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Postal Stationery. 1885-1969 Mint, used or cancelled to order collection in an album with postcards, reply cards, letter cards and air letters. (85). £80-100
| RHODESIA | (Also See Lots 1112, 1121/2, 1124, 1190/1, 1232/40, 1243, 1743)
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Literature. "The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway & River Route 1887" by Leo Weinthal, volumes one (727 pages) and two (510 pages), hardbound, half leather, numerous illustrations and maps, a little minor damp staining to edges and the occasional page, otherwise fine, a sumptuous work. (2). £150-200
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1892-1995 Mint and used collection on pages including B.S.A Company with 2 1/2d - 6d and 10d Double Heads mint; Rhodesia & Nyasaland; Southern Rhodesia; Northern Rhodesia with 1938 set mint, 1948 Silver Wedding 20/- mint; Zimbabwe and Zambia. S.G. £1,700+. (100s). £200-250
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Rhodesia & Nyasaland. 1954-56 Perf 12 1/2x14 1/2d and 1d coil stamps in complete coil rolls of 480, also additional 1/2d strip with coil leader and both coil stamps used on covers; and 1959-62 imperforate proofs of the 1/2d vignette and 2d block of four each with small punch hole. S.G. 1a, 2a, £890+. £100-120
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Rhodesia & Nyasaland - Royal Visits. 1957 (47) and 1960 (43) Royal Visit cancels on cover, the 1957 covers and 1960 covers without place name below the cancel all have separate town datestamps on the front showing where the Royal Visit datestamps were used on the day of posting. (90). £100-120
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1966-68 1d - £1 Definitives printed by Mardon Printers in Salisbury unmounted mint comprising 6d 1A and 1B control blocks of four, £1 1A control block of four and 1B imprint block of six; 1d and 6d imprint blocks of four, 1d (2), 5/-, 10/- and £1 imprint blocks of eight; value and sheet number corner blocks of four of the 6d (3, sheets "1 - 014", "2 - 052", "3 - 149") or 1/3 (2, sheets "1 - 173"; "2 - 062"), all superb, various printings and gum types. SACC R5,500+. (16 blocks). £120-150
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1901-28 Covers and cards (15), stamps or pieces (24), the covers and cards (all 1916 or earlier) with cancels of Broken Hill, Fort Jameson (4), Kalene Hill, Kalomo (3, one scarce "North Western Rhodesia" type c.d.s), Lealui (2, one "North Western Rhodesia" type c.d.s), Livingstone, Mumbwa or Sesheke (2), stamps include KGV 1d pair with violet straight line "KALOMO", also a photo of Dr Water Fisher, only Postmaster of Kalene Hill and founder of Kalene Hill Mission. (40). Photo on Page 288. £350-400
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1909 (May 24) Cover to England franked 2 1/2d cancelled by scarce "MPIKA / N.E RHODESIA" squared circle (Proud D1, State 2, recorded 1905-10), another part strike alongside, backstamped at Broken Hill, fine. £180-220
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1920 (Feb 28) 1d Postal stationery envelope uprated 1/2d to Mapanza, Choma, the stamps each cancelled "NAMWALA / NTHN RHODESIA" c.d.s, backstamped at Kalomo, inscribed on the front "Permit for Gun, Namwala". £80-100
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The Hal Hoyte reference collection of circular datestamps comprising 1890s-1964 covers and cards (348) and many stamps and pieces (also some registration labels) mounted alphabetically on pages from Abercorn to Zimba, the covers and cards mainly KGVI and QEII period with some KGV or earlier items, the stamps and pieces including a good number of KGV or earlier items with some Double Head and Admiral stamp issues. Covers and cards comprise items from 92 differing offices including Airport Livingstone, Bancroft Compound, Batoka, Bwanamkubwa, Chadiza, Chavuma, Kabwe Mine, Mobile P.O, etc., also a few machine cancels, many covers registered, condition mixed with some faults but an interesting lot with many scarce cancels. (100s). Photo on Page 266. £2,500-3,000
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1925-35 KGV Mint and used collection on pages including 1925 1/2d Livingstone provisionals; 1925-29 set mint and used, Specimen stamps (7) and a study of flaws (some plated) and shades including additional mint 3/- (2), 5/-, 10/- and 20/- (staining); Silver Jubilee issue with some blocks; and postage dues. S.G. £2,400++. (100s). Photo on Page 278. £500-600
