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Last update: 22nd November, 2024
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| SA5643 |
1910 Pageant of South Africa. A COMPLETE numbered set of 24 postcards issued by The Cape Times Limited. All in black and white and showing the various scenes from the event. Very fine and fresh unused. A very difficult assembly. |
£225 |
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| AS490 |
1911 (19th June) INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Cape and Natal used in Transvaal). Cape KEVII 5/- brown-orange used in combination with Natal KEVII 2/6 black and red on blue, 10/- green and red on green and £1 purple and black on red. All tied to small piece by REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG (19 JUN 11) double circle datestamps. These high values are scarce genuinely used, and particularly rare when used during the interprovincial period. SG Z36, Z97, Z99, Z100. |
£850 |
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| AS357 |
1910 (22nd August) INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Transvaal). Envelope addressed to Germany bearing KEVII ½d deep green and two 1d scarlet (SG 273-274) tied by Johannesburg (22 Aug) double circle datestamps. Showing a superb strike of the boxed ‘POSTED TOO LATE / 1’ cachet struck in black. |
£125 |
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| SA4007 |
1910 5th September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony used in Orange River Colony). KEVII ½d stationery card cancelled crisp 'SENEKAL' dc datestamp, addressed to Bloemfontein. |
£20 |
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| SA4034 |
1910 23rd September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony used in Orange River Colony). KEVII ½d stationery card cancelled crisp 'LADYBRAND' dc datestamp, addressed to Bloemfontein. |
£20 |
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| 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. |
£25 |
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| SA4073 |
1911 23rd January, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony used in Cape). Orange River Colony KEVII 1d embossed stationery envelope, cancelled 'SEYMOUR' dc datestamp, addressed to England. Arrival strike on front. |
£25 |
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| SA4021 |
1911 18th February, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Transvaal). Coloured postcard bearing KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled 'PRETORIA', addressed to Wonderboom, arrival strike alongside. |
£15 |
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| AS124 |
1911 (2nd April) incoming colour picture postcard (view of Sphinx and Pyramids) addressed to Natal and bearing British KEVII 1d tied by Napoli Porto (2 Apr) datestamp, with unframed ‘PAQUEBOT’ cachet alongside. TWEEDIE (29 Apr) arrival datestamp struck on front. |
£25 |
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| SA1944 |
1911 27th April, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Cape used in Orange River Colony). Sepia postcard bearing KEVII ½d (SG 70), cancelled 'THABANCHU', addressed to Ficksburg. |
£20 |
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| SA4020 |
1911 13th May, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natak). Coloured postcard of Town Hall, Durban bearing KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled crisp 'POINT / NATAL' dc datestamp, addressed to England. |
£15 |
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| SA4003 |
1911 13th May, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal). Printed envelope bearing KEVII 1d (SG 274), cancelled 'HOWICK / POINT', addressed to England. |
£20 |
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| SA1941 |
1911 15th May, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Natal used in Transvaal). Envelope bearing KEVII 1d (SG 147), cancelled 'GERMISTON STATION / TRANSVAAL', addressed to London. |
£20 |
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| SA1943 |
1911 20th June, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Cape used in Orange River Colony). Real photographic postcard bearing KEVII 1d (SG 71), cancelled 'KROONSTAD', addressed to Johannesburg. |
£15 |
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| SA1940 |
1911 7th July, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal and Cape used in Cape). Advertising envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d (SG 273a) and Cape KEVII 1d pair (SG 71), cancelled 'Cape Town', addressed to the United States of America. Attractive. |
£30 |
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| SA4070 |
1911 19th July, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony and Transvaal used in Cape). Envelope bearing Orange River Colony KEVII 1d plus Transvaal KEVII ½d (SG 149, 273a), cancelled 'CAPE TOWN' dc datestamps, addressed to Southampton. Partially cut on reverse, arrival backstamp. |
£15 |
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| SA396 |
1911 (9th August) INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Natal used in Cape). Unsealed open letter rate envelope 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. |
£30 |
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| SA4041 |
1911 31st August, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Transvaal). Envelope bearing KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled 'CAROLINA' dc datestamp, addressed to Pretoria. |
£15 |
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| SA4039 |
1911 1st September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Cape used in Natal). Black and white postcard of Bushman's River, Drakensberg, bearing KEVII ½d (SG 70), cancelled 'DUNDEE / NATAL' dc datestamp, locally addressed. |
£15 |
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| SA4013 |
1911 9th September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal). Black and white postcard of Durban city bearing KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled crisp 'CONGELLA / NATAL' dc datestamp, addressed to England. |
£25 |
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| SA4014 |
1911 30th October, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Orange River Colony). Black and white postcard of Harrismith bearing KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled crisp 'KINGS HILL' dc datestamp, addressed to England. |
£25 |
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| SA4036 |
1911 6th December, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Cape used in Natal). Cape KEVII ½d stationery wrapper cancelled crisp 'PIETERMARITZBURG / NATAL' dc datestamp, locally addressed. |
£20 |
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| SA4074 |
1911 9th December, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Coloured postcard of Madeira bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled 'ALFRED DOCKS' dc datestamp, addressed to England. Written whilst onboard S.S. Ascanius on her maiden voyage Liverpool - Australia. |
£15 |
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| AS465 |
1911 (22nd December), INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD Interprovincial Period (Transvaal used in Natal) , picture postcard with black and white river view titled ‘Howick – Natal’. Bearing a Transvaal KEVII 1d (SG 274) tied by a very fine UMLAAS ROAD / NATAL (DE 22) single circle datestamp. Pietermaritzburg (22 Dec) transit and MOOI RIVER / NATAL (DE 23) double circle arrival datestamp. |
£30 |
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| SA4004 |
1912 10th January, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Natal used in Cape). Coloured postcard bearing KEVII ½d (SG 146), cancelled crisp 'WYNBERG CAPE' dc datestamp, addressed to Upper Paarl, next day arrival strike. |
£15 |
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| SA4015 |
1912 30th January, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Black and white postcard bearing KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a), cancelled 'ORANGE RIVER / C.G.H.' sc datestamp, addressed to Pretoria. |
£20 |
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| AS449 |
Interprovincial Period (Transvaal used in Natal) 1912 (3rd February), Transvaal KEVII ½d green postal stationery card addressed within Natal, the imprinted stamp cancelled with a light HIGH FLATS / NATAL (FE 3) single circle datestamp overstruck with a HLOKOZI (FE 3) double circle datestamp. With an IXOPO / NATAL (FE 3) double circle arrival datestamp struck on the front. |
£35 |
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| SA4038 |
1912 16th February, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Cape used in Cape). KEVII ½d stationery wrapper cancelled 'GENADENDAL' sc datestamp, addressed to Germany. |
£20 |
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| SA1937 |
1912 15th March, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Natal and Transvaal used in Transvaal). Natal KEVII 4d registered stationery envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d x three (SG 274), cancelled 'MABULA', registration in manuscript, addressed to King Williams Town. Arrival backstamp. |
£35 |
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| SA4053 |
1912 25th March, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled 'GRAAF REINET' dc datestamp, addressed to Muizenberg, Cape. Arrival backstamp. |
£15 |
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| SA4069 |
1912 6th May, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal and Cape used in Cape). Cape KEVII 4d registered stationery envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled 'GEORGE' dc datestamp, addressed to Cape Town. Arrival backstamp. |
£25 |
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| SA1939 |
1912 14th May, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Black and white postcard of Table Mountain bearing KEVII 1d (SG 274), machine cancelled 'Cape Town', addressed to Austria. |
£15 |
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| AS132 |
1912 (3rd June) INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Window envelope sent at the ½d open-letter rate, bearing a Transvaal KEVII ½d (SG 273) tied by Cathcart (3 June) double circle datestamp. Backstamped Dordrecht (5 June). |
£20 |
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| SA4019 |
1913 1st September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Advertising window envelope bearing KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a), cancelled 'WELLINGTON STATION' dc datestamp. An attractive unsealed letter rate. |
£15 |
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| SA4015 |
1913 1st September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal). Coloured postcard of Town Hall, Durban bearing KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a), cancelled 'DURBAN / S. AFRICA' dc datestamp, addressed to Johannesburg. |
£15 |
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| SA1935 |
1913 2nd September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Sepia postcard bearing KEVII 1d (SG 274), cancelled 'UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA OCEAN P.O.', addressed to England. This datestamp (without number), was used on the Union Castle liner SAXON between November 1911 and September 1913. |
£30 |
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| SA4068 |
1912 5th September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Black and white postcard of Giants Castle, Drakensberg, bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a), cancelled 'PIETERMARITZBURG' dc datestamp, addressed to Johannesburg. |
£15 |
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| SA4042 |
1912 9th December, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Coloured postcard of Botany Bay, Sea Point bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled crisp 'ALFRED DOCKS / CAPE TOWN' dc datestamp, addressed to Austria. |
£20 |
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| SA4005 |
1913 28th February, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony used in Orange River Colony). KEVII ½d stationery card cancelled crisp 'KOPJES' dc datestamp, addressed to Cape Town. |
£20 |
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| SA1945 |
1913 17th March, long printed On His Majesty's Service envelope, cancelled 'STAL STREET CAPE TOWN' datestamp, locally addressed Further struck with large magenta oval 'DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS AND HARBOURS SOUTH AFRICA / 8 OFFICIAL' cachet lower left. Folded at right. |
£15 |
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| SA4066 |
1913 26th March, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape). Coloured romantic postcard, bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a), cancelled 'ZWARTSKOPS STATION' sc datestamp, addressed to KingWilliamstown. |
£20 |
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| AS455 |
1913 (16th June), INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal). Picture postcard with colour view of a child in a courtroom setting titled ‘Counsel for the Plaintiff’. Bearing Transvaal KEVII ½d green (SG 273) tied by MTUNZINI / NATAL (JU 16) double circle datestamp. |
£45 |
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| SA4033 |
1913 16th August, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony used in Cape). KEVII ½d stationery card machine cancelled 'CAPE TOWN', locally addressed. |
£20 |
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| SA4067 |
1913 5th September, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal). Envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274), cancelled 'EMPANGENI / NATAL' dc datestamp, addressed to Melmoth, Zululand. Arrival backstamp. |
£30 |
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| AS383 |
1913 (18th September), INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Natal used in Cape). Natal KEVII ½d postal stationery card addressed locally, cancelled with a Cape Town (18 Sep) double circle datestamp. The reverse with handstamped ‘CAPE TOWN PHILATELIC SOCIETY’ with address and notice of a forthcoming meeting.
