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MICHAEL
DEVERELL
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ALAN
MACGREGOR
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SA1052
SA 1052

SA932
SA 932
1922 (November), two-page printed advertisement advising that the ‘Quarterly Review of Philately’ had ceased publication to be succeeded by the ‘South African Philatelist’ on the 1st February 1923. Addressed to the USA and sent at the open letter rate, bearing a single King’s Head ½d tied by Johannesburg (29 Nov) roller cancellation. Exceptionally clean and attractive and an important part of South Africa’s philatelic history.

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1913 (5th July) Interprovincial period (TVL used in Natal). ‘PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF NATAL’ printed envelope addressed to England and bearing a single Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274) tied by S.A. STAMP EXHIBITION / DURBAN (5 Jul) double circle commemorative datestamp. This was the first International Philatelic Exhibition staged in South Africa. The addressee was one of the founder members of the P.S. of Natal and served on the exhibition committee. Vertical fold at right, clear of adhesive. Scarce.

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SA641
 1910 (11th July) Interprovincial period (TVL used in TVL). Illustrated advertising envelope for ‘J. Forrest & Co.’ depicting ‘Forrest Model’ stove at upper left. Addressed to the USA and bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d and pair of 4d (SG 265, 273) affixed inverted and tied by Johannesburg (11 July) double circle datestamps. Clean and attractive.
£55
 SA641
T740
 1910 (22nd August) Interprovincial period (TVL used in TVL). Cover addressed to Germany bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d deep green and two x 1d scarlet (SG 273-74) tied by Johannesburg (22 Aug) double circle datestamps. Showing a superb strike of the boxed ‘POSTED TOO LATE / 1’ cachet struck in black.
£110
 T740
SA1421
 1910 (16th October) Interprovincial period (Natal used in Natal). Picture postcard with b&w view ‘Moonlit Waters - Durban Bay’, addressed to England and bearing KEVII 1d (SG 147) tied by Durban (16 Oct) datestamp and also by very fine unframed straight-line ‘POSTED LATE’ cachet.
£45 SA1421
SA493
 1910 (16th November) Interprovincial period (ORC used in TVL). KEVII ½d green embossed postal stationery envelope used locally in the Transvaal, cancelled with BENONI (16 Nov) datestamp. A fine example of the ½d unsealed open letter rate.
£45
 T133
SA396
 1911 (9th August) Interprovincial period (Natal used in Cape). Unsealed open letter rate cover bearing Natal KEVII ½d tied by Grahamstown (9 Aug) double circle datestamp. Printed flap with Crest of Saint Andrews College. Port Elizabeth (10 Aug) transit and George (12 Aug) arrival backstamps. Some flap damage from subsequent adhesion.
£45
 SA396
AS100
 1911 (11th November) Interprovincial period (Cape and Transvaal used in Cape). Cape KEVII ½d postal stationery card addressed to Germany and uprated with additional Transvaal  KEVII ½d (SG 273) tied by a fine strike of the rare KEILANDS / C.G.H. (11 Nov) single circle datestamp. With BOLO (11 Nov) transit strike alongside.    £45 AS100
T675
 1912 (April) Interprovincial period (Tvl used in Tvl). Cover addressed to the USA. Bearing strip of three Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274) tied by two fine strikes of GREYLINGSTAD (15 AP) skeleton / relief type datestamps. Scarce and attractive.
£45 T675
SA495
 1912 (March) Interprovincial period (ORC used in Transvaal). Postmark: KEVII 3d mauve block of four cancelled with STERKWATER TRANSVAAL (8 Mar 12) double circle datestamp (the inner circle is faint). ORC SG 143  
£15 T140
SA643 1912 (July) Interprovincial period (TVL used in ORC). Cover addressed to the USA bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d (SG 274) tied by neat LADYBRAND (20 July) double circle datestamp. The postage was underpaid and the cover was struck with a coded circular ‘T / 43’ tax marking. Diagonal creases, otherwise clean and attractive.
