| Lot No | Description | Estimate Low | Estimate High | Hammer ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | South Africa: Cape of Good Hope: 1902 1/2d. overprinted “CIGARETTE/DUTY”, two mint blocks of four, both with variety overprint inverted, fine. | 120 | 140 | 120 |
| 1802 | South Africa: Natal: 1874-99 6d. bright reddish violet, variety wmk. inverted in a horizontal pair, cancelled “2” in barred ovals, imperfections but scarce. S.G. 70w, cat. £300. | 50 | 60 | |
| 1803 | South Africa: Natal: 1906, two Natal Government Railways O.H.M.S. envelopes, the first (July 7) franked Official 1/2d. (unsealed letter rate) used locally in Verulam, the second (Dec. 18) from Point to Durban franked Official 1d., slight creasing but a scarce pair of covers. | 180 | 200 | |
| 1804 | South Africa: Natal: Collection of issues from 1859 to 1895 in one stockbook, incl. 1859-60 3d. (2), 1861 3d., 1861-62 3d., 6d. (3), 1862 1d., used, 1863 1d. unused, 1863-65 1d. (3), 6d. (4), 1869 Postage overprints incl. type 7a 6d. (both), type 7b 6d. (both), type 7e 1d. (3), 3d., 1870-73 1d. (2), 3d. (2), used, 1874-79 4d. perf. 121/2 unused, 1875-76 type 17 1d., type 18 1d. yellow, used, 1877 (Feb.) 1/2d. on 1d. mint (3) and used (2), 1887 2d. die I (3) and 1895 “HALF” on 1d. overprinted “SPECIMEN”, “HALF” on 1d. pane of sixty, etc. with cancellation interest incl. 1902 cover from Cato Ridge to Scotland franked 2d., Revenues with 1885-98 values to £20, etc., poor to fine. (330§) | 300 | 400 | 250 |
| 1805 | South Africa: Orange Free State: 1896 “Halve/Penny” type 10 on 3d. ultramarine, variety surcharge double, one inverted, the upright surcharge with variety no stop after “Penny”, fine unused. S.G. 81f var. B.P.A. certificate (2004). Photo. | 200 | 250 | 200 |
| 1806 | South Africa: Orange Free State: 1897 unissued 6d. blue, mint block of twelve (6 x 2) with margins at both sides, some adhesion in margins and pair at left with vertical bend, nevertheless attractive with seven unmounted. Cat. £720+. | 200 | 250 | |
| 1807 | South Africa: Orange Free State: 1900 “V.R.I.” type 31 level stops 6d. on 6d. bright carmine horizontal strip of three, the centre stamp with no stop after “V”, also horizontal pair, the right stamp showing “6” omitted, mint, fine. (5) S.G. 108, a, b, cat. £655+. Photo. | 200 | 250 | 230 |
| 1808 | South Africa: Orange Free State: 1900 “V.R.I.” raised stops, type 32 (thin “V”) 3d. on 3d. ultramarine, variety surcharge double, one diagonal, mint, fine. S.G. 117g, cat. £375. Photo. | 120 | 140 | 120 |
| 1809 | South Africa: Orange Free State: 1905-09 Wmk. Mult. Crown CA 4d. “IOSTAGE” variety in mint block of four, mainly fine. S.G. 150, a, cat. £193+. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 110 |
| 1810 | South Africa: Orange Free State: A collection on stockleaves, incl. 1888 6d. imperf. colour trial in brown (pair), 1877 4 on 6d. used (6), 1878 5s. unmounted mint interpanneau block of eight, 1881 1d. on 5s. mint or unused (5), 3d. on 4d. used (10), 1890-91 1d. on 3d. spaced “d” used, 1897 unissued 6d., British Occupation 1900 level stops 1/12d. on 1/2d. surcharge double pair, 1d. on 1d. brown, 21/2d. on 3d. (with plate no.), 4d. on 4d. and 1s. on 1s. strips of three, one in each no stop after “V”, 6d. on 6d. blue pair, one “6” omitted, raised stops 1d. on 1d. surcharge double (2), 1d. on 1d. interpanneau block of six, the upper four stamps with surcharge omitted (Phil. Fed. of S. Africa certificate, 1981), 21/2d. on 3d. type b, 3d. on 3d. no stop after “V”, mint, 1903-04 set “SPECIMEN” and mint, some revenues, cancellations, etc., poor to fine. | 1200 | 1400 | 1050 |
| 1811 | South Africa: Orange Free State: Revenues: 1911, two promissory notes bearing 6d. and 1s. respectively. | 40 | 50 | |
| 1812 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1870 Viljoen 1d. carmine-red, fine roulette 151/2 to 161/2, unused, slightly rubbed with minor surface marks, otherwise fine. S.G. 10, cat. £700. B.P.A. certificate (1998). Photo. | 80 | 100 | |
| 1813 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1870-71 Fine roulette 151/2 to 16 1d. black, mint block of twelve (4 x 3), large part margin at foot [Pos. L18-37], slight separation, otherwise fine and a scarce multiple. S.G. 22, cat. £204+. | 100 | 120 | 220 |
| 1814 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1877-79 “V.R./Transvaal” overprint, Imperf. 1d. red on blue, showing misplaced overprint “Transvaal” at top, neatly cancelled Rustenburg “3” three ring numeral, thinned on reverse, fine appearance. S.G. 116 var. B.P.A. certificate (1998). Photo. | 200 | 300 | 250 |
| 1815 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1877-79 “V.R./Transvaal” overprint, Imperf. 1d. red on orange, variety overprint double, cancelled Pretoria “1” three ring numeral, faults at top, fine appearance. S.G. 117c, unpriced used. B.P.A. certificate (2000). Photo. | 400 | 500 | 450 |
| 1816 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1877-79 “V.R./Transvaal” overprint, Imperf. 6d. blue on blue, showing overprint inverted, large part original gum. S.G. 121gb, unpriced mint. B.P.A. certificate (1998). Photo. | 400 | 500 | 520 |