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1925 (Apr 1) KGV £1 Used on the first day of issue on piece tied by scarce "MWINILUNGA / N. RHODESIA" c.d.s (with "W" removed); also 1925 3/- and 5/- (faults) used with scarce "LUSAKA / N.W RHODESIA" c.d.s (final "S" of Lusakas removed) and 1921 (Nov 21) cover to Elisabethville with the original unaltered "LUSAKAS / N.W RHODESIA" c.d.s. S.G. £421+. (4). Photo on Page 258. £200-250
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1937-52 KGVI Mint and used collection on pages with 1937 Coronation Specimen set; 1938-52 definitives including Specimen set (14 values, missing 2d yellow-brown), sets mint and used (2), extensive study of flaws (some plated) and shades, multiples including 1/2d sheet of 120 and part sheet of 100, 1d block of 70, imprint and plate number blocks, coil and coil join strips, first day and other covers; 1946 Victory with Specimen pair, plate blocks and 1 1/2d sheet of 60; 1948 Silver Wedding with 1 1/2d sheet of 60, 20/- mint and used (2, one forged c.d.s); 1949 U.P.U. S.G. £1,800+. (100s). Photo on Page 266. £400-500
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1938-52 KGVI 1 1/2d Carmine-red used, 1 1/2d yellow-brown mint and used, all three with the "Tick-bird" flaw. S.G. 29b, 30b, £720. (3). Photo on Page 288. £200-240
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1948 1d Chocolate, unmounted mint part sheet of 100 from plate 4, including "extra-boatman" variety 3/2, sheet number "05416", fine. S.G. 27a,ab, £575. £120-150
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1951 1d Green with "extra-boatman" variety, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 28a, £375. Photo on Page 288. £100-120
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1953-64 QEII Mint and used collection on pages with Coronation and Cecil Rhodes Centenary sets; 1953 definitives with sets mint and used, many multiples including imprint, plate number and sheet number blocks, 5/- imprint block, 20/- corner block sheet "O35", 1 1/2d half sheet, first day and other covers, study of flaws (some plated) and shades with additional 20/- mint (2) and used; 1963 definitives with 1/2d sheet of 120, 1d missing value (5), 3d misplaced value, 4d missing value, coil join strips, 10/- mint (2), 20/- mint and used. S.G. £750+. (100s). £150-180
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Revenues. 1925 KGV £2 - £50 Revenue set of five used, with additional £10. Barefoot 1/5, £225. (6). £80-100
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1935-75 Covers, cards, etc., including 1937 cover bearing 1d postage due stamp, Southern Rhodesia or Nyasaland stamps used in Northern Rhodesia after federation (5), 1935 registered cover to G.B bearing Silver Jubilee 6d posted out of course upon redirection and charged 3d, 1957 cover posted at Kitwe with Italian revenue accepted as valid, picture postcards, Tourist Publicity labels in a sheet of 24 and used on cover, Zambia Independence Day air letter and K. Kaunda postcard sent air mail to G.B with red Luanshya Postage Paid c.d.s, etc. (32 covers + sheet of labels). £200-240
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WW2 Censors. 1940-44 Censored covers including "NORTHERN RHODESIA / Examined by / Censor No ...." seals with No. 8, 12, 13 or manuscript numbers (4), cachets including triangular "PASSED / BY / CENSOR" with central 2, 4, 5, 8 or larger type with "No / 43", etc. (17). £150-180
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Military Mail. 1915 Front with "ARMY POST OFFICE / NORTHERN RHODESIA" c.d.s number "1" and violet boxed "POSTAGE FREE / BASE 4. N. RHODESIA / Passed by CENSOR", and 1940-64 covers including WW2 forces mail from South African A.P.O 8 at Broken Hill (2), E.A A.P.O 52 at Lusaka (2), or sent through civil P.O at Lusaka or Ndola (2), Northern Rhodesia Regt in KUT in 1944 or Malaya in 1955-56 (2), etc. (14). £140-160
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Air Mails. 1931-58 First flight covers to, from or within Northern Rhodesia (29) including items flown by Imperial Airways, Air Regie, Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways, Hunting Clan Airways, etc. Also 1933-38 covers from Belgian Congo sent by air from Broken Hill (2); 1934 9d or double 1/6 rate covers to G.B; 1938 last day of 2d rate to G.B; WW2 Clipper covers to or from USA; Central African Airways letters (3); and unused air letters (62) from Northern or Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia & Nyasaland with some illustrated formula types. (101). £400-500
