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1863-80 4d pale mauve LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE
(SG.70a) cancelled by roller 1 numerals, fault at base, unique.

£175

1902 (AP 15) BOER WAR period ½d Brief Kaart
pmkd 15 AP 02 showing censors of Springfontein, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Middleburg. Attractive.

£24

1900 (JU 23) BOER WAR: RAILWAY PIONEER REGIMENT entire describing 1000 strong Boer attack
with original photo of the bridge at Norvalspont, the outer cover with some toning, tears, Newport Pagnell JY 16 00 arrival.

£325

ROYAL ARMS (reverse flap) CAPE TOWN G.P.O.
envelope (G.P.O. 1170/S.278.) with Crowned oval CONTROLLER CIRCULATION BRANCH/OFFICIAL FREE/G.P.O. addressed Zambesi Express c/o Station Master, Kimberley dated 19 AU 09.
Note: not the Lion and Unicorn Royal Arms, this appears more Armorial or Heraldic.
£50

ROYAL ARMS used COLONIAL BANK, LONDON
on undated GB KE7 ½d green Newspaper wrapper tied F.S. (Foreign Section) to Kingston, Jamaica, worm-holes etc but most unusual.

£45

ROYAL ARMS itaglio framed GOVERNOR handstamp
(T+H unlisted) lightly but clearly struck in violet pmkd Georgetown P.B. dated 13 SP 26 on cover to Essequibo, b/stamped Anna Regina */14 SP 26, address panel lightly toned.
A rare official postal stationery PSE, probably unique.
£175

ROYAL ARMS (reverse flap) OHMS envelope
used Colonial Post Office QV reign, face soiled but scarce.

£25

ROYAL ARMS (reverse flap) INTERPROVINCIALLY USED
envelope with Natal KE7 5d, Transvaal KE7 ½d, 6d pmkd Cape Town reg ovals dated 28 MR 12 to Vienna, hinge remains on reverse.
Note: not the Lion and Unicorn Royal Arms, this appears more Armorial or Heraldic.
£40

1893 HOPKINS BROS./FORWARDING AGENTS./HARRISMITH
violet dbl-ring oval dated 10/4/99 used as senders cachet on ½d carmine Brief Kaart addressed Bethlehem, minor blemishes.

£150

1901 ½d Briefkaart uprated for BOTHA'S HILL, Natal
with added 1d tied both Pretoria 5 MR 01 and Botha's Hill A/MR 8 01 arrival.

£30

1960 DIRECTOR OF PRISONS, MASERU, BASUTOLAND
cachet dated 20 AUG 1960 on stampless OHMS cover.

£12

1906 HILL STATION
(052.01) dated A/SP 7 06 on KE7 1d PSE, also ppc dated 6/3/06 used to Belgium (stamp removed).

£180

1906 1d rate to RHODESIA
with pair Half Penny on 2d pmkd Johannesburg addressed Gwelo changed Clifton Mine, Belingwe (4 JU arrival).

£15

1910 REGISTERED FRASER ST. JOHANNESBURG to RHODESIA
tying added KE7 2d to 4d PSRE dated 4 FEB 1907, b/stamped BELINGWE 11 FEB 07 d/ring.

£24

D60 used on 1860 JAMAICA QV 6d - unique, SG unlisted


£3250

1875 the unique A 9 (A79 missing 7) cover used at newly-opened MOUNT CHARLES post office


£3500

1899 First Setting TWO CENTS on 10c Falls
(SG.223), complete sheet of 60 (split into 2 blocks of 30 for album page display) showing the varieties as listed on T+H Pages 141-142 including no stop (5/5), GENTS (5/7), but the shaved E (4/2) not apparent. Normal CC wmk, backing paper adhers, insignificant faults.

£150

1881 2 on 24c emerald-green
(SG.157) used block of four pmk'd PLAISANCE AP 13 82 d/rings.

£280

C30 used VALPARAISO, Chile
(SG.Z86) on 1867 GB QV 2/- blue, very minor perf. blemishes.

£60

1879 amazing 3¼d INTERIM UPU RATE to JAMAICA
GB QV 1¼d FOREIGN POST CARD (intended for use between full UPU members GB and the USA at half the 2½d letter rate) uprated with 2 x GB QV 1d Plate 209 to make the CLOSEST POSSIBLE 3d RATE (ie half the 6d INTERIM UPU rate) for Jamaica. Pmkd Clevedon MR 16 79 (carried by RMSP Don departing Southampton MR 17 79) arriving AP 4 79.
The half ounce letter rate to UK was 1/- prior Jamaica joining the Postal Union AP 1 1877. For the 2 year period until AP 1 1879 when Jamaica became a full UPU member the rate was 6d. After membership the rate was 4d between full UPU members.
£425

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