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Last update: 2nd August, 2022
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SECOND REPUBLIC
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POSTAGE STAMPS
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1882 'EEN PENNY' surcharge on Queen Victoria 4d sage-green
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| T1742 |
1882 ‘EEN PENNY’ surcharge on QV 4d sage-green. A lower marginal example, light vertical crease, otherwise fine mint. SG 170
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£10 |
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| T1001 |
1882 ‘EEN PENNY’ surcharge on QV 4d sage-green. Upper marginal block of four. Left pair with clean vertical crease, otherwise very fine and fresh mint. A scarce multiple. SG 170 |
£45 |
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1883 Celliers printings
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Set of all three duties used on cover
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1d grey (to black)
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| T2373 |
1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d grey-black, left marginal example plateable as from position [RP9]. A few hinge remnants otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 171
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£15 |
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| T2374 |
1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d grey-black (deep shade), plateable as from position [RP11]. A few hinge remnants otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 171
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£15 |
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| T2375 |
1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d grey-black, lower marginal example plateable as from position [RP39]. A few hinge remnants otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 171 |
£15 |
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3d grey-black (to black) on rose
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| T1105 |
3d grey-black on rose BISECT. c1883 cover addressed to Emil Tamsen at Marabastadt bearing a 3d grey-black on rose single and a second example bisected diagonally, both tied by ‘15’ target-type cancellations of Nylstroom. Undoubtedly philatelically inspired, though rare. SG 172, 172a |
£550 |
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3d pale red (shades)
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3d Chestnut
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1/- Green (shades)
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| T1107 |
1/- yellowish green BISECT. c1883 cover addressed to Emil Tamsen bearing an example of the 1/- yellowish green bisected diagonally and tied by the ‘15’ target-type cancellation of Nylstroom. Some peripheral cover faults not affecting the adhesive. Philatelically inspired, though rare. SG 174a |
£450 |
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Celliers Issue Used on Cover
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Celliers Issue Fakes and Forgeries
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| T1067 |
Fakes 1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d (three), 3d and 1/- (two), each with perforations trimmed to resemble First Republic issues. Fakes |
£40 |
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| T1069 |
Forgeries Complete reconstruction of 16 of the Otto 3d forgery (Luff plate Q) in shades resembling the 1883 Celliers re-issue 3d grey-black on rose. Comprising ‘mint’ and ‘used’, a few with thins, the majority fine. Forgery / Luff Plate Q |
£65 |
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| T1070 |
Forgeries Complete reconstruction of 16 of the Otto 3d forgery (Luff plate Q) in shades resembling the 1883 Celliers re-issue 3d orange-red. Comprising ‘mint’ and ‘used’, A few with thins, the majority fine. Forgery / Luff Plate Q |
£65 |
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1885-93 'Vurtheim' Issue
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| T1477 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in pale carmine-red on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1479 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in dull mauve on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1480 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in pale bistre on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1490 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate horizontal pair printed in pale bistre on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£130 |
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| T1481 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in dull yellowish green on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1773 |
1884 Enschedé imperforate colour trial of the ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty, printed in dull yellowish green on ungummed wove paper. A COMPLETE INTACT PANE OF 60 (10x6) with large margins on all sides. Very rare, being one of three complete panes in an unissued colour we are aware of. A set of complete panes in the issued colours was offered in the Roelf Boekema sale in 1981, which are believed to have been subsequently split into smaller multiples. Spectacular and undoubtedly unique.
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£2,750 |
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| T1873 |
1884 Enschede imperforate colour trial of the ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty, printed in bright brown-ochre on ungummed wove paper. A COMPLETE INTACT PANE OF 60 (10x6) with large margins on all sides. Very rare, being one of three complete panes in an unissued colour we are aware of. A set of complete panes in the issued colours was offered in the Roelf Boekema sale in 1981, which is believed to have been subsequently split into smaller multiples. Spectacular and undoubtedly unique.