| 1817 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1877-79 “V.R./Transvaal” overprint, Fine roulette 151/2 to 16 6d. red on blue, variety overprint omitted, cancelled Pretoria “1” three ring numeral, slightly stained and repaired but rare. S.G. 127b, cat. £2,500. B.P.A. certificate (1998). Photo. | 220 | 250 | 200 |
| 1818 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1893 1/2d. in red on 2d. (2), 1d. on 6d. pair (one with square “P”) and single, used on 1894 (Dec. 31) cover from Pretoria to the Netherlands, faint stains. | 40 | 50 | |
| 1819 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1900 “V.R.I.” £5 deep green, small faults, otherwise fine used. S.G. 237, cat. £750. Brandon certificate (1998). Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1820 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1907-08, a pair of covers produced by Alf Lyons of Johannesburg, each with printed pictures of a comic black man with red lips smoking a pipe and holding a sheet of paper upon which the address is written, both posted from Johannesburg, one addressed to Britain, the other to Malta, the latter with faults, the former very fine. Photo. | 150 | 180 | 120 |
| 1821 | South Africa: Transvaal: 1923 “Collection de Timbres de Transvaal” booklet containing 63 reprints with Occupation overprints and values to £5 (2), fine. | 40 | 50 | |
| 1822 | South Africa: Transvaal: Postal Stationery: 1895 (Apr. 27) 1d. card from Nylstroom to Costa Rica with added 1d. paying 2d. rate to Central America, both cancelled “17” in triangle, scarce destination. Photo. | 80 | 100 | |
| 1823 | South Africa: Transvaal: Postal Stationery: 1895 (Sept. 25) 1d. card from Johannesburg to France with added 1/2d. paying 11/2d. rate to Europe. Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1824 | South Africa: Transvaal: Postal Stationery: 1897 (Apr. 27) from Springs to Zuurfontein Station and 1901 (Aug. 13) from Volksrust to Pinetown, Natal with censor mark, two 1/2d. cards, both fine and demonstrating internal and interstate rates. | 50 | 70 | |
| 1825 | South Africa: Transvaal: A collection on stockleaves, incl. 1870 Otto imperf. 1d., 6d., used, fine roulette 1d. unused, 6d. used, 1870 Viljoen thin paper, fine roulette 1d. unused and used (B.P.A. certificate, 1998), thick paper, imperf. 1s. unused, fine roulette 1s. used (2, one with B.P.A. certificate, 1998), medium paper 1d. unused, 6d. used, 1872-74 Borrius fine roulette, thin transparent paper 1d. black, opaque paper 6d., mint, 1875-77 Celliers pelure paper, fine roulette 3d. used, First Occupation 1877 (Apr.) fine roulette 1s. used (overprint sulpherised, B.P.A. certificate, 1998), etc., poor to fine. (65) | 600 | 800 | |
| 1826 | South Africa: Transvaal: Revenues: 1886 £20 blue, fresh mint block of four, one with trivial mark on gum, otherwise fine. Barefoot 57. Photo. | 250 | 300 | |
| 1827 | South Africa: Zululand: 1888-93 1/2d. to 5s. set handstamped “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type NA1) in volet, exceptionally fresh and fine with gum. (10) S.G. 1s,3s-11s, cat. £600. Photo. | 200 | 250 | 240 |
| 1828 | South Africa: Zululand: Postal Stationery: 1893 (May 7) 1d.+1d. reply card used to Christina, O.F.S. with arrival backstamp, reply half unused, addressee name smudged, otherwise fine. | 60 | 70 | 55 |
| 1829 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1899 (Sept. 29) Paris, France to Johannesburg and 1902 (Jan. 26) Klerksdorp, Transvaal to Cape Town, two covers with good to fine purple boxed “STOPPED BY CENSOR/RETURN TO SENDER” and pink censor labels, the second with both Boer and British types. | 120 | 150 | 90 |
| 1830 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1899 (Oct.) incoming envelope from France to Pretoria, franked Peace and Commerce 10c., 15c. returned with purple framed “MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED” and red R.L.O. Cape Town c.d.s. of Nov. 11; 1900 (Feb. 5) from Oudtshoorn to Delagoa Bay with censor label, violet framed “STOPPED BY CENSOR/RETURN TO SENDER” and both Cape Town and Natal R.L.O. c.d.s.’s. (2 items) | 80 | 100 | 95 |
| 1831 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1899 (Oct.) Johannesburg to East London franked 21/2d. showing P.O. seal used for censor resealing (in use Oct. 11-22 only), minor stain; (Oct. 16) envelope Witbank to Lourenço Marques franked 1d. and with pink Boer censor label (early use); 1901 (Jan. 29) envelope to Durban franked “V.R.I.” 1d. cancelled large boxed Standerton datestamp in black (smudged due to poor choice of ink). (3 items) | 100 | 120 | 100 |
| 1832 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1899 (Oct. 24) incoming envelope from Canada addressed to the Postmaster at Luneburg, Swaziland, franked 5c. cancelled Yarmouth, N.S. duplex and additionally tied by purple framed “MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED”, backstamped red Cape Town R.L.O. c.d.s. of Jan. 25 1900 and “D.L.O. CANADA/OTTAWA BRANCH” c.d.s. of Mar. 19, clean and rare. Photo. | 200 | 250 | 150 |