£45 SA643
SA1420
 1912 (August), Interprovincial period (Natal used in Natal). 'LATE FEE' Cover to England bearing Natal KEVII 1d (SG 147) tied by Durban (11 Aug) double circle datestamp. An additional KEVII 1d has been affixed and tied with the same datestamp at lower left alongside an annotation “Late Fee” in manuscript. Sunderland (31 Aug) arrival backstamp. Scarce example of this supplementary fee.  
£45 SA1420
AS101
 1912 (November), Interprovincial period (Transvaal used in Cape).  Locally addressed OHMS open-letter rate cover bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d (SG 273) tied by Cape Town (8 Nov) datestamp. With boxed ‘COMMUNICATION OF THE / NATURE OF A LETTER / --- TO PAY’ cachet in black and 'UNCLAIMED / AT PRIVATE BOXES' unframed cachet struck in red. The tax due was indicated by a large ‘1D’ in black and receipted with a Transvaal 1d postage due (SG D1) tied by small triangular inspection datestamp. The reverse with Cape Town P.B.S. and Cape Town / T datestamps (8 and 11 Nov). Scarce combination of markings.
£110 AS101
SA496
 1912 (November) Interprovincial period postmark (TVL used ORC). 1907 Postage Dues 3d black and blue block of four, fine used with JAGERSFONTEIN (13 Nov 12) cds . TVL SG D4  
£10 T100
SA932
 1913 (July) Interprovincial period (TVL used in Natal). ‘PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF NATAL’ printed envelope addressed to England and bearing a single Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274) tied by S.A. STAMP EXHIBITION / DURBAN (5 Jul) double circle commemorative datestamp. This was the first International Philatelic Exhibition staged in South Africa. The addressee was one of the founder members of the P.S. of Natal and served on the exhibition committee. Vertical fold at right, clear of adhesive. Scarce.
SOLD
 SA932
SA494
 1913 (7th July) Interprovincial period (TVL used in TVL) KEVII 4d registered postal stationery envelope (size F). Addressed (on the reverse) to Denmark and bearing (also on reverse, at lower left) Transvaal KEVII ½d and pair of 1d (SG 273-74) tied by JEPPESTOWN B.O. (7 Jul) datestamps. Also boxed Jeppestown registration cachet. Copenhagen (28 Jul) arrival cds on the front.
£20
 T138
SA344
1913 (July) Interprovincial period (Cape used in Natal) Cape of Good Hope KEVII ½d green Postal Stationery Newspaper Wrapper used in Natal and addressed to London. Cancelled with Pietermaritzburg (JY 19) double circle datestamp.
£35
SA344
SA398
 1914 (December), picture postcard (Cape Town view), bearing King’s Head ½d (tones) tied by Mill Street / Cape Town (21 Dec). Addressed to Wynberg Cape (29 Dec cds) where it received an unframed three-line GONE NO ADDRESS / VERTROKKEN / PARTI. Cachet in blue.
 £25 SA398
SA1422
 1915 (November), cover addressed to Scotland bearing a single King’s Head 1d (SG 4b) tied by UNION BUILDINGS (4 Nov) double circle datestamp. The flap with Arms of the Union embossed in black. Elgin (26 Nov) arrival backstamp.  
£30 SA1422
SA580
 1915 (November), printed blue newspaper wrapper for ‘Het Noorden’ (printed and published each Saturday in ‘Vrijburg’ by the Pretorius brothers, 12/6 per annum, post free). Bearing single 1d King’s Head (SG 4) tied by Vryburg (17 Nov) double circle datestamp. Addressed to Holland and showing three strikes of the circular PASSED BY / 99 / CENSOR cachet. Boxed Dutch arrival marking. Unusual.