Note: it is believed the first society in Cape Town was founded on 3rd May, 1911. A short-lived ‘Johannesburg Philatelic Society’ was founded in 1894. The philatelic researcher Pauw Steyl states the society was known as the ‘Cape Town Philatelic Society and Exchange Club’. In May 1939 the name was changed to the ‘Cape Town Philatelic Society’ although this card shows that version of the name already in use in 1913. In August 1953 the name was changed to the ‘Royal Philatelic Society of Cape Town’.
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£35 |
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| AS149 |
1913 (24th September), Post-Interprovincial period (Transvaal used in Natal). Colour picture postcard (Amanzimtoti view) addressed to England, bearing a Transvaal KEVII 1d scarlet (SG 274) tied by Durban (24 Sep) double circle datestamp. The stamp is perfinned ‘M & A’ (reversed). |
£30 |
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| SA4016 |
1913 13th October, Post Interprovincial Period (Transvaal used in Natal). Black and white postcard of Shelter Falls, Howick bearing KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a), cancelled 'BALGOWAN / NATAL' dc datestamp, addressed to Natal. REUNION next day arrival strike. |
£20 |
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| AS563 |
1913 (23rd October), printed envelope with ‘On His Majesty’s Service’ at top and ‘South African Railways.’ At lower left. Addressed locally in Cape Town, bearing a single Transvaal KEVII ½d deep green (SG 273a) tied by a CAPE TOWN (23 Oct) datestamp (post-interprovincial use). Although the flap is now stuck down, the envelope was presumably sent at the ½d open-letter rate. |
£45 |
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| SA3973 |
1913 17th November printed coloured postcard for the Opera House, Pretoria, bearing KGV ½d King's Head (SG 3), cancelled 'PRETORIA'. Locally addressed and then struck twice with large violet 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED' and bilingual 'UNKNOWN' cachets, duly returned with two despatch strikes. |
£30 |
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| AS329 |
1914 (17th February), printed official envelope with ‘On His Majesty’s Service’ at top and ‘Department of Posts and Telegraphs / Union of South Africa.’ at lower left. Sent registered to England, bearing a King’s Head 6d black and violet (SG 11) tied by a REGISTERED CAPE TOWN (17 Feb) oval datestamp. With a Cape Town registration cachet struck in blue. The adhesive has been applied over a crowned oval cachet ‘CONTROLL(ER CIRCULA)TION BRANCH / O(FFICIAL FRE)E / G.P.O.’ struck in blue. As official mail did not qualify for free postage, a 6d adhesive was applied. Birmingham (10 Mar) arrival backstamp. Scarce. |
£55 |
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| SA4072 |
1914 28th March, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Orange River Colony used in Natal). Orange River Colony KEVII 1d embossed stationery envelope, cancelled 'NONGOMA / NATAL' dc datestamp, addressed to England. Unusual. |
£35 |
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| AS459 |
1914 (16th April), picture postcard with black and white photographic view titled ‘U.D.M.R. CAMP, UTRECHT, 1911.’ showing what appear to be military tents. Bearing a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by a large UTRECHT / SOUTH / AFRICA (16 APR) double circle datestamp. With HLOBANE / NATAL (APR 17) double circle arrival datestamp struck on the view side. It is not immediately clear what ‘U.D.M.R.’ stands for (Utrecht District Mounted Rifles ?) or what was happening in Utrecht in 1911. Scarce postmark. |
£65 |
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| SA5621 |
1914 15th July, envelope bearing a single King’s Head 2½d bright blue (SG 7) tied by light ROUXVILLE double circle datestamp, addressed to Germany. World War I broke out on the 28th July (almost two weeks after posting), resulting in the cover receiving a fine two-line bilingual UNDELIVERABLE-WAR / ONBESTELBAAR-OORLOG cachet struck in blue-black and a ‘UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED. / RETURN TO SENDER AT / ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER. / FROM R.L.O., CAPE TOWN.’ cachet struck in violet. The reverse with a RETURNED L.O. CAPE TOWN (SP 23) datestamp struck in blue-black. |
£70 |
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| AS336 |
1914 (23rd July), Cape of Good Hope ‘One Penny’ on 1½d postal stationery card addressed to Germany cancelled by BARKLY WEST (23 July) double circle datestamp. World War I broke out on the 28th July (five days after posting), resulting in the card receiving a very fine two-line bilingual UNDELIVERABLE-WAR / ONBESTELBAAR-OORLOG cachet and a RETURNED L. O. CAPE TOWN (21 Sep) unframed double circle datestamp both struck in blue. Some edge faults at base, otherwise fine.
