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Last update: 21st December, 2024
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SECOND REPUBLIC
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POSTAGE STAMPS
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1882 'EEN PENNY' surcharge on Queen Victoria 4d sage-green
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| T1742 |
1882 ‘EEN PENNY’ surcharge on QV 4d sage-green. A lower marginal example, light vertical crease, otherwise fine mint. SG 170
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£10 |
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| MT204 |
1882 'EEN PENNY' surcharge on QV 4d sage-green. Fine unmounted. SG 170 |
£35 |
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| T2627 |
1882 Queen Victoria ‘Bourne Head’ design 4d sage-green surcharged ‘EEN PENNY’. BLOCK OF NINE showing surcharge shifted to the right. Several hinge remnants, otherwise very fine mint, the centre row is unmounted. Ex the David Underwood collection. SG 170 |
£175 |
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1883 Celliers printings
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Set of all three duties used on cover
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1d grey (to black)
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| T2671 |
1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d grey-black (deep shade) plateable as from position [LP15]. Hinge remnants otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 171
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£12 |
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3d grey-black (to black) on rose
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| T1105 |
3d grey-black on rose BISECT. c1883 cover addressed to Emil Tamsen at Marabastadt bearing a 3d grey-black on rose single and a second example bisected diagonally, both tied by ‘15’ target-type cancellations of Nylstroom. Undoubtedly philatelically inspired, though rare. SG 172, 172a |
£550 |
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3d pale red (shades)
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3d Chestnut
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1/- Green (shades)
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| T1107 |
1/- yellowish green BISECT. c1883 cover addressed to Emil Tamsen bearing an example of the 1/- yellowish green bisected diagonally and tied by the ‘15’ target-type cancellation of Nylstroom. Some peripheral cover faults not affecting the adhesive. Philatelically inspired, though rare. SG 174a |
£450 |
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Celliers Issue Used on Cover
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Celliers Issue Fakes and Forgeries
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| T1067 |
Fakes 1883 Celliers re-issue. 1d (three), 3d and 1/- (two), each with perforations trimmed to resemble First Republic issues. Fakes |
£40 |
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| T1069 |
Forgeries Complete reconstruction of 16 of the Otto 3d forgery (Luff plate Q) in shades resembling the 1883 Celliers re-issue 3d grey-black on rose. Comprising ‘mint’ and ‘used’, a few with thins, the majority fine. Forgery / Luff Plate Q |
£65 |
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| T1070 |
Forgeries Complete reconstruction of 16 of the Otto 3d forgery (Luff plate Q) in shades resembling the 1883 Celliers re-issue 3d orange-red. Comprising ‘mint’ and ‘used’, A few with thins, the majority fine. Forgery / Luff Plate Q |
£65 |
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1885-93 'Vurtheim' Issue
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| T1477 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in pale carmine-red on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1479 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in dull mauve on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1480 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in pale bistre on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1490 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate horizontal pair printed in pale bistre on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£130 |
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| T1481 |
1884 Colour Trial of the Enschede ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty. An imperforate lower marginal horizontal pair printed in dull yellowish green on ungummed wove paper. Very fine and scarce. |
£140 |
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| T1773 |
1884 Enschedé imperforate colour trial of the ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty, printed in dull yellowish green on ungummed wove paper. A COMPLETE INTACT PANE OF 60 (10x6) with large margins on all sides. Very rare, being one of three complete panes in an unissued colour we are aware of. A set of complete panes in the issued colours was offered in the Roelf Boekema sale in 1981, which are believed to have been subsequently split into smaller multiples. Spectacular and undoubtedly unique.
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£2,750 |
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| T1873 |
1884 Enschede imperforate colour trial of the ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty, printed in bright brown-ochre on ungummed wove paper. A COMPLETE INTACT PANE OF 60 (10x6) with large margins on all sides. Very rare, being one of three complete panes in an unissued colour we are aware of. A set of complete panes in the issued colours was offered in the Roelf Boekema sale in 1981, which is believed to have been subsequently split into smaller multiples. Spectacular and undoubtedly unique.
