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Recent acquisitions are numbered in blue. Last update: 17th August, 2022
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FIRST REPUBLIC
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POSTAGE STAMPS
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Otto printings
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Viljoen printings
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| MT188 |
1870 1d carmine-red on thin gummed paper from Germany, fine roulette. Plated as position 8, small inclusion below Eagle, some original gum. A rare stamp. Ex. Drysdall. SG 10 |
£725 |
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| T1965 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d pale rose-red with very good to large, even margins. Very fine unused (without gum). BPA certificate (1976). SG 13
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£125 |
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| T1966 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d pale rose-red with good to very good margins. Very fine mint with typical yellow streaky gum. SG 13
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£110 |
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| T1968 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d pale rose-red with good to very large margins. The browned streaky gum has stained the paper. SG 13
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£75 |
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| T1969 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d carmine-red with close large margins. Very fine unused (without gum). SG 13a
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£75 |
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| T1970 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d carmine-red with close large margins. Very fine unused (without gum). SG 13a
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£75 |
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| T1974 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d carmine-red, with good to very good, even margins. Very fine unused (without gum). SG 13a
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£75 |
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| T1975 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d carmine-red, with good to very good, even margins. Fine mint with dry streaky gum. SG 13a
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£85 |
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| T1973 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper, imperforate. 1d carmine-red, horizontal pair with large to very large, even margins. Very fine unused (without gum). A scarce multiple. SG 13a
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£250 |
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| T1977 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- yellow-green (a brighter shade), imperforate with close to enormous, even margins. Fine mint with hinge remnants. SG 14
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£175 |
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| T1978 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- yellow-green (a deeper shade), imperforate with very good to large, even margins. Small stain at right, otherwise fine mint. SG 14
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£175 |
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| T1925 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- yellow-green, imperforate with close to good margins. Fine used with a light target-type cancellation. SG 14
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£110 |
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| T1950 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- yellow-green, imperforate with good to large margins. Showing over-inked / heavily impressed left frame line. Fine used with two target-type cancellations. SG 14
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£150 |
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| T1980 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- in an unusually deep green shade, imperforate with close to very large margins. Showing irregular inking in the right margin. Fine used with a central target-type cancellation. SG 14
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£150 |
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| T1982 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- yellow-green, imperforate with good to very good, even margins. Fine used with target-type cancellation struck in grey-blue. Marginal thin at top, otherwise very fine. SG 14
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£150 |
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| T1984 |
1870 Viljoen printing on thick hard paper. 1/- in an unusually deep green shade, imperforate with close margins all round, almost touching at base. Fine used with central target-type cancellation struck in black. SG 14
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£125 |
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Borrius printings
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Otto printing 3d
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Borrius printings
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| T747 |
1872-74 Borrius printing on thin transparent paper, fine roulette. 6d ultramarine. Small marginal thin, otherwise very fine used with X pen cancellation. Attractive. SG 27
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£25 |
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| T1934 |
1872 Borrius printing 1d reddish pink on thinnish opaque paper, fine roulette. An upper marginal example with close to enormous margins. Very fine used with blue target-type cancellation. SG 29a
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£55 |
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| T1327 |
1872 Borrius printing on thinnish opaque paper, fine roulette. 6d ultramarine, a few thin spots otherwise fine used with light target-type cancellation. SG 31
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| T2200 |
1872-74 Borrius printing on thinnish opaque paper, fine roulette. 6d (very deep dull) ultramarine with good to enormous margins. Plateable as position [L1]. Fine used with rather over-inked target-type cancellation. SG 31
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£50 |
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| T2205 |
1872-74 Borrius printing on thinnish opaque paper, fine roulette. 6d (dull) ultramarine with good to large margins. Fine used with part of an over-inked cancellation. SG 31
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£35 |
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| T2139 |
1873-74 Borrius printing on thickish wove paper, fine roulette. 6d deep dull blue with very good to large margins. Plateable as position [R2]. Very fine used with light target-type cancellations. SG 34a
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£65 |
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Davis Printings
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Otto Printing 6d with improved folded wings
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Stamp Commission Printings
