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1853 (Sep 28) Entire letter on notepaper headed with a fine engraving of Odessa showing the harbour, posted from Odessa to Leipzig with red boxed "AUS RUSSLAND". £120-150
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1876-1958 Cards and covers including Batum - Odessa ship cancels (2), T.P.Os, WW1, etc. (52). £150-180
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Air Mails. 1922-31 Covers and cards all flown by air mail from Moscow to Berlin, cachets include "Mit Luftpost befordert / Konigsberg (Pr.) 1." (5), some fine multiple frankings, all commercial, one to Ireland, eight registered. Also 1910 photographic postcard from Kronstadt depicting an aeroplane, two coloured cards from a series on the history of aviation, and a 1934 cover from Bulgaria to G.B flown via Berlin. An interesting group of early flight covers. (18). £180-220
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World War Two. 1942-43 Official Deutsche Dienstpost covers (8, three registered) and Feldpost covers (2) bearing overprint issues of Ukraine (7) or Ostland (3); stampless registered Deutsche Dienstpost cover from Narwa; Deutsche Dienstpost cover from Riga bearing German 12pf; and fourteen philatelic covers bearing Ukraine overprint set of eighteen all cancelled by Rowno Deutsche Dienstpost datestamps; also 1941 cover with Russian stamp posted just after the German invasion. (24). £150-180
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1902 Government House vignette, die proof with uncleared surround and without the wording "GOVERNMENT HOUSE", in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "12 NOV. 02", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 200. £350-450
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1902 The Wharf vignette, die proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "29 DEC. 02", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 200. £300-350
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1906 Picture postcard from G.B to St. Helena with arrival c.d.s and violet oval "POST OFFICE / NOT CALLED / FOR / ST. HELENA", redirected to Cape Town. Photo on Page 218. £150-180
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1908 6d Duty Plate, die proof in black on white glazed card, dated "9 MAR. 08", 92x60mm. Photo on Page 200. £150-180
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1902-08 King Edward VII stamps overprinted "SPECIMEN", comprising 1902 ½d and 1d, 1903 ½d - 2/- set of six, and 1908 2½d - 10/- set of four, fine mint. S.G. 53/70s, £675. (12). Photo on Page 206. £180-200
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1911 KEVII 1d Red, prepared for use but not issued, overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 71s, £425. Photo on Page 212. £140-160
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1913 KGV 4d with split "A" variety, fine mint. S.G. 85a, £400. Photo on Page 206. £120-140
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1922-37 KGV Issue, mint varieties comprising 1d (minor gum tones), 3d (small thin), 6d and 8d with broken mainmast, 1d (within a vertical pair) and 1½d with torn flag, 1d (2, shades, one corner marginal) and 2/6 (within a corner marginal plate number pair, a few split perfs) with cleft rock, also 2d with re-entry at left of central vignette (toned gum). The 8d and 2/6 lightly mounted, the other listed varieties apparently unmounted. S.G. £1,660. (13). Photo on Page 154. £380-450
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1920-22 Multiple Crown CA ½d - £1 set of thirteen and 1921-42 Multiple Script CA ½d - 5/- set of fifteen (missing 2½d pale bright blue) mint. S.G. 24/47c, £480. (28). Photo on Page 206. £120-140
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1926 Commercial cover from Mecca to Switzerland franked on the reverse by 1925 2pi blue Notarial stamp with "Nejd Sultanate Post" overprint (S.G. 217) tied by Mecque 6 c.d.s, transit datestamp of Djedda and Port Taufiq. A scarce stamp on cover. Photo on Page 218. £300-400
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1878-1932 Used selection on Hagner pages including Mauritius cancelled "B64" (3, Z37, 48, 62), 1890 die I and die II sets, 1893 3c-45c and 1897-1900 set, 1901 and 1902 surcharge sets, 1903 and 1906 sets, 1903 surcharges, 1912-16 set, 1917-22 2r.25, etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (117). £250-300
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Postal Stationery. 1902 Piece cut from the De La Rue ink recipe book, "No 2056 - Azurlin Blue" for the 12 cents Seychelles Registration Envelopes, bearing two De La Rue Q.V head dummy stamp pairs in blue. A unique piece; the first 12c registration envelope was issued in 1903. £120-140
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Revenue. 1906 Imperforate 4c colour trials on gummed Multiple Crown CA watermarked paper, the frame and KEVII head in green with the duty plates in violet, blue, red or green, very fine. (Also see lot 884) (4). Photo on Page 206. £400-500
