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George. 1811-55 Entire letters and entires from George including letters sent from or to Landdrost Van Kerval (3) with 1811 letter to Cape Town bearing a red wax seal impressed with the royal arms and "GEORGE DROSDY / 26 APRIL 1811"; letters to or from the Church Council or churchmen (6); and letters from the Post Office at George to the Postmaster General in Cape Town (2). An interesting lot, handstamps include a light strike of the scarce oval medallion mark with royal arms, circular "crown" Post Office handstamps of George (4) or Cape Town, boxed "POST PAID" or "TO PAY", Cape Town oval crowned and Free datestamps, with four free official letters, four others privately carried. (11). £350-400
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Paarl. 1822-1914 Covers and cards (23), fronts (2), unused picture postcards (9) and various pieces including 1822 front with scarce Post Office crown handstamp, scarce large "PAARL STN" c.d.s on 1870 cover, "39" Barred Oval Numerals (2 types), etc. (34+). £300-350
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Worcester. c.1830 Entire and picture postcards (13), the c.1830 entire sent free from the Postmaster of Worcester to the Postmaster General in Cape Town with good "POST OFFICE / (crown) / WORCESTER", also various pieces. (13+). £140-160
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c.1830-40 Entire letter and entires (6) to Albany or Cape Town (6) handstamped boxed "POST PAID" (4) or scarce smaller boxed and hyphenated "TO-PAY" (2), the 1821 entire letter from Caledon endorsed "unpaid", three with good Post Office "crown" handstamps of Uitenhagen (2) or Caledon. (7). £250-300
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1849 Entire to Calcutta originally endorsed "via the Mauritius" which has been crossed through and replaced by "pr Geelong", with a reasonable strike of the scarce oval "FORWARDED BY / THOMAS WATSON & CO / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE", backstamped by faint Kedgree Ship Letter and boxed Calcutta Ship Letter datestamp. Seal removed, minor soiling and a little ink erosion to the original "Mauritius" endorsement, nevertheless a very scarce Cape forwarding agents cachet. £150-180
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Mossel Bay/Oudtshoorn & District. 1852-1911 Entire letters, covers and cards (also a part telegram) from Mossel Bay (10) including stampless 1876 O.H.M.S Money Order Business wrapper to the Postmaster General, skeleton c.d.s, "222" BONC; Oudtshoorn (10) with oval datestamps (2), octagonal datestamp (2), "20" and "284" BONC, 1897 stampless O.H.M.S Superintendent of Convicts letter reporting the arrival of two convicts at Tokai Convict Station; or from offices in the district of Oudtshoorn with 1852 entire letter from Buffelbosch, Calitzdorp datestamps (5), 1859 stampless official wrapper from the P.O Agent P.J Meiring at Meirings Poort to the Postmaster-General and scarce 1904 Meirings Poort c.d.s. (28). £400-450
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1853 Entire prepaid 4d to Cape Town with oval "PORT ELIZABETH / JANY 21 1853 / PAID" datestamp, a good strike of this very scarce Paid datestamp. Photo on Page 268. £500-600
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George District. 1856-1911 Entires, covers and cards (also a front and telegram form) from the town or district of George, including 1856-76 stampless official letters to the Postmaster General in Cape Town (4) or the Postmaster at Willow with red oval datestamps of "GEORGE", "HOPEDALE" or similar black oval datestamps of "AVONTUUR" together with "WILLOW" double arc datestamp or "5" BONC, stamped covers with oval datestamps of George (4) or Avontuur (with Willow double arc c.d.s), other datestamps of Uniondale (5, two with "437" BONC), Avontuur (2), "17" BONC of George (4), etc. (23). £400-450
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1871 Cover to Funchal, Madeira, the 1/5 rate paid by 1d + four 4d stamps (two with corner faults) unusually cancelled by both triangular "CGH" obliterators and "18" barred oval numerals, oval Graaff-Reinett datestamp and a Cape Town c.d.s on the front, with "300" charge mark. A very unusual destination and combination of cancels. Photo on Page 282. £200-250
