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| Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 17th September 2009 | |||
| STAMPS / Triangles | |||
| AC284 |
1859
Perkins Bacon printing 1/- deep dark green. A pair, with very good to
enormous margins, showing ‘POST(AGE)’ of marginal watermark partly
misplaced into stamp. Very fine mint. SG 8b |
£550 |
PHOTO |
| MC06 |
1864
De La Rue printing 1d deep carmine-red. A pair, apparently from the
corner of the sheet with large to very large margins. Very fine fresh
mint. SG 18 |
£340 | PHOTO |
| AC267 |
1864
De La Rue printing 1d deep carmine-red. Hexagonal marginal block of
six, with good to large, even margins. Very fine fresh mint apart from
some creasing mentioned on Philatelic Foundation certificate (1968). A
most attractive and very scarce multiple. SG 18 |
£875 |
PHOTO |
| MC07 | 1864 De La Rue printing 4d blue. A pair, good to large margins, very fine fresh mint. SG 19a | £350 | PHOTO |
| AC297 |
1864
De La Rue printing 4d blue. Marginal block of four with good to
enormous margins. A few minor bends as usual. Very fine mint. A very
scarce and impressive multiple. SG 19a |
£700 | PHOTO |
| AC285 |
1864 De La Rue printing 4d blue. Marginal block of eight with good to enormous margins. Some gum creasing and very minor discolouration as to be expected on a multiple of this size, otherwise very fine mint. A spectacular and very rare multiple. SG 19a | £1250 |
PHOTO |
| AC282 |
1864
De La Rue printing 6d bright mauve. A pair in a bluish shade and
showing a distinctly ‘blotchy’ print. Fine mint with very good to large
margins. SG 20 |
£350 |
PHOTO |
| AC298 |
1864
De La Rue printing 6d bright mauve. A pair in an attractive rich shade
with very good, even margins. Minor gum crease as usual. Very fine
mint. Scarce. SG 20 |
£425 | PHOTO |
| STAMPS / Rectangles | |||
| 1871-76 Watermark Crown CC | |||
| 1879 (Nov). 3d surcharge on 4d blue | |||
| AC251 |
‘THREE
PENCE’ surcharged in red on 4d blue. Very fine fresh mint. SG 34 |
£70 |
PHOTO |
| 1880 (Feb). 3d surcharge on 4d pale dull
rose |
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| AC247 |
‘THREEPENCE’
surcharge on 4d pale dull rose. A few perfs are slightly discoloured,
otherwise fine mint. SG 35 |
£25 |
PHOTO |
| 1880 (July). Watermark Crown CC | |||
| 1880
(Aug). 3d surcharge on 3d pale dull rose. |
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| AC248 |
‘3’
(wide) surcharge on 3d pale dull rose. Very fine mint. Scarce. SG 37 |
£65 |
PHOTO |
| AC286 |
‘3’
(wide) surcharge) on 3d pale dull rose, variety SURCHARGE INVERTED. Superb used with
neat central VICTORIA WEST (MY 27 / 82) single circle datestamp. SG 37a
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£40 |
PHOTO |
| AC249 |
‘3’
(narrow) surcharge on 3d pale dull rose. A horizontal pair, heavy hinge
remnants and folded along perfs, otherwise fine mint. A very scarce
multiple. SG 38 |
£275 |
PHOTO |
| 1882-83. Watermark Crown CA | |||
| AC270 |
½d
grey-black. Block of four very fine fresh mint (appears unmounted). A
very scarce multiple. SG 40a |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC271 |
1d
rose-red. Block of four, very fine fresh mint (appears unmounted). A
rare multiple. SG 41 |
£325 |
PHOTO |
| AC272 |
2d
pale bistre. Block of four, very fine fresh mint (appears unmounted). A
rare multiple. SG 42 |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC049 |
3d pale claret. Block
of 48
comprising the lower eight rows of a lower right pane. Margins at left
(interpanneau), right and base (showing plate number ‘1’). One row
reinforced
and one stamp with stain, othewise superb fresh mint. A scarce
multiple. SG 43
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£325 |
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| AC273 |
6d
mauve. Block of four, very fine fresh mint (appears unmounted). Bach /