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£2,750 |
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| T2132 |
1884 Enschede imperforate colour trial of the ‘Vurtheim’ 1d duty, printed in greenish slate on ungummed wove paper. A COMPLETE INTACT PANE OF 60 (10x6) with large margins on all sides. Very rare, being one of three complete panes in an unissued colour we are aware of. A set of complete panes in issued colours was offered in the Roelf Boekema sale in 1981, which is believed to have been subsequently split into smaller multiples. Spectacular. |
£2,750 |
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| T2261 |
1885-93 ‘Vurtheim’ issue complete set of 13, ½d grey to £5 green with additional listed shade of the 1d. Fine to very fine used with a range of postmark types and places including KROKODILPO(ORT) (in blue), JOHSBURG BEURS, KLIPDAM, ‘9’ in circles (Heidelburg) and ‘34’ in triangle (Comatiepoort). Also a STANDERTON telegraphic cancellation (on the 10/-). David Crocker certificate (1996) for the £5. SG 175-187 (between)
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£175 |
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| T2280 |
Reprints of the 1885-93 ‘Vurtheim’ issue. Complete set of duties ½d to 10/-, including both colours of the 2d. A total of 12 complete PANES OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides, though for some obscure reason have been removed at top and bottom. A very few with odd small gum stain, the vast majority are superb fresh unmounted mint. A remarkably scarce group. SG 175-186 reprints. |
£325 |
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| T2283 |
Reprint 1885 ‘Vurtheim’ issue 10/- dull chestnut in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins. Folded along central perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. This duty uncommon in this format. SG 186 reprint. |
£125 |
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| T2149 |
Reprint of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 blue-green in a complete central PANE OF 60 with margins on all four sides. Folded vertically through central perforations, otherwise superb fresh unmounted mint. Now scarce in this format. SG 187 reprint |
£160 |
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| T2281 |
Reprint of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 blue-green in a complete lower PANE OF 60 with margins on all four sides. Folded vertically through the central perforations and twice horizontally. The stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. Now scarce in this format. SG 187 reprint. |
£160 |
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| T2495 |
Reprint of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 blue-green. Hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. PFSA certificate (2017) confirming reprint status. SG 187 reprint
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£15 |
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| T2568 |
Reprint 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 blue-green. Thinned, otherwise fine mint. SG 187 reprint |
£5 |
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| T1110 |
Forgery of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 deep green. A good effort, though examination reveals it to be a line perfed litho forgery which has been provided with fake postal markings. |
£20 |
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| T2218 |
Forgery Fournier Forgery of the 1892 ‘Vurtheim’ £5 printed in deep green. Complete imperforate sheetlet (105x122mm) of 16 widely spaced impressions on thin ungummed paper. The reverse with small ‘FAC-SIMILÉ’ applied in diagonal rows in blue by the L’Union Philatélique de Genève in 1928. Scarce in this format.
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£85 |
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| T2219 |
Forgeries Fournier forgeries comprising nine duties from various 1896-97 issues and one additionally bearing a forged ‘V.R.I.’ overprint. Four are perforated and six imperforate and all with either ‘FAC-SIMILÉ’ on the reverse or ‘FAUX’ handstamped on the front. Affixed to part of a page prepared by L’Union Philatélique de Genève in 1928. |
£75 |
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| T2496 |
Forgeries Fournier forgeries, comprising piece bearing Mafeking and Pretoria (2) circular datestamps and a second piece with 14 different examples of forged overprints and/or surcharges including Telegraph, ‘V.R.I.’, and ‘C.S.A.R.’ forgeries. Affixed to part of a page prepared by L’Union Philatélique de Genève in 1928.
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£45 |
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| T1865 |
Reprints of the 1892 'Vurtheim' £5 deep green with a second lower marginal example in a blue-green shade bearing a forged ‘V.R.I.’ overprint. Fine mint or unmounted. The first with PFSA certificate (2010)
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£15 |
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1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY’ in black
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| MT201 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY' reading down. Showing ALBINO IMPRESSION, READING UP. Very fine fresh unmounted. SG 188 var.