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1935 Silver Jubilee, 1d printers sample stamp mint with punch hole and "WATERLOW & SONS LTD / SPECIMEN" overprint, and proofs from the printers archives with punch holes comprising imperforate vignette only in green (creased), imperforate 1d, and perforated 1d and 6d (creasing) without gum. (5). £80-100
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1890s-1953 Postmarks on stamps and pieces, arranged alphabetically in a stockbook from Achnashee to West Nicholson, also a few numerals, some Double Head and Admiral issues, cancels including Amandas, Charter, Cero Park, Dahlia, Eastnor, Gothic Mine, Greystone, Marlborough, Marula, Mazunga, Melfort, Mnene, Newlands, Queens Park, Shagari, etc., many cancels complete or largely so, some duplication, about 150 different offices in total. (c.570). Photo on Page 288. £300-400
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1862-1996 Mint and used collection in two albums with reasonable 1862-72 classics (condition a little mixed), 1903 Bucarest New Post Office set mint, 1906 Jubilee Exhibition set, 1930 air sets with "8 JUNIE 1940" overprints mint (both vertical and horizontal watermarks), miniature sheets, German Occupation, Post Offices in the Levant, etc. S.G. £3,000+. (100s). £150-180
| RUSSIA
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1858-2002 Mint and used collection in four albums including 1858 perf 14 1/2 10k (2), perf 12 1/2 set of three, 1864-65 perf 12 and perf 14 1/2 sets all used, 1922 obligatory tax set unused, 1922 Philately For Children overprint set with perf 1k mint and 2k - 10k used, 1923-25 definitives with perf 14 15k used, perf 12 1r used, perf 10 5r used, 1929-32 1r imperf used, 1932-33 15th Anniversary of Revolution 35k mint, 1933 Leningrad Philatelic Exhibition pair used, air stamps with 1931 North Pole flight sets perf and imperf mint, 1932 Airship Construction Fund perf 14 15k mint, 1934 Stratosphere Balloon set mint and Airship Travel set used, 1935 Moscow to San Francisco Flight 1r on 10k mint, Soviet sets virtually complete with 1955 Spartacist Games set used and many better miniature sheets mint and used. Also civil war issues, British Occupation of Batum (with better handstamped surcharges, offered "as-is"), Wenden (14), a few Zemstvos, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tuva, Transcaucasia, Ukraine, extensive Mongolia and post 1990 issues from various former Soviet Republics. S.G. £10,000++. (1,000s). Photo on Page 258. £600-800
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Russian Levant. 1865-1918 Mint and used collection on pages including 1865 10pa mint (no margins, ink spot) and 2pi blue used (S.G. 5, £1,300), 1865-67 10pa rose with vertical and horizontal background networks in blue both used (S.G. 6, 8), 1909 ROPIT Anniversary set, overprint issues for Beyrouth, Constantinople, Dardanelles, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Kerassunde, Metelin, Mount Athos, Rizeh, Salonica, Smyrna, Trebizonde, largely complete, general issues with scarce 100pi on 10r used, also unissued ROPIT overprints. S.G. £3,500 (approx). (216). Photo on Page 278. £180-220
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1920 Stampless picture postcards all endorsed "O.S" or "on service afloat", seven cards showing views of the Crimea all written by a lady (probably a nurse) from Sevastopol to Ireland with "ARMY POST OFFICE / Y1" skeleton (2) or double circle c.d.s (4) applied at Constantinople, or a London 10 c.d.s + "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" handstamp + machine; the other card depicting H.M.S "Centaur", the message headed from the ship and including "am now in South Russia", also with a London 10 c.d.s and the "Received From H.M Ship" handstamp. (8). £200-250
| ST. HELENA | (Also See Lot 1030)
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Ascension & St. Helena Maps/Prints. "A Plan of English Road in the Island of Ascension" published by George Maxwell 1793", hand coloured, with observations on the island, 31x42cm; and a 17th Century print showing views of St. Helena from the sea as seen from three differing angles, 48x31 1/2cm, both with some severe edge faults though largely clear of the printed areas, two visually attractive items. (2). £80-100
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1922-37 1/2d Corner marginal pair with plate number "1", left stamp with cleft rock variety, and 8d with torn flag variety, the 1/2d pair with gum toning, otherwise both fine mounted mint. S.G. 97/c, 105b, £279. (2). £80-100