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1872-84 Covers including covers to USA franked two 4d stamps, to England franked 6d or three 4d stamps or to Denmark franked 1/2d + 1d + 6d, and four internal covers franked 4d, three with oval datestamps of Richmond, Tarkastad or Graaff-Reinett, one cover with enclosed letter from F.H Newdigate at the Government Observatory. Also piece with 6d cancelled oval "PIQUETBERG" in red with manuscript date. One cover with tear at left edge, otherwise fine. (9). £180-220
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1880-81 Covers bearing the two differing "3" on 3d surcharges, one to Cape Town with enclosed letter from "Baths, Olifants River"; the other from Cape Town to Huguenot Seminary, Wellington, with despatch and arrival datestamps, both fine. (2). £120-150
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Printed Matter. c.1880-1912 Wrappers and circulars (9), postcards with printed advertising messages (2) and a front, the covers sent internally franked 1/2d (6), 1d or 2d, one cover to England franked 1d, the two cards and one cover with red datestamps of G.P.O Cape Town (2) or Port Elizabeth, three with Newspaper Branch cancels, also c.1875 wrapper from London to Bloemfontein via Cape franked G.B. 1d red, with red "PER R.M STR / VIA PLYMOUTH" and "FORWARDED BY / WILLIAM DUNN & Co. / LONDON". (13). £150-180
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Advertising Covers. 1888-1906 Printed advertising covers including Aristo Egyptian Cigarettes, Cape Town International Hotel, Collards Pianofortes, Bedford Bicycles, Kamps CafÈ, etc., some illustrated with views with of ships, buildings, coats-of-arms, bicycles, etc., three sent internally franked at the 1/2d printed matter rate, one to USA franked 1d, a few faults though most are fine, an attractive lot. (22). £250-300
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1897 Soldiers cover from Cape Town to England headed "from Sapper J.Y Sturgeon, 29th Co. R.E, S.A" and countersigned by an Officer, franked at the 1d concession rate. £100-120
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World War Two. 1941-46 Covers including 1943 cover from Brazil and an ambulance envelope from Cape Town to Durban both with bilingual "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER", O.A.S cover with bilingual boxed "S.A HOSPITAL SHIP / No. 1" cachet, Paquebots, oval "FLEET MAIL OFFICE / X" datestamp (Proud D2), etc. £100-120
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1853 4d Deep blue on deeply blued paper with sideways watermark, used, three large to huge margins, a fine stamp. S.G. 2a, £375. Photo on Page 278. £120-140
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1854 (Mar 27) Entire letter to England, written at Wynberg but posted at Cape Town, bearing a fine 4d triangular (S.G. 4, three good margins) tied by triangular obliterator, endorsed "By Steamer 27th March to England" with Newport Pagnell arrival datestamps on both sides, charged 1/-. A few minor edge faults but an attractive entire and a fine stamp. £100-120
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1864 (Dec 17) Entire from Cape Town to Graaf Reinet bearing Perkins Bacon 4d triangular on slightly blued paper (S.G. 4, three good margins) tied by numeral "1", Cape Town c.d.s and red oval Graaf Reinet arrival datestamp on the front. A couple of light cover folds, otherwise an attractive entire with a fine stamp. £100-120
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1853-55 4d Deep blue (3, one on slightly blued paper) and 4d blue used, one touched at base, otherwise all fine with good margins, one with an attractive red cancel. S.G. 4, 6, 6a, £450. (4). £140-160
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1858 1d Rose on white paper, three good margins, full gum, very fine, unmounted, S.G. 5a, £800. Photo on Page 278. £240-280
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1858 1d Rose on white paper, three margins, unused no gum. S.G. 5a, £800. Photo on Page 278. £120-140
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1858 1d Deep rose red on white paper, three small to huge margins, light crease at right, unused, no gum. S.G. 5b, £1,200. Photo on Page 278. £120-140
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1858 1d Rose on white paper, pair used with triangular CGH cancel, margins very close to huge, fine. S.G. 5a, £600. Photo on Page 278. £150-180