| 1833 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1899 (Oct. 29) printed 2nd. Batt., Gordon Highlanders envelope, franked Natal 1d. and sent without countersignature from Ladysmith to Scotland very shortly before the start of the Siege on Nov. 1. | 60 | 80 | |
| 1834 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1899 (Dec. 21) incoming envelope from Madagascar to Durban, franked Nossi-Bé 5c. (damaged) and Diego-Suarez 20c. cancelled at Tanarive, partially covered by pink resealing label, backstamped octagonal Jan. 18 Paquebot and Lourenço Marques Feb. 22 transit datestamps with Feb. 26 arrival. Photo. | 120 | 150 | |
| 1835 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Jan.) concessionary rate soldier’s letter from a sergeant of the Yorkshire Regiment on board the “Kildonan Castle” at Madeira, with violet straight line “PAQUEBOT” and franked G.B. 1/2d. cancelled by Southampton Ship Letter c.d.s.’s of Jan. 16 on arrival. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 75 |
| 1836 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Jan. 3) and (Apr.) two stampless covers to England, the first endorsed “Stamps not obtainable/in Ladysmith” with town c.d.s. and due markings, the second from a member of the B.S.A.P. with Crocodile Pools Apr. 21 transit. | 200 | 220 | 350 |
| 1837 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Jan. 11) to 1903 (Aug. 8), a correspondence of fourteen covers with contents addressed to Kent by Lieut. Charles Torkington of 1st Battalion, Welsh Regt., all at 1d. rate and variously cancelled incl. F.P.O.’s 14, 17, 19, 29, A.P.O. 55 and Army P.O. A Elandfontein, the first from S.S. Avoca and recording his movements and experiences through South Africa. Although wounded, Lieutenant Torkington survived the campaign only to be later killed in action in May 1915. | 150 | 200 | 190 |
| 1838 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Mar. 9) mourning envelope from Edinburgh, franked 1d. and addressed to a Trooper in Kitchener’s Horse, endorsed “Missing/Depot/Cape Town”, also 1902 (May 9) attractive envelope from Leeds, franked 1/2d., 1d., addressed to a Private in Lord Kitchener’s Mess. (2 items) | 80 | 100 | |
| 1839 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Mar. 21) cover from Morgensen, Transvaal to Swakopmund, S.W.A., redirected to Windhoek, franked 1d. pair and with pink censor label (early use), octagonal “T/5,c.”, etc. | 50 | 60 | 50 |
| 1840 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Mar. 29) envelope from Durban to French volunteer interned as P.O.W. in the Central Gaol at Petermaritzburg, franked 1d., with pink censor label and scarce cachet of French Vice-Consulate in Durban, horizontal fold but unusual. | 60 | 80 | 60 |
| 1841 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (May 18) O.A.S. envelope to London, with ms. endorsement “no other/stamp/available/On active service”, highly unusually bearing Spain 1889 10c. cancelled by British Army S. Africa F.P.O. c.d.s., backstamped June 8 arrival and with additional ms. note “With field forces”, possibly unique. Photo. | 200 | 250 | |
| 1842 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Aug. 29) Union-Castle envelope endorsed ‘“C/o Military Governor/Pretoria” (part covered by pink censor label), franked Cape 1d. pair cancelled by Cape Colony Ocean Post Office c.d.s.’s and with blue rectangular double framed censor cachet, unusual. Photo.zf | 80 | 100 | |
| 1843 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Sept. 7) G.B. 1d. stationery envelope registered to England with added G.B. 1d. (2) and “V.R.I.” eight values to 1s. cancelled A.P.O. 50; 1901 (Oct. 18) registered cover from Johannesburg to France, franked “E.R.I.” 1/2d. on 2d. and “V.R.I.” 6d. overlapped by pink censor label and overstruck by Capt. Ferguson violet oval censor’s datestamp. (2 items) | 80 | 100 | |
| 1844 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Sept. 15) O.F.S. “V.R.I.” 1/2d. on 1/2d. stationery used to Scotland with added O.R.C. 1/2d., cancelled by superb F.P.O. 1 and F.P.O. B.O. c.d.s.’s respectively, also 1899 (Sept. 6) envelope Bloemfontein registered to Ifafa, Natal, bearing “V.R.I.” surcharges to 1s. on 1s. and O.R.C. 2d., very fine. (2 items) | 70 | 90 | 50 |
| 1845 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1900 (Sept. 27) attractive registered cover to England franked with G.B. 41/2d. cancelled by large magenta Army Post Office, Volksrust c.d.s., also three soldier’s covers (June 12) from Green Point with G.B. 1/2d. pair, (Nov. 24) from F.P.O. 38 with G.B. 1d. and (Nov. 24) 2d. registered envelope from F.P.O. 1 with added G.B. 2d. (4 items). Photo. | 120 | 150 | 200 |