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£75 |
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| SA3963 |
1914 19th September, envelope bearing KGV King’s Heads 2½d x two (SG 7), cancelled 'SEA POINT', sent registered to Southampton. Violet rubber stamp cachet at upper left, transit and arrival backstamps. |
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| AS186 |
1914 (4th November), KGV 1d postal stationery envelope sent registered to Ireland. The impressed stamp and an additional King’s Head 4d are both cancelled by PRETORIA / SOUTH / AFRICA / INDO NATIVE OFFICE (4 Nov) double circle datestamps with an additional very clear strike on the reverse. Pretoria registration cachet struck at upper left and London (26 Nov) transit backstamp. Vertical crease (clear of adhesive), otherwise fine. Very rare. This type (with 'SOUTH' and 'AFRICA' above and below the date) apparently unrecorded by Putzel and Visser. |
£375 |
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| AS447 |
1915 (17th February), picture postcard with black and white photographic view titled ‘SHALL I RISK IT ?’ (Man observing a sleeping lady through a tree). Bearing a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by a NEW HANOVER / NATAL (FE 17) double circle datestamp. |
£20 |
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| SA1983 |
1915 16th March, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope endorsed at upper right 'P O W Service' and sent without charge. Cancelled crisp 'REGISTERED / PIETERMARITZBURG' and addressed to Cape Town. Further struck with trilingual violet rectangular 'PRISONER OF WAR' cachet, opened at left then resealed with printed pink tape 'PASSED BY CENSOR' (now opened out. Most attractive. |
£35 |
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| SA1989 |
1915 7th April, envelope endorsed at right 'Prisoner of War letter', sent without charge cancelled 'PIETERMARITZBURG', addressed to The Consular General of the Netherlands, Cape Town. Struck with violet rectangular trilingual 'PRISONER OF WAR' cachet and further 'PASSED BY CENSOR' lower left. |
£35 |
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| SA3982 |
1915 27th May, cover bearing KGV 2½d King's Head (SG 7), machine cancelled 'DURBAN', addressed to Switzerland. Opened at top then resealed with printed red/white 'Opened by Censor' label and struck below with violet oval 'CENSOR / CAPE TOWN' and alongside 'PASSED CENSOR' cachets. Arrival backstamp. |
£35 |
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| MC313 |
1915 9th June, envelope bearing Cape 1d Table Mountain, crisply cancelled 'WAKKERSTROOM / TRANSVAAL' datestamp, addressed to Pretoria (Chas. Hand). |
£20 |
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| SA3986 |
1915 22nd July, printed company envelope bearing KGV King’s Heads 2½d x two (SG 7), machine cancelled 'PORT ELIZABETH', addressed to the USA. Typewritten at top 'Per R. M. S. Balmoral Castle', magenta rubber stamp 'PASSED CENSOR' cachet. |
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| SA2457 |
1915 28th July, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV 2½d King's Heads vertical pair (SG 7), cancelled oval 'CAPE TOWN', addressed to Sweden. Opened at right then resealed with red 'Opened by Censor' tape. Most attractive. |
£35 |
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| AS445 |
1915 (13th September), locally addressed picture postcard with black and white photographic view titled ‘PINE STREET, GREYTOWN. (WEST).’ Bearing a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by a KRANTZKOP / NATAL (SP 13) double circle datestamp. |
£20 |
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| AS558 |
1915 (28th September), WWI period censored official envelope with printed ‘On His Majesty’s Service’ crossed through. Addressed to the USA, bearing a single Cape of Good Hope KEVII 2½d ultramarine (SG 73) with interpanneau margin at right, tied by a RUSTENBURG (28 Sep) double circle datestamp. With small ‘PASSED CENSOR / C.3.’ struck in blue. Although used after the interprovincial period, the 2½d is scarce used alone on non-philatelic mail. |
£45 |
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| SA5633 |
1915 15th October, envelope bearing KGV King's Head ½d vertical strip of five (SG 3), cancelled CAPE TOWN and addressed to New York. |
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| SA1422 |
1915 (4th November), envelope 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 |
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| AS446 |
1916 (27th January), picture postcard with colour view titled ‘TEMPLE GATES. EDFU’ (Egypt). Bearing a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by a HILLARY / NATAL (27 JA) double circle datestamp. Small surface fault on view side, otherwise fine. |
£15 |
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| SA3972 |
1916 29th January, advertising envelope for the Marine Hotel, Durban, bearing KGV King's Head ½d and 1d pair (SG 3, 4), cancelled 'DURBAN', addressed to Holland. Struck with violet 'PASSED CENSOR / C.6.' cachet. Attractive. |
£35 |
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| SA3991 |
1916 16th February, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV 4d and 6d King's Heads (SG 10, 11), cancelled 'BLOEMHOF', and with manuscript endorsement at left, addressed to Holland. Most attractive. |
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| SA3980 |
1916 17th March, printed OHMS South African Museum, Cape Town envelope bearing KGV ½d and 2d King's Heads (SG 3. 6), cancelled 'CAPE TOWN', addressed to the USA. Struck with violet circular 'PASSED CENSOR / C1' cachet. |
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| AS314 |
1916 (11th May), KGV 4d registered postal stationery envelope addressed to England. Bearing a single King’s Head 3d black and orange-red (SG 8) tied by a REGISTERED / DURBAN (11 May) double circle datestamp. With small boxed Durban registration cachet struck in black and a London (5 June) arrival backstamp. Most King’s Head duties above 2d are remarkably difficult to find on cover. |
£45 |
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| SA3021 |
1916 6th April, envelope bearing two KGV 2½d King's Heads, cancelled 'NORWOOD / JOHANNESBURG', addressed to Switzerland. Struck with violet two line 'PASSED / CENSOR' cachet lower left. |
£35 |
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| AS452 |
1916 (June) Railway, picture postcard with colour view titled ‘Flinders St. Melbourne.’ Bearing a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by a Pietermaritzburg (JUN) double circle datestamp. With LOWLANDS RAIL (10 JUN) double circle arrival datestamp struck on the view side. |
£25 |
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| AS556 |
1916 (11th August), censored WWI period advertising envelope addressed to ‘The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.’ in Cincinnatti, USA. Bearing a single KGV 2½d bright blue (SG 7) tied by a CAPE TOWN (11 Aug) double circle datestamp. Featuring an illustration of a piano at left and printed text at top ‘C. BOTHNER Piano Maker, Tuner and Importer / CAPE TOWN & JOHANNESBURG’, subsequently covered by a large bilingual ‘Opened by Censor / Geopend door Censor / 99’ label printed in red. Also showing a ‘PASSED CENSOR / C.14.’ circular cachet struck in grey-blue. Envelope has been opened out for display. |
£55 |
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| AS456 |
1916 (23rd October), picture postcard with black and white view titled ‘Training College (Old Government House) Pietermaritzburg’. Bearing a KGV King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by a CEDARA / NATAL (OC 23) double circle datestamp. |
£25 |
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| SA3992 |
1916 2nd November, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV 1d King's Head pair (SG 4), cancelled 'WOLMARANSSTAD', addressed to Johannesburg. |
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| AS330 |
1916 (21st November), envelope addressed to England bearing a King’s Head 4d orange-yellow and olive-green and a 6d black and violet (SG 10, 11) tied by Cape Town (21 Nov) double circle datestamps. Clean and attractive. Most King’s Head duties above 2d appear remarkably difficult to find on cover. |
£45 |
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| SA1976 |
1917 11th February, printed Prisoner of War card in violet sent from East Africa and addressed to an Internment Camp in Koffiefontein. Struck at upper right with violet rectangular 'P/W EAST / AFRICA 029' cachet, despatch datestamp and violet censor cachet. The reverse with part of the message (in German) deleted with thick black bar. Most unusual. |
£35 |
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| SA3026 |
1917 11th July, envelope bearing KGV 6d King's Head (SG 11), cancelled 'WYNBERG CAPE', sent registered to New Zealand. Attractive. |
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| SA3964 |
1917 16th July, printed advertising envelope for the FICKSBURG HOTEL, bearing KGV 1d strip of three King's Heads (SG 4), cancelled 'FICKSBURG', addressed to Holland. Opened at top then resealed with printed bilingual 'Opened by Censor' tape and further crisp magenta 'PASSED CENSOR / 16/99' cachet. Attractive. |
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| SA3984 |
1917 31st July, envelope bearing KGV ½d and pair 1d King's Heads (SG 3, 4), machine cancelled 'CAPE TOWN', addressed to Holland. Opened at top then resealed with printed red/white 'Opened by Censor / 99' label and struck below with circular 'PASSED CENSOR / 19 99' cachet. |
