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1895 G.B 1d Reply card sent back to Stanhope near Darlington and redirected to London, cancelled by "828" numeral with "UMTALI / RHODESIA" c.d.s and arrival datestamps on the front, backstamped at Umtali and Salisbury. An unusual commercial use from Rhodesia, giving the subscription rates for the Rhodesia Advertiser. Photo on Page 89 in printed catalogue. £300-350
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1905 (Dec 20) Picture postcard of Victoria Falls written by "W. Waters, B.S.A. Police, Victoria Falls" addressed to "Sgt. G. Hough, B.S.A Police, Geelong", with 1d tied by Victoria Falls c.d.s, transit and arrival datestamps of Bulawayo and "GEELONG / RHODESIA". The Geelong Post Office closed in 1907 and the c.d.s is uncommon. £120-150
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1906 (June 25) 1d Postal stationery postcard with a picture of Victoria Falls, sent to Germany cancelled by scarce "MWOMBOSHI / N.W RHODESIA" c.d.s, arrival c.d.s of Sooden. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £300-350
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1947-63 Covers and cards (14) and fronts (2), various cancels from Northern or Southern Rhodesia or Nyasaland, some scarce. (16). £100-120
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Revenues. 1897 Large format perf 15 £30 brown and green, £50 and £100 all used with perfined date and violet oval cancels. Barefoot 11a/13, £450. (3). Photo on Page 50 in printed catalogue. £140-160
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Postal Stationery. 1855-64 10k Postal stationery envelopes, the circular stamps embossed on the envelope flap, watermark type 1, 137x110mm (5, H&G 12a) or watermark type 2, 135x85mm (H&G 15c), all used within Russia. Various cancels including numerals "16", "235", "374" and "491", one with tear into the stamp, otherwise largely fine. (6). £300-350
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1897 3k Postcard bearing a 1k stamp, the stationery stamp ringed in blue crayon to indicate it was invalid and the card charged 20pf but the charge then cancelled, both stamps cancelled at Stettin and twice handstamped scarce "PAQUEBOT" (Hosking 919). A unusual card. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £140-160
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1923 3d Registration envelope stamp Die Proof embossed and printed in the unissued colour of red, on thin laid card, 62x63mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 92 in printed catalogue. £400-500
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1866 Perf 11-12 1/2 4d deep blue block of four unused without gum, unusually fine colour and centering and a very scarce multiple. S.G. 6, £1,100++. Photo on Page 50 in printed catalogue. £600-700
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1893 (June 29) Registered cover from Peruvian Vale to Germany franked 1892 5d on 4d (S.G. 59), the small "ST. VINCENT" c.d.s code "A" (used at Peruvian Vale 1888-94) applied on the front, the stamp then cancelled at the G.P.O by Kingstown c.d.s and handstamped oval framed "R", red "LONDON / PAID" transit c.d.s and Hamburg backstamp. An exceptional registered cover from a village post office and a scarce stamp on cover. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £1,500-1,800
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1898 Cover to London with 2 1/2d on 1d blue tied by "UNION" c.d.s code "C", a second finer strike on the front, backstamped at Kingstown and London, reverse with repaired tear, otherwise fine. A very scarce village datestamp. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £400-500
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1907-08 1/2d - 3d Set, 1909 6d and 1/- all overprinted "SPECIMEN", three examples of each of the 2d, 6d and 1/- stamps and five examples of each of the other four values all affixed to a page from the Madagascar Post Office Specimen stamp ledger, all 29 stamps tied by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR" handstamps, the page signed by the Director of the Madagascar Post Office. About six stamps with faults, still a spectacular and unique archival page. £400-500
