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1854-78 Stampless official entires sent to The Postmaster General in Cape Town all with oval datestamps, including Villiers-Dorp, Knysna, Fraserburg, Oudsthoorn, Hankey, St. Helena Bay and Humans-Dorp in red, Piquetberg, Blanco, Fort Beaufort, George, Hopefield, Avontuur, Lady-Smith, etc., in black, also Breakeast Vley on a part 1879 cover franked 4d. (20). £500-600
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1857 (June 4) Cover from Hitchin to Cape Town franked 6d, carried on the Lindsay Line steamer "Tynemouth" from Dartmouth to Table Bay, the first sea mail to arrive upon which the Cape sea letter rate of 4d was not levied, the cover therefore handstamped "PREPAID" to remind the counter clerks of this fact. Very scarce, the Prepaid handstamp apparently only used on mail from this one sailing sent just after the introduction of the 6d rate, a red "1" showing the Cape share of the postage. Photo on Page 224. £200-250
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1865-80 Stampless official entires (11) and an entire letter all sent to The Postmaster General in Cape Town, with double arc datestamps of Eerste River or Mill River, or single ring datestamps comprising Emgwali, Kalk Bay, Philipston, Panmure, Hope Town, Clarkbury, Rondebosch, Oudtshoorn, Ookiep in black, and Papendorp in red on a letter from the Postmaster complaining that he received no reply to his previous letter and is still owed two months salary. A fine and scarce group. (12). £400-500
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c.1840-1913 Collection on pages including prestamp letters, 4d and 6d Cape triangulars used and Perkins Bacon 1d mint (all three margins), 1864-77 1d, 4d mint, 4d and 1/- watermark inverted used, 1/- watermark reversed used (wing margin removed), 1874 1d on 6d unused no gum and used, 1d on 1/- mint and used, 1879 3d on 4d "THE. EE" variety or with first "E" in "THREE" virtually missing both used, 1880 Threepence on 4d mint block of four, 1880 3d pale dull rose mint, narrow "3" on 3d mint, 1881 3d deep claret mint, 1882 ½d on Crown CC 3d used, 1882-83 5/- used (2), etc., also some Griqualand overprints and a stockbook of duplicates. A few faults though most are fine, a good collection. S.G. £7,000+. (c.330+). Photo on Page 198. £1,000-1,200
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1884-90 ½d - 5/- Issue, display collection on eight pages with 2d die proof on glazed card stamped "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "12 JUN 82", 1/- and 5/- coloured plate proofs on glazed paper overprinted "CANCELLED", 4d and 6d imperf plate proof pairs on gummed watermarked paper, ½d black mint interpanneau block of 16, mint 2d plate block of six, 4d (10, with block of four), 6d (8), 1/- (2) and 5/- (3), various shades, also 1891 2½d on 3d mint (8, one with horizontal serif to "1") and 1893 1d on 2d mint (11, one no stop), and three covers. (126). Photo on Pages 180 & 198. £500-600
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1893 1d on 2d, variety surcharge double, fine used, S.G. 57c, £650. Photo on Page 164. £150-180
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Postmarks. 1866-1911 Covers and cards (31), fronts, pieces and stamps (220+) including 1886 cover to India franked 1d + 2d pair + 6d, 1894 cover from Douglas with Griqualand numeral "3", 1902 1d postcard used at Walfish Bay, 1900 1d stationery card depicting the "Dunvegan Castle" with Ocean Post Office c.d.s, interprovincial uses, a fine range of cork cancels on stamps, etc. (c.250). £200-250
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Hooded Circles - the Dr Simon Kelly Collection. 1888-1903 Covers and cards (50), also many stamps and pieces, with hooded circle datestamps of Cape Town G.P.O Registered (7), Beaconsfield, East London (3), Grahams Town (11), Kimberley, King Williams Town (6), Port Elizabeth (3), Queenstown, Simons Town (14), also Registered Army Post Office hooded circles of Kroonstad, Johannesburg and Pretoria. A fine study, well written up in an album. (50+). £300-400
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1864-1901 Covers including 1864 and 1871 covers to England franked 4d, both sent by private ships, with ship letter datestamps of Plymouth or London; 1897 soldiers rate cover franked 1d from Cape Town to England, correctly headed and countersigned; and Boer War censor covers. Also 1873 Promissory Note with five 1/- revenues stamps signed by Sir John Frost (soldier, politician & settler leader). (8). £150-200
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1866-1934 Covers and cards (and a few fronts) with unusual combination frankings, c.d.s and numeral cancels, postage dues, registered, interprovincial uses, Boer War, picture postcards, etc. (186). £300-400
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1876 Cover with H.M.S "Doris" printed flap, addressed to England via "Southampton", carried by naval bag with G.B 6d + three 1d reds cancelled "FB" in the London Foreign Branch, endorsed "Cape of G. Hope" probably by the recipient. £80-100