Eichele certificate (2002). A very rare multiple. SG 44 |
£650 |
PHOTO |
| 1882 (July). 'One-Half Penny' surcharge on 3d deep claret | |||
| AC250 |
1882
‘One Half-Penny’ surcharge on 3d deep claret (Wmk Crown CA). Showing
variety ‘Hyphen omitted’. Pale
colour and regummed though still a presentable example of this scarce
variety. SG 47c (cat £700 mint) |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| 1884-90. Watermark ‘Cabled Anchor’. | |||
| AC174 |
1886
½d grey-black. Block of four, very
fine mint. SG 48a |
£30 |
PHOTO |
| AC236 |
1886
½d grey-black, block of 18 (6x3), superb fresh unmounted mint. A
scarce and impressive multiple. SG 48a |
£125 | PHOTO |
| AC275 |
1885
1d (pale) rose-red. Block of four, horizontal crease at top, otherwise
fine mint. SG 49 |
£25 |
PHOTO |
| AC181 |
1885
1d rose-red. Block of four. A few pulled
perfs at top, otherwise fine mint. SG 49 |
£22 |
PHOTO |
| AC234 |
1885
1d rose-red, block of four, lower pair with unobtrusive horizontal
crease, otherwise very fine mint. SG 49 |
£25 |
PHOTO |
| AC299 |
1885
1d (dull) rose-red. Block of four, superb mint (appears unmounted). A
scarce and under-rated shade. SG 49 |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC266 |
1885
1d carmine-red, block of four. Hint of a gum bend, otherwise superb
fresh unmounted mint. SG 49a |
£40 |
PHOTO |
| AC189 |
1884
2d pale bistre and 2d deep bistre. Blocks of four of each, the very
scarce pale shade with a vertical crease,
otherwise fine mint. Attractive shade contrast. SG 50, 50a |
£125 |
PHOTO |
| AC190 |
1884
6d dull reddish purple shade. Block of
four, very fine mint. A scarce multiple. SG 52a shade |
£85 |
PHOTO |
| AC274 |
1882
6d bright mauve. Block of four, few gum wrinkles or creases, otherwise
fine, fresh mint. SG 52b |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC281 |
1889
1/- blue-green. Block of four (some splitting at top and the NE stamp
with almost invisible 3mm tear). Each cancelled with superb MILLWOOD (DE 31 / 91) single circle
datestamp. A rare postmark from the first period of opening of this
southern Cape gold-field post office. SG 53 |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC258 |
1889
1/- blue-green. Horizontal pair, with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Fine used with
hooded circle datestamps (22 Feb 1892). Rare, especially as a multiple.
SG 53w |
£750 |
PHOTO |
| 1891 (Mar). ‘2½d’ surcharge on 3d. | |||
| 1893 (Mar). 'ONE PENNY' surcharge on 2d. | |||
| AC206 |
1d
on 2d deep bistre. Marginal block of 12 comprising two rows across a
pane. One with large hinge disturbance, otherwise mainly very fine,
fresh mint. SG 57a |
£35 |
PHOTO |
| AC276 |
1d
on 2d deep bistre. Block of 16 (4x4) superb fresh unmounted mint. An
attractive multiple. SG 57a |
£55 |
PHOTO |
| 1893-1902 ‘Hope standing’. | |||
| 1893-98 New Colours, Watermark ‘Cabled Anchor’. | |||
| AC263 |
1898
3d bright magenta. A single in a particularly deep shade, superb mint.
SG 64 |
£11 |
PHOTO |
| AC264 |
1898
3d bright magenta. Block of four with interpanneau margin at right.
Diagonal crease mainly affecting upper left stamp, otherwise fine mint.
SG 64 |
£25 |
PHOTO |
| AC228 |
1897
4d sage-green. Block of four, very fine mint. Scarce. SG 65 |
£35 |
PHOTO |
| AC053 |
1896 5/- brown-orange. Fine
mint.
SG 68
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£45 |
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| MC02 |
1896
5/- brown-orange. Block of four, very fine and fresh mint or unmounted,
corner bend lower right. Scarce. SG 68 |
£275 | PHOTO |
| AC057 |
c1899 Group of 10 comprising 1881 3d; 1884-90 1d,
2d, 4d, 6d, 1/-, 5/- orange; 1893-02 1d (both) and 1896 5/-
brown-orange. Each overprinted CANCELLED
(Samuel type D4). Many are
marginal with plate numbers. This De La Rue overprint not previously
recorded on Cape stamps. Unique. BPA certificate.