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1902 KEVII Master Die Proof (as used for the anna values) with uncleared duty tablets and surround, on white glazed card stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "6 NOV. 02", 92x60mm. A fine and scarce proof. Photo on Page 200. £400-500
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1902 KEVII Master Die Proof (as used for the rupee values) with uncleared duty plates and surround, on white glazed card stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "14 NOV. 02", 92x60mm. A fine and scarce proof. Photo on Page 214. £500-600
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1904 KEVII ½a - 5r Set of thirteen and ½a - 1r set of five overprinted O.H.M.S, all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 32/44s, O10/15s, £410. (18). Photo on Page 212. £130-150
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1889-c.1980 Covers and cards, mainly Natal, Transvaal, O.F.S or Union, also Zululand (6) and Swaziland (14), including postal stationery, interprovincial uses, etc. (264). £400-500
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1909 (Mar 2) Archive page bearing impressions of all the handstamps then in use at Bothaville, with an explanation of their use alongside, comprising single ring c.d.s, "7" in triangle (for Book Post packets and samples), "R", "T", oval framed "UNCLAIMED" or "POSTED / LATE", boxed "PUBLISHED" or "PAYMENT AUTHORISED / BY TELEGRAPH", unusual. Also covers (2) and a postcard from G.B to South Africa all undelivered and returned, various cachets and datestamps, one cover to "Gambaga" sent to Rhodesia. (4). £100-120
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1899-1902 Covers and cards with patriotic picture postcards (15); 1902 cover from G.B to Capt. De Witt Hamer, P.O.W at St. Helena, with Deadwood censor; pictorial envelopes (2); 1901 postcard from Reginald Bray to General Barton addressed with an attached cigarette card, charged 1d postage due, returned with an autographed letter from Barton in Pretoria; also a Christmas card; 1902 (June 3) telegraph form to the Commandant at Carolina with "ARMY / TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s code "C-A" sending the Kings congratulations on the termination of hostilities; stampless soldiers cover to USA with G.B 2½d added in London, etc. (31). £200-250
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1900-02 Covers and a G.B 1d postcard all posted into civilian offices, 22 bearing G.B stamps (three of these in combination with O.F.S or Transvaal stamps), one cover with Pretoria c.d.s applied away from the G.B 2½d which is cancelled upon arrival in London and a "T" handstamp crossed out, five others with stamps disallowed or underpaid and postage due handstamps applied. Cancellations include "2" numeral of Durban and circular dumb cork cancel with Mooi River c.d.s alongside, also stampless cover endorsed "Passed censor no stamps procurable" transferred from the civil P.O to the F.P.O with 2d charge mark, cover posted at Pretoria with O.F.S stamp disallowed and charged 2d, etc. An interesting group mostly franked contrary to regulations, eleven sent within South Africa, the others to G.B, Europe or St. Helena. (26). £320-360
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1902 Cover with a printed handpainted caricature of De Wet talking to a Boer officer with a caption "A long start. Boer Staff Officer: The British are 80 miles off. General De Wet: Saddle up!", addressed to England endorsed "from W. Simons, S.A.C", a G.B KEVII 1d cancelled at Army Post Office, Bloemfontein. £100-120
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Service Suspended. 1899 (Oct 15) Cover from England to Johannesburg franked 1d, a "T / 15 / L" charge mark of London crossed out, two differing violet boxed "MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED" cachets (52x8mm and 101x12mm), Cape Town Returned Letter Office c.d.s (Jan 17) on reverse, fine. £100-120
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Registered Mail. 1899-1902 Registered covers, many with censor cachets, some P.O.W mail including covers to Umbilo Camp, Belle Vue, Ceylon and Tuckers Island Bermuda, cover to Bechuanaland, cover to France with a Boer censor label, etc. (24). £240-280
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Christiana. 1901-02 Covers (3) and a front comprising stampless O.A.S cover and a cover to USA franked by three Cape 1d stamps both with red rubber c.d.s with "CHRISTIANA" and the date across the circle; and a stampless O.A.S cover and a front franked Cape 1d to St. Helena both with red oval "Christiana" datestamp (other words excised from the datestamp), the front with the datestamp applied away from the stamp which was cancelled in manuscript and in transit by a Kimberley c.d.s, all with red Press Censor. A couple with a few very minor faults, otherwise fine and scarce cancels. (4). £350-400
