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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 27th February, 2014
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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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| T1000 |
4d sage-green. Lower marginal single, centred right. SG 170 |
£12 |
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| T1001 |
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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| T1010 |
1d in a deep black shade [R13], very fine fresh mint. SG 171 |
£15 |
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| T1011 |
1d black [L9], fine mint. SG 171 |
£10 |
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| T1014 |
1d pale grey and 1d deep black. Two contrasting shades, very fine used. SG 171 |
£5 |
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| T1019 |
1d grey-black singles [R9, L16] from either side of the interpanneau margin showing perforations through centre of gutter. Very fine unused or used. SG 171 var |
£40 |
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| T1525 |
1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d greyish black, right marginal VERTICAL PAIR, IMPERFORATE BETWEEN [positions L32/L40]. Being from the lower right corner of the pane, it is likely the margin at foot was imperforate, though it is probable the perforations at left and at top have been trimmed. Otherwise fine used with ‘7’ target-type cancellations of Lichtenburg. SG 171b var
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£175 |
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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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| T1042 |
3d pale red [L4] with misplaced perforations. Fine used with ‘1’ target cancel of Pretoria. SG 173 |
£15 |
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| T1046 |
3d in four contrasting shades from red-orange to orange-brown. Includes [R26 and L29] Two are thinned otherwise fine used. An attractive group. SG 173 |
£8 |
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| T1049 |
3d pale red, two examples [L32, L40] from right hand column, showing some panes were perforated each side of vertical gutter margin. Fair to fine used. SG 173 var |
£15 |
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3d Chestnut
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1/- Green (shades)
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| T1234 |
1/- yellowish green. thin spot from hinge, otherwise fine mint. An extremely underrated stamp in mint condition. Rare. SG 174
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£85 |
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| T1060 |
1/- yellowish green. Singles [L32 and R33] from either side of interpanneau margin showing perforations through centre of vertical gutter. Fine used with telegraphic cancels. SG 174 var |
£25 |
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| T1061 |
1/- in three contrasting shades from pale to deep yellowish green. Fine used (two telegraphic, one commercial) SG 174 |
£12 |
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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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| T1385 |
1884 (22nd July), cover addressed to Germany bearing a single Celliers 1/- green (SG 174) tied by ‘13’ target-type cancel with proving Lydenburg (22 July) single circle datestamp alongside. With a large ‘2½d’ Cape accountancy mark struck in red below. Lydenburg (29 July), Pretoria (1 Aug), Cape Town (12 Aug), London (3 Sep) and Stade (4 Sep) transit / arrival backstamps. The cover somewhat grubby, though a rare stamp on cover emanating from the eastern Transvaal goldfields. |
£475 |
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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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| T1071 |
Forgeries Otto forgeries of 1883 Celliers re-issue including an unissued 6d. Two shades each of the 3d (both colours, Luff plate Q), 6d (plate T), 1/- (plate W). Most thinned though of good appearance. Forgeries |
£40 |
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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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| T1478 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in deep dull blue 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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| T1110 |
Forgery of the 1892 £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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1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY’ in black
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| T1072 |
3d (very) pale red with surcharge reading down. Imperforate at left to interpanneau gutter margin. Fine mint. SG 188 |
£10 |
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| T1073 |
3d pale red with surcharge reading down. Imperforate at left to interpanneau gutter margin [L7]. Additionally showing vertically misplaced perforations. Fine mint. SG 188 |
£12 |
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| T1074 |
3d (very) pale red with surcharge reading up. Fine mint. SG 188 |
£7 |
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| T1075 |
3d pale red 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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| T1079 |
3d (very) pale red with surcharge reading down. Fine used. SG 188 |
£10 |
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| T1080 |
3d (deep) red with surcharge reading down. Imperforate to right margin [L32]. Fine used. SG 188 |
£10 |
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1885 Celliers 1/- green surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY’ in black
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| T1084 |
1/- green with surcharge reading down. Very fine mint. SG 189 |
£25 |
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| T1085 |
1/- green with surcharge reading down. Imperforate at right to interpanneau gutter margin [L32]. Very fine mint. SG 189 |
£25 |
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| T1086 |
1/- green with surcharge reading down. Horizontal pair imperforate at left to interpanneau gutter margin [R9-10]. Very fine mint. SG 189 |
£50 |
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| T1087 |
1/- green with surcharge reading down. Block of 30, comprising columns 3 to 8 of a left pane with margins at top and bottom and imperforate at right to interpanneau gutter margin. Showing the ‘Crowned Eagle’ [L16]. Superb fresh mint, hinged in margin only. Apart from a pane of this stamp in the SA Post Office archives, this is believed to be the largest multiple in private hands of any 1/- printed from the Otto wide-set plates sent to Potchefstroom in 1869. Outstanding and extremely rare. SG 189 |
£1,500 |
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1885 QV 6d black-brown surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY / Z. A. R.’ (error) in red
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| T1093 |
6d black-brown surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY / Z. A. R.’. One short perf, otherwise fine mint. SG 190 |
£35 |
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1885 QV 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z. A. R.’ in red
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| T1098 |
6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z. A. R.’ Upper marginal block of four. One stamp with faults, otherwise fine mint. SG 191 |
£25 |
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1881-1910, Second Republic to Union
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| T1251 |