SOLD SA580
SA399
 1915 (December), incoming stampless cover from the UK addressed to Beaufort West and endorsed at top ‘South African Overseas Expeditionary Force’. Bearing BORDON / HANTS (17 DE) double circle datestamp. Apparently Bordon Camp in Hampshire was a base or staging post. Roughly opened at side, only affecting the reverse. Unusual.
 £45 SA399
AS102
 1915 (December), printed advertising cover addressed to Sweden, bearing King’s Head 2½d bright blue (SG 7) tied by Cape Town (18 Dec) machine roller canceller. With circular PASSED CENSOR / C11 cachet struck in blue. Illustrated with fine engraved illustrations of a large steel wheel on front and ‘Eureka’ machine on reverse. Stockholm (20 Jan) arrival backstamp. Scarce destination and an attractive illustrated envelope.
£55 AS102
SA345
1917 (February), KGV 'King's Head' ½d green Postal Stationery Newspaper Wrapper addressed to the USA. Cancelled large Johannesburg (19 Feb) datestamp. Large single circle PASSED BY / 99 / CENSOR cachet in black. Moline Ill arrival cds where the wrapper was re-addressed to California. The reverse with large boxed 'Apostolic Faith Mission, / Johannesburg.' cachet struck in purple. Very scarce wrapper used.
£85
SA345
SA346
1917 (April), stampless cover to London endorsed at top 'On Active Service' partly overstruck by Cape Town (12 April) cds. With unusual three line cachet CENSORED BY O.C. TROOPS / S/S PORT LINCOLN struck in grey-black. Some edge tears along top, though of fine appearance. Unusual.
£55
SA346
SA1423
 1920 (February), Railway cover addressed to the USA bearing King’s Head ½d, 1d and 1½d (SG 3, 4, 7) tied by GLENCOE JUNCTION (16 Feb) double circle datestamps. A very clean and most attractive three colour combination cover.
SOLD SA1423
SA1424
 1920 (February), cover addressed to New Zealand, crossed for registration though apparently mailed without a stamp. Endorsed “Posted out / of course / (initials)” in red ink and with Kimberley (23 Feb) datestamp and registration cachet struck in blue. The postage and presumably fine were receipted with a pair of King’s Heads 6d (SG 11a) affixed at lower left and tied by Kimberley registration datestamps (23 Feb) with further strikes on the reverse. Scarce example of ‘posted out of course’ to an unusual destination.  
SOLD SA1424
SA402
 1920 (December), unsealed open letter rate. Window envelope bearing ½d ‘King’s Head’ coil stamp (SG 18) tied by Johannesburg (27 Dec) machine canceller.
 £25
 SA402
SA403
 1921 (January), wedding invitation, printed on card and folded as an envelope. Addressed to Transvaal and bearing a King’s Head ½d tied by Durban (11 Jan) double circle datestamp. Sent at the unsealed open letter rate.
£35
 SA403
SA1052
 1922 (November), two-page printed advertisement advising that the ‘Quarterly Review of Philately’ had ceased publication to be succeeded by the ‘South African Philatelist’ on the 1st February 1923. Addressed to the USA and sent at the open letter rate, bearing a single King’s Head ½d tied by Johannesburg (29 Nov) roller cancellation. Exceptionally clean and attractive and an important part of South Africa’s philatelic history.
SOLD SA1052

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SA565
 1927 (November), Postage Due cover bearing ½d Springbok (SG 30) tied by DE RUST (1 NOV) double circle datestamp. Although addressed locally and sent unsealed, the cover was taxed and marked ‘T1’ in blue and a 1d postage due (SG D18) was affixed and tied by a Bothaville (7 Nov) single circle datestamp.    
£45
 SA565
SA406
 1928 (January), cover addressed to the USA bearing London printing 3d black and red (SG 45) tied by East London (25 Jan) machine cancel. The stamp with perfin ‘D / & Co’ and with printed EAST LONDON / DUNN & Co / SOUTH AFRICA oval on the flap.