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Postal Stationery. 1878-1911 Postcards, envelopes, lettercards, newspaper wrappers and registration envelopes, used and unused collection, some written up on pages, including QV registration envelopes size I unused (2) and K used, etc. (142). £200-250
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Postal Stationery. 1898-1909 Picture postcards comprising QV 1d on 1½d card with coloured views of Cape Town, and a similar card used with an O.F.S 2½d stamp, both published by J.C Hubrich of Cape Town; QV 1d cards with pictures of Adderley Street (2, one not posted) or Zulu girls and views of the goldfields on the reverse, or Cape Town G.P.O on the address side; KEVII ½d cards with handpainted views (2) or a photo applied to the reverse; and KEVII 1d cards with Buffalo Harbour, East London shown on the address side (2), all used, the Hubrich cards very scarce. (11). £160-200
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Revenues. 1865-1909 Mint and used stamps including 9d lilac used on cover posted within London accepted without charge and cancelled by a Hoster machine, c.1870 small size imperf plate proof pair without value on glazed paper each overprinted "CANCELLED", 1909 ½d Cigarette Tax overprint inverted mint (7), etc. (43 + cover). £150-200
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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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Boer Occupation of Natal. 1900 (Jan 24) Cover to Holland franked Transvaal 2d + 3d each cancelled violet oval "ELANDSLAAGTE" datestamp, arrival backstamp (Mar 9), unusual on a commercial cover to Holland. £100-120
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Mafeking. Used selection comprising S.G. 1-6, 8, 12, 13, five on pieces, S.G. 4, 13 a little faded, S.G. 6 with a few stained perfs, the other six all fine, S.G. 5 with distinct doubling to "BESIEGED". Also Vryburg Boer Occupation ½d, 1d and 2½d surcharges used with 1899 (Nov 28) Vryburg datestamps, not guaranteed. S.G. £1,010+. (12). Photo on Page 198. £250-300
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Canadian Contingent. 1899-1900 Covers from Cape Town to Canada, one a printed "Soldiers of the Queen 1899-1900, Canadian Contingent, South Africa War" cover produced by Sam. J. Richey headed from Gr S.J Morrison, the second with a Maple Leaf and "Canadian Contingent 1899-1900" printed on the flap. The first cover with vertical folds and roughly opened at right, stamp over part of printed design; the second with a torn corner. (2). £100-150
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1910 (Nov 4) Cover posted within Edenburg bearing O.R.C 1d and South Africa 2½d, a good First Day Cover of the first South Africa stamp. £100-120
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1900-57 Covers and cards including first flights (37, some South West Africa), postage dues (15, all KGV period), military, etc. (109). £100-120
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1916 £1 Green and red, fine mint. S.G. 17, £700. Photo on Page 198. £120-150
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1929-44 Blocks of four comprising 1929 Air Post 1/- imperf marginal colour trial in red, printed on ungummed paper with wording from an obsolete landchart on reverse; and 1942-44 War Effort issue 1½d with adverts in upper margin misplaced downwards onto the upper stamps, 2d with misplaced horizontal perfs, and a blank rouletted and perforated block without any printing. (4 Blocks). £100-150
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Postage Dues. 1950-58 Issue, mint study on pages including 3d split "D" and "Swallow" varieties, 4d value retouch, and other constant but unlisted varieties, 4d and 1/- blocks of 42, etc. S.G. D39/44, £1,350+. (223). £150-200
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Revenues. 1877-1955 Documents (70) with KGV or KGVI revenue stamps, a few earlier documents with Cape or O.R.C revenues, one 1934 document with Southern Rhodesia revenues. Also various used Cape, O.R.C or South Africa revenue stamps (62), S.W.A 1935 2d cigarette tax mint block of six (faults) and Stellaland 1884 2/6 and 10/- mint. (70+). £100-150
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1931 ½d - 20/- Imperforate plate proof pairs of all fourteen values in the issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, a horizontal crease to most values (the 1d, 20/- fine), the ½d pair split into two singles and rejoined with hinges. A scarce proof set, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. (14). Photo on Page 198. £500-700
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1964 Legislative Assembly 3d, perforated gummed colour trials in three differing colour combinations, also the issued stamp. (3). £80-100
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1931 "REVENUE" or "INKOMSTE" overprints on the 1931 issue with a bar through "POSTAGE", the 3d, 6d, 1/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- in interpanneau blocks of eight, no gum, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives, fine and scarce. (6 Blocks). £120-150