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£4,500 |
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| AC301 |
Spiro
Forgeries of the rectangular issues, comprising 1d, 4d, 6d, 1/- (thins)
and 5/-, also a ‘Four Pence’ on 6d ‘surcharge’. Each printed in close
to issued colours and provided with barred obliterations. |
£35 |
PHOTO |
| 1900 'Table Mountain' Issue | |||
| 1902-04
KEVII Issue |
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| AC217 |
1902
1d carmine. Upper marginal single showing Plate No. ‘1’. Hinge
remainders otherwise very fine mint. SG 71 |
£10 |
PHOTO |
| AC218 |
1903
1d carmine. Upper marginal single showing Plate No. ‘2’. Hinge
remainders otherwise very fine mint. SG 71 |
£10 |
PHOTO |
| OFFICIAL
STAMPS perfinned with double triangle for use by the Stationery
and
Printed Forms Branch |
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| AC200 |
1904 KEVII 4d olive-green. Very fine used. SG O13 | £15 | PHOTO |
| AC253 |
1904 KEVII 6d bright mauve. Very fine used. SG O14 | £18 |
PHOTO |
| AC254 |
1904 KEVII 1/- yellow-ochre. Very fine used. SG O15 | £25 |
PHOTO |
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| POSTAL HISTORY | |||
| AC154 |
1870
(October),
folded handwritten report for October 1870 concerning the state of the
roads. Addressed to “Stellingbosch” and endorsed “Too Late” at top.
Bearing at lower left a wing-marginal 1d (SG 23a, pre-affixing fault)
tied by barred triangular canceller and a fine strike of HOTTENTOTS-HOLLAND (31 Oct) dated
town oval canceller at upper right. Also bearing very fine EERSTE R. STN. (1 Nov) and STELLENBOSCH (1 Nov) single circle
datestamps. |
£185 |
PHOTO |
| AC111 |
1875 (December), cover from Uitenhage to Cape
Town bearing 4d
pale blue (SG 24, with wing margin folded over edge) tied by barred
oval numeral canceller '14' with 'proving' UITENHAGE (29 Dec) despatch
backstamp. Cape Town (1 Jan) arrival. The cover was endorsed 'Try Loop
St' in pencil and later 'Tried not known' in ink. The cover then
received the very scarce hexagonal ADVERTISED
& UNCLAIMED / 28 1 76
/ CAPE TOWN instructional marking on the reverse.
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£165 |
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| AC158 |
1879
(February),
incoming cover from the UK addressed to ‘Mr Henry Randall / Post Office
/ Port Elizabeth / Cape of Good Hope’. Bearing a QV 6d grey (SG 147,
plate 16) tied by a London (25 Feb) duplex cancel. The cover did not
reach the addressee and received an ADVERTISED
/ AND / UNCLAIMED unframed cachet. Cape Town (26 Apr) transit
and Port Elizabeth (29 Mar) backstamp. Some flap damage, otherwise very
fine and a scarce instructional marking. |
£125 |
PHOTO |
| AC165 |
1879
(May),
stampless envelope with printed ‘On Her Majesty’s Service.’ at top and
‘Office of the Resident Engineer, / Western Railways.’ at lower left
corner (part deleted by pen). Addressed to Worcester (Cape) and with WESTERN RAILWAYS / DISTRICT / MAY 22 /
BEAUFORT LINE double oval datestamp struck in purple on the
reverse. The enclosed letter is headed ‘Railway Retreat / District No.
5 / Buffalo River’ and dated ‘Ascension Day, May 22nd, 1879’ in
manuscript, with superb crowned oval ‘WESTERN RAILWAY / Mechanics
Institute / AND / Co-operative Club.’ struck in purple. |
£110 |
PHOTO |
| AC295 |
1880
(October), cover to Cape Town bearing ‘3’ (wide) on 3d pale dull rose
(SG 37) tied by a very light ‘21’ BONC of Somerset East (with 'proving'
backstamp of 13 Oct) and with Cape Town (18 Oct) arrival. A clean and
attractive cover showing single use of this surcharge. |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC116 |
1883 (July), QV incoming cover from England
bearing 6d on
6d (SG 162) tied by Portsmouth (23 July) / '625' duplex. Addressed to
'Papendorp / near Cape Town'. Cape Town (16 Aug) transit and PAPENDORP
(16 Aug) single circle arrival datestamps on reverse. Putzel rates
Papendorp as 'RR' and states it was renamed Woodstock from 1st May
1883. However, this cover indicates the datestamp was still in use, at
least as an arrival datestamp some months later. Grubby, though scarce.