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£2,750 |
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| T2132 |
1884 Enschede imperforate colour trial of the ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty, printed in greenish slate on ungummed wove paper. A COMPLETE INTACT PANE OF 60 (10x6) with large margins on all sides. Very rare, being one of three complete panes in an unissued colour we are aware of. A set of complete panes in issued colours was offered in the Roelf Boekema sale in 1981, which is believed to have been subsequently split into smaller multiples. Spectacular. |
£2,750 |
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| T2261 |
1885-93 ‘Vurtheim’ issue complete set of 13, ½d grey to £5 green with additional listed shade of the 1d. Fine to very fine used with a range of postmark types and places including KROKODILPO(ORT) (in blue), JOHSBURG BEURS, KLIPDAM, ‘9’ in circles (Heidelburg) and ‘34’ in triangle (Comatiepoort). Also a STANDERTON telegraphic cancellation (on the 10/-). David Crocker certificate (1996) for the £5. SG 175-187 (between)
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£175 |
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| T2280 |
Reprints of the 1885-93 ‘Vurtheim’ issue. Complete set of duties ½d to 10/-, including both colours of the 2d. A total of 12 complete PANES OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides, though for some obscure reason have been removed at top and bottom. A very few with odd small gum stain, the vast majority are superb fresh unmounted mint. A remarkably scarce group. SG 175-186 reprints. |
£325 |
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| T2283 |
Reprint 1885 ‘Vurtheim’ issue 10/- dull chestnut in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins. Folded along central perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. This duty uncommon in this format. SG 186 reprint. |
£125 |
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| T2149 |
Reprint of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 blue-green in a complete central PANE OF 60 with margins on all four sides. Folded vertically through central perforations, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. Now scarce in this format. SG 187 reprint |
£160 |
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| T2281 |
Reprint of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 blue-green in a complete lower PANE OF 60 with margins on all four sides. Folded vertically through the central perforations and twice horizontally. The stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. Now scarce in this format. SG 187 reprint. |
£160 |
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| T1110 |
Forgery of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 deep green. A good effort, though examination reveals it to be a line perfed litho forgery which has been provided with fake postal markings. |
£20 |
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| T2218 |
Forgery Fournier Forgery of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 printed in deep green. Complete imperforate sheetlet (105x122mm) of 16 widely spaced impressions on thin ungummed paper. The reverse with small ‘FAC-SIMILÉ’ applied in diagonal rows in blue by the L’Union Philatélique de Genève in 1928. Scarce in this format.
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£85 |
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| T2219 |
Forgeries Fournier forgeries comprising nine duties from various 1896-97 issues and one additionally bearing a forged ‘V.R.I.’ overprint. Four are perforated and six imperforate and all with either ‘FAC-SIMILÉ’ on the reverse or ‘FAUX’ handstamped on the front. Affixed to part of a page prepared by L’Union Philatélique de Genève in 1928. |
£75 |
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| T1865 |
Reprints of the 1892 'Vurtheim' £5 deep green with a second lower marginal example in a blue-green shade bearing a forged ‘V.R.I.’ overprint. Fine mint or unmounted. The first with PFSA certificate (2010)
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£15 |
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1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY’ in black
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| T1075 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY' with surcharge reading up. Showing light double ‘kiss print’ of surcharge (1.5mm to left). Fine unused (no gum). SG 188 |
£45 |
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| T1645 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY'. Horizontal interpanneau pair showing surcharge reading down on the left stamp and up on the right stamp. A few faults including a small thin, otherwise fine mint with heavyish hinge remnants. Scarce. SG 188 var
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£125 |
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| T1633 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY'. Two examples with surcharge reading up or down respectively. Each fine used with ‘1’ target-type canceller of Pretoria. Uncommon. SG 188
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£25 |
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1885 Celliers 1/- green surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY’ in black
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| T1647 |
1885 1/- green surcharged 'HALVE PENNY' with surcharge reading down. Small thin and some printed album page adherence, otherwise fine and fresh mint. SG 189
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£15 |
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| T2146 |
1885 1/- green with surcharge reading up. BLOCK OF FOUR very fine or superb fresh unmounted mint with light hinge mark on the upper pair only. A very scarce multiple. SG 189
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£275 |
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1885 QV 6d black-brown surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY / Z. A. R.’ (error) in red
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1885 QV 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z. A. R.’ in red
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1881-1910, Second Republic to Union
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| T2352 |
c1886 BAKKER EXPRESS label. 1d black on rose-pink paper inscribed ‘1’ and ‘VRY / TOT POSTK: / PRETORIA’. Upper left corner block of ten (5x2), one with thin and some gum creasing, otherwise fine mint.
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£45 |
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| T1508 |
c1893 Enschedé ESSAY DIE PROOF for an unadopted design with territory and motto tablets complete and the duty tablet is uncleared. Struck in black on thin wove paper (33x 33mm). Briefmarkenprüfstelle certificate (2012). Exquisite and extremely rare.