£25 |
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| AS331 |
1917 (15th October), KGV 1d embossed postal stationery envelope sent registered to Cape Town. Bearing an additional King’s Head 4d orange-yellow and olive-green (SG 10) tied by a WYNBERG CAPE (15 Oct) double circle datestamp with an additional strike on reverse and a WYNBERG, CAPE registration cachet struck in blue. Most King’s Head duties above 2d are remarkably difficult to find on cover. |
£45 |
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| SA5642 |
1917 31st October, envelope bearing KGV 1d King's Head (SG 4b), cancelled UTRECHT and addressed to 'P. K. Dorpsplaats, dist. Ermelo'. Reverse with MORGENZON 2 NOV 17 and then DORPSPLAATS 3 NOV datestamps, and then alongside adhesive with violet boxed multilingual 'UNCLAIMED' cachet. Apparently finally returned and struck with DORPSPLAATS 23 APR 18 TRANSVAAL datestamp and RETURNED LETTER OFFICE JOHANNESBURG 1 MAY backstamp. A RARE office apparently not illustrated in Putzel. |
£55 |
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| AS451 |
1918 (7th February), WWI / Railway incoming stampless picture postcard with black and white view titled ‘ALEXANDRIA – Moustapha Pacha Baraques’. Endorsed ‘On Active Service’ with FIELD POST OFFICE / D. 75 (7 FE) double circle despatch datestamp and with triangular PASSED CENSOR / No. 3086 struck in purple. With S.A.(R.) SWEETWATERS (11 MAR) double circle arrival datestamp (apparently with a word or code removed before the name). |
£65 |
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| AS444 |
1918 (4th March), envelope addressed to Germany. Bearing a King’s Head 1d (SG 4) tied by a PRETORIA (MAR 4) machine roller cancellation. The reverse with PIENAARS RIVER / R.O (5 MAR) double circle arrival datestamp. Small fault at upper left. |
£25 |
 |
| AS498 |
1918 (26th April), WWI - The Kenilworth Castle Incident. KGV ½d postal stationery card addressed to Switzerland, uprated with the addition of a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) and tied by a PRETORIA (APR 26) machine roller cancellation. The card was carried on the S.S. Kenilworth Castle which sailed to England via Sierra Leone, leaving Cape Town on the 2nd May. While sailing in convoy in the English Channel, the ship was involved in a collision with one of the escorting destroyers, setting off two depth charges which severely damaged the ship and resulted in many casualties. With a PASSED CENSOR circular cachet struck in violet and a ‘NAUFRAGE’ (shipwreck) cachet struck in black. Condition commensurate with salvaged mail. A scarce card from this tragic incident. |
£220 |
 |
| SA3978 |
1918 11th May, envelope bearing KGV 2½d King's Head (SG 7), cancelled 'FLORIDA' addressed to the USA. Opened at left and right then resealed with printed 'Opened by Censor' tape, violet 'PASSED / CENSOR / 21/8' cachet. Light faults. |
£20 |
 |
| SA2456 |
1918 18th May, envelope bearing KGV King's Heads 1d x seven (SG 4), cancelled 'KAALLAAGTE', sent registered to Holland. Manuscript registration, opened at top then resealed with printed bilingual 'Opened by Censor' tape, further struck magenta 'PASSED CENSOR / 19/99' cachet. Arrival strike on front. Most unusual. |
SOLD |
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| SA3971 |
1918 17th June, KGV 1d embossed stationery envelope bearing KGV ½d and 1d King's Heads (SG 3, 4), cancelled 'DURBAN', addressed to the USA and sent from the Mission Station there. Struck at lower left with violet 'PASSED CENSOR / 10/99' cachet, original lengthy contents enclosed. Light cover faults. |
£15 |
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| SA3022 |
1918 18th July, envelope bearing KGV 2½d King's Head (SG 7), machine cancelled 'JOHANNESBURG' addressed to the USA. Light violet 'PASSED / CENSOR' cachet lower right. |
£20 |
 |
| SA3974 |
1918 30th August, printed company envelope bearing KGV King's Head ½d and 1d pair (SG 3, 4), cancelled 'EAST LONDON', addressed to the USA. Struck with magenta 'PASSED CENSOR / 7/99' cachet. |
£15 |
 |
| SA3994 |
1918 25th September, advertising envelope for the King Printing Co., bearing KGV King's Head ½d and 1d pair (SG 3, 4), cancelled 'KINGWILLIAMSTOWN', addressed to the United States of America. Struck with magenta 'PASSED CENSOR / 7/99' cachet and endorsed at top 'Duplicate of letter posted 3rd September 1918'. Most attractive. |
SOLD |
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| SA5625 |
1918 19th November, envelope bearing KGV ½d and 6d King's Heads (SG 3, 11), each cancelled LUIPAARDSVLEI RAIL datestamps, sent registered to Denmark with appropriate cachet lower left. Opened at right and resealed with printed red/white 'Opened by Censor / 21' bilingual label, arrival backstamp (20.12.18). Cover faults including slit on reverse, still a very scarce office. |
SOLD |
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| SA5616 |
1918 19th December, most attractive printed 'Edworks Ltd.' advertising cover bearing KGV 1d King's Heads x 5 (SG 4), machine cancelled PORT ELIZABETH and addressed to the U.S.A. Struck with part 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet. |
SOLD |
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| AS332 |
1919 (22nd February), envelope sent registered to Switzerland. Bearing King’s Head ½d green, 2½d bright blue and 6d black and violet (SG 3, 7, 11) all tied by Registered Pretoria (22 Feb) oval datestamps with additional strikes on the reverse. With Pretoria registration cachet struck in black and a circular PASSED / 20 / CENSOR circular cachet struck in greenish blue. Bern (1 Apr) arrival backstamp. Most King’s Head duties above 2d are remarkably difficult to find on cover. |
£45 |
 |
| SA3977 |
1919 20th March, envelope bearing KGV 1d King's Head (SG 4), cancelled ELIM / C.G.H.' sc datestamp, addressed to Cape Town. |
£25 |
 |
| SA3979 |
1919 20th July, envelope bearing KGV ½d and two 1d King's Heads (SG 3, 4), cancelled 'ABERDEEN ROAD', addressed to the USA. Struck with violet circular 'PASSED CENSOR' cachet. |
£30 |
 |
| SA3976 |
1919 28th October, envelope bearing KGV five 1d King's Heads (SG 4), cancelled 'BREE STREET', sent registered to Rondebosch. Attractive. |
SOLD |
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| SA1423 |
1920 (February), Railway envelope 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 |
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| 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. |
£65 |
 |
| AS453 |
1920 (27th May) Railway, picture postcard with sepia photographic view titled ‘PARIS - Vue sur la Seine.’ Locally addressed, bearing a King’s Head 1d rose-red (SG 4) tied by S.A.R / LOWLANDS 843 (27 MAY) double circle datestamp. |
£25 |
 |
| SA3965 |
1920 4th August, printed company envelope bearing KGV ½d and 1d x two King's Heads (SG 3, 4), cancelled 'CERES', addressed to the USA. |
£25 |
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| SA5619 |
1920 1st September, printed envelope 'PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF NATAL' bearing KGV 1d King's Head horizontal pair (SG 4), the right stamp bisected diagonally. Machine cancelled DURBAN and locally addressed and apparently allowed. Some light faults. |
SOLD |
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| SA402 |
1920 (27th December), unsealed open letter rate. Window envelope bearing ½d ‘King’s Head’ coil stamp (SG 18) tied by Johannesburg (27 Dec) machine canceller. |
£25 |
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| SA403 |
1921 (11th 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. |
SOLD |
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| SA5620 |
1921 19th March, envelope bearing KGV ½d pair and 1d King's Head bisected diagonally (SG 3, 4), cancelled JOHANNESBURG and locally addressed. Endorsed at top 'Introduction of 1½d Postage 1921' and apparently allowed. Light cover faults. |
£90 |
 |
| SA3985 |
1921 21st May, KGV 5½d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV ½d and 4d pair King's Heads (SG 3, 10), cancelled oval 'JOHANNESBURG', addressed to Germany. |
SOLD |
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| SA5637 |
1921 3rd June, envelope bearing single KGV ½d King's Head being a lower marginal copy showing plate '5' in margin (SG 3), machine cancelled PRETORIA locally addressed. Attractive. |
£20 |
 |
| SA4071 |
1921 8th August, INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal and Cape used in Transvaal). Envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 3d, Cape 2½d and Union KGV ½d (SG 264, 73, 3), cancelled 'BERBICE' dc datestamps, sent registered to Pretoria. Piet Retief transit backstamp. |
£35 |
 |
| AS408 |
1921 (6th September), envelope sent registered to Switzerland. Bearing KGV King’s Head 2½d, 3d and 6d (SG 7a, 8, 11a) tied by CAPE TOWN (6 Sep) double circle datestamps with a further strike on the reverse. Luzern (6 Oct) arrival backstamp.
Note: The addressee, Eugen Szekula was the brother of Bela Szekula who is described in ‘Philatelic Forgers, Their Lives and Works’ (Varro E. Tyler, 1976 and 1991) as “… for many years engaged in one fraudulent or disreputable philatelic scheme after another” and “a notorious dealer ... given to blackmailing.” Of Eugen Szekula, the website www.szekula.org says “Although he was much less of a traveller, Eugen Szekula’s ‘business qualities’ probably came close to those of Béla … he also employed the same sale tactics as Béla sending out unwanted stamp selections and then aggressively demanding payment.”