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1933 "PENALTY" or "BOETE" overprints on the 1931 issue with a bar through "POSTAGE", imperforate proof pairs of the 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- in the issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. (7 Pairs). £80-100
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Entertainment Tax. 1937 1d - 1/- Set of six in pairs, overprinted in small red capital lettering, two pairs of each value (one marginal), also the 1d - 6d in interpanneau strips of four (1d creased), no gum, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. (22 Pairs). £100-120
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Tribal Tax. 1931 5/- Pairs, an imperforate proof pair overprinted "ONDONGA" on gummed watermarked paper; and perforated upper right corner marginal pairs overprinted "OVAMBU-KUSHU", "OVAMBO", "ONGANDJERA", "UKUMBI", "UKUANYAMA", "UKUALUTHI", "BASUBIA", "MAFURI (BAYAI)", "ONDONGA" or "OMBALANTU", no gum. A scarce group, from the Bradbury Wilkinson archives. (11 Pairs). Photo on Page 198. £200-250
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1924 Parcel label for use on parcels to South Africa only, franked 3d + 1/- (3, one torn prior to use) cancelled at Salisbury, bearing small red "CUSTOMS 103 / CA" label. Also 1929-31 postcards (2) and a cover to G.B, two underpaid and charged postage due. The parcel label fine and very unusual. (4). £120-150
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1925 (July 9) Large (34x22½cm) stampless registered cover to the Cape with two strikes of the special bilingual Royal Tour datestamp (used during the tour of the Prince of Wales to Southern Africa) and bearing the pink "R / S. RHODESIA" registration label with boxed "ROYAL TOUR" handstamp applied, Prince of Wales feathers printed on the flap and impressed in the wax seal, backstamped with the Royal Tour datestamp and at Bulawayo, Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage. Very few examples of the scarce Royal Tour registration label are recorded, this example numbered 15. £180-220
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1894 (Aug 1) Egypt 5m envelope uprated with a 5m stamp, addressed to Austria, the stamp cancelled by "SAWAKIN" c.d.s with a second strike below, Suez and Austrian backstamps, a little staining to reverse, the front fine. Photo on Page 224. £200-240
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1897-1954 Selection including 1897 3m mint block of sixty (one stamp with dot omitted from left Arabic character), 1931-37 Air set (both perfs), 1935 Gordon set, 1938 Air surcharge set and 1941 set all mint, 1948 5m sheet of 100 each with "SCHOOL" overprint and punch hole, 1906-11 Army Service set of five overprinted "SPECIMEN" (also 5pi and 10pi mint), etc. S.G. £900+. (256). £100-150
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1909 Picture postcard to USA franked 5m, handstamped "KHAR / TOUM / TOO / LATE" with a central checkerboard pattern, small corner faults at left, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 224. £120-150
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1942 Covers from G.B to an R.A.F corporal with 52 R.S.U, Sudan, two redirected to R.A.F Marine Craft Unit at Alexandria, the third cover to Port Sudan fire damaged with accompanying slip "It is regretted that this letter was accidentally damaged by fire whilst in transit in the Middle East" bearing Base Army Post Office 4 (Dec 11) c.d.s applied at Cairo, unusual. (3). £80-100
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1877 (June 22) Six page letter written and signed by Col. C.E Gordon, Governor-General of the Soudan and Equatorial Provinces, to Col. Graham V.C. Written from Oomchanga, Darfur, the letter includes "These brutes of Arabs have raised all Darfur in revolt and then howled for help. I sent on what troops I could and am now waiting for more to go on to the capital Taschir." Gordon contemplates asking Watson to be Governor of Darfur, he is needed in Abyssinia, and has had to dismiss his second in command and over 20 high ranking officials. Gordon conquered and pacified Darfur in 1877. A good letter, no cover. £500-600
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1879 (Apr 14) Five page letter written and signed by Col. C.E. Gordon from Shaka, Darfur, to Col. Graham V.C in London, "I have come down here to see the death throes of the slave traders .... they are on their last legs. We continue nearly daily to capture slave caravans". A good letter, Gordon tells of the imminent end of slavery and peace in the Soudan, when a general thanks-giving will take place in the country, no cover. £500-600
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1880 (Oct 25) ½d Postcard posted within London , to Sir Charles Wilson, with the terse message from Col. C.E Gordon "I am sorry I have not time to call on you & Lady Wilson. I asked you to do something for me in 22 ‘Crippy'. Kindly do it, yours sincerely C.E. Gordon", small piece missing at upper left corner. Also a cdv photo of Gordon. (2). £200-250