| 1846 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Jan. 14) envelope franked G.B. 1d. cancelled indistinct F.P.O. datestamps, addressed to a passenger on board the S.Y. “Maria” at Colombo, redirected twice with Egyptian 2m. and 4m. postage dues affixed on arrival at Cairo and a range of backstamps, faults but full of character. Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1847 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Jan. 29) Ceylon 2c. stationery card to the Netherlands with added 2c. (2) cancelled “THE CAMP” thimble c.d.s.’s and large Ragama Camp censor oval, the reverse showing most attractive handpainted illustration of a Boer commando at rest. Photo. | 120 | 150 | 220 |
| 1848 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Feb. 18) Ceylon 6c. stationery card unusually to Singapore, neatly cancelled “THE CAMP” thimble c.d.s., sent by a P.O.W. at Ragama Camp with censor cachet. Photo. | 120 | 150 | |
| 1849 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (June 8) incoming cover from Boer internee in Portugal to Aliwal, North, Cape Colony, franked 5r., 25r. (3), 50r., cancelled at Caldas da Rainha, with white resealing label, superb receiving censor’s cachet, part flap missing but most attractive. Ex Griffiths. Photo. | 200 | 220 | 160 |
| 1850 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (June 16) Netherlands Indies 10c. stationery envelope written from Java with added 21/2c. and 121/2c. on 121/2c., to a P.O.W. in Ragama Camp, Ceylon with camp censor’s arrival cachet and partly removed resealing label, scarce. Photo. | 180 | 200 | |
| 1851 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (July 2) French Indo-China 10c. stationery card written from Saigon to a P.O.W. in Ragama Camp, Ceylon with camp censor’s arrival cachet, rare. Photo. | 250 | 300 | |
| 1852 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Aug. 22) stampless O.A.S. envelope from Bethlehem, O.R.C. with F.P.O. 2 c.d.s., addressed to I.M. Customs at Shanghai, redirected to Ningpo, transit and arrival backstamps, rare destination. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 85 |
| 1853 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Sept. 25) envelope sent from Dordrecht to Boer internee held at Peniche Camp, Portugal, franked Cape 1d. (3) with Pretoria Press Censor and arrival backstamp of Oct. 29, some faults but scarce. Photo. | 120 | 150 | 110 |
| 1854 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Oct. 2) envelope from Cape Town to Bloemfontein franked 1d., redirected to Paarl with added O.F.S. 1/2d. on 1/2d. pair, slight faults but unusual combination. Photo. | 80 | 100 | |
| 1855 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Oct. 29) and (Nov. 21) two covers from Pretoria to the Cape, both with censor label type 7D and censor cachets, the second backed with fine scarce green oval datestamp of the Office of the Loco. Supt., Imperial Military Railways, Pretoria. | 100 | 120 | 75 |
| 1856 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Oct. 29) Natal 4d. registered envelope with added 1d. pair, used from Point to the troopship “Armenian” at Durban with instructions for forwarding if departed, pink censor label and Boer Camp Trichinopoly censor cachet. | 60 | 80 | 100 |
| 1857 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Nov. 6) envelope from Hong Kong with 2c., 4c. pair (all with faults) addressed to R.M.M. Davy of the 1st Gloucester Regiment at Military H.Q. in Cape Town, endorsed “Prisoner of War P.M.G.” and showing fine strike of the rare cachet of U.S. Consulate in Pretoria, Davy having been captured at Nicholsons Nek, flap missing. Ex Griffiths. Photo. | 300 | 350 | 240 |
| 1858 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Nov. 10) p.p.c. to Chinde, Portuguese East Africa, written from Ragama Camp, Ceylon and franked 6c. cancelled Camp thimble c.d.s., large Camp censor cachet at left, Aden transit and Chinde arival datestamps. Photo. | 80 | 100 | 65 |
| 1859 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Nov. 11) Cape 1/2d. stationery card uprated with added 1/2d. and used from Beaufort West unusually to Barbados, with red Press Censor datestamp and fine Dec. 23 arrival. Photo. | 80 | 100 | |
| 1860 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Nov. 12) incoming registered cover from Lucca, Italy to Johannesburg, franked 25c. (2) partially covered by pink resealing label, with red London transit and fine strike of oval “F.A. JONES Lieut.” receiving censor cachet, scarce and attractive. Photo. | 120 | 150 | |
| 1861 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Nov. 21) long blue O.H.M.S. envelope, amended to “Active” Service, addressed to England from Pte. Clayton, attached to 1st Div. T.B.R.E. at RooiBraai, franked G.B. 1d. (2) cancelled F.P.O. 11, enclosing charming hand-drawn illustration of the “Telegraph Tent” with seasonal greetings, message written on reverse of pink Transvaal Telegraphs form T.8, also (Oct. 17) cover with contents to Clayton from a friend at B Post near Wakkerstroom, franked 1d. cancelled Natal Field Force octagonal datestamp, full of character. (5 items) | 180 | 200 | 140 |
| 1862 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Dec. 7) rare incoming Romanian 10b.+10b. stationery reply card from Bucharest to Ragama Camp, Ceylon, with Camp Dec. 28 arrival and censor cachet. Photo. | 150 | 180 | 110 |
