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T894
T 894
T878
T 878

T174
T 174
1901 KEVII 2/6 imperforate COLOUR TRIAL printed in dull purple & (bright) blue on gummed, watermarked Crown CC paper. Affixed to small piece of backing paper (probably ex Appendix sheet D). Fine and most attractive. Very scarce.

£350
 1902 Wmk Crown CC, KEVII 2/6 grey-brown and orange, BLOCK OF FOUR showing the variety CENTRE INVERTED. Some reinforced perfs and with the usual creasing, otherwise very fine mint. An extremely rare and spectacular multiple. Robson Lowe’s sale of 16/5/72 (lot 253) offered what was described as the only known block of four. We have been unable to confirm if this is the same block. Barefoot 85a

£2100
 1903 Official 'Blasting Certificate' (No 5268) printed on reinforced card (144x 155mm). Issued on 24 August 1903 to Alexander Frazer bearing KEVII 5/- dull purple and blackish green tied by large oval OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF MINES / GERMISTON DISTRICT datestamp (24 Aug) struck in violet. The licence was folded resulting in a vertical crease through the stamp.

£125
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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 10th September 2009






REVENUES

T682
 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ £20 blue, perf 11½ x 14, very fine mint. 3500 of this duty were sent to the ZAR and 411 remainders held by Enschedé. Very scarce. TSC / Drysdall Issue 3
£85
 T682
T871
 Forged overprint on a reprint. 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ issue. 6d carmine-red, perf 11x11½. Block of eight (4x2) each with 'POSTZEGEL' overprint in green. As the basic stamp is a reprint, the overprint must be forged. Superb fresh unmounted mint. £40
 T871
T823
 Bogus. 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ issue. 1d light blue, Perf 11x11½. Rejoined block of four (two horizontal pairs) with bogus ‘POSTZEGEL’ overprints in green. Glazed gum, otherwise fine ‘mint’. Scarce as a multiple.
£35
 T823
T824
 Bogus. 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ issue. 1d light blue, Perf 11x11½. Block of six with bogus ‘POSTZEGEL’ overprints in green. Glazed gum, otherwise fine ‘mint’. Scarce as a multiple.
£55
 T824
T825
 Bogus. 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ issue. 1/- olive-yellow, Perf 11x11½. Block of four with bogus ‘POSTZEGEL’ overprints in green. Very fine ‘mint’. Scarce as a multiple.
£40
 T825
T827
 Bogus. 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ issue. 1/6 bistre-brown, Perf 11x11½. Block of four with bogus ‘POSTZEGEL’ overprints in green. Very fine ‘mint’. Scarce as a multiple.
£40
 T827
T828
 Bogus. 1886 ‘Zegelregt’ issue. 1/6 bistre-brown, Perf 11x11½. Block of six with bogus ‘POSTZEGEL’ overprints in green. Very fine ‘mint’. Scarce as a multiple.
£55
 T828
T277
 1895 two ‘VERLOFBRIEF’ (Licence for extended trading) printed on the same sheet. The upper one bearing single 1/- and the lower 2/- (irregular strip of three) ‘Zegelregt’ revenue stamps (1/- per day of extension). All tied by blue oval ‘LANDDROST KANTOOR / PIETERSBURG, Z.A.R.’ cachets dated 2 July or 22 July. Attractive.
 £45
 T277
T829
 1901 Cape of Good Hope QV ‘Hope Standing’ 2/- dull purple and chestnut revenue stamp overprinted ‘TRANSVAAL’. Very fine used. A rare and underrated stamp. TSC / Drysdall Issue 4 
£250
 T829
T830
 1902 Cape of Good Hope QV 1/- purple-brown revenue stamp overprinted ‘TRANSVAAL’. A few pinholes believed to be from affixing to document/s prior to final approval, otherwise very fine used. A very rare and underrated stamp. TSC / Drysdall Issue 5
SOLD T830
T894
 KEVII 2/6 imperforate Colour Trial printed in dull purple and blue on gummed, watermarked Crown CC paper. Affixed to piece of backing paper (probably ex Appendix sheet D). Fine and most attractive. Very scarce.
£350
 T894
T712
 1902 Wmk Crown CC, KEVII 1/- dull purple and deep blue-green, very fine fresh mint. TSC  / Drysdall Issue 2, Barefoot 83
SOLD T712
T713
 1902 Wmk Crown CC, KEVII 2/- dull purple and brown, fine fresh mint. TSC / Drysdall Issue 2, Barefoot 84
SOLD T713
T173
1902-06 Wmk Crown CC, KEVII 1/- to £5, seven values fine used. Barefoot 92-3, 85-7, 96, 89
£30
T173
T878
 1902 Wmk Crown CC, KEVII 2/6 grey-brown and orange, BLOCK OF FOUR showing the variety CENTRE INVERTED. Some reinforced perfs and with the usual creasing, otherwise very fine mint. An extremely rare and spectacular multiple. Robson Lowe’s sale of 16/5/72 (lot 253) offered what was described as the only known block of four. We have been unable to confirm if this is the same block. Barefoot 85a   
£2100 T878
T174
1903 Official 'Blasting Certificate' (No 5268) printed on reinforced card (144x 155mm). Issued on 24 August 1903 to Alexander Frazer bearing KEVII 5/- dull purple and blackish green tied by large oval OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF MINES / GERMISTON DISTRICT datestamp (24 Aug) struck in violet. The licence was folded resulting in a vertical crease through the stamp.
£125
T174





TELEGRAPHS / MONEY ORDERS

T309
 Telegraphs 1903 official ‘Transvaal Telegraphs’ telegram form for a message handed in at Cape Town and sent to the Transvaal. Bearing KRUGERSDORP / T (18 Aug) office of delivery double circle datestamp with additional unusual boxed straight-line KRUGERSDORP marking struck in black. Few edge tears, though most unusual.
£65
 T309





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