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Postal Stationery. 1902 KEVII 1/2d newspaper wrapper, 1d postcard, 2 1/2d size G registration envelopes (2) all affixed to a page from the Madagascar Post Office ledger of Specimen stamps and stationery, each handstamped red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", a little staining and wrapper flap torn but a unique archival page. £250-300
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1869-1971 Mint collection in a stockbook including 1888-97 set (32c thinned & 50c tones, the $1 fine), 1895 set with additional 8c, 1899 surcharges, 1918 set, 1928-41 sets, 1945 BMA set (a few a little toned), 1950-71 sets, mainly fine. S.G. £1,800+. (235). £250-350
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c.1918 "RED CROSS / Three Cents" overprint essay, blocks of 24 impressions on white wove paper and thin semi-transparent cigarette paper, the latter intended for placing across the actual stamps for testing, the white paper block with a few minor creases, otherwise fine and a rare matched pair, the proposed Red Cross Fund stamp never being issued. (2 blocks). Photo on Page 96 in printed catalogue. £700-800
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1952 Inauguration of the Damman to Riyadh Railway, 1/2g Die Proof in the issued colour of red-brown on India paper with die number "94534" above and the imprint "AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY" below, mounted on white card which has then been affixed to a thick card with a perspex covering, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 96 in printed catalogue. £400-500
| SOUTH AFRICA
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1898-1965 Covers and cards (46) and a front including "Claremont" and other skeleton datestamps, 1912 Transvaal registration envelope to Basutoland with arrival c.d.s, Boer War covers, "ALBERTINA" undated double ring cancel of 1900 and 1901 c.d.s with fleuron at base, 1929 internal flight covers, registration envelopes, etc. £220-260
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c.1817-37 Entires with circular Post Office "crown" handstamps from Cape Town (2, also one letter with crowned datestamp of 1828), Grahams Town (poorly struck as usual), Clanwilliam, Simons Town (2), Beaufort, Cradock, Port Elizabeth, Tulbach (2), Uitenhagen or Zwellendam, five official letters sent free of charge, the others with prepaid or unpaid rates, a fine lot. (12). £300-350
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c.1827-42 Entires handstamped with boxed "TO PAY" (3, two types) or "POST PAID" (6), other handstamps comprise oval crowned General Post Office datestamps of Cape Town (3), or crown handstamps of Caledon or Uitenhagen. (9). £200-240
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1850 (Sep 25) Entire letter from Richmond to Graaf Reinet marked "4PPd" with octagonal framed "56" handstamp of Richmond, light staining but a very scarce handstamp. £150-180
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1851 (Mar 3) Entire letter written by Maria Murray from Graaf Reinet, addressed to "The Revd A. Murray, Bloem Fontein" and endorsed "Paid", with manuscript "4PP" and octagonal framed "55" handstamp of Graaf Reinet. The interesting letter includes "The news from the Frontier was of the most exciting kind. On Wednesday Mr Hans Meintjes arrived from the Commando bringing the intelligence that our Burghers had had a most desperate engagement with the Rebels at Blink Water, one colored man from this place killed and two severely wounded, one was his brother in law Gut Nickerk who was shot through his face, the ball entering one cheek and coming out at the other. It seems they were surrounded by the Hottentot and when Mr N. was shot he was lying down that the enemys shots might pass over him when lifting up his head to reload he received the shot which there seems much reason to expect will prove fatal. He has not spoken since nor could he take any nourishment - a wagon has left this place to fetch him if he should be alive and able to be removed ..... the other man who was wounded is one Reitz, but not dangerously. He travelled slowly and arrived yesterday. From the different accounts we have received it is marvellous so few were wounded when the balls were flying thick around them wounding their horses and passing close to their sides and yet their lives spared. One man from Sneuberg - Meinwehuysen was killed". A fine letter from the Cape to the O.F.S with the scarce "55" handstamp. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £380-450
