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1911 (21 Aug.) 5pf. stationery "via Forcados" to Munich, sent by Dr. Bentler, the Senior Medical Officer of the "Schutztruppe" and lightly cancelled by "duala/kamerun" c.d.s., fine £60-80
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x A used collection in two S.G. printed albums with a group of Large and Small Queens, 1897 Jubilee values to 50c. and $4 (good used with Toronto roller cancellation),
1898-1902 set to 20c., 1908 Quebec 7c., 1922-31 values to $1, 1930-31 to $1 and other pictorials, a fairly comprehensive range of Q.E. to 1992 plus some later issues. Condition mixed £220-250
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x An early to middle period mint collection in stockbook with issues from 1859 1c., 5c. (2) and 17c., 1864 2c. (2), a good selection of Large and Small Queens with values to 15c. (3), 1893 20c. (3) and 50c. (2), 1897 Jubilee values to 50c. (2), $2 and $5 plus $4 handstamped "specimen" and 10c. in a fine block of four, 1897-98 values to 10c., 1898-1902 values to 20c. including 2c. in a top margin block of eight, 1902-12 7c. (2), 1908 Tercentenary set, 1911-22 to 50c. with some booklet panes, 1922-31 to $1, 1926 2c. on 3c. die II, 1927 Confederation 1c. and 3c. imperf. horizontally pairs, 1928-29 set to $1, 1930-31 to $1 (2), 1935 set to $1 (2), and later issues to 1948. Clean and attractive, many of the earlier issues have been regummed but later issues tend to be unmounted mint. Very high catalogue value £2,000-2,500
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185? entire from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, marked "Pre Paid 4d" and with a largely fine strike of the "port elizabeth/paid" oval-framed datestamp. Photo £200-250
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1857 (Mar.) large part entire from Cape Town to Cradock, bearing 1855-63 white paper 4d. blue block of six with just clear to huge margins on three sides, each pair with two strikes of the triangular obliterator, despatch and arrival oval datestamps on reverse. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1863-64 4d. deep blue pair with good to large margins, fresh rich colour and with large part original gum; very fine. S.G. 19, £550+. Photo £280-320
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1875 1/2d. die proof in black on glazed card (82x58mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "Oct. 2. 1875"; fine. Photo £450-600
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1882 2d. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "12 jun 82", fine. Photo £450-550
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x 1884 (5 May) envelope from Somerset East to Germany, bearing 1/2d. (5), 1d. (3) and 2d. cancelled by indistinct oval of bars and with despatch c.d.s. tying two of the values, "2 1/2d" accountancy handstamp in red alongside, Cape Town c.d.s. (7.5) on reverse; trivial imperfections though an unusual franking. Photo £250-300
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Master die proof with uncleared value tablets and surround, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked. Rare. Photo £2,300-2,700
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Master die proof with uncleared value tablets and surround, in black on glazed card (26x31mm.) dated "10/7/99" on reverse. Rare. Photo £1,300-1,500
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Die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "5 sep 99"; fine. Photo £600-800
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Die proof in black, stamp-size and affixed to De La Rue day book piece marked "Sept 13 240 leads & 6 extra" and further dated "Oct. 14th 99" in red ink. Unique. Photo £2,300-2,700
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x A range of covers comprising items from Army/Field Post Offices (39, a few unstamped), Cape (7), O.F.S. (7, three registered), Transvaal (8, one with "P, K, Castle" datestamp in violet), India (3) and St. Helena, variously censored; also unstamped envelopes from Dundee and Lady Grey (2); condition rather mixed though an interesting group £250-300
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x Collection (85) on pages, including Great Britain 1887-92 piece bearing 2d. (pair), 6d., 1/- green and carmine (2, one creased before use), 9d. (4, one on piece with 2d.), 1/- green and carmine (4), etc., also Manchester Philatelic Society War Fund 1d. label (block of nine and sheet of twelve), mixed condition £300-400
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x 1900 (6 May) envelope (creases) registered to England, bearing 1887-92 1 1/2d. to 1/- (eleven values, 10d. with rounded corner) with "field post office b.o./british army south africa" cancellations. S.G. Z4-14. Photo £300-400
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x 1900 (3 Sept.) 1d. envelope to East London, uprated with 1881 1d., 1887-92 1/2d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d., 6d., and 1900 1/- green and carmine; arrival datestamp on reverse, fine. Photo £150-200