Note: this surcharge was carried out in two operations for the left and right panes, one resulting in the surcharge reading down, and the second with it reading up. In this instance, it would appear that whilst the reading up impression was applied, it failed to register as an inked impression. In an effort to correct, a second reading down impression was applied. Apparently NOT RECORED PREVIOUSLY, and no doubt subject to further research |
£425 |
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| T1075 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY' with surcharge reading up. Showing light double ‘kiss print’ of surcharge (1.5mm to left). Fine unused (no gum). SG 188 |
£45 |
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| T1645 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY'. Horizontal interpanneau pair showing surcharge reading down on the left stamp and up on the right stamp. A few faults including a small thin, otherwise fine mint with heavyish hinge remnants. Scarce. SG 188 var
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£125 |
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| T2673 |
1885 Celliers 3d (deep) red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY' reading down. Fine used with part target-type cancellations. SG 188
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£15 |
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| T1633 |
1885 Celliers 3d pale red surcharged 'HALVE PENNY'. Two examples with surcharge reading up or down respectively. Each fine used with ‘1’ target-type canceller of Pretoria. Uncommon. SG 188
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£25 |
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1885 Celliers 1/- green surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY’ in black
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| T1647 |
1885 1/- green surcharged 'HALVE PENNY' with surcharge reading down. Small thin and some printed album page adherence, otherwise fine and fresh mint. SG 189
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£15 |
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| T2146 |
1885 1/- green with surcharge reading up. BLOCK OF FOUR very fine or superb fresh unmounted mint with light hinge mark on the upper pair only. A very scarce multiple. SG 189
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£275 |
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1885 QV 6d black-brown surcharged ‘HALVE PENNY / Z. A. R.’ (error) in red
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1885 QV 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z. A. R.’ in red
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| T2633 |
1885 Queen Victoria ‘Bourne Head’ design 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z.A.R.’ in red (SG 191). BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine mint with hinge remnant on the upper pair, the lower pair is unmounted. Ex the David Underwood collection. SG 191 |
£110 |
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| T2635 |
1885 Queen Victoria ‘Bourne Head’ design 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z.A.R.’ in red. Fine used with GERE(GISTREERD) / PRET(ORIA) boxed cachet. Ex the David Underwood collection. SG 191 |
£35 |
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| T2636 |
1885 Queen Victoria ‘Bourne Head’ design 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z.A.R.’ in red. Right marginal example very fine used with ERMELO / Z.A.R. (SP 23 / 85) single circle datestamp. Scarce thus. Ex the David Underwood collection. SG 191 |
£45 |
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| T2759 |
1885 Queen Victoria ‘Bourne Head’ design 6d black-brown surcharged ‘TWEE PENCE / Z.A.R.’ in red. Upper left corner example, perforated between stamp and margin at top and imperforate to margin at left. Unobtrusive 4mm tear at foot, otherwise fine used with PRETORIA / Z.A.R. (25 MY / 86) single circle datestamp showing ‘8’ of year inverted. SG 191
Note: in ‘The Transvaal’ (page 577) Yardley states the Bourne Head issue was “rarely perforated outside the marginal stamps”.
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£35 |
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1881-1910, Second Republic to Union
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| T2730 |
c1886 BAKKER EXPRESS labels. Complete set of four, mint, with varying degrees of hinge or mount remnants.
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£45 |
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| T2352 |
c1886 BAKKER EXPRESS label. 1d black on rose-pink paper inscribed ‘1’ and ‘VRY / TOT POSTK: / PRETORIA’. Upper left corner block of ten (5x2), one with thin and some gum creasing, otherwise fine mint.
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£45 |
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| T1508 |
c1893 Enschedé ESSAY DIE PROOF for an unadopted design with territory and motto tablets complete and the duty tablet is uncleared. Struck in black on thin wove paper (33x 33mm). Briefmarkenprüfstelle certificate (2012). Exquisite and extremely rare.
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£5,250 |
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| T1111 |
1895-96 monocoloured plate issue. 5/- imperforate colour proof in close to issued colour of (bluish) slate. A horizontal pair on gummed paper. Very fine and scarce. SG 212 colour proof |
£225 |
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| T2287 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 1d, 2d (2 shades), 3d 4d, 6d and 1/- each in complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins (a total of seven panes). Most with a light fold along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 206-211 reprints. |
£125 |
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| T2282 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. Complete set of nine, ½d to 10/- with additional shade of the ½d, all in PANES OF 60 (10x6) without margins (a total of ten panes). Most with a light fold along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 205-212a reprints. |
£275 |
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| T2286 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 1d rose-red in a complete lower PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins on all four sides. Folded vertically along centre perforations and twice vertically. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Scarce with all margins still intact. SG 212 reprint. |
£45 |
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| T2288 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 4d olive-black in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins. Folded along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 209 reprint. |
£20 |
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| T2289 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 1/- green in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides. Folded along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 211 reprint. |
£30 |
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| T2285 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 5/- slate in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) without margins. Folded horizontally along centre perforations. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 212 reprint. |
£65 |
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| T2279 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 5/- slate in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides. Folded horizontally along centre perforations. The stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 212 reprint. |
£75 |
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| T2284 |
Reprint of 1895-96 monocolour ‘wagon with pole’ issue. 10/- pale chestnut in a complete PANE OF 60 (10x6) with margins at sides. Folded vertically along centre perforations. The stamps are all superb fresh unmounted mint. Uncommon. SG 212a reprint. |
£110 |
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| T1259 |
1895 ESSAY for the provisional '1d.' on 2½d bright mauve with the ‘1d.’ surcharge and bars in red instead of green and with bars above and below the value. Block of four, very fine ‘mint’. Extremely rare and this multiple believed to be unique. SG 214 essay.