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1880 (Dec 4) Letter written and signed by Col. C.E Gordon, sent within London to Sir Charles Wilson. Gordon requests an amusing number of "L'Egypte". £180-220
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Perf 11½ 1 rose, 2 orange, 10 violet and 20 blue-grey ‘stamps' depicting a smoking man with concubines behind, inscribed "MAHDI, POSTES DU SOUDAN", values in black, unused no gum, imperf stamp in brown without value and blue cancel, and 20 blue stationery envelope (149x80mm), a scarce bogus issue. (6). £240-280
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1884 (Feb 18) Egypt 20pa postcard written by General Gordon on the day he entered Khartoum, addressed to Rev. Horace Waller in England, "KHARTOUM" c.d.s (Feb 19) applied below the stamp which was cancelled in transit at Alexandria (Mar. 11), Assiout transit c.d.s (Mar. 8). The message includes "we are just entering Khartoum having left London on 18th Jany. ...... Hicks had 10,000 men who marched out, not one has escaped. All their bones whiten the plain near Obeid. He appears to have been betrayed by a trick to go through their woody country, it is terrible to think of him winding his way into the Lions den, with all his movements known to his enemy, who when he chose, shut his mouth on him". An exceptional card to Waller, who had travelled in Central Africa and campaigned against slavery; Gordon describes the massacre of the 10,000 Egyptian forces under General Hicks at El Obeid. Light diagonal crease and minor edge tear, unique. Photo on Page 230. £1,000-1,200
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1884 (Mar 4) Cover addressed to "Colonel Sir C. Wilson KCMG, Rl Engrs, Horse Guards, London" and signed "C.E Gordon" in the lower left corner, franked 1pi cancelled "KHARTOUM" c.d.s, a second strike alongside, backstamped at Assiout (Mar 23), Alexandria and London. Horizontal and vertical folds but very scarce. Wilson led the Nile Expedition sent to try and relieve Khartoum. Photo on Page 224. £500-600
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1884 Printed contemporary facsimile copy of 46x33mm letter written in Arabic by Gordon to the Mudir of Dongola. The original letter was smuggled out of Khartoum by Mohamed Ahmed on June 22nd; it reported the security of Khartoum with a garrison of 8,000, and asked for news of the relieving force. Photo on Page 166. £200-250
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1884 (Nov 4) Small wrapper (61x38mm) which contained the final letter from General Gordon to have been smuggled out of besieged Khartoum, addressed in Arabic in Gordon's hand "to the English", the opened out wrapper inscribed internally "Envelope of Gordon's letter dated 4th Nov 1884", also a small piece of thin paper (47x44mm) lightly signed by Gordon in pencil with his blue Arab seal handstamp. A unique and historic pair. (2). Photo on Page 166. £1,500-1,800
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1884 20pi Banknote issued in Khartoum during the siege, printed on card, signed by Gordon with his blue seal handstamp, a little creased. Photo on Page 240. £200-250
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1884 General Gordon's Star for the Siege of Khartoum in pewter sewn onto cloth, a 500pi siege banknote with hectograph signature of Gordon and blue seal handstamp, a reproduction siege banknote, two attractive original watercolours of British troops signed "RW 1885", and an original photo of Gordon, all framed, 57x46cm. £1,500-2,000
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Wooden box presented by Captain Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson to General Sir Archibald Hunter, the sides with silver edges hallmarked AB & Sons, London 1910, the lid with applied silver lettering "A.H from H.S.R Nov. 1st 1910", a match striker in front, a silver plaque inside the lid engraved "This wood was taken from the Door of Gordons Palace at Khartoum on Sept. 4th 1896 by H.S.R". A unique Khartoum relic; Hunter commanded the Egyptian Division in the Nile Expedition of 1896-98, Rawlinson served in the cavalry and was a member of Kitcheners staff during the 1898 expedition. 8½x7x6cm. £400-450
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1884 Cover to England with partly printed heading "From M. Sullivan Skilled Shipwt, H.M.S Euryalus, Suakin, Red Sea" franked G.B 2d (1d Concession rate + 1d via Brindisi) cancelled "F.B" in London Foreign Branch, countersigned with handstruck "E. Rolfe" signature, March 18th arrival backstamp, closed opening tears, otherwise fine, a very scarce concession rate cover from the naval brigade at Suakin, sent just after the Battle of El Teb. Ex Firebrace. Photo on Page 230. £500-600
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1884 (Feb 22) Egypt 20pa postcard posted from Suez by Col. H.B Tuson, who commanded the Royal Marines at Suakin and was present at the Battle of El Teb, to his wife in Portsmouth. Message reads "arrived at Suez, we go on tonight for Suakin, arrive there on 24th". Ex Firebrace. £200-250
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