£30
 SA406
SA408
 c1930? Unsealed cover to Germany with handstamped ‘BOOK POST RATE’ at upper left. Bearing ½d Springbok cancelled with neat ‘JH’ in triangle. The flap with cachet of the SA Philatelist. Scarce rate.
£35
 SA408
SA642
 1932 (January), cover with printed imprint of ‘Amanzimtoti Institute / Adams Mission Station, Natal’. Addressed to the USA and bearing three examples of the Roto 1d ‘ship’ (SG 43), one of which shows almost half the stamp without printing. Presumably this was once part of a paper join pair, separated before affixing. All tied by ‘Use C.O.D Parcel Post’ slogan cancellation (13 Jan). Most unusual.
£65 SA642
SA308
1933 (October), cover from Kimberley with embossed 'MCGREGOR MUSEUM, KIMBERLEY.' addressed to the Transvaal. Franked with double circle 'KIMBERLEY / 24 OCT 33 - ½D / PAID' datestamp struck in red.
£20
SA308
SA309
 1934 (May), Transvaal / ZAR 3d purple and green wrapper used to the Cape with additional South Africa ½d Official tied by Johannesburg (22 May) datestamp. Unusual.
 £20
 SA309
SA1053
 1935 (May), advertising envelope (‘Holland Cigar House’) locally addressed and bearing a single example of the KGV Silver Jubilee 1d (SG 66) tied by a Cape Town (16 May) roller cancellation. An attractive example of this stamp used alone on cover.
£45
 SA1053
SA409
 1935 (July), cover to SWA bearing KGV Silver Jubilee ½d tied by neat WUPPERTHAL (JY 21) single circle datestamp. Marienthal (26 Jul) and Kub (31 Jul) transit / arrival backstamps. Scarce use of the ½d unsealed open letter rate.
£45
 SA409
SA617
 1936 (February), incoming cover from the UK to the Cape, bearing a KGV 6d tied by Leicester (24 Feb) slogan canceller. The cover was underpaid and endorsed ‘1s/- to pay’ in manuscript and received a ‘1s/’ handstamp. This was receipted with two pairs of 3d postage dues (SG D28) applied to the reverse and tied by Cape Town (7 Mar) datestamps. As the addressee could not be located, the cover received a bilingual ‘GONE NO ADDRESS’ and ‘POSTAGE NOT / COLLECTED’ boxed cachets (with a further two of the latter on the reverse). A scarce example of a postage due charge being raised, but not collected.
SOLD SA617
SA348
1938 (March), Railway cover bearing three SA 1d ship (pair and a single) tied by three strikes of oval S.A.R & H / MOKEETSI 654 / 2 (26 MAR 38). The reverse with red RAIL LETTER POST label affixed and with additional strike of oval MOKEETSI. Springs (28 Mar) arrival cds on front. Scarce marking.
£45
SA348
SA410
 1938 (August), cover addressed to ‘P.O. INTININI via Vryheid’ bearing 1d ‘ship’ tied superb BABANANGO (20 Aug) double circle datestamp. Bi-lingual BOERE VERENIGING / BABANANGO / FRAMERS’ ASSOCIATION oval cachet struck in purple at lower left.
£20
 SA410
AS104
 1938 (October), Railway ‘Train De Luxe’ cover addressed to Cape Town, bearing ½d and 1d marginal pairs (SG 54, 56), each tied by ‘CONDUCTOR / S.A.R.& H. / TRAIN DE LUXE / 6-OCT 1938’ large oval datestamps struck in violet. The 1d pair additionally tied by Kimberley (7 Oct) double circle datestamp. The flap with printed ‘De Luxe Travel’ over ‘SAR’ monogram. Contains sheet of unused stationery headed ‘Luxe-reise’. The Train De Luxe was a forerunner of the Blue Train. Very fine and scarce.
