ORANGE FREE STATE

1882 5/- rose, marginal block of 24 comprising upper four rows of the sheet showing current number ‘5’ and plate number ‘1’. A few light bends otherwise superb unmounted mint. Spectacular and rare multiple. SG F9


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	REPUBLICAN PERIOD
	POSTAGE STAMPS / Proofs / Colour Trials
O3	1868-91 De La Rue 6d Colour Trial in dull orange. Imperforate block of four on ungummed wove paper. Very fine.	£750	PHOTO
O137	1868 1d light reddish brown, 6d pale dull rose and 1/- orange-buff, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Type D2). The 6d trimmed at top and with part of adjoining stamps at left and base. Extremely rare. SG 1, 4, 8 (specimens)	£2400	PHOTO
O4	1868-84 Group of five comprising 1868 1d deep brown and 1/- orange-yellow, 1878 4d ultramarine, 1883-84 2d bright mauve and 3d ultramarine (SG 3, 9, 19, 50, 51). Each with part or small part original gum and handstamped CANCELLED (Samuel type D4). Extremely rare, only one other set in the Royal Collection is believed to exist. BPA certificate (2000).	£4250	PHOTO
O9	1868-94 1d, 6d and 1/- blocks of four (1d and 1/- are right marginal). One 1d with corner fault, otherwise fine and fresh mint. Attractive and scarce group. SG 2, 6, 9	£125	PHOTO
O177	1868 1/- orange-buff, with crackly gum associated with the first printing. Scarce. SG 8	£65	PHOTO
O23	1867 1/- orange-buff (1st printing, 140 sheets). Block of four fine mint. Characteristically off centre. A rare multiple. SG 8	£220	PHOTO
O25	1891-94 1/- orange-yellow (4th or 5th printing) block of eight (4x2) very fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 9	£145	PHOTO
O28	1877 De La Rue Die Proof for the 4d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘Aug. 29 1877’ and handstamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Rare.	£750	PHOTO
O29	1877 De La Rue Die Proof for the 4d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘Aug. 29 1877’ and handstamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Rare.	£750	PHOTO
O31	1878 4d ultramarine (from the 2nd printing), fine mint block of four. SG 19	£15	PHOTO
O34	1877 De La Rue Die Proof for the 5/- duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘Aug. 29 1877’ and handstamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Rare.	£850	PHOTO
O35	1877 De La Rue Die Proof for the 5/- duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘Aug. 29 1877’ and handstamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Rare.	£850	PHOTO
O40	1878 5/- green. Block of four used with neat oval GEREGISTREERD BLOEMFONTEIN datestamp (18 Nov 1896). One with small hole though of very fine appearance. SG 20	£25	PHOTO
O188	1881 ‘1d.’ surcharge on 5/- green. Block of six (2x3) apparently from the third setting though unusually showing various types se-tenant: the lower block all type ‘f’ (the centre right stamp with raised stop, and the SE stamp with break in bar), the upper pair appear to be types ‘b’ and ‘c’. The spacing is 11mm on the lower pair and 9.5mm on the others. Very fine to superb fresh mint. A very scarce multiple. SG 22, 23, 26	SOLD	PHOTO
O189	1882 ‘½d’ surcharge on 5/- green. Block of nine, very fine to superb fresh mint (five stamps are unmounted). A scarce and attractive multiple. SG 36	£165	PHOTO
O201	1882 ‘½d’ surcharge on 5/- green. Block of 54 (6x9) showing gutter margin at right. Some creasing as to be expected on a block this size and hinge trace on four, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. A rare and spectacular multiple. SG 36	£1100	PHOTO
O42	1882 3d on 4d ultramarine. Horizontal pair, the left stamp type ‘C’ se-tenant with type ‘B’. Fine mint. positions [17-18]. Se-tenant types are scarce, especially horizontally. SG 39, 40	£165	PHOTO
O43	1882 3d on 4d ultramarine. Block of four, the upper pair type 'C' se-tenant with pair type 'B' below. Upper pair with horizontal crease otherwise fine mint. Scarce se-tenant block. SG 39-40	£175	PHOTO
O45	1882 De La Rue Die Proof for the ½d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘5 SEP 82’ in blue and stamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Scarce.	£550	PHOTO
O46	1882 De La Rue Die Proof for the ½d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Stamped 'AFTER HARDENING' in black and dated ‘7 SEP 82’ in blue. Scarce.	£550	PHOTO
O47	1883 De La Rue Die Proof for the 2d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). With 'BEFORE HARDENING' stamped in black and dated ‘28 SEP 83’. Scarce.	£550	PHOTO
O48	1883 De La Rue Die Proof for the 2d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). With 'BEFORE HARDENING' stamped in black and dated ‘28 SEP 83’. Some surface offset (?) marks. Scarce.	£450	PHOTO
O49	1883 De La Rue Die Proof for the 2d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). With 'AFTER HARDENING' stamped in black and dated ‘5 OCT 83’. Scarce.	£550	PHOTO
O50	1882 De La Rue Die Proof for the 3d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘5 SEP 82’ in blue and stamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black. Scarce.	£550	PHOTO
O51	1882 De La Rue Die Proof for the 3d duty, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Stamped 'AFTER HARDENING' in black and dated ‘7 SEP 82’ in blue. Scarce.	£550	PHOTO

