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TS591 1890 Transvaal ZAR 2/6 buff overprinted. 'Swazieland'. Very fine used with part BREMERS(DORP) oval datestamp struck in violet. Very scarce. SG 7 £375
TS579 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR ½d grey (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ with round stop. Very fine mint with small hinge remnant. RPS certificate (2013). Rare. £175
TS580 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR ½d grey (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ with square stop. Thin and crease mentioned on PFSA certificate (2012), otherwise fine mint. £75
TS581 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR ½d grey (perf 12½ x 12½). overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ Upper left corner marginal pair showing round [1] and square [2] stops se-tenant. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Crocker certificate (1997). Rare, especially so fine. SOLD
TS582 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR ½d grey (perf 12½ x 12½). overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ BLOCK OF FOUR, each showing square stop. The upper pair with reinforced splitting and hinge remnants, the lower pair is superb unmounted mint. RPS certificate (2017). A rare multiple. £450
TS577 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR ½d grey (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ with round stop. Showing the variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Small gum thin, otherwise very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnants. RPS certificate (2012). Rare. SOLD
TS578 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR ½d grey (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ with square stop. An upper marginal example showing the variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Several gum thins, otherwise very fine mint. PFSA certificate (1977). Rare. SOLD
TS586 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'.1894 ZAR 1d carmine (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland’ with round stop. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. RPS certificate (2013). Very scarce, especially so fine. SOLD
TS587 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR 1d carmine (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland’ with round stop. Very fine fresh mint with faint hinge mark. BPA certificate (2002). Very scarce, especially so fine. £175
TS588 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR 2d olive-bistre (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland’ with round stop. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge remnant. Very scarce so fine. RPS certificate (2013). SOLD
TS589 1894 'OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRINTS'. ZAR 10/- yellow-brown (perf 12½ x 12½) overprinted ‘Swazieland.’ with square stop. Thin in upper right corner, not mentioned on RPS certificate (2013), otherwise fine mint with heavy hinge and selvedge remnants. Very rare, only one pane of 60 of this duty was overprinted, some of which have been damaged by having the stop removed to resemble issued stamps and / or provided with cancellations. SOLD
MS259 1943-50 KGVI definitives, ½d to 1/- set of eight values perf. 13½ x 14. Each a lower left corner block of four. All very fine used cancelled 'STEGI 8 XI 47'. Lovely group. SG 28a, 29a, 30b, 31a, 32d, 33a, 34b, 35a £50
MS254 1950 KGVI ½d bronze-green, perf 13½ x 14. Lower left corner block of four, hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 28b £10
MS257 1938 KGVI 1½d light blue, perf 13½ x 13. Lower marginal block of four, part imprint. Very fine unmounted. SG 30 £20
MS258 1941 KGVI 1½d light blue, perf. 14. Upper marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 30a £8
MS261 1947 KGVI 3d deep blue, perf 13½ x 14. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 32d £55
MS255 1952 KGVI 3d steel blue, perf 13½ x 14. Upper marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. Distinct and uncommon. SG 32d shade (CW 17c) £80
MS260 1944 KGVI 6d reddish purple, perf 13½ x 14. Right marginal block of four showing printer's guide cross in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 34b £15
MS252 1938 KGVI 10/- sepia, perf. 13½ x 13. Lower marginal block of eight showing imprint in margin. Folded vertically, superb unmounted with remarkably clean gum for these. Very scarce. SG 38 £850
MS256 1943 KGVI 10/- sepia, perf. 13½ x 14. Lower marginal block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 38a £45
TS593 1945 Victory 1d brown and carmine. An upper right corner horizontal strip of three, each stamp showing distinctive interrupted printing of the frame at top, with the corner stamp particularly affected. Hinge marks in the margin, the stamps are superb unmounted mint. A most unusual and spectacular variety on an issue largely devoid of errors. SG 39 + var. £450
MS253 1961 QEII decimal surcharge. R2 on £1, Type II at base. Lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG 77b £800
TS594 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1890 double circle handstamp with wording ‘SWAZIELAND GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE’ with central figure of value ‘5/-’. Handstamped in violet on dull cream paper, line perf 12 on three sides. Corner fault and creased, otherwise fine used cancelled with initials ‘A.F.W.’ (?) and manuscript ‘X’ . Very scarce. T&M 1.10 £35