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1859 (Mar 2) Entire letter to Graaff Reinet with 4d blue triangular (2 margins, touched at base) cancelled by red triangular obliterator with unclear matching red backstamp, the stamp then further cancelled with the "C.G.H" triangular obliterator in black. A very unusual combination of red and black cancellations. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £150-200
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Orange Free State. 1864 (Mar 8) Cover to James Farie in Scotland with the recipient's endorsement "From Gilbert Farie, Bloemfontein Mar. 1864", a red "6" indicating prepayment of the O.F.S postage and a Cape 1/- deep dark green (S.G. 8b, two margins) paying the Cape postage to G.B tied by triangular "CGH" obliterator. Red "PAID / DEVONPORT / CAPE-PACKET / 23 AP 64" c.d.s on the front, backstamped at Cape Town and Glasgow. Tiny faults at upper left corner, otherwise mainly fine and very scarce; only about a dozen covers recorded from the O.F.S with Cape triangulars added, mostly from this one correspondence. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £800-1,000
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1866-1903 Covers and cards cancelled by triangular "CGH" obliterators (8), barred oval numerals (17, one in blue) or "KING WILLIAMS TOWN" double arc datestamp, also two pieces, a few faults and some a little unclear but many cancels fine and some scarce. (28). £240-280
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1900-12 Cover and cards with large single ring skeleton datestamps of "STELLENBOSCH", "GRAAFF REINET" and "MOSSEL BAY" or violet "BEDFORD / C.G.R" rubber datestamp, all fine. (4). £140-160
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Official Mail. 1854-96 Stampless covers comprising 1854 entire to the Colonial Office, Cape Town, headed "On Service" with superb oval "BURGHERS-DORP" datestamp in red; 1862 cover with Colonial Secretarys Office crest sent from Cape Town to Beaufort and redirected back to Cape Town, endorsed "Service" and "redirected", backstamped oval Cape Town and Beaufort datestamps; and 1896 O.H.M.S cover with Mossel Bay c.d.s sent to "Post Office Agent, Ruyterbosch", crossed through and redirected to "Tunes Van der Wats, Telegrams, This reply to be sent to him". Also 1888 cover franked 1d pair from George to the Inspector of Stores at King Williams Town, charged 4d postage due, with oval cachet "AUDIT OFFICE / ORIGINAL / 6 DE 88 / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE". Four interesting and unusual items. (4). £150-180
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Officially Sealed Mail. 1898 (July 10) Cover franked 1d from Cookhouse to Bedford, the reverse with a large "FOUND OPEN & OFFICIALLY CLOSED / IN THE POST OFFICE" label bearing a "COOKHOUSE / C.G.H" c.d.s, and tied by a Bedford arrival c.d.s. The label imprint shows just 2,000 labels were printed, in 1894. The front a little soiled, the reverse with the label fine. £80-100
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Postage Due Mail. c.1900-08 Covers (2), a card and a front all with locally made charge marks comprising "T1D<$>" of Worcester on unpaid 1906 card, "T" and "2D" of Port Elizabeth on stampless O.H.M.S front, "T2" of Uitenhage on 1906 cover franked 1d, and "2d" of Upington on unpaid 1904 cover. Some faults but a rare group, the Port Elizabeth handstamps illustrated by Goldblatt and believed to be unique, the Uitenhage mark unlisted by Goldblatt and probably also unique. (4). £180-220
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Postal Stationery. 1903 Die Proof of the 1/2d envelope stamp, embossed and printed in the unissued colour of vermilion with uncleared surround, on thin laid card, 56x57mm. A fine and scarce De La Rue proof. Photo on Page 92 in printed catalogue. £450-550
| Postal History of the George District
The following 50 lots include items from towns and villages in the districts of Mossel Bay, Knysna and Oudtshoorn, which were originally in the district of George. The fine book "With the Postcart through Houtteniqualandt, Kannaland and the Lange Kloof" by Pauw Steyl, published in 2009, was based on this collection and includes descriptions or illustrations of many of the following covers. Also see lots 71 & 81.