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£45 |
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| SA3975 |
1921 27th September, KGV 5½d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV ½d and 2d King's Heads (SG 3, 6), cancelled 'POINT / NATAL', addressed to Bahamas. Most attractive. |
SOLD |
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| SA2460 |
1921 10th October, KGV 5½d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV ½d King's Head (SG 3), cancelled oval 'REGISTERED / KIMBERLEY', addressed to Bloemfontein. |
SOLD |
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| AS569 |
1922 (11th January), envelope addressed to Germany. Bearing a KGV ‘Kings Heads’ ½d green and 1d pair (SG 3, 4), all apparently emanating from a booklet with guillotined margins at base. All tied by a Johannesburg (11 Jan) machine roller cancellation. The envelope was taxed and bears a ‘T/10/CENTIMES’ octagonal taxe marking. Scarce usage. |
SOLD |
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| SA5624 |
1922 1st March, envelope bearing KGV 2d King's Head (SG 6), cancelled UTRECHT and addressed to Johannesburg. Upon arrival struck with boxed bilingual 'UNCLAIMED' and below violet 'UNDELIVERABLE. RETURN TO ADDRESS / SHOWN ON COVER' cachets with large black 'BOX.......CLOSED' strike. Johannesburg return datestamp to address as noted at upper left. Unusual. |
£45 |
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| SA3960 |
1922 19th March, printed envelope bearing KGV King's Heads 1d coil stamps (SG 19), machine cancelled 'CAPE TOWN', locally addressed. Unusual franking |
£35 |
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| SA1996 |
1922 30th March, KGV 5½d long stationery registered envelope bearing KGV 1d, 1½d and 2d King's Heads (SG 4, 5, 6), cancelled 'NYLSTROOM', addressed to the USA. Transit and arrival strikes. |
SOLD |
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| SA3981 |
1922 31st July, envelope bearing KGV 2d strip of three King's Heads (SG 6), cancelled 'SABIE', rubber stamp registration cachets upper left, addressed to Johannesburg. Opening tear at top. |
SOLD |
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| SA5283 |
1922 9th September, postcard sent underpaid from Germany to Cape Town. Struck with black '1½d' charge mark and then applied with 1½d rouletted due (SG D10) paying the charge, cancelled 'CAPE TOWN 19 OC'. An unusual single useage of this rate. |
£35 |
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| SA3020 |
1922 6th December, envelope bearing KGV 3d King's Head (SG 8), machine cancelled 'CAPE TOWN' and addressed to Germany. Unusual duty on cover. |
SOLD |
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| AS458 |
1923 (1st January), picture postcard with sepia Scottish street view titled ‘Kempock Street Gourock.’ Addressed to Durban, bearing a King’s Head 1d rose-red (SG 4) tied by SANDYMOUNT (JA 1) single circle datestamp. This strike is illustrated by Putzel / Visser. |
£30 |
 |
| SA3989 |
1923 2nd May, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV ½d and 2d King's Heads (SG 3, 6), cancelled 'S.A.R. / JOHANNESBURG', addressed to Norway. Most attractive. |
SOLD |
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| AS441 |
1923 (13th June), KGV King’s Head 1d postal stationery card addressed to Alice, Cape. The imprinted stamp is cancelled with a fine CATO RIDGE / NATAL (JU 13) double circle datestamp. |
£25 |
 |
| AS405 |
1923 (13th July), envelope sent registered to England. Bearing a single KGV ‘King’s Head’ 6d black and violet (SG 11) tied by a fine STATION B. O. PRETORIA (13 Jul) with a second strike on the reverse. With Pretoria registration cachet struck at upper left. London (6 Aug) arrival backstamp. |
£45 |
 |
| AS457 |
1923 (21st November), KGV King’s Head 1d postal stationery card addressed to Stutterheim (Cape). The imprinted stamp is cancelled with a very fine HARTLAND (21 NOV) double circle datestamp. |
£25 |
 |
| AS448 |
1923 (26th November), KGV King’s Head 1d postal stationery card addressed to Sweden, uprated with a ½d green adhesive (SG 3) and both tied / cancelled with a fine strike of IZINGOLWENI / NATAL (NO 26) double circle datestamp. A few minor edge faults, otherwise fine. |
£35 |
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| SA3956 |
1924 28th August, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV 2d King's Head (SG 6), cancelled part 'TSOMO' datestamp, addressed to Queenstown. Generic registration cachet endorsed in manuscript. Unusual. |
SOLD |
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| SA3993 |
1924 28th May, cover bearing KGV King's Heads 1d and 2d (SG 4, 6a), cancelled special machine 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION JOHANNESBURG' datestamp. Addressed to the USA. |
£20 |
 |
| AS312 |
1924 (30th August), envelope sent registered to Johannesburg. Bearing a single King’s Head 6d black and violet (SG 11) tied by a GREYVILLE (30 Aug) double circle datestamp. With Greyville, Durban registration cachet struck in violet at upper left. Clean and attractive. Most King’s Head duties above 2d appear remarkably difficult to find on cover. |
£45 |
 |
| AS442 |
1924 (5th September), envelope addressed to Germany. Bearing King’s Head 1d and 2d (SG 4, 6) tied by fine strikes of SEQHOBONG (5 SEP) double circle datestamps. Unusual. (as442) £45 |
£45 |
 |
| SA3967 |
1924 20th October, KGV 1½d embossed stationery envelope bearing KGV ½d and 1d King's Heads (SG 3, 4), each crisply cancelled 'THOMAS RIVER', addressed to Holland. Minor faults, most attractive. |
£30 |
 |
| AS571 |
1925 (28th January), envelope addressed to Germany. Bearing a single KGV ‘Kings Heads’ 3d ultramarine (SG 9) tied by a Pretoria (28 Jan) (11 Jan) machine roller cancellation with slogan reading ‘SUPPORT S.A. INDUSTRIES’. With a large oval cachet of the Spanish Consulate struck in violet at upper left. Some crumpling, otherwise fine. |
£45 |
 |
| AS454 |
1925 (16th February), picture postcard with colour view titled ‘The Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Steamer Arundel Castle’. Bearing King’s Head 1d rose-red (SG 4) tied by Cape Town (16 Feb) double circle datestamp and with a KANGELA STREET / ESHOWE (20 FEB with year error ‘21’) double circle datestamp struck on arrival. View side with surface damage, otherwise fine and scarce. |
£45 |
 |
| SA3959 |
1925 6th March, cover bearing KGV 2d King's Head, cancelled with crisp machine 'CAPE TOWN / (bilingual) AIR-MAIL SAVES TIME'. Addressed to Pretoria, struck with boxed 'UNKNOWN' cachet and readdressed with several despatch datestamps. |
£20 |
 |
| SA3958 |
1925 6th March, cover bearing KGV 2d King's Head, cancelled with crisp machine 'DURBAN / (bilingual) AIR-MAIL SAVES TIME'. Addressed to Pinetown, struck with boxed 'UNCLAIMED' cachet and returned with despatch datestamp. Flap lacking on reverse. |
£15 |
 |
| SA3987 |
1925 18th May, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV 2d King's Head (SG 6), cancelled 'ENGCOBO', addressed to the Cape. Amabele transit and Cape Town transit strikes on front. Most unusual. |
£35 |
 |
| SA3962 |
1925 26th May, envelope bearing KGV King's Head 2d (SG 6), cancelled 'GINGINHLOVU' datestamp, addressed to Reit-Vlei, arrival backstamp. Most unusual. |
£35 |
 |
| SA3988 |
1925 3rd June, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV ½d, 1d and 3d King's Heads (SG 3, 4, 9), cancelled 'MAFEKING', addressed to Denmark. Most attractive. |