	BRITISH OCCUPATION
O59	1900 (level stops) 1d on 1d BROWN, ERROR OF COLOUR. Fine mint. Scarce. SG 102a.	£400	PHOTO
O61	1900 (level stops) 1d on 1d purple showing the variety ‘I.’ and STOP AFTER 'R' OMITTED. Additionally, the ‘R’ has shifted towards the ‘V.’ and the left side appears shaved. Fine mint. SG 102g	£220	PHOTO
O62	1900 (level stops) 1d on 1d purple showing the variety ‘V.R.I.’ OMITTED due to surcharge being misplaced. Fine mint. SG 102h	£85	PHOTO
O200	1900 First printing (level stops) 1d on 1d purple. A vertical pair from the lower two rows of a pane with overprint shifted upward resulting in the upper stamp with the variety OVERPRINT TRANSPOSED and the lower stamp ‘V.R.I.’ OMITTED. Very fine mint, hinge remnants on upper stamp, the lower stamp unmounted mint. SG 102h + var.	£160	PHOTO
O64	1900 (level stops) 1d on 1d purple showing the variety VALUE OMITTED due to surcharge being misplaced. Fine mint. SG 102j	£55	PHOTO
O138	1900 (level stops) 1d on 1d purple. Right marginal interpanneau block of six, the two lower stamps with overprint, the four above the gutter with OVERPRINT OMITTED. It is believed the upper right pane of one sheet had the overprint omitted, giving rise to six possible vertical interpanneau pairs, two of which are in the Durrell collection. Some creasing. PFSA certificate (1981). Very rare. SG 113 var	£1250	PHOTO
O144	1900 (raised stops) 1d purple. Interpanneau block of 24 comprising two rows across the sheet (two blocks of 12 separated by a gutter). The left hand block is overprinted ‘V.R.I. / 1d’ while the block to the right of the gutter has OVERPRINT OMITTED. It is believed the upper right pane of one sheet had the overprint omitted, giving rise to ten possible horizontal interpanneau pairs, four of which are in the Durrell collection. This block represents two of six possible interpanneau pairs in private hands. Plateable as positions 37-42, 43-48 (rows 7 and 8) with thick ‘V’s [37] and [43], no stop after ‘R’ [42] and other minor flaws. Some creasing and soiling mainly affecting the right hand vertical pair. SG 113 + var. Very rare.	£1100	PHOTO
O65	1900 (raised stops) 1d on 1d purple, mint, showing the variety SPACED ‘V’ and ‘R’. Clear PFSA certificate (1987). SG 113k	£25	PHOTO
O72	1902 De La Rue Essay and Master Die Proof for a KEVII issue with ‘Postage & Revenue’ inscription (instead of ‘Postage’ only) which was not issued. Printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm) with uncleared value tablets and surround. Stamped BEFORE HARDENING in black and dated 13 MAY. 02 in blue. Rare.	£475	PHOTO
O73	1902 De La Rue Essay / Die Proof for a KEVII issue with ‘Postage & Revenue’ inscription (instead of ‘Postage’ only) which was never issued. Printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Dated ‘13 JUN. 02’ in blue and stamped BEFORE HARDENING in black. Scarce.	£325	PHOTO
O199	1900 Cape ½d green overprinted 'ORANGE / RIVER COLONY'. Lower left corner plate number ‘1’ block of eight (4x2). Few marginal faults othewise very fine mint. SG 133	£18	PHOTO
O187	1904 ORC KEVII issue 5/- blue and brown, very fine mint. SG 147	£50	PHOTO

