1905 BRITISH ASSOCIATION
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
BA113 1905 13th March, two page letter written on 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CAPE TOWN' notepaper. Written by Walter Hely-Hutchinson as Governor at the time, and addressed to one H.A. Miers, 'I hope you will stay with me from 15th - 19th August, whilst the British Assn is here'. Miers was Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Oxford, Magdalen College and did indeed stayed with the Governor during the tour. A most unusual survivor. £325
BA1631 1905, an extraordinary group, apparently retained by one DR. D. Wilson, and being related items to the Association visit. Comprising the Invitation Circular for the 15th August, First Class ticket for the steamship Saxon, train tickets / passes, Lecture invitations, the Durban programme, passes for transport there, Invitation to the home of Sir Benjamin and Lady Greenacre, Pietermaritzburg invitations during 24th to 26th August, accommodation at the Rand Hotel, a delightful Concert programme still with attached miniature pencil, invitations whilst at Bloemfontein and Kimberley, invitations whilst at Bulawayo, then Salisbury and Umtali, arrangements for the stay in Beira plus menus for a dinner there, two envelopes, now rather battered, presumably delivering some of these. An extraordinary and no doubt unique group. £500
BA1632 Part 2  
BA1633 Part 3  
BA119 1905 1st August, coloured post card of Madeira, bearing Cape ½d (SG 70), cancelled CAPE COLONY / OCEAN POST OFFICE, addressed to Natal, arrival strike alongside. Presumably written en route by a member of the Association. £30
BA121 1905 3rd August, Cape ½d stationery post card, cancelled CAPE TOWN, addressed to Johannesburg, arrival strike lower left. Written from S. A. Museum and addressed to one Dr. G.A.F. Molengraaf, thanking him for his two papers on Transvaal Geology. A member of the tour group. £35
BA120 1905 8th August, black and white post card of Union Castle line 'KILDONAN CASTLE', bearing Cape 1d Edward (SG 71), lightly cancelled ALFRED DOCKS, addressed to England.
 
Note: members of the British Association travelled on this ship from England to the Cape. Presumably written by one of the members.		 £35
BA118 1905 7th October, coloured post card of Madeira, bearing Cape ½d pair (SG 70), cancelled CAPE COLONY / OCEAN POST OFFICE, addressed to England. Presumably written en route home by a member of the Association. £25
BA126 1905 16th October, black and white post card of a house in Tenerife, bearing GB Edward 1d, cancelled DOCKS / SOUTHAMPTON', addressed to South Africa. A lengthy note on picture side, written by a member of the tour group en route back to England. £45
BA127 1905, group of five black and white or coloured views of the Victoria Falls, each bearing Cape Edward 1d's (SG 71), all cancelled WYNBERG. All to the same addressee and posted between September and November. Lovely group. £50
BA123 1906 26th May, black and white post card of VICTORIA FALLS, MAIN FALLS, bearing GB Edward ½d, cancelled LONDON. Addressed to The Lady Dorothy Neville, London. Signed at lower left corner 'WHH', Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson. Most unusual. £45
ORANGE FREE STATE
BA134 1905 19th August, envelope bearing ORC Edward VII 1d (SG 149), cancelled WINBURG, another alongside. Presumably sent by a member of the tour group, anddressed to W Marchand Esq., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Arrival backstamp. £45
BA143 1905 2nd September, black and white post card, bearing ORC Edward VII 1d (SG 140), cancelled crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 2 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps. Addressed to England. Superb. £145
BA129 1905 2nd September, large part front of an ORC Edward VII ½d embossed stationery envelope, bearing Edward VII to ½d to 5/- set of nine values (SG 139-147), each cancelled crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps. Addressed to Sir Lander Brunton, a member of the Official Party. Light soiling. £525
BA144 1905 2nd September, ORC Edward VII ½d embossed stationery envelope, bearing Edward VII to ½d to 5/- set of nine values (SG 139-147), each cancelled crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps. Addressed to Scotland. Very fine and attractive. RARE. £675
BA145 1905 2nd September, letter headed at top 'Bloemfontein', and to one Mr. Rushman (?). Noting that he had 'sent a few stamps on the envelope, and trust you will like them'. Signed 'Chas Turmeau', a member of the overseas party. Delightful. £85
BA139 1905 3rd September, ORC Edward VII 2½d (SG 142), cancelled crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 3 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps. Highly unusual and apparently only one example recorded from this date.