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| T2111 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 1d orange-red with very good to very large margins. Very fine used with a partial light target-type cancellation overstruck with a transit or arrival datestamp. SG 43 |
£75 |
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| T2112 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 1d orange-red with very good to enormous margins. Plateable as position [L32]. Light corner creasing, otherwise superb used with a light 10 target-type cancellation of M.W. Stroom. Lovely. SG 43
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£110 |
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| T2121 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 6d (dull) blue with close to very good margins. Tiny pin hole, apparently resulting from impurities in the paper. Otherwise fine used with 10 target-type cancellation of M.W.Stroom. SG 45
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£45 |
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| T2122 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 6d milky-blue with good to very large margins. Very fine unused (with little or no gum). A very scarce stamp. SG 45a
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£180 |
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| T2123 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 6d milky-blue with good to very large margins. Appears to be plateable as [L19]. Tiny pin hole, apparently resulting from impurities in the paper. Otherwise very fine unused (without gum). A very scarce stamp. SG 45a
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£125 |
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| T2128 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 6d milky-blue with good to large margins. Appears to be plateable as [L25]. Very fine used on small piece with 1 target-type cancellation of Pretoria. SG 45a |
£55 |
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| T2129 |
1875-77 Stamp commission printing on semi-pelure paper, imperforate. 6d milky-blue (bright shade), an upper marginal example with very good margins on the other sides. Plateable as position [L6]. Tiny pinhole from small hinge thin and unobtrusive vertical crease. Otherwise fine used with 8 target-type cancellation of Zeerust. SG 45a
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£45 |
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| T2075 |
1876 Stamp Commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper, imperforate. 1d (brownish) bright red with large to enormous margins. Plateable as position [R37]. Very fine used with target-type cancellation. SG 61
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£55 |
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| T2076 |
1876 Stamp Commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper, imperforate. 1d (brownish) bright red with close to very large margins. Fine used with target-type cancellation. SG 61
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£55 |
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| T2078 |
1876 Stamp Commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper, imperforate. 1d (brownish) bright red with good to enormous margins. Fine used with light target-type cancellation. SG 61
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£45 |
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| T2085 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d bright blue, imperforate, with good to very large margins. Fine used with 7 target-type cancellation of Lichtenburg. SG 63
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£45 |
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| T2086 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d (deep) bright blue, imperforate, with good to very good margins. Marginal thin at top, otherwise fine used with numeral target-type cancellation. SG 63
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£25 |
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| T2087 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d bright blue, imperforate, with close to large margins. Fine used with 14 target-type cancellation of Pilgrims Rest. SG 63
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£30 |
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| T2088 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d bright blue, imperforate, with good, even margins. Fine used with 9 target-type cancellation of Heidelberg. SG 63
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£45 |
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| T2093 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d bright blue, imperforate, with good to very good margins. Plateable as position [R20]. Fine used with numeral target-type cancellation. SG 63
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£45 |
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| T2090 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d bright blue, imperforate, with close to large margins. Showing the R of AFR completely inked out (an apparently transient flaw). Fine used with part of light target-type cancellation. SG 63 var
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£55 |
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| T1915 |
1876 Stamp Commission printing 6d deep blue on stout hard-surfaced paper, imperforate with very good to large margins. Corner fault at lower left, otherwise fine used with manuscript X cancellation. SG 63c
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£20 |
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| T2094 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d deep blue, imperforate, with very good to very large margins. Fine used with numeral target-type cancellation. SG 63c
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£45 |
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| T2099 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d deep blue, imperforate, with large to very large margins. Showing a prominent flaw above TZ of POSTZEGEL, plateable as position [L18]. Very fine used with a very light target-type cancellation. SG 63c
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£65 |
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| T2100 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d deep blue, imperforate, with close to enormous margins. The top third of the stamp is heavily over-inked with the eagle reduced to a blob, while the lower part is normal. Fine used with light numeral target-type cancellation. A spectacular inking variety and a wonderful example of the alluring charm of Transvaal philately. SG 63c
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| T2091 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper. 6d deep blue, imperforate, with good to large margins. Showing the ZES flaw position [L36]. Small corner creases, otherwise fine used with 26 target-type cancellation, currently unattributed to a specific postal agency though probably Sterkfontein (TP111, p71). A very scarce variety and a rare postmark. SG 63c var |
£125 |
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| T2103 |
1876 Stamp commission printing on stout hard-surfaced paper, 6d bright blue (over-inked, very deep shade), fine roulette with good to very large margins. Plateable as position [R23]. Fine used with two target-type cancellations. SG 66
Note: although clearly a deep blue shade, the reverse does not have the greyish appearance for it to qualify as SG 66a, the listed deep blue.