SG lists the GB stamp at £300 on cover.
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£65 |
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| AC292 |
1889
(January), cover addressed to England, bearing a QV ‘The Stamp Act’ 1d
lilac revenue stamp, tied by ‘430’
Barred Oval Numeral Canceller with P.O. MOUNT AYLIFF (13 Jan) single
circle datestamp alongside. Despite the use of a revenue stamp contrary
to regulations, the cover was not taxed. Clean vetical fold at left,
clear of the adhesive and markings. Unusual usage and a very scarce
proving cover for this agency / BONC. |
£175 |
PHOTO |
| AC224 |
1889
(September), envelope addressed to Worcester, bearing 1d rose-red
(SG 49) tied by neat Cape Town (13 Sep) squared octagon datestamp.
Unusual ‘skull and crossbones’ motif struck in purple at upper left.
The reverse with fine Worcester (14 Sep) single circle arrival
datestamp and the flap with plain embossed oval of ‘H.L. White / Share
Broker / Cape Town’. Clean, neat and a most attractive example of the
1d post rate. |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC062 |
1890 (January), 1d rate cover to Cape Town
bearing 1d
rectangle (SG 49) tied by fine '215' BONC with 'proving' MALMESBURY (27
Jan) datestamp alongside. Cape Town (28 Jan) arrival backstamp. Very
attractive.
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£35 |
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| AC063 |
1891 (May), cover to England from Ciskei
bearing
½d and 1d x 2 rectangles all clearly tied by '546' BONC's with
'proving' cds of PEDDIE (16 May) alongside. Scarce.
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£35 |
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| AC230 |
1891
(September), cover addressed to Worcester, Cape, bearing 1d
carmine-red (SG 49a) tied by very fine strike of Cape Town (15 Sep)
truncated double circle. Worcester (16 Sep) single circle arrival
backstamp. Flap damaged through opening, though a neat and most
attractive cover. |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC302 |
1891
(October), cover with contents addressed to Worcester, Cape, bearing a
single 1d carmine (SG 49a) tied by very fine strike of the Cape Town
(14 Oct) truncated double circle datestamp (with ‘9’ for year). The
reverse with Worcester (15 Oct) arrival and a large fancy advertisement
for jams and confectionery struck in blue-green. A very clean and most
attractive cover showing the 1d rate. |
£45 | PHOTO |
| AC303 |
1894
(April), printed advertising cover with contents addressed to
Worcester, Cape, with illustration of the premises of C./ Hand & Co
(corner Long and Strand streets, Cape Town) at upper left. Bearing a
single 1d carmine (SG 49a) tied by Cape Town (6 April) squared circle
datestamp. The flap with printed address and Worcester (7 April)
arrival backstamp. An attractive and unusual illustrated commercial
envelope showing the 1d rate. |
£45 | PHOTO |
| AC065 |
1894 (November), QV ½d postal
stationery newspaper
wrapper used to Germany with additional ½d, 1d and 2d (SG 48a,
49, 50) adhesives all tied / cancelled by Port Elizabeth (NO 3)
datestamps. With manuscript notation “2 Newspapers”. An attractive multicolour franking.
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£75 |
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| AC278 |
1894
(December), 1½d postal stationery card addressed to Germany,
cancelled with an unclear BONC and with a fine strike of ENON (1 Dec)
single circle datestamp alongside. Coerney (2 Dec) and Cape Town (4
Dec) transits. The card with creases, though a fine example of this
rare postmark. |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC279 |
1894
(December), cover sent at the unsealed letter rate. Bearing ½d
grey-black (SG 48a) tied by single circle datestamp (9 Dec). Despite
being endorsed ‘Card only’, the cover was taxed, receiving a ‘T’ cachet
and ‘½D’ which was subsequently deleted and a ‘1d’ marking
struck instead. Arrival backstamp of Ilkley (22 Dec). Unusual. |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC300 |
1894
(December), cover to addressed to Scotland endorsed “Card Only” and
sent unsealed. Bearing a single 1d carmine (SG 49a) tied by a neat CLAREMONT (19 Dec) single circle
datestamp. Readdressed on arrival in Edinburgh to the Isle of Bute,
then back to Edinburgh. Backstamped Edinburgh (5 and 7 Jan) Rothesay (5
and 7 Jan, the latter on front) and Port Bannatyne (7 Jan). An
attractive cover showing interesting use of a 1d unsealed letter,
apparently availing of the postcard rate. |
£65 | PHOTO |
| AC120 |
1895 (July), QV 4d registered postal
stationery envelope
used to Holland bearing 2½d olive-green (SG 56a) tied by Cape
Town (24 July) oval registered datestamp with CONSULATE GENERAAL AAN
DER NEDERLANDEN / KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP circular cachet struck in violet.
