing "Wes" for "West" with the 2d. showing space slug after "Wes", and 1d. lower right corner block of four with one showing "Af.rica" for "Africa.", fine mint. S.G. 1a, 2b, 2c, 3b, £815 £250-300
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