 
Note: the 3rd September was a Sunday, and given the ORC was a very conservative society, it is doubtful that the Post Office would have been open that day		 £175
BA140 1905 4th September, OFS 6d VRI overprint (SG 108), cancelled crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps. Highly unusual with very few known on issues other that ORC Edward VII. £125
BA147 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII 1/- (SG 146), cancelled part crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamp. SOLD
BA148 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII 1/- (SG 146), on piece cancelled complete crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamp. £65
BA146 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII 2d and 1/- (SG 141, 146), each cancelled crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps. Superb. £85
BA142 1905 4th September, black and white post card DRC Church, Bloemfontein, bearing ORC Edward VII 1d (SG 140), cancelled 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 2 1905 / ORC' sc datestamps, Bloemfontein dc strike alongside. Addressed to England. Superb. £145
BA131 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII 1d stationery post card, cancelled with crisp 'JAGERSFONTEIN / 4 SEP 05 / O.R.C' dc datestamp, another below. Unaddressed. Superb. £75
BA136 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII ½d embossed stationery envelope, cancelled with crisp 'JAGERSFONTEIN / 4 SEP 05 / O.R.C' dc datestamp, another below. Unaddressed. Superb. £75
BA132 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII ½d embossed stationery envelope, cancelled with crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamp. Unaddressed. Superb. £95
BA135 1905 4th September, ORC Edward VII 1d embossed stationery envelope, cancelled with crisp 'BRITISH ASSN / SE 4 1905 / ORC' sc datestamp. Unaddressed. Superb. £95
BA128 1905 16th September, coloured post card of Victoria Falls, Main Falls, bearing ORC Edward VII ½d (SG 139), cancelled 'P. O. SYDENHAM / O . R. C' datestamp. Addressed to Transvaal with transit and arrival strikes. Presumably sent by a returning member of the party. £50
TRANSVAAL
BA158 1905 30th August, coloured post card of Railway Bridge, Colenso, bearing Edward VII 1d (SG 261), cancelled large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / 30 AUG 1905 / JOHANNESBURG' datestamp. Addressed to Switzerland, arrival datestamp 24 XI. £135
BA161 1905 1st September August, black and white post card of various scenes around Pretoria, bearing Edward VII 1d (SG 261), cancelled large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / 1 SEP 1905 / JOHANNESBURG' datestamp. Addressed to London. £145
BA153 1905 3rd September, black and white post card of Union Castle Liner, 'Saxon', bearing Edward VII 1d (SG 261), cancelled 'ALKMAAR / R. O.', addressed to England. A very scarce strike. £150
BA150 1906 2nd February, envelope printed upper left 'SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE / TRANSVAAL, ORANGE RIVER COLONY & NATAL SECTION.' Sent without charge and cancelled in red 'JOHANNESBURG / PAID' datestamp, addressed to Heidelberg. Most unusual and very scarce. £225
RHODESIA BSA COMPANY
BA52 c1905, sepia original photograph of the Victoria Falls (120x163 mm), mounted on grey-black card. Pasted note below 'VICTORIA FALLS / These photographs given to Lord Lonsdale whose party I was invited to join. The party included The Earl & Countess of Mar & Kelly'. A remarkable early image. £450
BA109 c1904, sepia photograph 155x208mm of the Victoria Falls Bridge under construction, a large section suspended below, taken from the river looking up. A remarkable survivor. £225
BA111 c1904, black and white photograph 152x203mm, of the Victoria Falls Bridge in its final construction stage, take from the river looking up. A remarkable survivor. £225
BA47 1905 1d, 2½d and 5d Falls, cancelled with large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 9 - 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamps, apparently originally alongside one another. A very scarce date. SG 94, 95, 96 £200
BA48 1905 5d Falls, cancelled with part large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 9 - 1905 (BULAWAYO)' datestamp. A very scarce date. SG 96 £65
BA49 1905 1d and 2½d Falls, on large piece cut from a 'ON POSTAL SERVICE' envelope, cancelled with large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 9 - 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamps. A very scarce date. SG 94, 95, 96 £200