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c.1780 Entire addressed in Dutch to Joachim van Plettenberg, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, reverse with wax seal impressed with arms. Van Plettenberg was Governor from 1771-1785; he approved the establishment of a woodcutters post in Houtteniqualandt in 1777 and stayed there in 1778 after visiting Plettenberg Bay. An attractive entire. Photo on Page 98 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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c.1786 Entire addressed in high Dutch to Jacob van de Graaff, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, the reverse with a wax seal impressed with a crown over initials. Van de Graaff was Governor from 1785-1791; in 1785 he erected a beacon on behalf of the Dutch East India Co at the woodcutters post in Houtteniqualandt. An attractive entire. Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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1794 (Apr 15) Entire letter written in Dutch by Adam Bootha from Houtteniqualandt to Cape Town, requesting the orphan-master to transfer 100 rixdollars from his inheritance from his late grandfather Jakobus Bootha into the account of his brother Marthinus Bootha. The address panel with a 20-25mm square cut from the upper right corner not affecting the address, otherwise fine and attractive. Believed to be the earliest known letter from Houtteniqualandt, prior to the existence of any official postal service to the interior, probably sent by ship from Mossel Bay or by timber wagon as wood was transported from the outpost every three months. £100-120
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c.1804-10 Entires from Johann Frederick Meeding, first postholder of the timber post at Plettenberg Bay after it was moved there from Houtteniqualandt in 1787, both to the Colonial Secretary in Cape Town, headed "in Zijne Majestyts Dienst" and sent free of postage. The c.1804 entire to Lt. Col. F.W Forster, the c.1810 entire to C. Bird at "Kasteel de Goede Hoop" with the address panel signed and endorsed "Plettenberg Bay, J.F Meeding". Meeding was responsible for the mails from Plettenberg Bay and was therefore allowed free postage under the 1798 proclamation which first allowed O.H.M.S mail exemption from postage within the Cape. Two scarce early entires. (2). Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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c.1807 Entire addressed in high Dutch to the Earl of Caledon, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Caledon was Governor from 1807-1811; in 1811 he proclaimed George as a separate district, the town being named after King George III. An attractive entire. £100-120
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c.1811 O.H.M.S Entire sent free of postage to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Cape Town, faint oval Cape Town arms handstamp, endorsed "Landdrost of George" with a red wax seal impressed "GEORGE DROSDY / 26 APRIL 1811" with royal arms in the centre. Also c.1812 entire to "A.G Van Kerval, Landdrost Colonie, George in hande", privately carried; and c.1817 entire signed by Van Kerval and addressed by him to the Secretary to the Chamber of Insolvent Estates in Cape Town with "crown" Post Office handstamps of George and Cape Town. A fine trio. (3). £200-250
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c.1813-27 Official entires sent free of postage with a c.1813 entire from Landdrost Van Kerval, entires to his successor Landdrost Van der Riet at George (7, one signed by Field-Cornet Botha of Cango), entires to district clerk D. Codhaas or Resident Magistrate W. Wentzel at George, and entires from George to the Landdrost of Albany, Postmaster General Crozier (signed by S. Ferreira, post contractor at Lange Kloof) or to the Orphan Chamber in Cape Town (signed John Squire, postholder and later first Postmaster of Plettenberg Bay). A fine lot, three with "POST OFFICE / GEORGE" arms handstamps, one with similar handstamp of Uitenhagen. (13). £350-450
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c.1819 Entire to "His Excellency Lord C. H Somerset, Governor & Commander in Chief, Cape of Good Hope" sent free of charge, with crown handstamps of George and Cape Town. Lord Charles Somerset was Governor from 1814-1826; in 1816 he established country Post Offices under paid Postmasters at six towns including George. An attractive entire. Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £120-150
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c.1817-40 Entires (12) and entire letters (2) all with postal charges and Post Office handstamps comprising "crown" handstamps of George (11), Grahamstown, Uitenhagen or Zwellendam, various Cape Town datestamps (7), boxed "POST PAID" or "TO PAY", five items to the Orphan Chamber in Cape Town (4) or the Surveyor General, Land Board, but treated as unpaid letters and charged. Two entires from Cape Town to George (one from the Orphan Chamber sent via Uitenhagen and Grahamstown with handstamps of both towns and endorsed "Unpaid from Grahamstown"), the other twelve items all posted at George, three from the agent of the Orphan Chamber. (14). £400-500
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c.1820-55 Entires sent from George to Rev. Moll in Uitenhage or the Church Council in Cape Town (both with George "crown" handstamps, one with boxed "TO PAY") or from Deacon P.L de Brujn in Cape Town sent on behalf of the Church Council, to Rev. G. Ballot at George with oval G.P.O datestamp and boxed "POST PAID"; and local hand delivered entires to Rev. Ballot, Rev. Herold or the Church Council in George. Also 1851 entire letter sent by Rev. T. Atkinson from the Mission Station at Pacaltsdorp near George to England with superb oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE / (crown) / CAPE TOWN", charged 1/-. An interesting group of church or missionary correspondence. (7). £240-280