£110 AS104
SA349
1939 (May), Railway cover to Springs endorsed 'Train Letter 2/5/39'. Bearing strip of three SA 1d ship tied by strikes of oval SAR & H – SAS EN H / SHEEPMOOR (2 5 39). Also oval SAR-SAS PKTE / SPRINGS 683. The reverse with red RAIL LETTER POST label affixed and 'tied' by SAR & H-SAS EN H / BREYTEN 692 Springs (3 May) arrival cds on front. Cover a little grubby. Scarce markings.
£45
SA349
SA411
 1940 (April), WWII stampless cover to Germany, bearing two-line PASSED BY CENSOR / DEUR DIE SENSOR GOEDGEKEUR struck in violet. A straight-line date ‘22 AVR 1940’ appears in bright rose-red at the bottom. The reverse with a large circular cachet THE SOUTH AFRICAN / RED CROSS SOCIETY struck in rose-carmine. This cover was presumably sent via a neutral country. Unusual.
 £85
 SA411
SA412
 1940 (September), WWII unsealed open letter rate. Locally addressed cover bearing ½d ‘Springbok’ tied by BARBERTON CAMP / KAMP (2 Sep, showing reversed ‘N’) double circle datestamp.
 £25
 SA412
AS103
 1942 (December), locally addressed open-letter rate card headed ‘XMAS CARD’ with imprint ‘Hortors’ and ‘Published by the Seamen’s Institute, Cape Town’ at base. Bearing ½d green ‘bantam’ (SG 97) tied by bilingual Cape Town machine roller cancellation. The inside with large impressive crest of crown, anchor and flags over the motto ‘Our Navies’, printed in blue, yellow and red with Christmas greetings below. Most attractive and unusual.  
£45 AS103
SA350
194? (January), WWII Small cover addressed to Kokstad sent at the unsealed open letter rate. Bearing small format ½d War Effort tied by part FRAN(KFORT) (14 Jan) double circle. Clean, neat and attractive cover and example of this rate.
£20
SA350
SA416
 1946 (August), open letter rate cover to the USA bearing Bantam ½d (SG 97b) tied by Cape Town (8 Aug) double circle datestamp. Typewritten endorsement ‘Printed Papers’ at top. Circular ‘U. S. CENSORSHIP / EXAMINED BY (number)’ cachet struck in purple. Folded horizontally and peripheral cover faults, though unusual.
 £40
 SA416
SA355
1946 (August), Printed Newspaper Wrapper headed 'The Diamond News & the S.A. Watchmaker & Jeweller / Kimberley'. Addressed to the USA and bearing small format 'bantam' War Effort 1d Nurse (SG 98) tied by Kimberley (19 Aug) double circle datestamp. Tears from opening though of fine appearance.
£45
SA355
SA417
 1947 (July), unsealed open letter rate. Cover addressed to SWA bearing ½d ‘Springbok’ tied by Cape Town (24 July) machine canceller. The cover with large printed advertisement for ‘SAA’ in deep blue at upper left.
 £25
 SA417
SA418
 1948 (February), unsealed open letter rate cover to USA bearing ½d ‘Springbok’ (SG 75b) tied by Johannesburg (23 Feb) roller cancellation. Scarce usage of this rate to overseas.
 £20
 SA418
SA490
 1948 (May), Postage Due cover sent stampless to East London with COLESBERG (29 May) single circle relief datestamp at upper right. Endorsed “T 3d” in red manuscript with 3d bantam postage due (SG D33) affixed at lower left and tied by East London (2 Jun) oval datestamp. East London (1 Jun) transit on reverse).
£35
 SA490
SA420a
 1958 (June) Sunday Times illustrated postcard carried by ‘Balloon Flight over Johannesburg’. The reverse with printed details of the flight which lasted 45 minutes before landing in a tree.  With large circular cachet reading FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT OVER JOHANNESBURG / JUNE 2 1958 / STAMPED IN FLIGHT struck in bright rose-red. Addressed to Johannesburg and bearing ½d and 1d Animal definitives cancelled with Johannesburg (3 June) machine canceller.
 £65
 SA420




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