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£5,250 |
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| T1111 |
1895-96 monocoloured plate issue. 5/- imperforate colour proof in close to issued colour of (bluish) slate. A horizontal pair on gummed paper. Very fine and scarce. SG 212 colour proof |
£225 |
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| T2287 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 1d, 2d (2 shades), 3d 4d, 6d and 1/- each in complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins (a total of seven panes). Most with a light fold along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 206-211 reprints. |
£125 |
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| T2282 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. Complete set of nine, ½d to 10/- with additional shade of the ½d, all in PANES OF 60 (10x6) without margins (a total of ten panes). Most with a light fold along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 205-212a reprints. |
£275 |
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| T2286 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 1d rose-red in a complete lower PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins on all four sides. Folded vertically along centre perforations and twice vertically. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Scarce with all margins still intact. SG 212 reprint. |
£45 |
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| T2288 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 4d olive-black in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins. Folded along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 209 reprint. |
£20 |
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| T2289 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 1/- green in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides. Folded along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 211 reprint. |
£30 |
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| T2285 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 5/- slate in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins. Folded horizontally along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 212 reprint. |
£65 |
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| T2279 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 5/- slate in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides. Folded horizontally along centre perforations. The stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 212 reprint. |
£75 |
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| T2284 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 10/- pale chestnut in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides. Folded vertically along centre perforations. The stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 212a reprint. |
£110 |
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| T1259 |
1895 ESSAY for the provisional '1d.' on 2½d bright mauve with the ‘1d.’ surcharge and bars in red instead of green and with bars above and below the value. Block of four, very fine ‘mint’. Extremely rare and this multiple believed to be unique. SG 214 essay.
Note: This essay was first reported in the May 1978 issue of the Transvaal Philatelist by Harold Criddle who recorded a mint pair and a single (all with round stops), and a cancelled single and one example used on cover (both with square stops). |
£2,500 |
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| T2356 |
1895 Fiscal stamp overprinted ‘POSTZEGEL’ in green on 6d bright rose. Lower marginal block of 30 (5x6). One stamp with corner fault, otherwise all very fine unmounted mint. A scarce multiple. SG 215 |
£125 |
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| MT167 |
Forgery of the 'POSTZEGEL' overprint in green on reprints of the 6d in carmine. Vertical block of 24 (4x6). Superb unmounted mint. SG 215 |
£55 |
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| MT47 |
1895 1d red, block of 30 being the lower five rows of the sheet, showing imprint in margin. Odd marginal fault stamps very fine unmounted. SG 215c |
£50 |
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| T1608 |
c1899 sheet of watermarked paper (251x199mm) with ‘ZA/R’ repeated 60 times (10x6) and with corner guide-lines and spaced ‘Z A R’ at top and bottom. A few minor stains or discolouration, otherwise fine. Uncommon.
Note: Prepared in England for a proposed ‘Kruger’ issue to be printed in the ZAR and which was subsequently abandoned following the outbreak of Second Anglo-Boer War. Quantities of the paper were sold to various philatelic publishers including F. Hugh Vallancey who used this paper to publish the Large Paper Edition of “A Collectors’ Catalogue of Philatelic Literature” (London, 1917). Robson Lowe also used some of this paper to print price lists and monographs.
(See ‘The Kruger essays and ‘ZA/R’ watermarked paper’ published in The Transvaal Philatelist, August 1996, Volume 31, Issue 3, pp.95-96 by Gerrit Jonkers) |
£55 |
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| T2210 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. 2d, 2½d and 3d, each showing the variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Hinge remnants otherwise fine mint. SG 228d, 229d, 230d
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£65 |
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| T2209 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. ½d, 2d, 3d and 4d, each showing the variety DROPPED ‘I’ (0.75mm). The 2d and 4d thinned, otherwise fine mint with hinge remnants. Uncommon. SG 226, 228, 230, 231 vars.