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New Zealand. 1900 Printed pictorial envelope headed "NEW ZEALAND TO THE FRONT" depicting Britannia and a Maori holding the New Zealand flag, designed and printed by J. Hooker of New Plymouth, posted within Auckland franked 1d. A couple of small opening tears at upper edge, otherwise fine, an attractive and scarce cover. £120-150
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Australia. 1901-02 Covers to Sydney comprising G.B 1d envelope headed "From No 2166 Trooper F. Sales, Active Service S.A" with Army Post Office Standerton c.d.s; and 1902 cover headed "From 3718 Sgt. Anderson S.A Field Force" with G.B 1d lilac tied by Army Post Office Bloemfontein c.d.s, both senders in the Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, both covers with a few edge stains. (2). £100-120
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Australia. 1902 G.B KEVII 1d Envelope from F.P.O 9 to Queensland endorsed "From 200 O.H Toll, 1st A.C.C, On Active Service", arrival backstamps, very minor soiling and flap missing. Trooper Osmond Toll served in the Queensland Unit, First Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, in South Africa from March until June 1902. £80-100
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British P.O.W Mail. 1900 Covers, franked 3d from London (Feb 24) to "Capt W.G Thomson, Suffolk Regiment, Prisoner of War, Pretoria, via Delagoa Bay" backstamped at Cape Town, red Press Censor, violet oval "CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE S.A.R / PRETORIA" and circular "GEZIEN / 22 APR. 1900 / CENSOR"; or franked 1d from Belfast to "3762 Pte. R. McLaughlin, G. Company Mounted Infantry Detachment, 2nd Royal I. Rifles, 3rd Field Force Division, Sterkstroom Camp" with Cape Town datestamp, Press Censor cachet and censor label, redirected with violet "PRISONER OF WAR / PRETORIA". A fine pair, Thomson was captured at Colesberg on 6th January and McLaughlin at Reddersburg on April 4th. (2). £200-240
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P.O.W. Mail - South Africa. 1900-01 Covers from Boer P.O.Ws in Cape Town (4) or to P.O.Ws in Green Point Camp (2) all with violet boxed "CENSOR, PRISONERS OF WAR / L. Heyman / Lt. Col.", one cover to Kroonstad received at Johannesburg on May 11th (the day before the British captured Kroonstad) endorsed "Held delivered 24/5/00". A few faults though most are fine. (6). £120-150
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P.O.W. Mail - South Africa. 1900-02 Covers to Boer P.O.Ws at Castle Barracks Cape Town, New Military Hospital Docks Cape Town (2), Convict Station Cape Town (2), Orange River Station, Barberton (with triangular "PASSED / CENSOR / P. OF W.", usually used on Ladysmith mail), or to Standerton and redirected to 17th General Hospital. Also a cover to a Miss Retief held under house arrest at Wellington; and a stampless cover to Harrismith endorsed "From a Prisoner of War" with manuscript "G", type 2A censor seal and arrival c.d.s. (Nov. 2 1900). A scarce group, one with blue oval "POSTMEESTER GENERAAL / ORANJE-VRY STAAT" censor. (9). £250-300
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P.O.W. Mail - Ladysmith/Umbilo. 1901-02 Covers (10), fronts (3) and a picture postcard, sent from (6) or to (5) Tin Town Camp in Ladysmith, or from or to Umbilo Camp, the Ladysmith items handstamped boxed "PASSED / CENSOR / P. of W. / S.O.P NATAL" (2), triangular "PASSED / CENSOR / P. OF W." (3, also handstamp applied by favour to unused postcard), oval dated "STAFF OFFICER PRISONERS-OF-WAR / LADYSMITH" (2, both fronts) or double circle "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / LADYSMITH" (4), the two Umbilo covers with similar double circle "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / NATAL", two covers registered, one cover redirected to "St. Helena, S.S Orient". A few faults, the majority fine. (14). £220-260
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P.O.W. Mail - Belle Vue/Green Point. 1900-02 Covers and cards (43) and fronts (3) sent to (28) or from Green Point Camp, or to (13) or from (4) Belle Vue Camp, various camp censors, one cover from Belle Vue to "Militia Ground Green Point", other covers to Green Point addressed to Naval Recreation Ground, No. 3 Athletic Grounds, Green Point Track (4), Proctors Camp, or care of Captain Proctor or "Lt. Col. Heyman, Censor Prisoner of War" (2). Also a telegram to Green Point with arrival c.d.s and "GREEN POINT" cachet, Green Point Track canteen notes for 1/, 2/- or 5/- (2 colours), a picture postcard of prisoners with handicrafts in Green Point Camp and a photo of prisoners in the camp. (53). £300-350
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P.O.W Mail - India. 1903 (May 5) Cover from Carolina franked Transvaal 1d, addressed to "P.D Grobler, Fort Arbetragie, India, hut no 9". Posted a year after the war ended, only Boers who still refused to sign the Oath of Allegiance remaining as prisoners. Fort Arbetrage does not seem to be recorded as a camp for P.O.Ws. £100-120