Imprinted stamp on flap cancelled by 'R' in oval. Schoondijke (12 Aug)
arrival backstamp. A few stains, though a scarce cover.
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£45 |
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| AC066 |
1897 (February), 1½d postal stationery
card addressed
to Switzerland clearly cancelled with scarce MAFUBE
(3 Feb) single circle datestamp. Matatiele (3 Feb) transit, Morges
(28 Feb) Swiss arrival datestamps.
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£40 |
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| AC231 |
1898
(November), printed advertising envelope for ‘B. Lawrence &
Co.’, addressed to Worcester, Cape, bearing Hope Standing 1d rose-red
(SG 59) tied by Cape Town (26th Nov) double circle. Worcester (27 Nov)
single circle arrival backstamp. Slightly foreshortened at right,
otherwise an attractive cover. |
£30 |
PHOTO |
| AC132 |
1898
(December), unsealed open letter rate cover to Worcester (Cape)
bearing ½d
‘Hope Standing’ (SG 58) tied by G.P.O. Cape Town (16 Dec) squared
circle datestamp. Worcester (17 Dec) arrival backstamp. Flap crumpled,
otherwise fine and attractive appearance (green stamp on brown
envelope). |
£35 |
PHOTO |
| T656 |
1899
(March),
cover from the Transvaal, addressed to Holland and bearing a single
‘2½ Pence’ on 1/- green surcharge (SG 198e) tied by Pretoria (6
Mar) datestamp. Also bearing, at upper left, a single Cape 1d carmine
‘Hope Standing’ rectangle (SG 59a) tied by three strikes of a ‘CORK’ canceller. The reason for
the addition of the Cape adhesive is not clear. Backstamped Groningenen
(25 Mar) arrival datestamp. Clear BPA certificate (1998). Most unusual
usage. |
£275 |
PHOTO |
| AC151 |
1899
(May), 1d ‘Saul Solomon’ postal
stationery card addressed to Barkly West, cancelled with very
fine SONONDER (9 May) single
circle datestamp with equally fine Barkly West arrival cds (10 May) at
lower left. Message (concerning a recently discovered 60 carat diamond)
was written at ‘Gong Gong’. Slight surface damage to card at lower
right. Very rare – Putzel & Visser state “No Postmark seen”. |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC296 |
Anglo-Boer War 1899 (October), cover
sent registered to Argentina bearing 1/6 postage, comprising 4 x
½d green, 6 x 1d and 4 x 2½d (SG 61, 59, 63), each
cancelled / tied by OUDTSHOORN
(16 Oct) single circle datestamps. The
cover was damaged in transit and resealed on three sides with strips of
brown ‘V. R. / FOUND OPEN AND /
OFFICIALLY SEALED’ labels overlapping
many of the stamps. Cape Town (18 Oct) and London (4 Nov) transits and
Buenos Aires (3 Dec) arrival datestamps. A characterful cover to an
unusual destination sent five days after the outbreak of war. |
£85 |
PHOTO |
| AC121 | Anglo-Boer War 1901 (August), Unsealed Open Letter Rate cover to Kimberley bearing ½d green Hope Standing (SG 58) tied by Port Elizabeth (2 Aug) datestamp with PASSED PRESS CENSOR / W.E. KIMBERLEY triangular cachet alongside. Kimberley (5 Aug) arrival backstamp. Scarce rate. | £40 | PHOTO |
| AC136 |
Anglo-Boer War 1902
(January), 4d
Registered envelope bearing pair of ½d (SG 59) tied by NORVALS
PONT (Jan 21) cds. Backstamped with TPO marking MIDLAND UP (21
Jan).