Note: This essay was first reported in the May 1978 issue of the Transvaal Philatelist by Harold Criddle who recorded a mint pair and a single (all with round stops), and a cancelled single and one example used on cover (both with square stops). |
£2,500 |
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| T2567 |
Forgery of the ‘POSTZEGEL’ overprint in green reprints of the 6d in carmine. Horizontal pair showing variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Very fine mint. A scarce forgery. SG 215b forgery
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£55 |
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| MT47 |
1895 1d red, block of 30 being the lower five rows of the sheet, showing imprint in margin. Odd marginal fault stamps very fine unmounted. SG 215c |
£50 |
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| T1608 |
c1899 sheet of watermarked paper (251x199mm) with ‘ZA/R’ repeated 60 times (10x6) and with corner guide-lines and spaced ‘Z A R’ at top and bottom. A few minor stains or discolouration, otherwise fine. Uncommon.
Note: Prepared in England for a proposed ‘Kruger’ issue to be printed in the ZAR and which was subsequently abandoned following the outbreak of Second Anglo-Boer War. Quantities of the paper were sold to various philatelic publishers including F. Hugh Vallancey who used this paper to publish the Large Paper Edition of “A Collectors’ Catalogue of Philatelic Literature” (London, 1917). Robson Lowe also used some of this paper to print price lists and monographs.
(See ‘The Kruger essays and ‘ZA/R’ watermarked paper’ published in The Transvaal Philatelist, August 1996, Volume 31, Issue 3, pp.95-96 by Gerrit Jonkers) |
£55 |
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| T2558 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. ½d green showing the variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Additionally showing NO STOP AFTER ‘V’. Fine used. A rare variety on a variety. SG 226a, 226d
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£55 |
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| T2560 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. 1d rose-red and green showing the variety NO STOP AFTER ‘I’. Fine used. SG 227c
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£10 |
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| T2561 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. 1d rose-red and green showing the variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Very fine mint. Very scarce. SG 227e
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£90 |
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| T2563 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. 2½d dull blue and green with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE, one on the reverse. Fine mint. Very rare. SG 229 var
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£275 |
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| T2210 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. 2d, 2½d and 3d, each showing the variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Hinge remnants otherwise fine mint. SG 228d, 229d, 230d
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£65 |
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| T2209 |
1900 ‘V.R.I.’ overprints. ½d, 2d, 3d and 4d, each showing the variety DROPPED ‘I’ (0.75mm). The 2d and 4d thinned, otherwise fine mint with hinge remnants. Uncommon. SG 226, 228, 230, 231 vars.