1887 Provisional ‘2d’ surcharge on 3d mauve. Lower left corner block of four, the upper row is type 24, and the lower is type 23. In addition, the left column is perforated 11½x12 while the right column is perforated 12½x12, resulting in every stamp being different. Very fine mint (the lower pair is unmounted). A very elusive multiple and the ‘key’ positional block of the pane. SG 193/b, 194/b |
£150 |
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| T1260 |
1893 Provisional ‘1 Penny’ surcharge on 6d pale dull blue. Block of six (3x2) from the left of the sheet (lower left stamp with margin folded behind). Showing variety SURCHARGE OMITTED almost completely on two stamps and with small portions omitted on three others. All stamps with clear offset on the reverse. The upper stamps thinned and some reinforced perfs, otherwise fine mint. The variety was probably caused by an intrusion on the sheet during surcharging. A spectacular and very scarce variety. SG 197 var |
£450 |
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| T1404 |
1893 Provisional surcharge ‘2½ Pence’ on 1/- green. Block of six (2x3) showing the surcharge shifted to the left with the ‘2’ now falling at the extreme right of each stamp. Very Fine used with Pretoria (16 Jul 96) CTO datestamps. SG 198 var
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£30 |
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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). Exquisite and extremely rare.
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£5,250 |
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| T1264 |
1895 ‘Disselboom’ issue, ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d and 1/-, each overprinted ‘Monster’ (Samuel type TRA2). These five duties comprise the complete set of overprints on this issue. Affixed to two small pieces. Scarce. SG 205s-208s, 211s
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£120 |
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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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| T1237 |
1895 Provisional surcharge ‘Halve Penny’ in red on 1/- green. Block of four with variety SURCHARGE INVERTED. Perforations a little weak otherwise superb used with full gum and Pretoria (16 Jul 96) ‘by favour’ datestamp. SG 213c
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£30 |
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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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| T1400 |
1895 Provisional 2½d bright mauve surcharged ‘1d’ in green with square dot and variety SURCHARGE INVERTED. Fine used. SG 214da
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£45 |
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| MT46 |
1895 1d red, block of 30 being the upper five rows of the sheet. Odd marginal fault stamps very fine unmounted. SG 215c |
£45 |
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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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| T1405 |
1895 1d red, block of 12 (4x3), the second stamp in the middle row showing the variety ‘CRACKED PLATE’ (Pane A, row 9/3). Lightly hinged on two, otherwise all (including the variety) superb unmounted mint. An uncommon variety SG 215c
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£65 |
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| T1263 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. 2d brown and green, with variety OVERPRINT ALBINO. Thinned, otherwise fine mint and clearly showing the albino impression on the reverse. Very rare. SG 228g
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£220 |
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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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| MT62 |
c1902 printed booklet 'COLLECTION de TIMBRES DU TRANSVAAL' numbered '63', the eight internal pages applied with the various reprints of the 'Disselboom' issue to £5 and 10/-, various surcharges, 'Vurtheim' issue to 2/6, 'V.R.I.' overprints to £5 and 'E.R.I.' to 2/6. Staples removed otherwise fine. Useful reference. |
£45 |
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1902 KEVII, watermark Crown CA
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| MT58 |
1902 KEVII set of 12, ½d to 10/-, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12), the 2½d with inverted watermark (as usual). Fine to very fine mint. SG 244s-255s |
£150 |
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| T1501 |
1902 KEVII complete set of 12, ½d to 10/-, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). The 2½d with inverted watermark (as usual). Odd perf fault and several with evenly yellowed gum though generally fine. SG 244s-255s
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£85 |
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| T1377 |
1902 KEVII ½d black and blue-green. Lower marginal block of four showing plate number ‘1’. Light hinge mark on upper pair, the others very fine unmounted mint. SG 244 |
£10 |
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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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£55 |
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| MT53 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED, hinge trace superb and fresh mint. SG 247w
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£75 |
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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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| MT33 |
6d black and brown-orange, chalk surfaced paper. Block of four, fresh mint or unmounted. SG 250 |
£30 |
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| T1254 |
1902 KEVII 6d brownish grey and orange-brown. Block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 250
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£30 |
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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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| MT61 |
1902 KEVII 2/- black and brown. Upper marginal, hinged on face of margin which is also thinned, stamp very fine unmounted. SG 252 |
£80 |
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| MT57 |
1903 KEVII complete set of four: 1s, 2s, £1 and £5, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine fresh mint. SG 256s-59s |
£235 |
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1904-09 KEVII, watermark multiple Crown CA
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| MT59 |
½d to 10/-. Complete basic set of 12, fine to very fine mint. SG 260-271 |
£225 |
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| T1422 |
1906 KEVII 2d ‘black’ and purple. Left marginal block of four, very fine or superb fresh mint (hinge remnant on upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted) SG 262
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£65 |
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| T1420 |
1905 KEVII 2½d ‘black’ and blue on ordinary paper. Block of four, very fine or superb fresh mint (hinged on upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted). SG 263
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£85 |
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| T1141 |
1905 KEVII 2½d black and blue on chalk surfaced paper. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 263b
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£65 |
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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 |
3d black and sage-green. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 264 |
£25 |
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| MT28 |