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1862 6d Slate-purple, two clear margins, cut into at base, with pressed horizontal crease, unused, no gum. S.G. 7d, £4,000. Photo on Page 278. £100-120
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1862 6d Slate-lilac, three margins, a little close at lower right, otherwise very fine used. S.G. 7c, £500. Photo on Page 278. £120-140
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1858 6d Pale rose-lilac, two used examples showing differing shades, both with three margins, fine and attractive; and 1/- bright yellow-green used, touched at upper left. S.G. 7, 8, £900. (3). Photo on Page 278. £200-240
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1859 1/- Deep dark green on white paper, mint pair with sheet margin at base, huge margins, original gum, lightly mounted, a superb pair. S.G. 8b, £900++. Photo on Page 278. £480-550
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1861 4d Pale milky blue woodblock printing with very large even margins, used with an unusually blotchy appearance partly caused by a very dry printing, bars cancel. With 1997 Peter Holcombe Certificate which states "In my opinion the stamp had a very oily cancellation which was heavily struck, this has been lightened by boiling reducing the black but unfortunately also effecting the basic colour of the stamp in places. The stamp was originally of a very dry printing which accounts for some of the whitish areas in the stamp - the cleaning has somewhat made the areas more pronounced". S.G. 14, £2,000. Photo on Page 278. £400-500
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1861 4d Blue woodblock printing with three margins (a little close at lower left, otherwise very large), natural pre-printing paper crease resulting in a blue printed line across Hope, used with light triangular cancel, trace of a tiny marginal thin, otherwise a superb and very attractive example, S.G. 14d, £3,250. Photo on Page 278. £800-1,000
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1861 4d Woodblock printing, blue shade used with three good margins but with corner repaired at lower left; and pale milky blue used, touched or cut into on two sides and pressed crease (1994 B.P.A Certificate), two reasonable examples, S.G. 14. (2). £200-250
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1864 De La Rue 1d deep carmine-red with large even margins, no gum, fine unused. S.G. 18, £325. Photo on Page 278 £80-100
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1864 De La Rue 1d deep brown-red mint, original gum, two good margins, touched at left. S.G. 18b, £650. Photo on Page 278. £100-120
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1864 De La Rue 1d brownish red, small to huge margins, a little toning, unused without gum. S.G. 18c, £650. Photo on Page 278. £100-120
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1864 De La Rue 1d brownish red, three good margins, fine used. S.G. 18c, £325. Photo on Page 278. £80-100
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1866 Cover from Cape Town to Grahamstown bearing 4d triangular (S.G. 19a, three small to huge margins) tied by triangular obliterator, the cover with light vertical fold and closed tear at base, the stamp fine. £70-80
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1863-64 De La Rue 4d steel-blue with two large margins, touched at left; and 1/- bright emerald-green, close to touched on two sides, one clear but small margin at left, both used. S.G. 19c, 21, £975. (2). £120-140
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1864 De La Rue 6d bright mauve, three good to huge margins, a very fine and attractive used stamp. S.G. 20, £500. Photo on Page 278. £140-160
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1863 De La Rue 1/- bright emerald-green pair with margin at left, large margins, original gum, a very fine and attractive pair. S.G. 21, £1,300+. Photo on Page 278. £550-650
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1867-79 Covers with oval datestamps of Alexander, Fraserburg or Graaff-Reinett (in red), one bearing 1868 4d on 6d tied "34" BONC of Wellington. (3). £100-120
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1867-99 Covers and cards (10) and a front all cancelled by triangular "C.G.H" obliterators, with oval datestamps of Beaufort, Prince Albert, Victoria, Hottents Holland, Victoria West, double arc datestamp of Stanford, single ring c.d.s of Mamre, Mowbray, Carnarvon or Colesberg. (11). £200-250