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1936 Registered covers to Switzerland bearing 1921 issue definitives comprising single 6d, 8d or 1/- frankings, or covers with various lower value stamps all totalling 6d (5 covers), all tied by Apia datestamps. (8). £80-100
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1869-1955 Sarawak and Labuan mint and used collection on pages with Sarawak including 1899 $1 mint, 1934-41 1c - $5 mint, etc; and Labuan including 1896 Jubilee set mint, 1899 4c surcharges set (less 4c on 6c) mint, etc. Also mint Brunei issues from 1952. S.G. £2,100 (approx). (100s). £240-280
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1934 Stampless O.H.H.S cover to "The Sarawak Treasury, Kuching" with Kuching c.d.s (Sep 17), handstamped with framed and unframed "PAQUEBOT" handstamps, Hosking types 3389 of Sibu and 3190 of Kuching, a pencil note on reverse stating that the cover was posted in Roban. Fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 268. £180-220
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1916-92 Mint and used collection on pages, many 1917-25 overprint issues, better stamps noted including roulette 20 1/2pi green with type 16 overprint in blue sideways, 1925 20pa postage due with Jedda overprint type 15 in red inverted, etc. (100s). Photo on Page 258. £200-250
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1890-1990 Mint and used collection on pages including 1921-24 5r mint, etc. Also British Indian Ocean Territory 1968-76 issues apparently complete mint. S.G. £1,250 (approx). (100s). £140-160
| SIERRA LEONE
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1859-1990 Mint and used collection on pages with 1872-73 perf 12 1/2 set of five used, etc., mainly fine. S.G. £1,000 (approx). (100s). £100-120
| SOUTH AFRICA
(Also See Lots 61, 161, 244, 1051/2, 1066/7, 1102/3, 1108/11, 1114, 1120/1, 1125, 1130/47, 1255/7, 1503) | |
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1853-2001 Mint and used collection on pages including Cape of Good Hope with triangulars (12, nearly all with faults), 1874-76 1d on 6d or 1/- surcharges used, 1883 Crown CA 5/- orange used, 1882 1/2d on 3d claret Crown CC used; Natal with 1876 1d yellow mint, 1877 1d on 6d rose mint, 1902 £1.10 used; New Republic (32); O.F.S; Transvaal; Zululand with 1888 3d - 9d mint and 1/- used, 1894 2/6 mint; Union of south Africa, and homeland issues. Also South West Africa with setting 1 single £1 mint unusually with a black square of four dots before "Africa". (Many 100s). £500-600
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c.1871-1977 Covers and cards, mainly Cape of Good Hope with many picture postcards, ingoing mail including 1896-97 covers from G.B to Whitley Bros, booksellers and stamp dealers in Cape Town (10), a few interprovincial uses with covers bearing Transvaal + South Africa stamps (2), a few scarcer cancels, mixed quality, a few fronts only but many fine. (193). £250-300
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1903-15 Covers and cards all with combination frankings, comprising stamps of two different provinces (17) or stamps of South Africa + provincial stamps (12, five with 1910 Union Parliament 2 1/2d), two covers with Sea Post Office datestamps, two from Prisoners of War at Pietermaritzburg. (29). £150-180
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1902 (May 17) Censored cover posted within Heidelberg bearing Transvaal V.R.I 1/2d with overprint inverted and E.R.I 1/2d on 2d; also Boer War covers with censor cachets or F.P.O cancels; 1902 (Sep 28) Transvaal £5 banknote issued at Pretoria, ephemera, Transvaal 1892 £5 reprint block of 15 and 1886 10/- revenue mint block of four. Some faults, the 1/2d V.R.I inverted overprint cover with two vertical folds clear of the stamps but otherwise fine and unusual. (22). £100-120
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1899-1901 Covers and cards including 1899 (Dec 19) Transvaal 1/2d postcard posted from Kowie West to Klerksdorp franked Cape 1d with violet boxed "MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED" (vertical fold), 1902 registered cover to Kroonstad Refugee Camp, 1901 cover from "W.P Erasmus, Govt. Teacher, Norvals Pont Refugee Camp", 1900 stampless "National Line" cover with violet "AMMUNITION COLUMN R.A / 6th DIVISION" posted at sea charged 1d at Southampton with Ship Letter c.d.s, 1902 postcard from "16 Genl, Hosp" with message "we leave here on the 6th to go to Cape Town in a hospital train", etc. (12). £200-240