	COMMANDO BRIEF / MILITARY FRANK STAMP


	POSTAL HISTORY
O81	1874 (May), cover to Ladybrand containing largely illegible letter (very thin paper), bearing single 6d rose (SG 5) tied by light BLOEMFONTEIN / O.V. STAAT (Mai 2?) double circle with Ladybrand (Mai 29) arrival datestamp struck on the front. Flap repaired. Scarce single rate (6d per ½ ounce) inland cover.	£225	PHOTO
O83	1874 (November), cover from Bloemfontein to Ladybrand. Bearing 6d rose (SG 5) neatly tied by ‘1’ in 16-bar oval with ‘proving’ Bloemfontein (Nov 12) double circle datestamp at left. Scarce early internal cover.	£275	PHOTO
O86	1892 (April), stampless cover (shortened at right) to Winburg endorsed ‘In Dienst’ bearing large circular ORANGE VRYSTAAT / ARTILLERIE cachet (Coat of Arms over two crossed canons) struck in purple. Bloemfontein (4 Apr) squared octagon datestamp at left. Backstamped with Winburg (5 Apr) unframed circular datestamp. This Artillery Regiment comprised 30-40 soldiers and was the only permanent force in the OFS to have free mailing privileges. A good strike of this very scarce cachet, usually poorly impressed.	£550	PHOTO
O87	1892 (February), stampless cover (shortened at right) to Winburg endorsed ‘In Dienst’ bearing large circular ORANGE VRYSTAAT / ARTILLERIE cachet (Coat of Arms over two crossed canons) struck in pale blue-green. Overstruck with Bloemfontein (9 Feb) squared octagon. Backstamped Winburg (11 Feb) unframed cds. This Artillery Regiment comprised 30-40 soldiers and was the only permanent force in the OFS to have free mailing privileges. A good strike of this very scarce cachet, usually poorly impressed.	£550	PHOTO
O172	1892 (September), cover to Pretoria, ZAR. Bearing single ‘1d’ on 3d ultramarine provisional surcharge (SG 54) tied by HARRISMITH (6 Sep) single circle datestamp. Johannesburg (8 Sep) transit backstamp. Clean and very scarce correct usage of the 1d provisional used alone on cover between the Boer Republics.	£125	PHOTO
O146	1893 (February), cover to England bearing single ‘2½d.’ on 3d ultramarine provisional surcharge (SG 67) tied by partial ROUXVILLE (18 Feb) single circle datestamp. Bloemfontein (20 Feb), North Shields (11 Mar) transit / arrival backstamps. Scarce usage of this provisional paying the single rate.	£55	PHOTO
O94	1895 (July), cover to Cape Town bearing 1d deep brown (SG 3) with light 11-bar ‘O’ numeral cancel with ‘proving’ JAGERSFONTEIN (21 July) single circle alongside. Cape Town (23 July) arrival backstamp.	£45	PHOTO
O96	1896 (December), cover (closed tears at top) to England bearing ‘2½d.’ on 3d provisional surcharge (SG 67) tied by CLOCOLAN (21 Dec) single circle datestamp. Bloemfontein (22 Dec), Cape Town (30 Dec) transits and London (18 Jan) arrival backstamps. Scarce provisional issue used alone on cover.	£125	PHOTO
O97	1899 (October), Anglo-Boer War stampless cover to Bloemfontein endorsed at top ‘Commando Dienst’ originating at or near Harrismith (31 Oct) with single circle datestamp at upper right. Bloemfontein (2 Nov) arrival backstamp. Clean and very scarce cover.	£185	PHOTO
O197	1904 (June), printed envelope for ‘IVAN H. HAARBURGER, Bloemfontein.’ Addressed to Germany and bearing KEVII ½d and pair of 1d (SG 139, 140) tied by neat Bloemfontein double circle datestamps. German (27 June) arrival backstamp. Clean and attractive.	£45	PHOTO
O102	ORC 1906 (April), Irish Picture postcard used in Natal with KEVII ½d tied by Mossdale (?) (16 Sep) addressed to ‘P.O. Groothoek’. Dannhauser (SP 19) and Post Office Harrismith (20 Sep) transit cds’s and large P.O.A./ GROOTHOEK O.R.C. arrival cancel (part strike) in purple.	£40	PHOTO