| 1863 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Dec. 11) incoming envelope from Windhoek to Cape Town, franked German S.W.A. 20pf., with triangular Boer Press Censor cachet, a few trivial tone spots. Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1864 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (Dec. 27) incoming 10l. (with embossed 10L.) p.p.c. from Greece to Ragama Camp, Ceylon with Jan. 23 Camp arrival datestamp and censor cachet. Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1865 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (June) incoming stationery envelope from Pera, Persia with added 2pi., addressed to Krugersdorp with Johannesburg Press Censor arrival. Photo. | 150 | 180 | |
| 1866 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (Jan. 10) Z.A.R. 1/2d. stationery card with added “V.R.I.” 1d. (4) from Johannesburg to Borneo showing “N.I. AGENT SINGAPORE/22/2/1902” squared circle transit. Photo. | 100 | 150 | |
| 1867 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (Jan. 22) mourning envelope underpaid to the Netherlands with “E.R.I.” 1d. (2), with fine Burgher Camp, Belfast oval datestamp and Dutch 5c. postage due at left. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 80 |
| 1868 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (Jan. 24) envelope from Eshowe, Zululand to Pietermaritzburg with blue receiving Censor’s datestamp and rare three line “GOVERNOR/CENTRAL GAOL/ESHOWE” handstamp at lower left. | 150 | 200 | 110 |
| 1869 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (Mar.) registered cover from Warsaw, Poland franked Russian 10k. (2) on reverse and addressed to a P.O.W. in Ragama Camp, Ceylon, forwarded to Hambantota with fine strike of violet double ring oval censor’s cachet, faults but rare. Photo. | 150 | 180 | 230 |
| 1870 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (Apr. 2) exceptionally petite envelope with enclosure sent from Johannesburg to Pretoria, franked “E.R.I.” 1d. and with press censor marks. Delightful. | 50 | 70 | |
| 1871 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (Apr. 29) underpaid envelope to Cairo, franked Cape 1d. cancelled Uitenhage squared circle with fair town censor cachet below, Egyptian 1m. and 2m. postage dues cancelled on arrival. Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1872 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (May) rare registered cover incoming to Ragama Camp, Ceylon, from Athens, Greece, franked 25L. pair partially covered by pink resealing label, with transit and June 8 arrival backstamps. Photo. | 150 | 180 | 110 |
| 1873 | South Africa: South African War 1899-1902: 1902 (June 21) envelope from Eshowe, Zululand to Port Shepstone, Natal, franked Natal 1d. partially covered by orange resealing label tied by boxed purple “P.B.C. DURBAN” and with scarce arrival backstamp, some doodles but unusual. Photo. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1874 | South Africa: Second Siege of Kuruman: 1900 “KURUMAN/BESIEGED/1900-01” 2d. on Cape 1d. carmine, variety surcharge inverted, c.t.o. Kuruman squared circle of Jan. 21 1901, rare. R.P.S. certificate (2002). Photo. | 450 | 500 | 450 |
| 1875 | South Africa: Mafeking Siege Issues: 1900 type 1 serifed overprint, Bechuanaland Protectorate overprinted 1d. on 1/2d., 6d. on 2d. (R.P.S. certificate, 1961), 6d. on 3d. (Phil. Fed. of S.Africa certificate, 2002), British Bechuanaland overprinted 1s. on 4d. (on small piece, Crocker certificate, 2000), mainly fine. S.G. 6, 8, 9, 11, cat. £450. Photo. | 140 | 160 | 220 |
| 1876 | South Africa: Mafeking: 1900 Type 1 serifed overprint 1d. on Protectorate 1/2d., paying local rate on 1900 (Apr. 7) envelope to Dixons Hotel, scarce. S.G. 6. Brandon certificate (2001). Photo. | 800 | 1000 | |
| 1877 | South Africa: Mafeking Siege Issues: 1900 type 2 unserifed overprint, Bechuanaland Protectorate overprinted 6d. on 2d., 1s. on 6d., 2s. on British Bechuanaland 1s. (very slightly water stained, Phil. Fed. of S. Africa certificate, 2001), used, mainly fine. S.G. 13, 14, 16, cat. £505. Photo. | 120 | 140 | 150 |
| 1878 | South Africa: Mafeking Siege Issues: 1900 type 2 unserifed overprint 1s. on British Bechuanaland 6d. purple on rose-red, fine used on small piece. S.G. 15, cat. £650. Phil. Fed. of S. Africa certificate (1985). Photo. | 200 | 220 | 230 |
| 1879 | South Africa: Mafeking Siege Issues: 1900 3d. pale blue on blue, unused, slight soiling. S.G. 19, cat. £1,200. Photo. | 60 | 80 | 110 |
| 1880 | South Africa: Boer Occupation of Vryburg: 1899 1/2 PENCE green, a block of four cancelled “28 NO/99” some creasing but fine appearance and a scarce multiple. S.G. 1, cat. £320+. B.P.A. certificate (1988). Photo. | 150 | 180 | |
| 1881 | South Africa: A selection of eighteen covers and cards between 1899 and 1942, all with tobacco advertisements including a 1900 cover showing Kruger (“Oom Paul”) trying to steal Marico Brand tobacco from some British soldiers and a 1920 cover franked by a bisected 3d. Also a 1904 Cape Parcel Customs Declaration form from a parcel of tobacco franked K.E.VII 1s. strip of three. | 220 | 250 | 200 |