Note: this variety occurred on position [34] and followed the correction of the ‘V.I.R.’ variety on the same position. |
£45 |
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| T1509 |
Reprint of the 1901 ½d green. Block of four, each bearing a FORGED ‘E.R.I.’ with OVERPRINT INVERTED (a non-existent variety on the genuine stamp). Superb unmounted ‘mint’. Unusual. |
£45 |
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1902 KEVII, watermark Crown CA
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| T1814 |
1902 complete set of 12, ½d to 10/-. Very fine fresh mint, the 10/- is exceptionally fine. SG 244-55 |
£175 |
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| T2184 |
1902 KEVII Watermark Crown CA complete set of 12, ½d to 10/-. Very fine used with an interesting range of datestamps including KAAPSCHE HOOP, FORDSBURG, KLERKSDORP, KNIGHTS, CHRISTIANA, KRABBEFONTEIN, CANTONMENT POTCHEFSTROOM T (telegraphic). A scarce set. SG 244-255
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£125 |
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| T1526 |
1902 KEVII ½d black and bluish green. Upper left corner strip of three showing plate ‘1’. Unusually, also showing outer marginal rule continuous instead of broken. Slight discolouration in margin, the stamps are superb unmounted mint. SG 244
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£35 |
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| T1527 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Block of four, odd gum wrinkle, otherwise very fine mint (the lower pair is unmounted). SG 247
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£45 |
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| T1147 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Very fine mint. SG 247w
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£70 |
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| T1723 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Large hinge remnant, otherwise fine mint. SG 247w
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£60 |
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| MT191 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Lower right corner copy, pristine unmounted. SG 247w
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£150 |
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| T1724 |
1902 CA KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Fine used with part boxed registration cachet. SG 247w
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£35 |
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| T1505 |
1902 KEVII 3d black and sage-green overprinted SPECIMEN Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. The 3d and 4d with this watermark were issued eight months after the other values. SG 248s
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£20 |
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| T1506 |
1902 KEVII 4d black and brown overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. The 3d and 4d with this watermark were issued eight months after the other values. SG 249s
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£20 |
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| T1366 |
1902 KEVII 6d brownish grey and orange-brown. Block of four, some splitting between lower pair, otherwise very fine mint (hinged on upper pair only, lower pair is unmounted mint.) SG 250
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£25 |
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| MT129 |
1902 KEVII 1/- black and sage-green overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. SG 251s |
£20 |
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| T1575 |
1902 KEVII 1/- black and sage-green. Block of four, hinged on the upper left stamp otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 251
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£75 |
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| MT130 |
1902 KEVII 2/- black and brown overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. SG 252s |
£20 |
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| T1850 |
1902 KEVII watermark Crown CA, 2/- black and brown. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine or superb fresh mint with light hinge remnant on one stamp, the others are unmounted. A very scarce multiple. SG 252 |
£375 |
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| MT131 |
1902 KEVII 2/6 magenta and black overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. SG 253s |
£20 |
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| MT132 |
1902 KEVII 5/- black and purple on yellow overprinted SPECIMAN (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. SG 254s |
£25 |
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| T1820 |
1902 KEVII 5/- black and purple on yellow. Very fine fresh mint. SG 254
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£30 |
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| MT133 |
1902 KEVII 10/- black and purple on red overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine without gum. SG 255s |
£20 |
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| T1838 |
1902 KEVII watermark Crown CA 10/- black and purple on red. Lower right corner marginal example. Some marginal faults, the stamp is superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 255
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£120 |
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| T1830 |
1903 KEVII complete set of four: 1/-, 2/-, £1 and £5 each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type D12). Some hinge remnants, otherwise a very fine and fresh mint set. SG 256s-259s
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£225 |
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| T1813 |
1903 KEVII 1/- grey-black and red-brown, very fine fresh mint. SG 256
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£15 |
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| T1815 |
1903 KEVII 2/- grey-black and yellow. Very fine fresh mint. SG 257 |
£15 |
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| T1725 |
1903 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with a Pretoria datestamp. A rare stamp used with this watermark. SG 258
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£150 |
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1904-09 KEVII, watermark multiple Crown CA
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| T1817 |
1904-09 KEVII set of 11 values, ½d to 5/-, fine to very fine mint. SG 260-270
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£125 |
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| MT59 |
1904-09 KEVII ½d to 10/-. Complete basic set of 12, fine to very fine mint. SG 260-271 |
£225 |
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| T1852 |
1904-09 KEVII set of 13, ½d to £1 (the ½d and 1d are monocolours). Each stamp is superb used with a central JOHANNESBURG (10 JUN 09) triple circle datestamp. A scarce and most attractive set. SG 262-272a, 273-74
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£175 |
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| T2220 |