	POSTAL STATIONERY
O105	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (2nd printing with inverted ‘W’s’). 1d brown on grey card. Fine unused apart from corner bend. Quik & Jonkers type P4.	£45	PHOTO
O106	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (2nd printing with inverted W’s). 1d brown on grey-blue card with a granite structure, fine unused. Quik & Jonkers type P4.	£45	PHOTO
O107	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (2nd printing with inverted W’s). 1d brown on cream card. Used from Bethlehem (13 Dec) to Pietermaritzburg with GPO Natal arrival cds (appears to be 16 12 / 89). Very scarce card used. Quik & Jonkers type P4.	£375	PHOTO
O108	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (3rd printing). 1d brown on rosy white / cream card, hint of light discolouration, otherwise fine unused. Quik & Jonkers type P5.	£45	PHOTO
O109	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (3rd printing). 1d brown on rosy-white card with a granite structure, fine unused. Quik & Jonkers type P5.	£45	PHOTO
O110	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (4th printing). 1d brown on rosy white / cream card, fine unused. Quik & Jonkers type P6.	£45	PHOTO
O111	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (4th printing). 1d brown on rosy-white card with a granite structure. Some discolouration, mainly on the reverse, otherwise fine unused. Quik & Jonkers type P6.	£45	PHOTO
O112	1889 Provisional / formula postal stationery card with printed border (4th printing). 1d brown on rosy white / cream card. Used from Clocolan (21 Jun) to Bloemfontein (22 Jun) arrival cds. Closed spike hole though a very scarce card used. Quik & Jonkers type P6.	£325	PHOTO
O113	1895-97 Provisional postal stationery card bearing ½d light red-brown (9th printing). Used from Bloemfontein (5 July) to Kroonstad, with same day arrival cds. Quik & Jonkers type P7-9.	£15	PHOTO

	REVENUES
O116	c1860 ‘Gezien / voor Zegel / van / 12/-’ (initials) in red manuscript on piece of octagonal azure paper. Wax on reverse from affixing to document? Similar to illustration in B&M p223. Rare.	£75	PHOTO
O117	1877 De La Rue Master Die Proof for the shilling duties, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Shows VRY-STAAT with hyphen (removed from all impressions on plate before printing). Rare. Proof	£550	PHOTO
O118	1877 De La Rue Master Die Proof for the pound duties, printed in black on glazed card (92x60mm). Stamped BEFORE HARDENING and dated ‘Jan 25, 1877’ in black. Shows VRY-STAAT with hyphen (removed from all but one position on plate before printing). Rare. Proof	£550	PHOTO
O202	1882 6d pearl-grey, marginal block of 24 comprising right four columns of the sheet showing current number ‘4’ and plate number ‘1’. Crease affects six stamps and some mainly marginal buckling, otherwise most stamps superb unmounted mint. A rare multiple. SG F1	£275	PHOTO
O203	1882 2/- magenta, marginal block of 24 comprising the upper four rows of the sheet showing current number ‘5’ and plate number ‘1’. Few light bends otherwise superb unmounted mint. A spectacular and rare multiple. SG F6	£625	PHOTO
O204	1882 3/- chestnut, a marginal block of 24 comprising the upper four rows of the sheet showing current number ‘5’ and plate number ‘1’. Split perfs affect two stamps otherwise superb unmounted mint. A rare and spectacular multiple. SG F7	£650	PHOTO
O205	1882 5/- rose, lower right corner block of eight (4x2) showing the current number ‘5’. A few light bends and one with edge creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. A very scarce multiple. SG F9	£225	PHOTO
O206	1882 5/- rose, marginal block of 24 comprising upper four rows of the sheet showing current number ‘5’ and plate number ‘1’. A few light bends otherwise superb unmounted mint. Spectacular and rare multiple. SG F9	£675	PHOTO
O207	1882 10/- orange, upper left corner block of eight (4x2) showing the current number ‘5’. Marginal crease, the stamps are all superb unmounted mint. Very scarce multiple. SG F12	£575	PHOTO
O208	1882 £1 purple block of eight (4x2) with interpanneau (?) margin at top. One stamp showing the hyphen error ‘VRY-STAAT’ (corrected on each position except row 1/5). Crease in margin, the stamps all superb unmounted mint. A rare multiple. SG F13 / F13a	£1200	PHOTO
O163	1883 document (185x185mm) with printed heading ‘ORANJEVRIJSTAAT. / LICENTIE.’, licence issued on 4th January within the district of Bloemfontein for a period of one year. Bearing £20 in OFS revenue stamps (£5 green x 4) all cancelled in manuscript. Some stains and reinforced splitting where folded.	£65	PHOTO
O119	1892 Promissory note for £58.15s.8d payable after four months. Bearing 1/- revenue stamp (B&H 64) on reverse tied by Ficksburg bank oval cancel.	£30	PHOTO
O120	1892 Promissory note for £80.17s.7d payable after four months. Bearing 1/- revenue stamp (B&H 64) on reverse tied by Ficksburg bank oval cancel.	£30	PHOTO
O164	1897 document (204x194mm) with printed heading ‘LICENTIE KLEINE MAAT’ (Licence for a small business to sell wine, spirits etc.) issued within the district of Caledon River, for a period of three months. Bearing £18.15s in OFS revenue stamps (5/-, 10/-, £1, £2, and £5x3) each with manuscript date ‘1/7/97’ and tied by VERNIETIGD / JUL 1 + 1897 perfins. Some adherence, creasing and reinforced splitting though colourful and very attractive.	£110	PHOTO
O165	1899 document (197x43mm), a promissory note (?) for £51 issued in the Heilbron district on the 19th August, and payable six months later. Bearing an OFS 1/- revenue stamp at lower left cancelled in manuscript. Circular cachet of the National Bank, Orange Free State struck in pink at lower right. Folds, edge tears and a little tired.	£45	PHOTO
O166	1900 (5th October), page (215x335mm) ex a document certifying John George Fraser as a Justice of the Peace and signed by the Assistant to the Military Governor. Bearing an uncancelled vertical pair of OFS 1/- revenue stamps overprinted ‘V.R.I. / 1s.’. Red seal (apparently that of Mr Fraser) has been embossed onto the document at lower left. Folded.	£45	PHOTO
O167	1903 document (220x185mm) with printed heading ‘LICENCE’ issued on the 13th January by the Civil Commissioner in Bloemfontein to an insurance company and valid for a period of one year. Bearing £20 in revenue stamps comprising a vertical strip of four OFS £5 green overprinted ‘V.R.I. / £5’, each cancelled in manuscript and with VERNIETIGD / 13 JAN 1903 perfins. Some creasing, otherwise clean and attractive.	£75	PHOTO
O162	1906, ‘Government of the Orange River Colony / Licence for the Possession of a Fire=Arm’ bearing KEVII 5/- green and red revenue stamp (Barefoot 105) tied by purple oval cachet (3 Mar) and manuscript signature. Pinholes and some creasing affecting adhesive.	£65	PHOTO
O123	1908 pre-printed document acknowledging a loan of £118.9s.10d taken out at National Bank in Heilbron bearing on the reverse a KEVII ORC 1/6 revenue stamp with amount of loan, date and initials in manuscript. Scarce.	£35	PHOTO