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Refugee / Burgher Camps. 1902 Cover to London franked G.B 1d tied by Army Post Office Bloemfontein c.d.s, with violet cachet "Superintendent / Native Refugee Camp" signed by F.A Adcock at Geneva O.R.C, and a cover self addressed to Adcock at the Native Refugee Camp, Geneva. Also 1902 cover with G.B 1d cancelled at F.P.O 47, to a nurse at Mafeking Refugee Camp but redirected to Irene Burgher Camp, and 1902 cover from Middelburg to Durban with oval "BURGHER CAMP / MIDDELBURG" dated cachets on both sides. (4) £120-150
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Censor Seals. 1900 Covers with British type 2 seals on pink paper including cover to a P.O.W on S.S "Manila" with censor seal apparently having "V.R" omitted (seal partly torn away), cover to Lourenco Marques bearing scarce type 2C seal with the coat of arms inverted in error and handstamped violet boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR / RETURN TO SENDER", etc. (6). £150-180
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c.1901 Cover to a P.O.W in Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, bearing an uncancelled Cape 1d, handstamped by the circular "cogwheel" type "OV / CENSOR / S", endorsed and initialled "Censored VNY J.P", the reverse with pink type 26 ER censor seal. Also another 1901 cover to Diyatalawa Camp with Cape 1d tied by Leribe (Basutoland) c.d.s (Apr 12) with circular "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" and the same manuscript "Censored VNY J.P". Very few examples of the "OV / S" censor cachet are recorded (with most of these on fronts only) and its place of use is still not known. A number of the known examples of this censor (and manuscript "VNY" initials) have an origin of Leribe in Basutoland whilst others originated in Cape Town, and both places have been suggested as possible places of use. All known examples are on mail to P.O.Ws and use by the official OVS censor for the British has been suggested. A scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 218. £180-220
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Aberdeen. 1901-02 Covers, censor types 1 + 2 (2), 1 + 3 (3), 3 (2), one signed by R.F Manley, Intelligence Officer. (7). £100-120
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Aliwal North. 1900-02 Covers, censor types 1 (2), 1 + 2a, 2 (2), 2a, 3, 3a (3), 4 (3), 5 (2), one cover from Rietfontein to Gaberones via Kimberley and Mafeking with arrival backstamp. (15). £100-120
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Beaufort West. 1901-02 Covers and cards (15), front and a permit to travel by road with censor cachet types 1, 2 (3), 3 (8, one with Resident Magistrate cachet), 3a (3), 4 (2, one on rail permit), type 1 very scarce. (17). £120-150
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Bethulie. 1901-02 Covers and cards including a cover with both censor types 1 and 2 (the latter as type 1 but the place name excised then applied separately, probably a unique combination), also censors 1 (6), 2 (3), 3, 4, 5 (3, two with separate "BETHULIE" handstamps), 6 (2, also a piece) and covers with "BETHULIE" handstamp between fancy bars (3, unlisted by Prime), one card to the Dutch East Indies. A scarce group. (20). £350-400
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Bloemfontein. 1900-02 Covers and cards (45) and fronts (2), various censor endorsements and cachets including types 2 (3), 2 + 3 (3), 3 (2), 6 (2), 7 (2), 11 (only recorded example), 12 (2), 13-15, 17 (only recorded example), 18-21, etc. (47). £200-240
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Brandfort. 1900-02 Covers and cards (22) and fronts (2) with manuscript "Passed Censor", "not censored" or "Has not been censored" or censor cachet type 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (3), 4 (3), 5, 5a (3), 6, 6a (2), 7 (2), 7a (2), fine. (24). £160-180
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Cape Town. 1901-02 Covers and cards including scarce censor types 11, 13 (2), etc. Also a 1d postal stationery postcard used to Germany with view of Adderley Street on the reverse, and a tram ticket. (24) £100-120
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Cradock. 1901-02 Covers and a newspaper wrapper with censor types 1, 2 (2), 3, 4 (3), 5 (3), seven with G.B stamps, various F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps. (10). £150-180
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Durban. 1900-02 Covers, various censors with cover bearing German stamps cancelled by Deutsche Seepost c.d.s sent to Pretoria and redirected to Holland, cover from New Zealand, two covers from Melmoth, Zululand, etc. (11). £100-120
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Edenburg. 1901-02 Covers and cards with censor types 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (only recorded example, on registered cover), 4 (2), 5 (only recorded examples), 6 (4, two with separate date), a scarce group. (12). £300-350
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