TS592 SWAZILAND / Revenue ZAR 5/- olive-yellow revenue stamp (perf 11½) cancelled ‘ONTVANGEN / 6 MEI 99 / Swazieland, / Z.A.R. / Spesiale Registratie Kantoor’ oval datestamp (Received, Special Registration Office). Additionally cancelled with a 5-pointed star punch hole. Very rare, this being the stamp of record and illustrated on page 484 of ‘Swaziland Philately’ by Peter van der Molen. SG 38 SOLD
TS595 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1934 (5th March), KGV postage issue 10/- BLOCK OF FOUR with 1/- and 2/6 tied to small piece with REGISTRAR OF DEEDS / 5 MAR 34 / TRANSVAAL crowned oval datestamps. One 10/- with spike hole, otherwise very fine. A scarce multiple. Attractive. SG 17, 18, 20 £125
TS596 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1937 (2nd October), KGV 5/- grey and 10/- sepia (strip of three) very fine used tied to small piece with REGISTRAR OF DEEDS / 2 OCT 37 / TRANSVAAL crowned oval datestamps. SG 19, 20 £125
TS600 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1940 (2nd December), KGVI 10/- sepia tied to small piece by SURVEYOR GENERAL’S OFFICE (2 Dec 40) crowned oval datestamp. Also with 5-pointed star punch hole. SG 38 £5
TS604 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1940 (8th March), Union of South Africa printed bilingual ‘WARRANT-VOUCHER’ for £58 issued at office of the ‘MAGISTRATE AND NATIVE COMMISSIONER / UBOMBO’ (Natal), subsequently paid out via Barclays Bank, Piet Retief (Transvaal) on 2nd April 1940. Bearing a single KGVI postage and revenue issue 1d rose-red (SG 29) affixed at base and folded over, cancelled with red crayon line and part of recipient’s signature. Several folds and slightly foreshortened at right, otherwise fine. Most unusual. £55
TS597 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1944 (13th March), KGVI 10/- sepia irregular BLOCK OF 22 tied to piece by REGISTRAR OF DEEDS / 13 3 44 / TRANSVAAL circular datestamps. An impressive multiple. SG 38 £75
TS599 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1945 (25th June), KGVI 6d deep magenta, 5/- grey block of eight and 10/- sepia strip of three, all tied to piece by REGISTRAR OF DEEDS / 25 6 45 / TRANSVAAL circular datestamps. Unobtrusive horizontal crease affects three stamps, otherwise a very fine and impressive multiple. SG 34, 37, 38 £75
TS602 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1949 (23rd August), detailed invoice for £1.10s made out to ‘New Haven Skool’ for a cooking class. Bearing a single KGVI postage and revenue issue 1d rose-red (SG 29a) tied by a neat boxed cachet ‘HLATIKULU TRADING STORE / HLATIKULU SWAZILAND / via PIET RETIEF’ struck in violet and initialled in manuscript. £45
TS598 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1952 (18th January), printed receipt for £3 for a ‘Domestic Science Grant’ from the ‘Education Dep(artment)’. Bearing a single KGVI postage and revenue issue 1d rose-red (SG 29a) dated ‘11/2/52’ and initialled in manuscript. £45
TS601 SWAZILAND / Revenue c1956 QEII 5/- and 10/- definitives tied to piece by large REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS / SWAZILAND circular cancellation (apparently undated). Also showing THE PATENT OFFICE / [Arms] SWAZILAND oval embossed from the reverse. SG 62, 63 £15
TS605 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1961 QEII £5 black and rose-red revenue stamp surcharged ‘R10’. Very fine used with light oval cancellation struck in violet. An extremely rare stamp, being the first example we have handled. RPS certificate (2014). T&M 13.1
 
Note: a 1970 document bearing 21 examples of this stamp (three of which faulty) is known. For many years, these were the only known examples.
SOLD
TS603 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1962 (25th March), printed statement from the ‘Swaziland News Agency (Pty.) Ltd.’ for R586.78 made out to the the ‘Norway Free Evangelical Mission, P.O. Hlatikulu’. With a receipt affixed for R366.38, bearing a single QEII 1c black and emerald (SG 79) tied by manuscript cancellation. £45
TS583 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1970 watermark Block CA, perf 12½. 5c yellow-orange, right marginal BLOCK OF FOUR with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Superb fresh unmounted mint. PFSA certificate (2008). T&M 14.2 var. / Barefoot 101 var. £110
TS584 SWAZILAND / Revenue 1970 watermark Block CA, perf 12½. 5c yellow-orange, left marginal BLOCK OF SIX with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Superb fresh unmounted mint. RPS certificate (2012). T&M 14.2 var. / Barefoot 101 var. £165
TS590 SWAZILAND / Revenue c1978 watermark Block CA (diagonal), Perf 14. 50c olive-brown, BLOCK OF 20 (5x4) from the bottom of the sheet with margins on three sides. Showing a COMPLETE OFFSET on the reverse, including the Thomas De La Rue printer’s imprint. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Spectacular and very rare. From the single pane of 50 auctioned in 1987. RPS certificate (2012) T&M 15.5 var / Barefoot 129 var £600
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