Note: this variety occurred on position [34] and followed the correction of the ‘V.I.R.’ variety on the same position. |
£45 |
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| T1509 |
Reprint of the 1901 ½d green. Block of four, each bearing a FORGED ‘E.R.I.’ with OVERPRINT INVERTED (a non-existent variety on the genuine stamp). Superb unmounted ‘mint’. Unusual. |
£45 |
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| T2745 |
REPRINT / FORGERY 1901-02 Forged ‘E.R.I.’ overprints on reprints. Complete ‘set’ of five and the ‘Half Penny’ on 2d. Odd perforation fault, otherwise all are fresh unmounted mint. SG 238-243 forgeries
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£30 |
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1902 KEVII, watermark Crown CA
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| T2392 |
1902 KEVII Watermark Crown CA Set of seven duties, ½d to 6d, the ½d unused, otherwise all are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 244-250
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£55 |
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| MT215 |
1902 KEVII watermark Crown CA, set of 11 values ½d to 5/-. Very fine or superb unmounted. A difficult group. SG 244-254 |
£325 |
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| T1814 |
1902 complete set of 12, ½d to 10/-. Very fine fresh mint, the 10/- is exceptionally fine. SG 244-55 |
£175 |
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| T2184 |
1902 KEVII Watermark Crown CA complete set of 12, ½d to 10/-. Very fine used with an interesting range of datestamps including KAAPSCHE HOOP, FORDSBURG, KLERKSDORP, KNIGHTS, CHRISTIANA, KRABBEFONTEIN, CANTONMENT POTCHEFSTROOM T (telegraphic). A scarce set. SG 244-255
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£125 |
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| T1526 |
1902 KEVII ½d black and bluish green. Upper left corner strip of three showing plate ‘1’. Unusually, also showing outer marginal rule continuous instead of broken. Slight discolouration in margin, the stamps are superb unmounted mint. SG 244
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£35 |
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| MT221 |
1902 KEVII ½d black and bluish green. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Lightly browned, minor gum creasing, fine unmounted. SG 244 |
£20 |
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| MT222 |
1902 KEVII 1d ‘black’ and carmine. Upper right corner block of four showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 245 |
£35 |
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| T1147 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Very fine mint. SG 247w
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£70 |
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| T1723 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Large hinge remnant, otherwise fine mint. SG 247w
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£60 |
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| MT191 |
1902 KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Lower right corner copy, pristine unmounted. SG 247w
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| T1724 |
1902 CA KEVII 2½d black and blue. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Fine used with part boxed registration cachet. SG 247w
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£35 |
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| T1505 |
1902 KEVII 3d black and sage-green overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. The 3d and 4d with this watermark were issued eight months after the other values. SG 248s
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£20 |
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| T1506 |
1902 KEVII 4d black and brown overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. The 3d and 4d with this watermark were issued eight months after the other values. SG 249s
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£20 |
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| MT234 |
1902 KEVII watermark Crown CA, 6d (grey) black and orange-brown. Upper right corner block of six showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 250 |
£75 |
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| MT218 |
1902 KEVII 1/- black and sage-green. Upper right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. Very scarce. SG 251 |
£125 |
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| MT130 |
1902 KEVII 2/- black and brown overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. SG 252s |
£20 |
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| MT219 |
1902 KEVII 2/- black and brown. Lower left corner block of four showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Crease in margin otherwise very fine unmounted. RARE. SG 252 |
£400 |
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| T2394 |
1902 KEVII watermark Crown CA, 2/6 magenta and black. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 253
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£25 |
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| MT132 |
1902 KEVII 5/- black and purple on yellow overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type D12). Very fine mint. SG 254s |
£25 |
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| T1820 |
1902 KEVII 5/- black and purple on yellow. Very fine fresh mint. SG 254
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£30 |
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| T2530 |
1902 KEVII watermark Crown CA, 5/- black and purple on yellow. BLOCK OF FOUR very fine used with PRETORIA (14 APR 05) segmented double circle datestamp. Scarce. SG 254
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£225 |
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| MT133 |
1902 KEVII 10/- black and purple on red overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D12). Very fine without gum. SG 255s |
£20 |
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| T1830 |
1903 KEVII complete set of four: 1/-, 2/-, £1 and £5 each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type D12). Some hinge remnants, otherwise a very fine and fresh mint set. SG 256s-259s
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£225 |
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| T1813 |
1903 KEVII 1/- grey-black and red-brown, very fine fresh mint. SG 256
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£15 |
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| MT212 |
1903 KEVII watermark Crown CA, 1/- grey-black and red-brown. Very fine unmounted. SG 256 |
£30 |
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| T1815 |
1903 KEVII 2/- grey-black and yellow. Very fine fresh mint. SG 257 |
£15 |
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| MT213 |
1903 KEVII watermark Crown CA 2/- grey-black and yellow. Hinge trace, very fine mint. SG 257 |
£18 |