SOLD |
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| SA3957 |
1925 17th June, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing KGV ½d, 1d and 1½d King's Heads (SG 3, 4, 5), cancelled oval 'REGISTERED / PIETERMARITZBURG', addressed to Lichtenstein. Arrival backstamp. |
SOLD |
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| SA3023 |
1925 13th August, printed cover 'SEAL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF VOLKSRUST' bearing KGV 1d coil and 2d King's Heads (SG 19, 6), cancelled 'VOLKSRUST' addressed to the USA. |
£30 |
 |
| SA6430 |
1925 16th November, coloured post card of Union Castle Kildonan Castle, bearing GB KGV 1d, cancelled bold 'CAPE TOWN / PAQUEBOT' datestamp, addressed to England. |
£25 |
 |
| AS440 |
1926 (18th February), small envelope locally addressed containing a card thanking the sender for a wedding gift. Bearing a King’s Head ½d green (SG 3) tied by an ESTANTIA (18 FEB) double circle datestamp. A fine example of the ½d unsealed letter rate. |
£35 |
 |
| AS374 |
1926 (7th June), printed notice in Afrikaans (public sale of a farm and livestock at ‘Boesmansberg’), folded and mailed at the printed matter rate to Upington. Bearing a single King’s Head ½d (SG 3) tied by a PRIESKA (7 June) double circle datestamp. Faint oval cachet of ‘J.P. Viljoen / Attorney at Law’ on reverse. A fine example of the unsealed printed matter rate. |
£35 |
 |
| SA3082 |
1926 16th June, printed cover bearing strip of three KGV 2d King's Head coil stamps (SG 21), cancelled 'SPRINGS', sent registered to England. Attractive. |
SOLD |
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| SA5436 |
1926 (3rd July), cover bearing ½d Springbok Pretoria printing plus KGV 1d King's Head lower left corner block of four showing plate '6' in margin, each cancelled with special 'PHILATELIC EXHIBITION / DURBAN' datestamps in red. Sent registered locally addressed and with special Exhibition cachet in violet. Most attractive. |
£40 |
 |
| AS500 |
1926 (2nd August), envelope addressed to England bearing two examples of the KGV King's Head 1d coil stamps (SG 19) tied by Pietermaritzburg (2 Aug) ‘Support SA Industries’ bilingual slogan canceller. A few edge faults at top, clear of the adhesives. |
£35 |
 |
| AS545 |
1926 (30th August), locally addressed envelope with fancy ‘UNITED TRANSVAAL DIRECTORY COY., LTD’ printed at top in red and blue. Bearing a single Springbok ½d (SG 30) tied by a JOHANNESBURG (AUG 30) machine roller cancellation with bilingual slogan ‘FRUIT FOR HEALTH / VRUGDE VIR GESONDHEID’. The envelope was endorsed ‘BOOK POST’ and was sent unsealed to qualify for the ½d printed matter rate. Attractive. |
£45 |
 |
| SA5430 |
1927 6th January, printed cover for the East London Stamp Exhibition, bearing South Africa KGV 2½d Kings Head, cancelled with special 'E.L. / P.S. / STAMP EXHIBITION' triangular datestamp in violet. Locally address. Attractive. |
£45 |
 |
| AS155 |
1927 (13th April), Union 4d registered postal stationery envelope, addressed, on the reverse, to Germany. Bearing a single Afrikaans 4d triangle (SG 33) tied by WEST FORT (13 Apr) double circle datestamp with additional strike cancelling the embossed stamp. Various German transits and a Munich (6 May) arrival datestamp, all struck on the front. A scarce stamp to find commercially used on cover and a very scarce cancellation (not seen at the time of publication Putzel & Visser’s ‘Postmarks’ though subsequently recorded). Unusual. |
£75 |
 |
| SA6485 |
1928 6th July, envelope bearing TRANSVAAL KEVII ½d plus 4d London printing, each cancelled with RED 'S.A. PHILATELIC EXHIBITION / DURBAN' datestamps. Endorsed in blue 'POOC / P' and large red 'T' cachet, duly applied with 1d due similarly cancelled. Addressed within the Exhibition and with special violet registration cachet. Most attractive. |
£35 |
 |
| AS491 |
Railway 1929 (26th June), postcard addressed to Pomeroy / Tugela Ferry with the latter crossed through and ‘Via Dundee’ added. Bearing a ½d Springbok (SG 30) tied by a GREYTOWN (26 JUN) double circle datestamp and with TUGELA FERRY (27 and 28? JUN) transits struck on the front. The reverse with printed bilingual ‘S.A.R. & H. / Goods Advice Note’ with S.A.R. & H. / GREYTOWN 958 (26 JUN) double oval datestamp at top. Unusual. |
£25 |
 |
| AS493 |
Railway 1929 (28th June), postcard addressed to Tugela Ferry which has been crossed through and ‘PO Pomeroy / Via Dundee’ added. Bearing a ½d Springbok (SG 30) tied by a GREYTOWN (26 JUN) double circle datestamp and with a TUGELA FERRY (29 JUN) transit struck on the front. The reverse with printed bilingual ‘S.A.R. & H. / Goods Advice Note’ with S.A.R. & H. / GREYTOWN 958 (28 JUN) double oval datestamp at top. Unusual. |
£25 |
 |
| SA1999 |
1930 24th October, envelope bearing 1d Ship machine cancelled 'JOHANNESBURG', locally addressed. Struck with bilingual violet 'EMPTY HOUSE' cachet, duly returned. Most unusual. |
£25 |
 |
| SA1950 |
1931 14th February, KGV 1d embossed stationery envelope bearing 1d ship x three (SG 43d or dw), each cancelled large 'BLOEMFONTEIN / 3' datestamps, locally addressed. Applied at upper left with printed 'RAILWAYS LETTER POST' label endorsed in pencil with the train and date, further above 'Late fee' in ink. Most unusual. |
£40 |
 |
| AS411 |
1932 (27th January), envelope addressed to England with printed ‘Via Air Mail / Imperial Airways / First Air Post / South Africa to England’. Bearing a single 1/- orange (SG 41) tied by a Johannesburg (27 Jan) double circle datestamp with a second strike alongside. Vertical fold, otherwise fine. |
£45 |
 |
| SA1626 |
1932 (January), printed envelope 'AIR MAIL / SOUTH AFRICAN TRAVEL BUREAU / Agents for IMPERIAL AIRWAYS', bearing ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d and 6d pictorials, cancelled 'CAPE TOWN 30 JAN 32' datestamps, addressed to London. Attractive. |
£30 |
 |
| SA1998 |
1932 2nd September, envelope bearing 1d Ship vertical pair machine cancelled 'JOHANNESBURG', locally addressed. Manuscript red ink endorsement and further struck with bilingual black 'PARTI GONE AWAY' cachet, duly returned with despatch strike. |
£20 |
 |
| SA1951 |
1933 7th February, envelope bearing 2d Union Buildings x two (SG 44 or bw), each cancelled 'S. A. RAILWAYS / VLAKTERPLAATS' datestamps, addressed to Oudtshoorn. Applied at upper left with printed 'RAILWAYS LETTER POST' label endorsed in pencil with the train and date. Receiving strike on front. Most unusual. |
£45 |
 |
| SA1994 |
1933 15th April, printed advertising postcard on orange for the Wargundy Orchards, bearing 1d Ship cancelled 'WESTMINSTER', addressed to Bloemfontein. Most unusual. |
£20 |
 |
| SA1968 |
1933 16th May, KGV 4d stationery registered envelope bearing 2d Union Buildings, cancelled 'PRIESKA', addressed to Britstown. Arrival backstamp. |
£20 |
 |
| SA308 |
1933 (October), envelope 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 |
 |
| AS480 |
1933 (29th November), envelope sent registered to England. Bearing Pretoria Roto 3d black and red and a vertical pair of 2d ex the ‘Smith’s Cooperage’ booklet with binding margin at left, the lower stamp showing an ‘aeroplane’ flaw. (SG 44 var, 45aw). All tied by a single GREAT BRAK RIVER (29 Nov) double circle datestamp with further strike on reverse. Liverpool (19 Dec) arrival backstamp. With 1933 Christmas label affixed on front. Sender’s name excised from reverse, otherwise fine.