	TELEGRAPHS
O127	1d, 3d, 6d and 1/- each handstamped ‘TELE– / GRAAF’ reading up (3d, 6d) or down. The 6d and 1/- with wing margins at right. All mint, with faults, though a very rare group. Hiscocks 1, 2a, 4a, 6	£185	PHOTO
O128	1891 1d lake-brown overprinted ‘T F’. Block of four showing two overprint types se-tenant. Upper pair Hiscocks type 8, lower type 9. Used with FICKSBURG (24 AU / 96) cds. Horizontal crease, though a scarce multiple. Hiscocks 25b	£100	PHOTO
O193	1891 1d lake-brown overprinted ‘T F’ in large seriffed letters. Block of ten (5x2), fine used with oval cachets. Hiscocks 28	£65	PHOTO
O194	1893 1/- yellow-orange overprinted ‘TF’ in small seriffed letters. Block of four, fine used with large oval cachet. Hiscocks 36	£45	PHOTO
O191	1899 1d purple overprinted ‘TF’. Complete upper half of a sheet comprising two panes of 60 stamps with interpanneau gutter between (120 stamps – the full setting). The upper right pane showing Plate Number ‘1’. Corner crease affects one and splitting affects six others (between top three stamps of columns 2 and 3, right pane), otherwise very fine or superb fresh mint. Four showing Raised ‘F’. A scarce multiple. Hiscocks 37, 37a	£275	PHOTO
O131	c1898 1/- light red-brown overprinted ‘TF’. Lower marginal block of 24 (6x4) with Plate Number ‘1’. Creases affect four otherwise very fine-superb mint. Hiscocks 39	£65	PHOTO
O192	c1898 1/- light red-brown overprinted ‘TF’. Complete upper right pane of 60 showing Plate Number ‘1’ at top. Very fine or superb fresh mint. A scarce multiple. Hiscocks 39	£150	PHOTO

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