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| MT214 |
1903 KEVII watermark Crown CA £1 green and violet. Very fine unmounted. Scarce with this watermark and condition. SG 258 |
£485 |
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| T1725 |
1903 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with a Pretoria datestamp. A rare stamp used with this watermark. SG 258
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£150 |
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1904-09 KEVII, watermark multiple Crown CA
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| T1817 |
1904-09 KEVII set of 11 values, ½d to 5/-, fine to very fine mint. SG 260-270
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£125 |
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| MT59 |
1904-09 KEVII ½d to 10/-. Complete basic set of 12, fine to very fine mint. SG 260-271 |
£225 |
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| MT207 |
1904-09 KEVII ½d to 1/-. Complete basic set of eight values. Fine or very fine unmounted. A difficult group. SG 260-271 |
SOLD |
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| T1852 |
1904-09 KEVII set of 13, ½d to £1 (the ½d and 1d are monocolours). Each stamp is superb used with a central JOHANNESBURG (10 JUN 09) triple circle datestamp. A scarce and most attractive set. SG 262-272a, 273-74
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£175 |
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| T2220 |
1904-09 KEVII Watermark Multiple Crown CA. Complete set of 11 duties, ½d to £1 (both). Very fine used, with an interesting range of datestamps including GELDENHUIS, BOKSBURG, MARAISBURG, ROOIBERG, BETHEL, P.O. RANDFONTEIN, LUIPAARDSVLEI, TRANSVAAL TPO DN, FRASER ST, VON BRANDIS and CONTROLLER CTO (telegraphic cancellation on the £1 chalky paper). An attractive group. SG 260-272a
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£75 |
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| MT220 |
1904 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, ½d black and bluish green. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Light creasing, fine unmounted. SG 260 |
£40 |
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| MT225 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 2d ‘black’ and purple. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Toned, fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 262 |
£40 |
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| MT226 |
1905 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 2½d ‘black’ and blue on ordinary paper. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on one stamp otherwise very fine unmounted. SG 263 |
£165 |
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| T2471 |
1905 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 2½d black and blue on chalk surfaced paper. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 263b
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£35 |
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| T2472 |
1905 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 2½d black and blue on chalk surfaced paper. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 263b
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£35 |
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| MT227 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 3d black and sage-green. Upper right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on one stamp otherwise very fine and fresh unmounted. SG 264 |
£35 |
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| T1554 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 3d black and sage-green. Lower right corner pair with plate number ‘1’. Both stamps showing degrees of ‘ghosting’ of the frame, particularly noticeable at the base of the stamps. Fine used with Somerset West (9 Dec 1912) interprovincial datestamp. SG 264 var
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£45 |
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| T2464 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 4d black and brown. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 265
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£10 |
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| T2470 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 4d black and brown. Upper marginal example superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 265
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£12 |
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| MT32 |
1906 KEVII 4d black and brown. Left marginal strip of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| MT196 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 4d black and brown. Block of four, fresh unmounted mint. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| MT230 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 4d black and brown. Upper right corner block of six showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps very fine and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 265 |
£75 |
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| MT232 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 4d black and brown. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Toned on reverse, fine from front, unmounted. SG 265 |
£35 |
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| MT228 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 4d black and brown. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Very fine and fresh mint or unmounted. SG 265 |
£50 |
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| T2583 |
1905 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 6d black and orange. Lower marginal example showing plate number ‘1’. Superb unmounted mint. SG 266
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£45 |
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| MT229 |
1905 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 6d black and orange. Upper right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Light diagonal crease through right corner just clipping upper right stamp, otherwise very fine and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 266 |
£100 |
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| T2584 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, chalk-surfaced paper, 6d black and brown-orange. BLOCK OF FOUR, superb unmounted mint. Scarce. SG 266a
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£55 |
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| MT231 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, chalk-surfaced paper, 6d black and brown-orange. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Very fine fresh mint. Scarce. SG 266a |
£60 |
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| MT233 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 1/- slate and red-brown. Upper left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Light crease affecting right pair, lightly toned, unmounted. Scarce. SG 267 |