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x 1900 (27 Sept.) envelope (central fold) registered to England, bearing 1887-92 4 1/2d. green and carmine tied by large violet "army post office/volksrust" c.d.s., arrival d.s. (20.10) on reverse. S.G. Z9. Photo £100-120
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x 1900 selection (7) including on Cape of Good Hope 3d. on 1d. with part original gum (creased) and 1/- on 4d. fine used on piece, also 10/- Siege Note (creased and stained) and "Mafeking's Relieved" card used to Umtali £250-300
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x 1900 (Mar.-Apr.) seriffed overprint, on Cape 1d. on 1/2d. Hope seated (4), 3d. on 1d. (4), 6d. on 3d. and 1/- on 4d., on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d. on 1/2d. (6, two unused) and 3d. on 1d. (4), on British Bechuanaland 6d. on 3d. (2); sans-serif overprint, on Bechuanaland Protectorate, 3d. on 1d. and 6d. on 2d. (5), on British Bechuanaland 2/- on 1/-, and (6-10 Apr.) 3d. 21mm. wide, used with eleven on pieces; the 2/- and another heavily faded, the 3d. blue defective. Also Commando Brief labels unused, used (2) and forgery sheet of eight. Mainly of good to fine appearance. Cat. £6,000+ £500-600
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x 1900 Goodyear 1d. deep blue on blue, marginal from the top of the sheet, part original gum; fine and scarce. S.G. 18, £1,200. Photo £500-600
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x 1899 (21 Oct.) envelopes (6) bearing a variety of Cape and Transvaal values, and Transvaal 1/2d. card ex the Leask correspondence to members of the family at Wolmaransstad, all cancelled by c.d.s. with "c.g.h." excised, all but one with arrival c.d.s., and 1900 (Mar.) envelopes (4) bearing Transvaal values similarly cancelled and routed through Schweizer Renecke £300-400
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x Boer Occupation 1/2d., 1d., 2d. (2) and 2 1/2d., the 1d. unused, the others used; the 1/2d. faded, otherwise sound. S.G. 1-4, £1,755. Photo £400-500
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x British Reoccupation 1/2d. green with overprint reading upwards, tied to piece by 16 May c.d.s.; small defect at left, otherwise sound and rare. Accompanied by a piece, dated in 1907 and signed by the Vryburg Acting, Postmaster W. Vernon Johnstone, guaranteeing that the item is genuine. S.G. 11, £3,500. Photo £300-350
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1908 (May) 1d. on 4d. black and red on yellow, unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). Cat. £250. Also 1905 MCA 1/- mint, 6d. and 1/- used £120-150
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1917 (4 Sept.) War Stamp 1 1/2d. (Type 16) on 2 1/2d. deep blue, lightly mounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 55, £750. Photo £250-300
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x A mint collection on stock leaves with issues from 1902-03 set to 1/-, 1905 1/- (2), 1907 values to 5/- (2) plus Specimen values to 5/-, 1912-20 values to 10/- (2 shades) including 1/- blocks of four (2), 1921-26 10/-, 1932 Tercentenary set to 10/- with additional 5/- and 10/-, 1935 set to 10/-, K.G.VI and Q.E. to 1969; generally clean and attractive, lightly mounted or unmounted mint £500-600
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x An attractive collection of used on stock leaves with 1902-03 set to 1/-, 1905 values to 1/-, 1904 1/- and 5/-, 1907 1/2d. on 5/- used on piece, 1907-09 5/- and 10/- (2), 1932 Tercentenary 2/- and 5/-, 1935 set to 10/-1938-48 to 10/-, 1950 set to 10/- and a few others; generally clean and fine with light c.d.s. postmarks £500-600
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1857-1949 largely used collection arranged on Hagner leaves in two ring binders, including 1857 blued paper 6d. (2), 1857-59 1d. (23 with a strip of four), 2d. (20), 4d. (one corner clipped), 5d. (6), 6d. (6, one brown and one deep brown), 8d., 9d., 10d. (4), 1/- (4) and 1/9d.; 1861-64 range to 2/-; 1862-64 smooth paper selection to 1/- (2); 1863-66 range to 2/- covering both watermarks; 1866 1d./3d. group with used perf. 12 1/2 3d. (2); 1872-80 and 1883-98 Definitives; 1885 Surcharges; later QV to 2r.50; 1903-05 and 1904-05 set to 2r.25 and 1910 set to 10r., mint; 1912-25 to 10r. mint and 50r. used, 1921-32 to 20r. mint with four mint Die I/II interpanneau pairs to 1r.; Silver Jubilees, a range of KGVI to 5r., Postal Fiscal 1952 10r. unmounted mint and a few Telegraph stamps and postcards; also Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia Vol III. Duplication and condition rather mixed in places, particularly the earlier issues, though a useful collection for further development £4,000-5,000
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1861-64 wmk Star, intermediate perf 14 to 15 1/2 5d. unused (4, one with part gum and one regummed) and used (6), rough perf 14 to 15 1/2 1d. unused with part gum, 6d. used (5, shades), 9d. unused (2, one regummed) and used (3, shades), 10d. used (6), 1/- used (2), 2/- and perf 12 1/2 10d. used (3), and 1862 no wmk. 1d. unused (2), 6d. (used (4) and 9d. used; generally good to fine. Cat. £2,600 approx £400-500