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£45 |
 |
| SA4426 |
CHRISTMAS SEALS. Range on album page from 1934 (unused block of four) to 1959, 13 years in all. Unused or cancelled. Unusual range. |
£20 |
 |
| SA2007 |
1934 5th March, envelope bearing 1d Ship x four cancelled oval 'S. A. R. - PCLS / THEUNISSEN . 408' datestamps, addressed to Bloemfontein. Manuscript upper left 'Rail Post', receiving strike dated the following day. Most unusual. |
£35 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| AS410 |
1934 (13th October), envelope addressed to Cape Town bearing Roto printing 1d and 2d (SG 43, 44) each tied by a large bilingual NATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION / PRETORIA (13 X 34) double circle datestamp. Uncommon. |
£45 |
 |
| SA6443 |
1934 10th December, envelope bearing 1s Gnu and alongside 1934 1d Christmas seal, the 1s only cancelled 'EAST LONDON', and sent airmail to Germany. Together with upper marginal block of four 1d Christmas seals, very fine unmounted. |
£20 |
 |
| AS492 |
Official Mail 1935 (11th February), stampless postcard with I.D.V.S.M.–O.H.M.S. printed at top, addressed to ‘PO Pomeroy’. With an originating POMEROY GAOL / MSINGA oval cachet struck in violet with ‘Official free’ inserted in manuscript and a POMEROY (11 FEB) double circle arrival datestamp below. The reverse with printed ‘REMINDER’ concerning a firewood tender and a second oval cachet. Ink stain at base. Unusual. |
£25 |
 |
| SA4845 |
1935 23rd February, envelope bearing Orange River Colony KEVII 2½d, cancelled with special 'IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE' bilingual datestamp. 'Robertson' rubber-stamped address. |
£20 |
 |
| SA2452 |
1935 13th May, printed publicity card (Government Printer, Pretoria), for the Post Office with an image of a red post box, reverse giving details of the services that the Post Office provides. Bearing KGV Silver Jubilee ½d vertical pair cancelled special bilingual 'POST OFFICE EXHIBITION CAPE TOWN' datestamp, locally addressed. Delightful and very scarce. |
£125 |
 |
| AS461 |
1935 (7th June), envelope sent registered to Johannesburg, bearing KGV Silver Jubilee 1d (pair) and 3d (SG 66, 67) tied by BRAKPAN (7 JUN) double circle datestamps with additional strike on the reverse. With boxed Brakpan registration cachet struck in violet. |
£20 |
 |
| AS460 |
1935 (11th June), envelope sent registered to Paarl, bearing KGV Silver Jubilee 1d (pair) and 3d (SG 66, 67) tied by MILL STREET / CAPE TOWN (11 JUN) double circle datestamps with additional strike on the reverse. With disintegrating boxed Mill Street registration cachet struck in violet. Paarl (12 VI) arrival backstamp. Also showing indecipherable relief type datestamp (JU 12) on the reverse. |
£20 |
 |
| SA6447 |
1935 1d Christmas seal. Complete sheet of 120, showing the tete-beche setting. Running sheet number '2295' in margin. Folded and some perforations parted, superb unmounted. |
£30 |
 |
| SA5636 |
1936 17th April, envelope bearing single KGV ½d King's Head coil stamp (SG 18), machine cancelled CAPE TOWN and sent at the unsealed Printed Matter rate to Japan. Most unusual. |
£30 |
 |
| SA3028 |
1936 1st June, envelope bearing two KGV 2d King's Head pairs showing plate '2' in margins, cancelled JOHANNESBURG, sent Airmail to England. Endorsed at base 'Pd Late fee'. |
£25 |
 |
| SA1949 |
1936 15th June, envelope bearing KGV 1d King's Head plus Cape KEVII 1d's x two (SG 4, 71), twice cancelled with special large 'DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSPOST / HAMBURG-AFRIKA' datestamps. Addressed to Munich and together with a coloured postcard of one of the mailboats used, the D. Adolph Woermann. Most unusual. |
£45 |
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| AS572 |
1936 (3rd July), printed bilingual ‘In Sy Majesteits Diens. / His Majesty’s Service.’ envelope sent registered to the USA. Bearing rotogravure 3d blue and 4d brown (SG 45c, 46) tied by Cape Town (3 Jul) datestamp. Cape Town registration label. New York (27 and 28 Jul) arrival backstamps. |
£35 |
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| SA4423 |
1936 14th December, envelope bearing 4d x three plus pair 1936 Christmas Seals. Machine cancelled 'PORT ELIZABETH' sent airmail to Holland. |
£15 |
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| SA3024 |
1937 8th January, envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 1d and pair Natal KEVII 4d's, cancelled 'CITY & SUBURBAN / JOHANNESBURG', sent registered to the USA. Attractive and unusual. |
£30 |
 |
| SA1995 |
1937 29th January, printed buff envelope 'SOUVENIR OF DURBAN / PANORAMIC VIEW', bearing 1d Ship cancelled 'VLERMUISKLIP', addressed to Clanwilliam. Internally with a three section folding black and white photograph of Durban from the Head across the harbour and city. Most attractive and a rare survivor. |
£30 |
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| SA1958 |
1937 12th May, printed KGVI Coronation 'FIRST PIGEON POST' envelope bearing KGVI ½d Coronation pair (SG 71), cancelled 'STRAND', locally addressed. Sent of the first such flight and to Mr. L. A. Wyndham, together with the flimsy wrapper and printed note carried by the actual pigeon. This numbered 55 of the 199 made. Very scarce and most appealing. |
£85 |
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| SA6433 |
1937 15th November, envelope bearing 1d Ship plus 1937 1d Christmas seal alongside, machine cancelled 'JOHANNESBURG', addressed to the United States. |
£20 |
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| SA1946 |
1938 30th January, FRONT only of a printed Radio Communication Co. Ltd. 'OCEAN LETTER' envelope, bearing KGV 2d King;s Head pair plus 1d ship (SG 6, 31), cancelled with large violet oval 'SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPE TOWN' strike, another alongside. Addressed to 'Albu, Johannesburg' (Sir George Albu, a mining magnate of the era). Most unusual. |
SOLD |
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| SA1991 |
1938 6th September, envelope bearing single ½d Voortrekker (SG 50), cancelled 'VENTERSDORP', locally addressed. A most attractive unsealed letter rate franking. |
£15 |
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| SA6445 |
1938 17th December, envelope bearing 1s Gnu, the machine cancelled 'PORT ELIZABETH', the reverse with 1938 1d Christmas seal. Addressed to Czechoslovakia. Transit and arrival backstamps. Together with a block of 30 of the issued Christmas seal showing running sheet number '7887' in margin, superb unmounted. |
£20 |
 |
| AS462 |
1939 (3rd February), envelope sent registered to Johannesburg, bearing Roto 4d and Voortrekker 1d (SG 46c, 80) tied by BOKSBURG / T (3 FEB) double circle datestamps with additional strike on the reverse. Boksburg registration cachet struck in violet. The ‘T’ at base of the datestamp is believed to denote intended use at the Telegraphic counter. |
£15 |
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| SA2071 |
1939 25th March, envelope bearing 1d Ship x three cancelled oval 'S. A. R. / SLURRY 587' datestamp, addressed to the Cape. Manuscript upper left 'Per Rail Post' and the reverse applied with printed bilingual 'RAIL LETTER POST.' label duly endorsed. A little soiled and minor opening tears. Most unusual. |
£35 |
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| SA6434 |
1939 27th December, plain post card bearing 1½d Gold Mine plus 1939 1d Christmas label below, lightly cancelled 'MURRAYSBURG'. Addressed to the USA. Attractive. |
£15 |
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| SA2009 |
1940 16th September, envelope bearing ½d Springbok and 1d Ship cancelled 'PRINCE ALBERT', addressed to Zeekoegat. Struck with bilingual violet 'UNKNOWN' cachet and twice readdressed with despatch datestamps. |
£15 |
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| SA1971 |
1940 22nd November, envelope endorsed at top 'On Active Service', sent without charge, cancelled 'BARBERTON CAMP/KAMP'. Struck with violet oval 'RAND LIGHT INFANTRY' cachet, addressed to the Cape. Locally addressed. |
£15 |
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| SA1970 |
1940 18th December, envelope endorse in corner 'On active service'. sent without charge machine cancelled 'PRETORIA', addressed to the Orange Free State. Struck with violet rectangular 'NO. 1 AIRCRAFT REPAIR DEPOT / VOORTREKKERHOEGTE / P.O. ROBERETS HEIGHTS' cachet. Original contents enclosed being a folded three section printed S. A. Airforce Christmas and New Year Greeting, illustration of the Union Buildings within. Most appealing. |
£20 |
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| SA6432 |
1940 24th December, envelope cancelled with light red franking machine also cancelling 1940 1d Christmas seal at left. Further cancelled with 'JOHANNESBURG' machine at base, addressed to Nylstroom (E. Tamsen). |
£15 |
 |
| SA1871 |
1941 10th October, specially printed bilingual 'GREETINGS AND GOOD NEWS / TELEGRAM' on gold window envelope. With original form and struck with 'CAMBRIDGE 10 X 41' receiving datestamp. Highly attractive and scarce. |
£65 |
 |
| SA1872 |
1941 10th October, specially printed bilingual 'GREETINGS AND GOOD NEWS / TELEGRAM' on gold window envelope. With original form and struck with 'CAMBRIDGE 10 X 41' receiving datestamp. Highly attractive and scarce. |
£65 |
 |
| SA6444 |
1941 14th November, envelope bearing reduced 1½d Gold Mine and alongside pair 1d 1941 Christmas seals. Machine cancelled 'PIETERMARITZBURG', locally addressed. Together with upper marginal block of four of the Christmas seal, superb unmounted. |
£20 |
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| SA1952 |
1942 12th January, envelope originally posted from England and addressed to India, endorsed at top 'On Active Service'. Several times readdressed including to South Africa where opened at right then resealed with printed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tape. A number of despatch and instructional strikes on from and reverse. A story to tell. |
£20 |
 |
| AS406 |
1942 (18th May), envelope addressed to Prince Albert. Bearing a single War Effort ½d green (SG 88) tied by a bilingual Cape Town slogan roller canceller (Morse code ‘V…-’ for Victory). The flap with printed ‘Guardian Assurance Company, Ltd’ oval. A fine example of the unsealed open letter rate. |
£30 |
 |
| SA6439 |
1942 1d Christmas seal. Block of 12 being two columns of the sheet, showing the tete-beche setting. Folded horizontally, very fine unmounted. |
£7 |
 |
| SA6442 |
1942 1d Christmas seal. Block of 30 being the right five columns of the sheet, showing the tete-beche setting, plus running sheet number '7241' in margin. Virtually severed through centre, very fine unmounted. |
£15 |
 |
| SA1953 |
c1942 undated envelope addressed 'PRISONER OF WAR POST, CAMP 62. P.M. 3200. ITALY.' Struck with magenta BY AIR MAIL cachet, opened both at right and left, resealed with printed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' tape and plain tape at left, the reverse struck with violet 'Ag' cachet, later copy attached. Sent from one Miss Williamson, Johannesburg. |
£20 |
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| SA350 |
194? (January), WWII small envelope 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 |
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| SA2437 |
1943 28th October, printed postcard for the South African Railways and Harbours, being a confirmation of a booking made for a train journey from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth on the 25th November. Cancelled with red franking strike for Cape Town, addressed to Port Elizabeth. Unusual. |
£20 |
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| SA2000 |
c1943 printed small advertising wrapper for Croxley Stationery, applied with ½d War Effort (SG 97), un-cancelled and apparently not used. Delightful. |
£20 |
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| SA6449 |
1944 3rd February, envelope bearing 3d bantam War Effort single (SG 101), cancelled ADAMS MISSION STATION, addressed to HAWAII. The reverse applied with 1943 Christmas label, then opened at both left and right resealed with printed tape out of South Africa and into the USA. A remarkable combination. |
£35 |
 |
| SA3783 |
1944 19th August, envelope bearing 1/- small Wars block of four, upper right stamp showing 'Bursting shell' flaw (SG 104, 104a). Sent airmail to the U.S.A., opened by censors with two differing tape seals at left and right. Most unusual.