Faint triangular censor mark. |
£30 |
PHOTO |
| AC291 |
1903
(January), cover addressed to Steynsburg, Cape, bearing a QV ‘Hope
Standing’ 1d revenue stamp, tied by SPRINGBOKFONTEIN
(14 Jan) single circle datestamp. Being contrary to regulations, the
stamp was disallowed and marked with an ‘X’ either side and the cover
was endorsed ‘2d’ (double the deficiency). An unusual usage. |
£145 |
PHOTO |
| AC143 |
1903
(October),
QV ½d green postal stationery card used to Barkly West and
cancelled with NIEKERKS RUSH
(OC 14) single circle datestamp. Few
mild bends. Commercial message on reverse. Not illustrated in
Putzel. |
£55 |
PHOTO |
| AC280 |
1904
(March), envelope sent registered to Canada bearing KEVII 1d and 4d (SG
71, 75) tied by ADDERLEY STREET P.E. (21 Mar) double circle datestamps
(very scarce). On arrival at Waterford Ontario (18 Apr) the cover was
re-addressed to Preston. Various manuscript markings and a range of
interesting backstamps including the scarce single circle WESTERN T.P.O. (23 Mar), transit
datestamp of London (9 Apr), Hamilton (17 Apr), Waterford (18 Apr),
Niag’a Falls & London RY P.O. (19 Apr), Bridgeburg & St. Thomas
RPO (19 Apr), Harrisburg & South Hampton RPO (19 Apr) and Preston
(19 Apr) arrival. Very fine condition for such a well travelled cover. |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC172 |
1904
(May),
incoming picture postcard (Statue of Liberty) from the USA bearing 2c
Washington tied by Elizabeth N.J. (24 May) roller ‘flag’ cancellation.
Re-addressed at Newlands (21 June) to Rondebosch where it received a
very fine impression of the RONDEBOSCH
/ TELE EXCHANGE (21 June) single circle datestamp.
Card with diagonal crease. Irregular use of this very scarce postmark. |
SOLD | PHOTO |
| AC265 |
1904
(October), incoming picture postcard (b&w view, Chipping Norton,
UK) used in the Transvaal with KEVII ½d (SG 244) applied
overlapping both sides of card and tied by Pretoria (4 Oct) datestamp.
Addressed to Cape Town where it was readdressed to Kimberley and
received a ‘1/2D’ charge mark.
Cape Town (3 Nov) and Stal Street / Cape Town (3 Nov) transits. |
£35 |
PHOTO |
| AC304 |
1906
(March), registered KEVII 4d postal stationery envelope addressed to
Germany franked with ‘Hope Seated’ 2½d pale ultramarine (SG 63)
tied by neat Queen Street Port Elizabeth (5 Mar) single circle
datestamp. Port Elizabeth (5 Mar) and Dresden transit / arrival
backstamps. A clean and attractive cover. |
£45 | PHOTO |
| AC073 |
1907 (March), picture postcard from Ciskei
with KEVII
½d (SG 70) tied by KAMASTONE (26 Mar) single circle
datestamp. Queenstown (27 Mar) arrival cds.
|
£18 |
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| AC124 |
1909 (December), incoming colour picture
postcard from UK
(Isle of Arran view) bearing KEVII 1d tied by Weymouth (11 Dec)
datestamp. Cape Town (28 Dec) arrival where it was readdressed to Kalk
Bay and received a boxed OFFICIALLY RE-ADDRESSED AT CAPE TOWN (1) cachet
struck in blue.
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£45 |
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| POSTAL STATIONERY (see also under Postal History above) | |||
| AC076 |
PROOF 1892 QV De La Rue embossed proof in
vermilion for the 2½d postal stationery envelope. On laid paper
and sunk mounted. The issued colour was green. Scarce and very
attractive.