£50 |
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| T2419 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 2/- (greyish) black and yellow. Fine mint with faint hinge trace. SG 268
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£25 |
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| MT235 |
1906 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, 2/- (greyish) black and yellow. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Hinged on one otherwise very fine unmounted. Very scarce. SG 268 |
£250 |
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| MT208 |
1909 KEVII 2/6 magenta and black. Fine unmounted. SG 269 |
£60 |
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| T1843 |
1907 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA. 10/- black and purple on red. A lower marginal example showing plate number ‘1’. Very fine mint with light hinge remnants. Very scarce. SG 271
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£175 |
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| T1653 |
1908 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Very fine mint. SG 272a
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£225 |
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| T1816 |
1908 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Hinge remnants, otherwise fine, well centred mint. SG 272a
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£200 |
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| T2469 |
1908 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Rare so fine. SG 272a |
£450 |
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| MT107 |
1908 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, £1 green and violet. Left gutter marginal on piece fine used. SG 272a
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£25 |
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| T1679 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD 1907 KEVII 10/- black and purple on red. Four examples showing interprovincial use in POTCHEFSTROOM (Transvaal), CAPE TOWN (Cape), DUNDEE (Natal) and BLOEMFONTEIN (Orange River Colony). Mainly fine used. SG 271 / Z152, Z165, Z178, Z191
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£25 |
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| T2526 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Transvaal) 1908 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA. 2/6 magenta and black, 5/- black and purple on yellow and £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper (vertical pair with interpanneau margin at left. All tied to small piece by light PRETORIA (1 OCT 13) datestamps. Scarce and attractive franking. SG 269, 270, 272a / SG Z150, Z151, Z153 |
£150 |
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| T1844 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Transvaal) 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF FOUR, fine used with Johannesburg (12 Aug 13) double circle datestamps (interprovincial use). SG 272a / SG Z153
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£160 |
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| MT134 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape) 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine used cancelled 'CAPE TOWN AP 2 13' single circle datestamps. SG 272a / SG Z166
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£160 |
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| MT135 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Cape) 1908 watermark multiple Crown CA KEVII £1 green and violet on chalk-surfaced paper. BLOCK OF SIX, very fine used cancelled 'CAPE TOWN OC 28 13' single circle datestamps. Lovely. SG 272a / SG Z166
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£240 |
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| MT104 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal) 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with MTUNZINI (DE 13 / 13) datestamp. SG 272a / Z179
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£45 |
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| MT105 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal) 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with Pietermaritzburg (NO / 12) datestamp. SG 272a / Z179
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£25 |
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| MT106 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD (Transvaal used in Natal) 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Fine used with POINT NATAL (15 DEC / 13) datestamp. SG 272a / Z179
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£30 |
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| T1676 |
INTERPROVINCIAL PERIOD 1908 KEVII £1 green and violet. Three examples showing interprovincial use in JOHANNESBURG (Transvaal), MOSSEL BAY (Cape) and PIETERMARITZBURG (Natal). Some light staining mainly confined to the reverse, otherwise fine used. A scarce trio. SG 272a / Z153, Z166, Z179
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£75 |
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1905-09 KEVII monocolours, watermark multiple Crown CA
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| T1847 |
1905-09 KEVII ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d. Complete set of four, very fine fresh mint. SG 273-276
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£20 |
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| T2420 |
1905-09 KEVII ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d. Complete set of four with additional listed shade of the ½d. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 273-276
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£45 |
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| MT206 |
1905-09 KEVII ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d. Complete set of four. Very fine or superb unmounted. SG 273-276 |
£55 |
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| MT94 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Lower marginal showing plate number ‘1’ in margin. Very fine mint. SG 273 |
£10 |
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| T1902 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Horizontal strips of three from each corner of the sheet, each with plate number ‘1’. Odd marginal crease, the stamps are superb unmounted mint. SG 273
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£65 |
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| MT95 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Upper left corner block of four showing plate number ‘1’. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. SG 273 |
£30 |
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| MT108 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Upper left corner block of six showing plate number ‘1’. Some light gum creasing, fine unmounted. SG 273 |
£30 |
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| T1906 |