| 1882 | South Africa: 1922 cover franked 1d. and charged 2d. upon arrival at Fordsburg, Johannesburg, collected by a 1/2d. postage stamp and the central portions of two 3/4d. cigarette duty bands. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 160 |
| 1883 | South Africa: 1922 covers (3) and a front, all underpaid with 1/2d. cigarette duty bands used in lieu of postage due stamps at Durban, comprising 1d. charge collected by two bands, 2d. charges collected by three bands plus 1/2d. postage due or four bands, 4d. charge collected by six bands plus 1d. postage due, scarce. (4 items). | 350 | 400 | 380 |
| 1884 | South Africa: 1925 London-Cape Town Cobham flight, imperf. proof of vignette in red on gummed unwatermarked paper, slight thin on reverse, otherwise fine. | 50 | 70 | 50 |
| 1885 | South Africa: 1929 Darmstadt rotogravure Trials: Hunter Penrose cigarette duty bands (37) and pictorial dummy stamps (50), nearly all in multiples, showing various paper types. A superb collection, well written up on leaves. (87 items) | 1000 | 1200 | 920 |
| 1886 | South Africa: 1929 Darmstadt rotogravure Trials: Hunter-Penrose Ltd., four dummy cigarette duty labels, in black, yellow, green, brown (3 of each) and carmine (6), English and German inks, with and without gum and watermarks, fine. (18) | 220 | 250 | 300 |
| 1887 | South Africa: 1929 Darmstadt rotogravure Trials: Hunter Penrose cigarette duty bands (16, some incomplete) and a dummy stamp showing various paper types. | 120 | 140 | 100 |
| 1888 | South Africa: 1935 Silver Jubilee, an extensive mint and used specialised study on leaves and stockcards, with set in unmounted corner blocks, many varieties, incl. cleft skull [R.14/2] 1/2d. (3), 1d., 3d. mint, set of singles used, mint set with scar on neck [R.9/5], mint set with cone on head [R.3/2], 6d, mint with gash in ear [R.16/1], 1d. used vertical pair showing apparent doubling of frame plate, and many minor flaws, with blocks and large multiples, 1/2d. single on first day postcard (3), mostly good to fine. (470§ stamps, mainly in pairs or multiples) | 500 | 700 | 450 |
| 1889 | South Africa: A mint collection on leaves with 1913-24 to £1, 1927-30 values to 10s. etc., mainly fine. | 400 | 450 | 450 |
| 1890 | South Africa: A mint or unused collection of Provinces on leaves incl. Orange River Colony 1903-04 set, Transvaal with 1902-03 values to 10s., 1904-09 £1 etc., varied condition. | 200 | 240 | 250 |
| 1891 | South West Africa: 1916 (Sept. 20) locally addressed censored registered cover bearing S. Africa 1913 3d. to 1s., each value with scarce ms. cancellation “Klein/Windhuk/20.9.16” in use for three weeks only, backstamped Windhuk c.d.s. of Sept. 22 . Photo. | 150 | 200 | 210 |
| 1892 | South West Africa: 1923 Setting II 5s. and 10s. (folded) fine mint pairs. SG 13, 14, cat. £640. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 80 |
| 1893 | South West Africa: 1926 to 1937, mint selection on leaves, incl. 1927 to 10s., 1927-30 to £1, 1931 to 20s. sets (up and down), Airs, etc., mostly fine. (52 pairs and 17 singles) | 220 | 250 | 250 |
| 1894 | South West Africa: 1930 Air 4d., first printing, two pairs used on underpaid 1931 (Aug. 5) flown cover to Pretoria, one the variety no stop after “A”, S. African 2d. due pair at left. S.G. 70, a. | 50 | 70 | 42 |
| 1895 | South West Africa: 1954 6d. myrtle-green, variety wmk. horns of springbok to right, lower left corner marginal block of four with cyl. no. 35, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 159a. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1896 | South West Africa: 1954 6d. myrtle-green, variety wmk. horns of springbok to right, lower marginal block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 159a. | 70 | 80 | |
| 1897 | South West Africa: 1954 2s.6d. bistre-brown, variety wmk. horns of springbok to right, lower left corner marginal block of four with cyl. no. 43, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 159a. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1898 | South West Africa: Officials: 1951-52 6d. blue and brown, lower two rows of the sheet with margins and imprint, the lower row (3 pairs) showing transposed overprints, c.t.o. Windhoek 14 June 1952, fine. S.G. O27,, a, cat. £450+. | 180 | 200 | 180 |
| 1899 | South West Africa: A mint collection on leaves incl. 1923 Setting I 1d. variety “Af.rica” for “Africa”, 1927 to 5s., 1927-30 values to 2s.6d., £1 etc., mainly fine. | 130 | 150 | 200 |
| 1900 | South West Africa: Revenues: Cigarette Tax 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d. unmounted mint block of fifteen (3 x 5) from the lower right corner of the pane, mainly fine. Barefoot 9. | 150 | 200 | |
| 1901 | Spain: 1850 6c. black, Plate I reconstruction on leaves with plating notes, all cancelled in red, most with margins, mainly fine. (24) | 200 | 250 | 270 |
| 1902 | Spain: 1850 6c. black, Plate I reconstruction, all fine used with margins and “araña” cancellation. (24) Graus certificate (1996) | 150 | 200 | 200 |