|
£225 |
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| AC227 |
c1898
QV 1d carmine postal stationery card (H&G 15). The reverse with
privately printed view in sepia headed ‘From
the Land of the Southern
Cross’ over scene titled 'VIEW AT CLAREMONT NEAR
CAPETOWN.' Minor light corner bend, otherwise in remarkably fine
unused condition. |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC148 |
1899,
QV 1d carmine postal stationery card (H&G 15). The reverse with
privately printed view in sepia
headed ‘From the Land of the Southern
Cross’ over scene titled ‘CAPETOWN AND TABLE MOUNTAIN FROM THE
BAY.’ Posted at Cape Town (5 Dec) to Italy (26 Dec) where it was
re-directed to Switzerland (arriving 29 Dec). Quik type PP21.4 |
£40 |
PHOTO |
| AC149 |
1901
(Cape used in Transvaal) Cape
QV 1d Postal Stationery Card with printed illustration at lower left of
the ‘TOWN HOUSE, CAPE TOWN.’ used from Johannesburg to Cape Town,
validated by the addition of a Transvaal 1d VRI (SG 227) tied by
Johannesburg (11 Jan) cds. Cape Town (16 Jan) on front. Quik type P16B |
£45 |
PHOTO |
| AC222 | 1912
(7th May), Interprovincial Period: Cape
KEVII 1d Letter Card, posted en route to the Victoria
Falls, upon entering the postal system cancelled at lower left
'MAHALAPYE SIDING' (Bechuanaland) and
endorsed 'T2d', this then struck over with black
circular '2d' cachet. Addressed to Port Elizabeth, then applied with 2d
Transvaal due cancelled there on the 13th May. Written internally 'En
route to Falls', and 'Forgotten so posting at Mahalapye', and on
reverse 'The stupid boy had a Cape letter card instead of Rhodesian'.
Light staining, most appealing. |
SOLD |
PHOTO |
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| REVENUES (For revenue stamps allowed / disallowed on cover, please see items AC291 and AC292 above.) | |||
| AC260 |
1864
QV Embossed 3d lilac-grey. Cut square with good to large margins, very
fine used. Sherwood 47 / Barefoot 2 |
£7 |
PHOTO |
| AC261 |
1864
QV Embossed 9d dull rose. Cut square with good to large margins, superb
used. Sherwood 49 / Barefoot 5 |
£12 |
PHOTO |
| AC293 |
1885 (watermark Anchor) QV 'The
Stamp Act' 12/- orange-brown. Block of six (3x2), odd very minor gum
wrinkle, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. An attractive multiple.
Barefoot 124
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£90 | PHOTO |
| AC294 |
1909 KEVII ½d green
overprinted ‘CIGARETTE TAX’
(2mm letters) in red. Very fine uncancelled used, as often found.
Barefoot 1
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£4 |
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| AC098 | 1909 KEVII 1d carmine overprinted vertically 'PATENT AND / PROPRIETARY'. in black reading upward. Fine used. SG 71 var | £5 | PHOTO |
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| AC290 |
1903
(December), b&w picture postcard (“Uitenhage from East”) addressed
to England, bearing KEVII 1d (SG 71) tied by a fine strike of the MIDLAND / T.P.O. 5 (26.DEC.03 DN)
double circle datestamp. Midland TPO covered the area between De Aar
and Port Elizabeth. Unusual usage as a canceller rather than a transit
marking. |
£65 |
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| AC287 |
1906
(June), KEVII 4d registered postal stationery envelope addressed to the
German Consul in Cape Town, bearing two KEVII 1d (SG 71) tied by
Upington (2 June) double circle datestamps. The reverse with additional
Upington cds’s and a clear strike of the WESTERN T.P.O. / R.L.S. (6 June)
single circle datestamp. |
£55 |
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| AC288 |
1907
(March), b&w picture postcard (‘Miss Marie Studholme’) addressed to
Cape Town, bearing KEVII ½d (SG 70) tied by a very fine strike
of the WESTERN / T.P.O. 4
(28.MAR.07.DN) double circle datestamp. Unusual usage as a canceller
rather than a transit marking. |
£65 |
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| AC289 |
1908
(December), KEVII 1d embossed postal stationery envelope sent
registered to Cape Town, cancelled with a neat TYLDEN (28 Dec) single circle
datestamp with a large handstruck ‘R’
in black alongside an unframed TYLDEN cachet in purple. The reverse
with a further Tylden cds and a fine strike of the EASTERN / T.P.O. 4 (29.DEC.09 UP)
double circle datestamp. A clean and attractive cover. |
£85 |
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| MC08 |
1900
1d Goodyear, an extraordinary deep shade, from the top of the sheet
with darker band at top. Very fine fresh mint, a truly remarkable
stamp of exceptional colour. SG 18 (extreme shade) |
£750 | PHOTO |
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| AC166 |
1874
incoming cover addressed to Kimberley / Griqualand West D.F. (Diamond
Fields). Bearing a single Cape 4d blue rectangle (SG 24) tied by Cape
Town and ‘1’ in barred oval duplex (16 July). Kimberley (22 July)
arrival backstamp. Small edge fault at right and some flap damage,
otherwise a scarce example of early incoming mail to the Diamond
Fields. Sismondo certificate (2002). |
£245 |
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