1908 KEVII ½d deep green. Upper right corner marginal block of six showing plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 273a
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£35 |
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| T2422 |
1908 KEVII watermark multiple Crown CA, ½d deep green. Upper left corner block of six showing plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 273a
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£45 |
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| MT16 |
½d deep green. Lower right corner block of four with plate ‘1’. Very light gum creasing, otherwise superb unmounted mint. SG 273a |
£25 |
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| T1640 |
1905 KEVII ½d yellow-green. Variety WATERMARK INVERTED, fine used. Scarce. SG 273w
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£75 |
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| MT98 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Lower marginal showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb fresh mint. SG 274 |
£8 |
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| MT18 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Lower right corner block of six showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 274 |
£25 |
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| T2425 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Upper right corner BLOCK OF 12 (6x2) with plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 274
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£35 |
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| T2426 |
1905-09 KEVII 1d scarlet. Lower left corner BLOCK OF 12 (6x2) with plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 274
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£35 |
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| T2424 |
1905 KEVII 1d scarlet. Horizontal strips of three from each corner of the sheet, each showing plate number ‘1’ . Hinged in margin of one strip, all stamps are superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 274 |
£55 |
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| MT109 |
1911 KEVII 1d scarlet. Upper upper marginal strip of three showing plate ‘3’ in margin. Hinged on margin, light gum creasing stamps very fine unmounted. Scarce, this plate was used after the formation of Union. SG 274 |
£40 |
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| MT102 |
1909 KEVII 2½d bright blue. Lower right corner pair showing plate '1' in margin. Very fine and fresh mint. Uncommon. SG 276 |
£85 |
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| MT223 |
1909 KEVII 2½d bright blue. Lower left corner block of eight showing plate '1' in margin. Very fine and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 276 |
£275 |
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| MT224 |
1909 KEVII 2½d bright blue. Lower right corner block of six showing plate '1' in margin. Crease affecting right pair otherwise very fine and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 276 |
£175 |
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| T1722 |
1909 KEVII 2d grey (prepared for use but not issued) overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel type D12). Hinge remnant, otherwise fine and fresh with gum. SG 277s
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£200 |
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| T2531 |
1902-09 group of 25 KEVII BLOCKS OF FOUR. Comprising 1902 1d (3), 2d and 3d; 1904 1d, 3d (3), 4d, 6d (3) and 1/- (4); 1905-09 ½d (2), 1d (5) and 2d. Odd fault, though most are fine used with a range of postmarks including some interprovincial usage. SG 244-275 (between)
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£45 |
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| T1738 |
POSTAGE DUES 1906 De La Rue die proof of the frame (used for all duties other than the 2d). Printed in black on glazed card (92x 60mm) endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING’ in black and datestamped ‘1 NOV. 06’ in blue. Rare.
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£1,100 |
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| T1739 |
POSTAGE DUES 1906 De La Rue die proof of the complete design for the 2d (the only duty printed from a single plate). Printed in black on glazed card (92x 60mm) endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING’ in black and datestamped ‘2 NOV.06’ in blue. Rare.
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£1,100 |
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| T2494 |
1907 Postage Dues. Complete set of seven, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG D1-7
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£55 |
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| MT56 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven fine mint. SG D1-D7 |
£30 |
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| T1818 |
1907 Postage Dues. Complete set of seven, ½d to 1/-, many marginal. An exceptionally fresh mint set, with most appearing unmounted though in fact have very faint hinge marks. SG D1-D7
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£35 |
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| MT82 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven superb and fresh unmounted. SG D1-D7 |
£55 |
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| T1116 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven in blocks of four. Very fine or superb fresh mint (lightly hinged on upper pairs only). SG D1-D7 |
£125 |
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| T2532 |
POSTAGE DUES 1907 ½d black and blue-green BLOCK OF FOUR with interpanneau margin at right. Fine used with Cape Town (11 MAR 16) double circle datestamp. SG D1
Note: although used in the Cape in 1916, this is considered beyond the true interprovincial period as Union ½d postage dues had been issued in March 1915.
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£15 |
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| T2533 |
POSTAGE DUES. / Interprovincial (Transvaal used in Cape) 1907 2d brown-orange BLOCK OF FOUR fine used with STEINKOPF (FE 24 12) single circle datestamps. SG D3 |
£15 |
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| MT02 |
1907 ½d to 1/- complete set of seven values, on printed company cover cancelled 'KRUGERSDORP 11 JUL 08. Lovely. SG D1-D7 |
£65 |
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| T1567 |
1907 (14th August), incoming colour picture postcard (‘Queen’s Promenade Douglas’, Isle of Man) bearing a single KEVII ½d tied by a Douglas / Isle of Man (14 Aug) datestamp. The card was underpaid and received a hexagonal ‘T’ tax marking and a circular ‘1d’ denoting the amount payable (double deficiency). A Transvaal 1d postage due (SG D2) was affixed on arrival and cancelled with a Johannesburg / 22 (5 Sep) double circle datestamp. |
£30 |
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