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1/2d., six unused examples in various shades, all with small part or part original gum,
one showing part papermaker's watermark, generally fine. S.G. 48/48/48c £80-100
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6d. deep brown (10), 8d., 9d. (4), 10d. (8) and 2/- (2), used, generally good to fine. Cat. £400 approx. £100-120
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6d. deep brown unused (4, one with part original gum), two with watermark reversed (one regummed), good to fine. S.G. 67/67ax, £920 £200-250
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8d. chocolate (6), all unused, one with gum disturbed, generally fine. S.G. 68, £840 £180-220
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9d. blackish brown (5), all unused, most without gum, generally good to fine. S.G. 69b, £350 £80-100
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10d. red-orange (3) and 2/- deep blue (4, two with watermark reversed), all unused, some with gum, generally good to fine. Cat. £990 £150-180
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1/- reddish violet pairs (2) and singles (6), all unused, some without gum, generally good to fine. S.G. 71b, £1150 £250-300
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1938-49 perf. 13 1/2 2c. black and carmine with comma flaw (Plate 2A, R. 5/6), mint;
two short gum creases. S.G. 386ba, £160 £50-60
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x Q.V. to K.G.VI mint collection in stockbook which includes some Chalon Heads imperf. and perf. with CC values to 2/- (2), 1882 20c. on 6c. in a fine block of four, some 1885 surcharges including 28c. on 48c. pair and 30c. on 36c. block of six, 1887 1r.12 mint (2) and overprinted "specimen", 1899-1900 set to 2r.25 plus top values Specimen, 1904-05 values to 2r.25 (2), 1910-11 values to 10r. (2) plus set of nine overprinted "specimen"; a useful selection of K.G.V with Specimens including 1912-25 50r., 100r. (break in scroll) and 500r., K.G.VI including Specimens plus others. A clean and attractive lot lightly mounted or unmounted mint £1,000-1,200
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1853-1977 mint and used collection in a blue album, including 1878-99 rouletted 1p., 1901-04 set, 1910 Independence to 2p., 1925 unissued Pro Raza block of 19, 1942 University 100p., 1948 Fauna 60c., 2p. 60 and 3p. blocks of twenty-five, later issues, etc., chiefly good to fine. (hundreds) £150-200
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x 1878-83 Narrow Setting 5ca., thirteen used examples, fair to fine £1,000-1,200
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x 1882 Wide Setting 3ca., six used examples, fair to fine £400-500
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x 1897-1928 mint selection with a few better items including 1897 I.C.P. set to 50c., 1932 North-West Scientific Expedition set fine mint, other Commemorative sets with 1921 Postal Service, 1928 Chang Tso Lin and Unification set (faults). Cat. £1,700+. (44) £120-150
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x 1912 Republic Overprint, Shanghai Statistical Dept. 1/2c. to $5 set of fifteen, unmounted mint. A fine and desirable set. S.G. 192-206, £2,500. Photo £700-800
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x 1912 Commemorating the Republic 1c. to $5 set of twelve, part to large part original gum; a fresh and fine set. S.G. 254-265, £2,250. Photo £500-600
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1980 New Year "Year of the Monkey" 8f. vermilion, black and gold, unmounted mint; the usual tiny black marks on reverse, fine. A modern rarity. S.G. 2968, £1,600. Photo £700-800
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1901 (Apr.) picture postcard to Pola showing a very fine strike of the "k und k. kriegs-marine/s.m. schiff kaiserin elisabeth" double-ring cachet with double eagle emblem in centre (type 1) in purple, straight-line "feldpost" at left and Pola arrival datestamp (15.5) at left; minor corner crease, exceptionally fresh and fine. Photo £150-180
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1901 (3 June) picture postcard of Hankow bund to Pola, marked "Feldpost" and showing a very fine strike of the "k.u.k. kriegsmarine/kaiserin elisabeth" c.d.s. in black, redirected to Baden with Pola and arrival c.d.s. (16.7) at left; very fresh and fine. Photo £150-180
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1900-01 group of postcards (9) to Pola, the first from Kobe with 4s. franking cancelled by c.d.s., the others stampless showing fair to fine strikes of the "k und k. kriegs-marine/s.m. schiff kaiserin elisabeth" double-ring cachet with double eagle emblem in centre (type 1) in purple (7) with straight-line "feldpost" and Pola arrival datestamp, two apparently from Nagasaki and one bearing Japanese Post Office in China 1s. cancelled by "k.u.k. kriegsmarine/kaiserin elisabeth" c.d.s. in black with the "feldpost" handstamp. A very good group £600-700
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x 1919 2c. on 1c. to $2 on $1 set of sixteen, fresh, large part original gum. With additional 20c. on 10c. S.G. 1-16, £2,000 £500-600
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