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£45 |
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| AS409 |
1944 (12th September), envelope addressed to Pietermaritzburg bearing a single War Effort 2d Sailor (SG 100) tied by a very fine CAVALCADE (12 IX / 1944) single circle relief type datestamp. Scarce.
Note: According to Hasso O. Reisener in ‘The Special & Commemorative Postmarks, Cachets & Covers of South Africa’ (1975), this datestamp was used at the ‘Dawn of Victory Cavalcade’ held at Pietermaritzburg from 12th to 16th September. He notes “This is probably one of the scarcest cavalcade postmarks.”
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£55 |
 |
| SA1961 |
1944 28th November, envelope bearing ½d Springbok coil pairs (SG 105), cancelled 'A. P. O. - U - M. P. K. / 50A' datestamps. 'Robertson' rubber stamp address. |
£20 |
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| AS310 |
1945 (6th January), envelope sent registered to Johannesburg bearing a single Bantam 6d red-orange (SG 102) tied by a clear MOBILE POST OFFICE No. 7 / PRETORIA (6 JAN 45) double circle datestamp, with a second strike on the reverse. With Pretoria registration label affixed at upper left. Unusual. |
£45 |
 |
| AS190 |
1945 (May), wrapper addressed to England bearing a ‘bantam’ ½d greenish blue (SG 97b) tied by a Johannesburg (23 May) double circle datestamp. Also bearing ‘£1,000,000 Victory Thanksgiving Appeal’ label (Governor General’s National War Fund) affixed at lower left. The reverse with large sender’s cachet of ‘The South African Philatelist’ lightly struck in purple. |
£25 |
 |
| SA1954 |
1945 4th July, printed bilingual form 'UNION DEFENCE FORCES' being an acknowledgement for volunteering for service during WWII. Issued to one Sgt. Price-Jones, printed signature lower right corner 'J.C.Smuts'. Folded |
£15 |
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| SA2003 |
1945 24th September, envelope endorsed at top 'On Service' and sent without charge. Struck at upper right with violet oval 'M.A.F. DEPOT / ZWARTKOP' cachet, addressed to East London. |
£15 |
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| SA6494 |
1945 December, printed competition ticket and counterfoil, for the 'S.A. TANK CORPS WOMENS COMMITTEE / JOHANNESBURG XMAS HANDICAP', the 2/6 donation with a 1st Prize of £1000. Most attractive in blue and red, apparently unused or unsold and in pristine condition. A most unusual survivor. |
£20 |
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| SA1870 |
c1946 'V' and 'VICTORY VRYHEID' folding Christmas greeting card. Unusual. |
£20 |
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| SA416 |
1946 (8th August), open letter rate envelope 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 |
 |
| SA1967 |
1946-47 printed bilingual 'RATIONING SCHEME' booklet. Apparently unused and complete with 29 numbered pages. Explanatory instructions over four pages with the grid system used on remaining pages. Issued to one Lowina Du Toit and numbered 'S / 137583'. Most unusual. |
£30 |
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| SA2074 |
1947 January, incoming envelope from Portuguese India with franking on reverse, sent registered to Johannesburg. Endorsed in pencil 'Received at Johannesburg damaged by rodents'. Secured at right with several printed 'Found open (etc.)' labels and cancelled with Johannesburg datestamp for the 6th January. Most appealing. |
£35 |
 |
| AB3526 |
1947 (17th February), incoming registered envelope from Bechuanaland. Bearing a complete set of the KGVI Royal Visit (SG 132-135) tied by LOBATSI / BECH. PROT. double circle datestamps (First Day of Issue) with an additional strike on the reverse. Lobatsi registration cachet struck in purple. The letter was apparently undeliverable as addressed and was endorsed “Unable to affect delivery Berea . . .” in red manuscript. A large ‘COUNTER DELIVERY’ cachet was also struck in violet across the 3d adhesive. |
£35 |
 |
| SA1981 |
1947 18th August, 4d Native Hut stationery registered envelope bearing 3d and 1/-, cancelled crisp 'PENZANCE ROAD / PENZANCEWEG / DURBAN' datestamp, addressed to the USA. Attractive. |
£20 |
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| SA1974 |
1947 22nd December, envelope bearing ½d Springbok and alongside 1947 Christmas 1d label, machine cancelled 'BLOEMFONTEIN', addressed to Johannesburg. |
£15 |
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| SA6441 |
1947 1d Christmas seal. Upper marginal block of 18 showing running sheet number '2192' and part marginal inscriptions. Superb unmounted. |
£12 |
 |
| SA3792 |
1949 20th June, printed envelope bearing 4d, 1/- and 5/- definitives (SG 46c, 62, 64b), cancelled 'HATFIELD'. Sent registered airmail to The Netherlands. Attractive high value useage. |
£20 |
 |
| AS407 |
1952 (31st July), envelope sent registered to Kimberley. Bearing a single 6d green and red-orange ‘orange tree’ (SG 119) tied by ULCO (31 Jul) double circle datestamp with a further strike on the reverse. With an Ulco registration cachet struck in violet at upper left. Kimberley (1 Aug) arrival backstamp. |
£30 |
 |
| SA6446 |
1952 Christmas seal. Block of 54 being the left nine columns of the sheet, running sheet number '3785' in margin. Superb unmounted. |
£15 |
 |
| AS200 |
1953 (17th July), sepia picture postcard (‘The Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Motor Vessel “CAPETOWN CASTLE” 27,002 Tons.’) Addressed to South Africa and bearing a South Africa 2d (SG 134) tied by a large PAQUEBOT / POSTED AT SEA machine cancellation incorporating a Southampton (17 July) circular datestamp |
£20 |
 |
| SA2008 |
1955 13th July, envelope bearing Animals definitive 2d (SG 154), lightly cancelled 'WARMBATHS', addressed to Pretoria. Re-addressed from there to Cape Town and then secured at top with printed bilingual 'Found open or damaged and officially secured' tape and tied with 'DEPOT / RONDEBOSCH' datestamps. Somewhat battered as to be expected. |
£20 |
 |
| SA2072 |
1956 4th April, envelope bearing 1d block of four Animal definitive, cancelled with large violet rectangular 'BOOKING OFFICE / S.A.R. MACLEAR' cachet, another alongside. Addressed to Indwe, applied with two printed bilingual 'RAIL LETTER POST.' labels at left and on reverse. Negantive seal arrival strike on reverse. Most unusual. |
£35 |
 |
| SA6438 |
1957 Christmas seal. Lower right corner block of six. Superb unmounted. |
£5 |
 |
| SA6440 |
1959 Christmas seal. Upper right corner block of 16. Superb unmounted. |
£10 |
 |
| AS385 |
1974 (November), CRASH MAIL incoming airmail window envelope from Germany franked with a machine cancellation (18 Nov). The cover was carried on the ill-fated Lufthansa Boeing 747 which crashed on take-off at Nairobi on the 20th November 1974. Bearing the bilingual cachet ‘RETRIEVED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 / NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI. / HERWIN VAN LUGRAMP OP 20 / NOVEMBER 1974 TE NAIROBI.’ struck in purple. |
£110 |
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