| 1903 | Spain: 1850 6c. black, Plate II reconstruction, all fine used with margins and “araña” cancellation. (40) Graus certificate (1996) | 200 | 250 | 250 |
| 1904 | Sudan: 1927-41 20p. imperf. colour trial in greenish blue and black on watermarked paper, a horizontal pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, with printer’s note “6 PT” and date “29/7/35” in margin, mainly fine with full gum. S.G. 46b P. Photo. | 250 | 300 | 260 |
| 1905 | Sudan: 1935 Gordon imperf. colour trials of 5m. (4, in green, yellow-brown, ultramarine and scarlet), 5pi. (3, in blue, purple and orange-vermilion) and 50p. (2, in black and red-brown) on ungummed watermarked paper, representing a “set” of the issued colours, fine. (9) S.G. 59, 64, 67 P. Photo. | 350 | 400 | 400 |
| 1906 | Sudan: 1938 Air 3p. on 31/2p. black and violet, the scarce perf. 111/2 x 121/2, fine fresh mint. S.G. 75a, cat. £450. | 140 | 180 | 160 |
| 1907 | Sudan: Army Service Stamps: 1912-22 “A S” perfin (“A” with twelve holes, “S” with eleven) on 2m. green and brown (1898 issue, S.G. 11 with watermark rosette) mint, fine and rare with normal used single for comparison. Brandon certificate (2000). S.G. A18 unlisted var. Photo. | 400 | 500 | 320 |
| 1908 | Sudan: A duplicated mint and used accumulation in varied condition in three stockbooks inc. 1897 optd. to 5p., 10p. (2) mint and to 10p. (3) used, 1898 to 2p. (5), 5p. (5) and 10p. (5) mint, 1902-21 to 5p., 10p. (3) mint, airmail issues, 1941 to 8p. (20), 20p. (4) mint, Postage dues, Officials 1903-12 to 10p. used. 1936-46 to 20p. (5, inc. a plate block) mint and used (12), 1948 to 50p. mint 93) and used (4), Army Service, etc. (100’s) | 250 | 300 | 580 |
| 1909 | Sudan: A duplicated mint and used accumulation in varied condition in two stockbooks, on stockcards and loose incl. 1898 to 10p. (2), 1902-21 issue with unmounted mint multiples inc. 3m. and 4m. vermilion and brown (2) complete sheets of 120, 1941 to 20p. mint, post Independence issues in complete unmounted mint sheets, etc. (many 100’s) | 150 | 200 | 200 |
| 1910 | Sudan: A mainly mint collection on leaves incl. 1897 (less 5p.), 1898 sets, 1935 Gordon set etc., varied condition. | 80 | 100 | 85 |
| 1911 | Swaziland: 1936 (June) underpaid cover to England bearing 1933 1d. cancelled fair Ezulwini c.d.s., charged with G.B. 2d. due on arrival, this dramatically deleted in red ink with note “Cancelled/not collected”, a second 2d. due added and cancelled for local redirection. | 60 | 80 | 60 |
| 1912 | Sweden: 1924 U.P.U. Anniversary set, fine used. (15) S.G. 161-75, cat. £450. | 80 | 100 | |
| 1913 | Switzerland: 1945 PAX 5c. to 10f. set, mainly fine used. S.G. 447-59, cat. £600. | 100 | 120 | 90 |
| 1914 | Switerland: A collection from imperfs. in mixed condition on leaves inc. Pro Juventutes used from 1913, Airs with 1919-20 30c. mint, 1945 Pax set with 5f. mint and 10f. used, 1951 LUNABA miniature sheet used, International Organizations, a selection of f.d.c’s, etc. (100’s) | 150 | 200 | 210 |
| 1915 | Tanganyika: 1920 De La Rue composite essay for unissued design in black and sepia incorporating Giraffe head of 1922 issue, denominated 20fl, mounted on board (186 x 114mm.), dated “27th Oct 20”, lettered “D” and endorsed “Dupl.”, most attractive. Photo. | 2400 | 2600 | |
| 1916 | Tanganyika: 1931 to 1934, five flown covers incl. 1931 London-Mwanza and return, etc., mainly fine. | 80 | 100 | |
| 1917 | Tanganyika: Booklets: 1926 3s. booklet ex De La Rue archive, exploded with front cover (a little worn) annotated “1st Supply/Reqn. 2434/1926” on reverse, and all five panes with each stamp handstamped “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D18) in blue, staple holes rusted, the 15c. panes with perfs. a little trimmed at foot, nevertheless attractive and unique. S.G. SB2b s. Photo. | 2000 | 2200 | |
| 1918 | Tanganyika: Booklets: 1927 rare 3s. black on red, stapled right, containing values in blocks of ten, all stamps and interleaving present but 5c. pane with two vertical pairs detached, 15c. pane with block of four (torn through one vertical pair) and vertical pair detached, the 10c. pane complete. S.G. SB4, unpriced by S.G. Photo. | 1000 | 1200 | |
| 1919 | Togo: 1914 (Oct.) Narrow setting 20pf. ultramarine, the rare “TOG” variety, used, fine. S.G. H17a, cat. £4,000. Photo. | 1200 | 1500 | 1300 |
| 1920 | Togo: 1914 (Oct.) Narrow setting 40pf. black and carmine, used, fine. S.G. H20, cat. £1,500. Photo. | 400 | 500 | 580 |
| 1921 | Togo: 1914 (Oct.) Narrow setting 80pf. black and carmine on rose, used, fine. S.G. H22, cat. £1,800. Photo. | 500 | 600 | |
| 1922 | Togo: 1915 (Jan.) 20pf. ultramarine, used on small piece, very slight soiling at top, otherwise fine. S.G. H32, cat. £475. Photo. | 120 | 150 | 90 |
| 1923 | Tonga: 1890 to 1924, selection of seven covers or cards, incl. 1890 Club Hotel, Nukualofa envelope to Ponta Delgada (Azores) franked 1/2d., 2d., 1899 4d. registered envelope to India with added 21/2d. cancelled “R” in circle, p.p.c.’s incl. 1906 Vavau to Wellington, 1908 Haapai to Nukualofa, 1909 to Shanghai, 1924 to New Zealand bearing 1d., 2d. on 5d., 2d. on 71/2d., 2d. on 1s., fair to fine. | 300 | 350 | 260 |