BA50 1905 9th September, black and white post card (Group of Matabele), bearing 1d Falls (SG 94), cancelled 'BULAWAYO', addressed to England. Re-addressed with arrival strike dated SP 30. May well have been sent by a member of the Association group. £50
BA58 1905 1d and 5/- Falls, each cancelled crisp 'VICTORIA FALLS / 11 SEP' dc datestamps. SG 94, 99 £80
BA44 1905 1d to 5/- Falls, each cancelled with part large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 11 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamps. Very fine and a scarce date complete. SG 94-99 £750
BA57 1905 11th September, envelope bearing complete set 1d to 5/- Falls (SG 94-99), each cancelled with complete large violet double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 11 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamps. Superb and RARE. £950
BA60 1905 11th September, printed E. BURMESTER, Cape Town envelope bearing on front vertical strip of three 2½d and on reverse vertical strips of three of both 1d and 5d Falls (SG 94, 95, 96), each cancelled 'VICTORIA FALLS 11 SEP' datestamps. Sent registered to Cape Town, Bulawayo SP 14 transit and Cape Town arrival backstamps. Delightful. £575
BA59 1905 11th September, printed E. BURMESTER, Cape Town envelope bearing on front 1/- Falls, and on reverse vertical strip 1d and three each of 2½d and 5d Falls (SG 94, 95, 97), each cancelled 'VICTORIA FALLS 11 SEP' datestamps. Sent registered to Cape Town, Bulawayo SP 14 transit and Cape Town arrival backstamps. Delightful. £625
BA61 1905 11th September, printed E. BURMESTER, Cape Town envelope bearing complete set 1d to 5/- Falls (SG 94-99), each cancelled 'VICTORIA FALLS 11 SEP' datestamps. Sent registered to Cape Town, Bulawayo SP 14 transit backstamp. Delightful. £625
BA43 1905 1d to 5/- Falls, each cancelled with part large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamps. Very fine. SG 94-99 £350
BA62 1905 1d to 5/- Falls, each on piece cancelled with large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamps. Very fine. SG 94-99 £400
BA63 1905 1d Falls, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICT(ORIA FA)LLS' datestamp. SG 94 £25
BA64 1905 2½d Falls, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICT(ORIA F)ALLS' datestamp. SG 95 £45
BA65 1905 1/- Falls, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICT(ORIA) FALLS' datestamp. SG 96 £85
BA66 1905 2/6 Falls, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICT(ORIA FAL)LS' datestamp. SG 98 £185
BA27 1905 12th September, black and white post card of Victoria Falls, S. Bank, bearing 1d Falls (SG 94) applied to the picture side, cancelled bold complete large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. Unaddressed. £125
BA29 1905 12th September, black and white post card of the Chasm, from the Devil's Cataract, bearing 1d Falls (SG 94) applied to the picture side, cancelled bold complete large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. Unaddressed. £125
BA69 1905 12th September, 'SOUVENIR LETTER CARD' of the Victoria Falls internally containing 11 black and white images of the Falls and surrounds. Outer cover apparently used, endorsed at top '12. Sept 1905'. Delightful and RARE. £165
BA36 1905 12th September, 'SOUVENIR LETTER CARD' of the Victoria Falls internally containing 11 black and white images of the Falls and surrounds, bearing 5d Falls (SG 96), cancelled bold complete large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 12 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. Addressed to England, Bulawayo transit on reverse dated 14 SEP. Delightful and RARE. £550
BA116 1905 1d Falls, cancelled crisp complete 'VICTORIA FALLS 12 SEP 1905' dc datestamp. SG 94 £25
BA67 1905 1/- Falls, on piece cancelled crisp 'LIVINGSTONE 12 SEP 1905' dc datestamp. SG 97 £45
BA68 1905 2/6 Falls, cancelled part crisp 'LIVINGSTONE 12 SEP 1905' dc datestamp. SG 98 £135
BA72 1905 5/- Falls, on piece cancelled crisp 'LIVINGSTONE 12 SEP 1905' dc datestamp. SG 99 £60
BA73 1905 1d Arms, on piece cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. SG 78 £35
BA75 1905 1d Falls, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / V(ICTORIA FALL)S' datestamp. SG 94 £25
BA80 1905 1d Falls vertical pair, cancelled with complete crisp large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / V(ICTORIA FALL)S' datestamp. SG 94 £65