1904-09 KEVII Watermark Multiple Crown CA. Complete set of 11 duties, ½d to £1 (both). Very fine used, with an interesting range of datestamps including GELDENHUIS, BOKSBURG, MARAISBURG, ROOIBERG, BETHEL, P.O. RANDFONTEIN, LUIPAARDSVLEI, TRANSVAAL TPO DN, FRASER ST, VON BRANDIS and CONTROLLER CTO (telegraphic cancellation on the £1 chalky paper). An attractive group. SG 260-272a
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£75 |
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| T1421 |
1905 KEVII 2½d ‘black’ and blue on (very) chalky paper. Block of four, some splitting between right pair, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. Scarce. SG 263b
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£60 |
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| MT20 |
1906 KEVII 3d black and sage-green. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 264 |
£25 |
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| MT28 |
1906 KEVII 3d black and sage-green. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 264 |
£25 |
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| T1554 |
1906 KEVII 3d black and sage-green. Lower right corner pair with plate number ‘1’. Both stamps showing degrees of ‘ghosting’ of the frame, particularly noticeable at the base of the stamps. Fine used with Somerset West (9 Dec 1912) interprovincial datestamp. SG 264 var
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£45 |
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| MT32 |
1906 KEVII 4d black and brown. Left marginal strip of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| MT30 |
1906 KEVII 4d black and brown. Block of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| T1841 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA 2/- (greyish) black and yellow. BLOCK OF FOUR, one with light corner gum crease, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce and most attractive. SG 268
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£225 |
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| MT37 |
1909 KEVII 2/6 magenta and black. Block of four very fine mint or unmounted. Uncommon. SG 269 |
£300 |
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| T1843 |
1907 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA. 10/- black and purple on red. A lower marginal example showing plate number ‘1’. Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. Very scarce. SG 271
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£175 |
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| T1653 |
1908 KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Very fine mint. SG 272a
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£225 |
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| T1816 |
1908 KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Hinge remnants, otherwise fine, well centred mint. SG 272a
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£200 |
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| MT107 |
1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Left gutter marginal on piece fine used. SG 272a
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£25 |
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| MT124 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF FOUR very fine used with central and partial ‘MARKET STREET / JOHANNESBURG 12 JUN 13’ datestamps. SG 272a / SG Z153 |
£160 |
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| T1844 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF FOUR, fine used with Johannesburg (12 Aug 13) double circle datestamps (interprovincial use). SG 272a / SG Z153
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£160 |
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| MT134 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine used cancelled 'CAPE TOWN AP 2 13' single circle datestamps. SG 272a / SG Z166
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£160 |
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| MT135 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF SIX, very fine used cancelled 'CAPE TOWN OC 28 13' single circle datestamps. Lovely. SG 272a / SG Z166
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£240 |
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| T1679 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1907 KEVII 10/- black and purple on red. Four examples showing interprovincial use in the Cape (Cape Town), Natal (Dundee), Orange River Colony (Bloemfontein) and Transvaal (Potchefstroom). Mainly fine used. SG 271
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£25 |
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| MT104 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with MTUNZINI (DE 13 / 13) datestamp. SG 272a / Z179
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£45 |
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| MT105 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with Pietermaritzburg (NO / 12) datestamp. SG 272a / Z179
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£25 |
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| MT106 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with POINT NATAL (15 DEC / 13) datestamp. SG 272a / Z179
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£30 |
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| T1676 |
INTERPROVINCIAL USE 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Three examples showing interprovincial use in the Cape (Mossel Bay), Natal (Pietermaritzburg) and Transvaal (Johannesburg). Some light staining mainly confined to the reverse, otherwise fine used. A scarce trio. SG 272a
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£55 |
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1905-09 KEVII monocolours, watermark multiple Crown CA
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| T1847 |
1905-09 KEVII ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d. Complete set of four, very fine fresh mint. SG 273-276
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£20 |
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| MT94 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Lower marginal showing plate number ‘1’ in margin. Very fine mint. SG 273 |
£10 |
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| T1902 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Horizontal strips of three from each corner of the sheet, each with plate number ‘1’. Odd marginal crease, the stamps are superb unmounted mint. SG 273
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£65 |
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| MT95 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Upper left corner block of four showing plate number ‘1’. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. SG 273 |
£30 |
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| MT123 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Block of four from the centre of the pane with interpanneau margin at left and horizontally between, latter showing the 'pillar' design. Light marginal faults otherwise superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 273 |
£45 |
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| MT108 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Upper left corner block of six showing plate number ‘1’. Some light gum creasing, fine unmounted. SG 273 |