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£150 |
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First British Occupation
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1877 Overprinted 'V. R. / TRANSVAAL.' in red capital letters
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1877 Overprinted 'V. R. / TRANSVAAL.' in black capital letters
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| T478 |
1877 overprints in black on stout hard-surfaced paper, imperforate. 1d bright red, fine used with light 1 target cancel of Pretoria. SG 98
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£25 |
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| T1939 |
1877 overprints in black on stout hard-surfaced paper, imperforate. 1d bright red with close to large, even margins. Very fine used with light 23 target-type numeral cancellation of Emigratie. SG 98
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£35 |
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| T2044 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red with close to good margins. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 101
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£40 |
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| T2046 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red with close margins. Hinge remnants and gum loss from hinge removal resulting in a shallow thin, otherwise fine mint. SG 101
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£25 |
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| T1854 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red with good to large margins. Shallow hinge thin, otherwise very fine mint. SG 101
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| T2039 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red left marginal horizontal pair with very good to enormous margins. Hinge thin and small cut between stamps at top, otherwise very fine mint. SG 101
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| T2041 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red with close (touching at upper right) to very good margins. Small faults include two pinholes and a small marginal thin. Otherwise fresh mint. SG 101
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£10 |
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| T2042 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red over-inked impression with good to very good margins. Hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint. SG 101
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£35 |
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| T482 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1d brick red on fine used with light target cancels. SG 101 |
£30 |
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| T2051 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d dull blue with large to enormous margins. Two small thins (one marginal), otherwise very fine used with 13 target-type cancel of Lydenburg. SG 103 |
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| T2055 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d dull blue with close to large margins. Fine used with numeral target-type cancellation. SG 103
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£45 |
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| T1807 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d dull blue with good even margins. Fine used with light target-type cancellation. SG 103
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£35 |
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| T1808 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d (pale) blue with good to very large, even margins. Fine used with light 1 target-type cancellation of Pretoria. SG 103
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£45 |
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| T669 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d blue with good to large margins. Few small thin spots, otherwise fine used with target-type cancellation. SG 103e
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£25 |
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| T2052 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d bright blue with close to enormous margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at right. Very fine used with light target-type cancellation. Without any of the thinning so often found on this issue. SG 103e |
£75 |
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| T2054 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d bright blue with close (touching at lower left) to very good margins. Fine used with target-type cancellation and without any of the thinning so often found on this issue. SG 103e
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£30 |
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| T2056 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d bright blue with good, even margins. Fine used with a light cancellation. Without any of the thinning so often found on this issue. SG 103e
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£65 |
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| T2057 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d (deep) bright blue with good to very good mar-gins. Fine used with target-type cancellations. Without any of the thinning so often found on this issue. SG 103e
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£65 |
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| T2058 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d (deep) bright blue left marginal example with large to very large margins on the other sides. Appears plateable as position [R17]. Superb used with 1 target-type cancellation of Pretoria. Without any of the thinning so often found on this issue. Rare so fine. SG 103e
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£100 |
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| T2060 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 6d (very pale) bright blue with close to very large margins. Hint of a few tiny thin spots otherwise very fine used with target-type cancellation. A most attractive shade. SG 103e
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£55 |
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| T2065 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1/- yellow-green with close to enormous margins. A few paper wrinkles, otherwise fine used with a target-type cancellation. SG 104
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£75 |
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| T2066 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1/- yellow-green with close to very good mar-gins. Small marginal thin at top, otherwise fine used with neat 1 target-type cancellation of Pretoria. SG 104
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£55 |
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| T2067 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1/- yellow-green with close to very large margins. Fault at left (crumpling resulting in a small thin), otherwise fine used with a light target-type cancellation and what appears to be black ink manuscript. SG 104
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£30 |
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| T2068 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, imperforate. 1/- yellow-green with close to large margins. Very fine used with part of a light target-type cancellation struck on the upper right corner. Without any of the thinning so often found on this issue. SG 104
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£75 |
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| T2202 |
1877 overprints in black on coarse, soft paper, fine roulette. 1d brick-red with clear to good margins. A rather over-inked impression, fine used with light target-type cancellation. Scarce. SG 105
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£65 |
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1877-78 Overprinted 'V. R. / Transvaal' in upper and lower case
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| T2002 |
1877 1d red on blue, imperforate, with close to enormous margins. Corner crease at lower left, otherwise fine used with target-type cancellation. SG 116
Note: although this stamp exhibits a suggestion of rouletting, they are not clear enough to be definitive. |
£45 |
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| T2006 |