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1823-52 Entire letters from the George district comprising 1823 entire letter from Edward Wallace, Harbour Master at Knysna, to the Colonial Secretary in Cape Town confirming the safe arrival of the Brig "Antelope" at Knysna with George "crown" handstamp; 1838 entire letter from Mossel Bay to England; and 1852 entire letter from Buffelbosch River to Cape Town with boxed "TO PAY", all three with differing Cape Town handstamps. (3). £120-150
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1827 Entires from the Post Office at George to Postmaster Crozier in Cape Town sent free of charge, the first endorsed "Post Office George" by Postmaster du Toit with crowned "POST OFFICE / FREE / JA 29 / 1827 / CAPE TOWN"; the second endorsed "Actg Postmr of George" by Fred Peterson with "POST OFFICE / GEORGE" crown handstamp. Peterson acted as Postmaster in the place of Mr du Toit in May and June 1827, and was Postmaster 1828-29. (2). £100-120
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War of the Axe. 1846 (May 23) Entire letter from Roelof Van der Merwe to his parents at Worcester "about two hours distance from George" while travelling with other troops by ox-wagon to the frontier, almost certainly posted at George. Handstamped boxed "TO PAY" and apparently charged at the 1d soldiers rate. Some soiling, central fold with a little splitting and a large stain at lower left, but an interesting and scarce historical item from the Seventh Frontier War. £100-120
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Mossel Bay - Numeral "33". c.1851 Entire prepaid 4d to the Master of the Supreme Court in Cape Town with very scarce "33" handstamp. Also 1845 (June 4) entire letter to Port Elizabeth endorsed "7d - unpaid from Mossel Bay". (2). Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £300-400
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George - Numeral "34". 1849 (Nov 15) Entire letter written from Pacaltsdorp addressed to "Rev. J.J Freeman, to the care of C.V Stuart Esq., Civil Commissioner, Bloem Fontein via Colesberg", prepaid 4d, with boxed "34" handstamp, the reverse marked "Recd 24 Nov 49". The letter includes "The political affairs of the country are very different from what they formerly were. Then there was only a Boer here and there but now they have filled the country like locusts and the establishment of villages in various places will tend still more to curtail the pasture grounds of the natives. Sir Henry's arrangements seem chiefly to have been intended for the benefit of the colonists. He is a good soldier but nothing else and now he is losing all the popularity he had as fast as he can. The excitement on the unhappy convict question is still as great as ever, and no prospect of a change. There are several traitors supplying government with provisions". A fine letter to the Orange Free State with an interesting reference to Sir Harry Smith. Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £250-300
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George - Numeral "34". 1851 (Mar 6) Entire letter from George to Secretary to the Board of Executors in Cape Town with good "34" handstamp. Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £150-180
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Lange Kloof - Numeral "35". 1852 (May 6) Entire prepaid 4d to John Montagu, Colonial Secretary in Cape Town, with a fine strike of boxed "35", a couple of light folds, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue £300-350
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Plettenberg Bay - Numeral "36". 1849 Entire prepaid 4d to the Master of the Supreme Court in Cape Town with a light but readable strike of the scarce "36" numeral and an oval Cape Town handstamp. Also c.1834 wrapper with a pencil note showing the origin to be Plettenberg Bay, prepaid 9d to Cape Town with a George "crown" handstamp and boxed "POST PAID". (2). £150-180
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Belvidere - Numeral "44". 1851 (July 8) Entire letter written and signed by T.M Duthie, postal agent at Belvidere, addressed to the Postmaster General in Cape Town with a good strike of the scarce "44" numeral, endorsed "Post accounts, Belvidere - Knysna" and headed "On Service", sent free of postage. Duthie sent his accounts for May and June 1851, amounting to £2.6.10 1/2, which he was going to pay to the Civil Commissioner at George. This "44" numeral was previously thought to have been used at Knysna but is now known to have been used at Belvidere. Photo on Page 104 in printed catalogue. £300-350
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1854 (Sep 26) Registered entire from George to Cape Town endorsed "Registered Prepaid", the 6d registration fee paid in cash with postage paid by a 4d triangular (S.G. 4, two margins) tied by triangular "CGH" obliterator with red oval George datestamp below, backstamped with similar George and Cape Town datestamps. Reverse with small piece cut from flaps and a little paper adhering, the front fine. A scarce registered entire. Photo on Page 101 in printed catalogue. £300-350
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Mossel Bay/Aliwal. 1856 Entire letter to George and 1857 entire to Cape Town both franked 4d (S.G. 6a, three margins or S.G. 6, two margins) tied by triangular "CGH" obliterators, both from Mossel Bay (then known as Aliwal) with red oval "ALIWAL" backstamps. (2). £200-240
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