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1877-1913 Covers and cards all with barred oval numeral cancels, many scarce offices and cancels including Deur, Hoetjes Bay, Elim, St. Cuthberts, Blauw Vley, Glen Harry, Tsolo, Bowden (3, one with "457" BONC, two others with Bowden c.d.s used as a cancel then overstruck by "3" BONC of Grahams Town), Fraserburg Road, Robben Island (2), Murraysburg, Upper Maitland, etc., one 1901 cover from Kalk Bay with "From Princess Radziwill" typed below the address. A few faults, most fine, a good lot. (41). £600-700
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1878-80 Covers with double arc datestamps comprising 1878 cover with 4d cancelled "BALFOUR" c.d.s, 1879 cover with 4d tied unclear numeral and "DAGGABOERS - NEK" c.d.s alongside (date simply shown as "NO / 187"), and 1880 cover with 3 on 3d tied triangular "CGH" and "GREENPOINT" datestamp alongside, a few minor faults, all good strikes, the last two very scarce. (3). £180-220
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1881-1910 Covers and cards with selected single ring datestamps (28), double ring datestamps (3), or 1910 Rondebosch skeleton c.d.s, many scarce offices, including Klipplaat, Wheatlands, Schoombie, Coerney, Imvani, Groot Drick, Potfontein, East London Jetty, Houses of Parliament (2), etc. (32). £350-400
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c.1880-1915 Covers and cards with unusual datestamps including octagonal experimental Cape Town datestamps (6), quartered "CC" printed matter datestamp, hooded circles (7, Grahams Town, East London, Port Elizabeth, Simons Town, Queens Town), Record Branch c.d.s (2), Cape Town P.B.S c.d.s (3, Private Box Section), Cape Town Poste Restante c.d.s (3, two types), triangular datestamps used on bulk posting printed matter (3, one cancelling the stamp), machines, etc. (30). £260-320
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1898-1912 Covers and cards with railway station cancels including Alexandra Rail, Miller Station, Delfontein Station, Kendrew Station, Atherstone Station, Bellevue Siding, Mission Siding, Kroomie Siding, etc. (15). £140-160
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T.P.Os. 1887-1910 Covers and cards with T.P.O transit datestamps comprising single ring "T.P.O / DOWN" (13, 3 types), "T.P.O / UP" (7, 4 types), "TRAVELLING P.O / UP", "N.E T.P.O / DOWN" (3), "WESTERN T.P.O / DOWN", "W.T.P.O / DOWN", "MIDLAND / DOWN" (4), "MIDLAND / UP", "EASTERN T.P.O / UP", "EASTERN T.P.O / DOWN (3) and scarce "ALBANY T.P.O / UP" (2); double ring "EASTERN / T.P.O 2", "EASTERN / T.P.O 4", "MIDLAND / T.P.O 1" (2), "MIDLAND / T.P.O 3", "MIDLAND / T.P.O 5 (3); cards posted on the T.P.O with stamps cancelled double ring "WESTERN / T.P.O 2" or "WESTERN T.P.O / DOWN 1"; and 1d T.P.O tax marks (2 types) on cards from G.B. An interesting lot, some scarce. (48). Photo on Page 282. £600-800
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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. £200-240
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1855-97 Post Office forms comprising 1855 upper portion of a registered letter wrapper containing the signed Postmaster's receipt for a letter from Burghersdorp to Graham Town; 1870 O.H.M.S wrapper with "Application for Registered Letter Receipt" printed on the front, posted from Cape Town to Swellendam with datestamps of both places; and 1897 AR form for a registered letter from Cape Town to New York with oval Cape Town datestamp, three unusual items. (3). £240-280
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1861-79 Registered covers (5) and a front with 1861 entire to Malmesbury endorsed "Registered" and backstamped "DARLING" double arc datestamp apparently posted without stamps or any indication of a postal rate (large repaired tear); covers to Cape Town franked 8d (2, one charged 8d) or 1/- (reduced at right) all with oval "REGISTERED / CAPE TOWN CAPE COLONY" datestamp, and 1876 cover from Cape Town franked 8d with the stamps tied by the same oval Registered datestamp, etc., a few faults. (6). £140-160
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1895-1909 Registered covers (16), various registered handstamps including unusual "Stal Street / CAPE TOWN", cover from Groothoek O.R.C with Cape stamps, etc. Also three Certificates of Posting. (19). £120-150
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