3d black and sage-green. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 264 |
£25 |
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| T1364 |
1906 KEVII 3d black and sage-green. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 264
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£25 |
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| T1195 |
1906 KEVII 3d ‘black’ and sage-green. Lower left horizontal corner strip of four showing plate number ‘1’. Gum a little yellowed, otherwise fine unmounted mint. SG 264
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£35 |
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| T1483 |
1906 KEVII 3d 'black' and sage-green. BLOCK OF 24 (6x4) comprising four rows across the pane with margins at left (interpanneau) and right. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 264
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£150 |
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| MT32 |
4d black and brown. Left marginal strip of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| MT29 |
4d black and brown. Block of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| MT30 |
4d black and brown. Block of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| T1362 |
1906 KEVII 4d black and brown. Block of four, very fine or superb fresh mint (hinged on upper pair, lower pair unmounted). SG 265 |
£25 |
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| T1128 |
1906 KEVII 4d black and brown. Right marginal block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£45 |
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| MT35 |
6d black and orange. Left marginal block of six, light bends otherwise superb and fresh unmounted. SG 266 |
£100 |
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| MT34 |
6d black and orange. Left marginal block of six, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 266 |
£120 |
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| T1255 |
1905 KEVII 6d black and orange, block of 12 (6x2) with sheet margin at right and base (reduced). Very fine or superb fresh mint with barest hint of mounting on some lower stamps. Most attractive. SG 266
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£150 |
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| MT36 |
1/- black and red-brown. Block of four very fine unmounted. SG 267 |
£60 |
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| T1363 |
1906 KEVII 2/- (greyish) black and yellow, lower left corner pair showing plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Most attractive. SG 268
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£125 |
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| MT23 |
2/6 magenta and black. Lower marginal superb and fresh unmounted. SG 269 |
£75 |
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| MT37 |
2/6 magenta and black. Block of four very fine mint or unmounted. Uncommon. SG 269 |
£300 |
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| T1365 |
1909 KEVII 2/6 magenta and black, lower right corner block of four, margins trimmed. Superb unmounted mint. A scarce multiple. SG 269
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£325 |
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| MT24 |
1908 KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Left marginal superb and fresh unmounted. SG 272a |
£450 |
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| MT06 |
£1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Horizontal pair, fine used. SG 272a |
£25 |
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1905-09 KEVII monocolours, watermark multiple Crown CA
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| MT13 |
½d yellow-green. Upper left corner block of six with plate ‘1’. Very light gum creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 273 |
£30 |
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| T854 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Upper right corner block of six with plate ‘1’. Very light gum creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 273 |
£30 |
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| MT12 |
½d deep green. Upper left corner block of four with plate ‘1’. Very light gum creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 273a |
£25 |
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| MT14 |
½d deep green. Upper right corner block of four with plate ‘1’. Superb unmounted mint. SG 273a |
£25 |
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| MT15 |
½d deep green. Lower left corner block of six with plate ‘1’. Very light gum creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 273a |
£30 |
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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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| MT17 |
1d scarlet. Lower left corner block of six with plate number ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 274 |
£25 |
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| T1134 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Lower right corner block of six with plate number ‘1’. Marginal crease otherwise very fine mint (lower stamps unmounted). SG 274 |
£18 |
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| MT18 |
1d scarlet. Lower right corner block of six with plate number ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 274 |
£25 |
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| MT19 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet, horizontal strips of three from each corner of the sheet, each with plate number ‘1’ . Hinged on one strip in margin, otherwise unmounted mint. SG 274 |
£55 |
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| T843 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet, horizontal strips of three from each corner of the sheet, each with plate number ‘1’. Creasing affects three stamps, otherwise all stamps very fine unmounted mint. Attractive. SG 274 |
£45 |
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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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| T1140 |
1909 KEVII 2d purple. Left marginal block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 275
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£20 |
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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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| MT48 |
1909 KEVII 2d purple. Lower marginal block of 18 being the lower three rows of the pane showing plate '1' in margin, some mostly marginal creasing otherwise very fine fresh unmounted mint. SG 275 |
£75 |
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| T1142 |
1909 KEVII 2½d bright blue. Upper left corner block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 276
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£55 |
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| T1437 |
1909 KEVII 2d grey (prepared for use but not issued) overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type D12). Light creasing otherwise very fine and fresh with gum. SG 277s
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£150 |
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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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Postage Dues
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| T99 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven fine mint. SG D1-7 |
£18 |
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| MT56 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven fine mint. SG D1-7 |
£30 |
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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 D1-7 |
£125 |
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