1877 1d red on blue, imperforate with good to large margins. Badly thinned, though of good appearance. Otherwise fine used with numeral 13 target-type cancellation of Lydenburg. SG 116
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£15 |
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| T2007 |
1877 1d red on blue, imperforate lower marginal example with close to enormous margins. Three thin spots otherwise fine used with part of a numeral target-type cancellation. SG 116
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£25 |
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| T2009 |
1877 1d red on orange, imperforate with very good to very large margins. Some gum adherence, otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 117
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£55 |
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| T2015 |
1877 1d red on orange, imperforate with very good margins. Some gum creasing, otherwise fine mint. SG 117
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£40 |
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| T2011 |
1878 1d red on orange, overprinted with italic V. R.. An imperforate right marginal example showing part of the stamp above and with good to very good margins on the other sides. Some gum creasing, otherwise very fine, fresh mint. SG 117d
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£150 |
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| T1886 |
1877 3d mauve on buff, imperforate, with good to very good, even margins. Very fine unused (without gum). And most unusually, without any thinning. SG 118
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| T505 |
1878 3d mauve on buff, imperforate upper marginal example with good to large margins. Very fine used with target cancel. SG 118 |
£35 |
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| T646 |
1877 3d mauve on buff, imperforate upper marginal example with clear to good margins other sides. Fine used with light 9 target cancel (Heidelberg). SG 118 |
£30 |
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| T2016 |
1877 mauve on buff, imperforate, with close (touching at right) to good margins. Fine used with numeral target-type cancellation. SG 118
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£15 |
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| T2017 |
1877 3d mauve on buff, imperforate upper marginal example with close to enormous margins. Fine used with 1 numeral target-type cancellation of Pretoria. SG 118
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£30 |
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| T2018 |
1877 3d mauve on buff, imperforate upper marginal example with good to enormous margins. Showing unprinted area at upper right, probably due to oil or an intrusion on the plate. Very fine used with target-type cancellation. SG 118
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£75 |
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| T2023 |
1877 3d mauve on buff, imperforate horizontal pair with close (touching at upper right) to good margins. Both stamps showing unprinted areas, the right stamp also showing missing R. of overprint, all probably due to oil or grease on the plate. A few thins, otherwise fine used with 13 target-type cancellation of Lydenburg. SG 118
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£150 |
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| T2030 |
1879 3d mauve on green overprinted with italic V. R.. Imperforate, with close margins. Fine used with light 4 numeral target-type cancellation of Klerksdorp, struck in blue. SG 119e
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£45 |
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| T2350 |
1879 3d mauve on green overprinted with italic V. R.. Imperforate lower marginal example with good to large margins. Fine used with light 10 target-type cancellation of Marthinus Wesselstroom. SG 119e
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£65 |
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| T2025 |
1877 6d blue on green, imperforate with very good to large margins. Very fine used with 3 target-type cancellation of Rustenburg. SG 120
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£75 |
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| MT194 |
1877 6d blue on green, imperforate. Lower left corner copy showing proving flaws under 'EPUB' of 'REPUBLIEK', large to very large margins. Very fine used with light target cancel. SG 120 |
£85 |
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| T1394 |
1878 6d blue on blue, imperforate with good to large margins. Hinge thin, otherwise very fine used with part of a Pretoria datestamp. SG 121 |
£15 |
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| T1412 |
1878 6d blue on blue, imperforate with very large to enormous margins (showing part of adjoining stamp at left). Creased along upper frame line otherwise fine used with what appears to be the 31 target-type cancellation attributed to Kalekaleskop (rare). SG 121
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£30 |
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| T2036 |
1878 6d blue on blue, imperforate upper marginal example with close to enormous margins on the other three sides. Plateable as position [R1]. Thinned, otherwise fine used with 13 numeral target-type cancellation of Lydenburg. SG 121
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£45 |
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| T2004 |
1877 1d (bright) red on blue, fine roulette (clearly visible at base and partially at sides) with good to very large margins. Faint hint of a shallow hinge thin, otherwise fine used with 1 target-type cancellation of Pretoria. SG 122
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| T2203 |
1877 1d red on blue, with evidence of fine rouletting on three sides with close to enormous margins. A few very small hinge thins otherwise very fine used with 1 target-type cancellation of Pretoria. SG 122
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£35 |
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1878 Queen Victoria 'Bourne Head' Issue
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| T2349 |
1878 QV 1d pale red-brown. Block of four. A few split perforations and a little un-fresh, otherwise fine mint with hinge remnants. SG 134
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£45 |
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| T1890 |
1878 QV Bourne Head 6d black-brown. Several hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. mint. SG 137a
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£10 |
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1879 Queen Victoria 6d Surcharged '1 Penny'
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| T1888 |
1879 QV 6d black-brown surcharged 1 Penny in black, Type 11. Very fine unused (without gum). SG 141
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£75 |
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1879 Overprinted 'V. R. / Transvaal' with small V. R.
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| T1853 |
1879 overprints with small V. R.. 1d red on orange, imperforate with good to large margins all around. Rather heavily mounted, otherwise fine mint. SG 147b
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| T1940 |
1879 overprints with small V. R.. 1d red on orange, imperforate with good to large, even margins. With interesting apparently non-constant plate flaw at lower right. Several hinge remnants and hint of a thin, otherwise very fine mint. SG 147b
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£75 |
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| T518 |
1879 overprints with small V. R.. 1d red on orange, imperforate with very good margins. Very fine used with part target cancels. SG 147b |
£35 |
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| T1410 |
1879 overprints with small V. R.. 3d mauve on green, imperforate with good to large margins. Thin in upper margin and light diagonal crease at upper right otherwise fine mint and of good appearance. SG 148
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| T523 |
1879 overprints with small V. R.. 3d mauve on green, imperforate, with good to large margins, just touching at base. Tiny (natural?) pin-point thin, otherwise fine used with part neat target cancel. SG 148 |
£30 |
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