BA83 1905 5d Falls lower marginal pair, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VI(CTORIA FAL)LS' datestamp. SG 96 £125
BA81 1905 1/- Falls upper marginal vertical pair, cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. SG 96 £150
BA79 1905 5/- Falls, cancelled with large '(BRITISH) ASSOCIATION / (SEP) 13 1905 / (VICTORIA FA)LLS' datestamp. SG 99 £55
BA164 1905 13th September, long BSAC ½d embossed stationery envelope, bearing complete set 1d to 5/- Falls (SG 94-99), each cancelled with large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamps. Unaddressed. Superb. £700
BA22 1905 13th September, long BSAC registered stationery envelope, bearing complete set 1d to 5/- Falls (SG 94-99), each cancelled with large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamps. Unaddressed. Superb. £750
BA21 1905 13th September, long BSAC registered stationery envelope, bearing complete set 1d to 5/- Falls (SG 94-99), thrice cancelled with large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamps. Addressed to London, arrival backstamps. Folded vertically at centre not affecting adhesives. Very scarce.
 
Note: Miss Mary Williams was a member of the Overseas Party. It is interesting to note that only three datestamps have been used to cancel, most likely the Post Office officials becoming less enthusiastic to cancel each adhesive		 £750
BA92 1905 13th September, black and white post card of Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, bearing 1d Falls (SG 94), cancelled large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. Addressed to Johannesburg, arrival strike 20 SEP. £145
BA26 1905 13th September, black and white post card of Victoria Falls from the rain forest (Percy M. Clark), bearing 1d Falls (SG 94) applied to the picture side, cancelled bold complete large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. Unaddressed.
 
Note: the image is very similar to that used for the design of the issued stamps. It has been suggested that the engravers at Waterloo's used a very similar image of the Falls from a picture hanging in the offices of the BSA Company in London.		 £150
BA20 1905 13th September, black and white post card of Victoria Falls from Livingstone Island (Percy M. Clark), bearing 1d Falls (SG 94) applied to the picture side, cancelled bold complete large single ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamp. Unaddressed. £125
BA85 1905 14th September, ½d embossed BSAC long stationery envelope, uprated with ½d Arms (SG 75), cancelled with large 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / VICTORIA FALLS' datestamps. Unaddressed.
 
Note: the cancel shows a trace impression of a block at left, which illustrates the makeup of these special cancels		 £145
BA23 1905 13th September, 2½d BSAC embossed stationery envelope, cancelled with large single ring crisp 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 13 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamp. Addressed to Victoria, Mashonaland. Light soiling. £145
BA104 1905 5d Falls, cancelled crisp 'VICTORIA FALLS 14 SEP 1905' dc datestamp. SG 96 £45
BA97 1905 1d Falls, cancelled large part large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 14 1905 / B(ULAWAY)O' datestamp. SG 94 £30
BA165 1905 2½d Falls, cancelled large part large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 14 1905 / (BULAWAY)O' datestamp. SG 95 £35
BA101 1905 2½d Falls, upper marginal block of four cancelled complete large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 14 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamp. Superb. SG 94 £85
BA100 1905 5d Falls, block of four cancelled complete plus partial large double ring 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION / SEP 14 1905 / BULAWAYO' datestamps. Superb. SG 96 £225
BA46 1905 1d, 1/- and 5/- Falls, each cancelled crisp 'VICTORIA FALLS 15 SEP 1905' dc datestamps, the final day of the meeting of the British Association. SG 94, 97, 99 £100
BA105 1905 15th September, black and white post card of a Waterbuck, bearing 1d Falls (SG 94), cancelled 'VICTORIA FALLS' dc datestamp. Addressed to South Africa. £45
MBSA2179 1905 2nd November, sepia photographic post card of people meeting a group arriving by boat, the sender marking himself out on the image, bearing 1d Arms (SG 78), cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', addressed to England. Lovely. £75
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