£30 |
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| T1905 |
1908 KEVII ½d deep green. Upper right corner marginal block of six showing plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 273a
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£35 |
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| T1906 |
1908 KEVII ½d deep green. Upper right corner marginal block of six showing plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 273a
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£35 |
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| MT16 |
½d deep green. Lower right corner block of four with plate ‘1’. Very light gum creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 273a |
£25 |
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| T1640 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED, fine used. Scarce. SG 273w
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£75 |
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| MT98 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Lower marginal showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb fresh mint. SG 274 |
£8 |
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| MT18 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Lower right corner block of six showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 274 |
£25 |
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| T2187 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Blocks of six from each corner of the sheet, each showing plate number ‘1’. Usual odd gum wrinkle, otherwise all stamps are superb unmounted mint. SG 274
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£100 |
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| MT109 |
1911 KEVII 1d scarlet. Upper upper marginal strip of three showing plate ‘3’ in margin. Hinged on margin, light gum creasing stamps very fine unmounted. Scarce, this plate was used after the formation of Union. SG 274 |
£40 |
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| T1258 |
1909 KEVII 2d purple. Block of four, lightly hinged on one, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 275
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£15 |
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| MT38 |
1909 KEVII 2d purple. Right marginal block of six, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 275 |
£30 |
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| MT102 |
1909 KEVII 2½d bright blue. Lower right corner pair showing plate '1' in margin. Very fine and fresh mint. Uncommon. SG 276 |
£85 |
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| T1722 |
1909 KEVII 2d grey (prepared for use but not issued) overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type D12). Hinge remnant, otherwise fine and fresh with gum. SG 277s
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£200 |
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| T1493 |
WOLMARANSSTAD 1900 1d red commemorative overprinted ‘Cancelled / V-R-I.’ in blue. An irregular marginal strip of three from the lower left corner of the pane. Small thin in margin only and one stamp with minor gum bends, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. A very rare multiple in remarkable condition. Illustrated on page 28 of ‘The Wherewithal of Wolmaransstad’ (Birkhead and Groenewald, 1999). SG 9 |
£850 |
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Booklet
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| T2291 |
BOOKLET 1905 (July) KEVII 2s7d booklet, stapled at left. Containing one pane of six 1d black and carmine (SG 261) and all interleaving. Corner creasing otherwise very fine. Rare. SG SB1 / Mathews ‘A’
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£650 |
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| T1800 |
BOOKLET 1905 KEVII 2s.7d. booklet, stapled at right, still containing eleven examples of the KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274). Comprising four part panes of two (x2), three or four stamps. Some cover creases and internal staining, though a very presentable example of this very rare booklet. SG SB2 / Mathews Type 'B'
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SOLD |
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| T1835 |
BOOKLET 1909 KEVII 2s.6d. booklet, stapled at left, still containing two examples of the KEVII ½d yellow-green and three of the 1d scarlet (SG 273, 274). The cover and interleaves with creasing and some staining, though a presentable example of this booklet which is a great rarity in any condition. SG SB3 / Mathews Type E/F
Note: unlike the 2s.7d. booklets, this booklet has no printed text on the inside or back covers. Mathews (p121) states “The author has never seen a booklet from issues E and F”
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£1,250 |
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Postage Dues
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| T1738 |
POSTAGE DUES 1906 De La Rue die proof of the frame (used for all duties other than the 2d). Printed in black on glazed card (92x 60mm) endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING’ in black and datestamped ‘1 NOV. 06’ in blue. Rare.
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£1,100 |
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| T1739 |
POSTAGE DUES 1906 De La Rue die proof of the complete design for the 2d (the only duty printed from a single plate). Printed in black on glazed card (92x 60mm) endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING’ in black and datestamped ‘2 NOV.06’ in blue. Rare.
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£1,100 |
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| MT56 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven fine mint. SG D1-D7 |
£30 |
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| T1818 |
1907 Postage Dues. Complete set of seven, ½d to 1/-, many marginal. An exceptionally fresh mint set, with most appearing unmounted though in fact have very faint hinge marks. SG D1-D7
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£35 |
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| MT82 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven superb and fresh unmounted. SG D1-D7 |
£55 |
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| T1116 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven in blocks of four. Very fine or superb fresh mint (lightly hinged on upper pairs only). SG D1-D7 |
£125 |
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| MT02 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven values, on printed company cover cancelled 'KRUGERSDORP 11 JUL 08. Lovely. SG D1-D7 |
£65 |
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| T1567 |
1907 (14th August), incoming colour picture postcard (‘Queen’s Promenade Douglas’, Isle of Man) bearing a single KEVII ½d tied by a Douglas / Isle of Man (14 Aug) datestamp. The card was underpaid and received a hexagonal ‘T’ tax marking and a circular ‘1d’ denoting the amount payable (double deficiency). A Transvaal 1d postage due (SG D2) was affixed on arrival and cancelled with a Johannesburg / 22 (5 Sep) double circle datestamp. |
£30 |
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