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1900-01 Covers from Cape Colony (2) or G.B to soldiers, all much redirected with various datestamps and cachets including "Not in Rondebosch" and "NOT TO BE FOUND", the G.B cover to "Driver C. Bell, 1st Balloon Section, Royal Engineers", a few faults, the last very unusual. (3). £150-180
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1901 (Nov 3) Picture postcard posted from Cape Town to Natal franked 1d, reposted to a new addresses a further four times with G.B 1d lilac cancelled octagonal Army Post Office Natal Field Force datestamp of Volksrust, O.R.C 1d cancelled at Harrismith, Natal 1d cancelled at Ladysmith and Transvaal 1/2d (2) cancelled at Pretoria, three censor cachets, very unusual. £120-150
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Boer Occupation of Cape Colony. 1900 (Jan 27) Captured red "O.H.M.S / Registered / Free / S.R FRENCH / Post Office" envelope sent to Jagersfontein, bearing O.F.S 1d tied by "COLESBERG / C.G.H" squared circle with a second strike on the front, unusual and very attractive. £100-120
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Wolmaransstad. 1900 (June 2) Cover franked 4d + 6d from London to "Thomas Leask & Co, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal" inscribed "Per S.S Briton via Southampton", annotated by Leask "Recd 11/7/00 under H.M Marshal Law". Received during the six week British occupation period (June 15 - July 27) during which Leask produced overprints on Transvaal stamps for use in Wolmaransstad. Illustrated on page 44 of Harry Birkhead's book "The Wherewithal of Wolmaransstad". £150-180
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P.O.W Mail. 1899-1901 Covers and cards to or from Boer P.O.Ws including a cover to a P.O.W at Simons Town and redirected to Wynberg Hospital, 1900 1d lettercard written from "Transport "Lake Erie", Table Bay, Cape Town", 1900 covers from Cape Town with boxed "CENSOR TO PRISONERS OF WAR" or "CENSOR, PRISONERS OF WAR / L. Heyman / Lt. Col.", 1899 cover to P.O.W at Cape Town Docks, 1900 cover to "City of Cambridge" at Simons Town, 1899 cover to Capt. De W.H Hamer on H.M.S "Penelope" at Simons Town and covers from H.M.S "Penelope", etc. (26). £300-350
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Censors. 1901-02 Covers and cards with various censor cachets or seals including oval "MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICE / VRYBURG" with manuscript "Passed W.V.J", cover addressed to a native in Johannesburg, picture postcards from USA or Keetmanshoop in South West Africa, covers from Lourenco Marques or Holland, cover to Germany with "T/15c" charge mark, etc. (39). £240-280
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Censor Seals. 1900-02 Covers mainly with censor seals including Boer type 1 seals used at Johannesburg (2), British seals (24) including a study of the yellow type 15 VR seal (3) and similar type 35 ER seal (10) used at various towns, scarce blue type 40 seal and red type 21 seal (3) used at Baufort West, provisional seal made of stamp edging and tied by "LANDDROST KANTOOR / PHILIPPOLIS" cachet, etc., mainly fine. (26). £150-180
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George/Knysna District. c.1804-51 Entire letters and entires from the districts of George or Knysna, with two letters from J.F Meeding, first holder of the timber post at Plettenburg Bay (and also responsible for the mails), and an 1823 entire letter from the Harbour Master E. Wallace at Knysna reporting the arrival of the Brig "Antelope", all sent free to the Colonial Secretary in Cape Town. Also 1851 entire letter from Rev. T. Atkinson at the Mission Station at Pacaltsdorp to London, these last two with Cape Town datestamps. (4). £240-280
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1806 British Occupation. 1805 (July 25) Entire letter written and signed by General Sir David Baird in London (with reference to "The Post Bell now ringing"), posted to his brother Lieut-Colonel Baird in Cork and redirected to Cove, London and Dublin backstamps and red "CORK". Also 2 March 1806 "Bells Weekly Messenger" containing a long report of the capture of Cape Town, sent on January 12th by the Commander of the British forces General Sir David Baird. A scarce letter from Baird sent shortly before his departure for South Africa; his brother Lt. Col. Baird also sailed with the expedition and commanded the First Brigade in the Cape. Ex Robson Lowe Collection. £250-300
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