| 1924 | Tonga: 1966 Official Air surcharge 10s. on 4d. blue-green, fine used with variety surcharge inverted. S.G. 019a, cat. £150. | 50 | 60 | 42 |
| 1925 | Tonga: 1986 Royal Links 2p.50 eleven complete sheetlets of five, all with unofficial AMERIPEX ‘86 overprints, several with overprint partially omitted or misplaced, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 943 vars. | 100 | 120 | |
| 1926 | Tonga: 1988-92 42s. type II in a complete sheet of twenty, also a single with type I for comparison, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 1010a, cat. £525. | 70 | 90 | |
| 1927 | Tonga: 1993 10s. on 2s. in a complete sheet of forty, mainly fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1217, cat. £2,200. | 250 | 300 | |
| 1928 | Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago: 1879 CC 1s. green, fine fresh mint. S.G. 4, cat. £375. Photo. | 120 | 140 | 150 |
| 1929 | Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago: 1880 CC 6d. stone mint, tiny tone mark on gum otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. 11, cat. £300. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 85 |
| 1930 | Trinidad and Tobago: Tobago: 1882-84 CA 4d. yellow-green fine fresh mint. S.G. 18, cat. £180. | 60 | 70 | 75 |
| 1931 | Trinidad and Tobago: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in a Utile album with good to fine mint inc. 1922-36 Script 1/2d. to £1, 1935 Jubilee set in corner marginal blocks one stamp in each with extra flagstaff, also 2c. and 6c. blocks both with one stamp with lightening conductor, 1938-44 1c. to $4.80 set (also used), etc. | 200 | 250 | 290 |
| 1932 | Turkey: An accumulation of mainly post war commercial covers (149) with a range of frankings, some registered, f.d.c’s, etc. | 30 | 40 | |
| 1933 | Turks and Caicos Islands: 1917 War Tax 1d. red unmounted mint marginal block from the top of the sheet, each showing “WAR TAX” inverted at top, faintly yellowish gum otherwise fine. S.G. 140d, cat. £260. | 70 | 90 | 70 |
| 1934 | Turks and Caicos Islands: 1917 War Tax 3d. purple on yellow fine mint with opt. double, one inverted. S.G. 144b, cat. £300. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 90 |
| 1935 | Turks and Caicos Islands: A Q.V. to K.G.VI collection, attractively presented in two boxed F.G. Warwick albums, incl. 1889-93 1d. complete mint sheet of thirty incl. throat and neck flaws, 1913-21 to 2s. (6), 3s. (3) mint, War Stamps with varieties, multiples and “SPECIMEN” pair, 1922-26 to 2s. (5), 3s. (2), 1928 set mint with 1d. (strip of three) and 21/2d. plate proofs, good range of covers and cards incl. 1889 and 1897 to Canada franked 4d., later with some smaller offices, also postal stationery unused and used with 21/2d. envelope used 1896 to Bermuda, etc., mainly fair to fine. | 350 | 400 | 600 |
| 1936 | Turks and Caicos Islands: A mainly mint collecion on leaves incl. 1893-95 4d., 5d. overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1900-04, 1928 sets etc., mainly fine. | 80 | 100 | 85 |
| 1937 | United Arab Emirates: 1977 National Day set of three, withdrawn on day of issue, unmounted mint, fine and scarce. S.G. 96-98, cat. £400. | 120 | 150 | 150 |
| 1938 | United States of America: 1847-1974 mint and used collection in varied condition in two KA-BE hingless albums inc. 1847 5c. four margined copy with blue cancel, 1869 1c. to 30c. good used inc. both 15c. and additional 24c., 1867 with grill 9 x13 mm. 1c. to 90c. used, 1894-95 to $1 used, 1918 and 1923 Air sets used, many later commemorative issues, 1912-13 Parcel Post 1c. to $1 used, Confederate states with two covers, flown covers inc. early catapult flight, another franked with 1933 Zeppelin 50c., etc. (100’s) | 600 | 700 | 1200 |
| 1939 | United States of America: The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century by Brookman volumes I to III. | 80 | 100 | 50 |
| 1940 | Uruguay: 1902 incoming coloured p.p.c. from Malta, franked Maltese 1/12d. on picture side wth 5m. affixed alongside to pay forwarding within Montevideo, the address side also showing scarce framed “CARTEROS/2° TURNO” datestamp. A most unusual combination. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 75 |
| 1941 | Zanzibar: 1898 (Oct. 1) G.P.O. London Packet Minute 338Y “EAST COAST OF AFRICA MAIL SERVICE” discussing the question of postal communication with Zanzibar from 1863 onward. | 40 | 50 | 48 |
| 1942 | Zanzibar: 1904 surcharge 21/2 on 71/2. and 21/2 on 8a. fine mint pairs, one stamp in each with variety serif to foot of “f”. S.G. 208b and 209b, cat. £308. | 100 | 120 | 140 |
| 1943 | Zanzibar: 1914 (Aug 2nd) cover franked 3a. , 6a. (2) to Hamburg, on reverse “PRESS CENSOR” handstamp overlapped by coat of arms and “OPENED BY CENSOR” label on pink, on face London “UNDELIVERABLE L.P.S.” with commercial contents, good condition. Also 1916 commercial letter to Holland bearing 6c. , uncancelled as stopped by censors, slightly toned but with attractive matching notepaper. | 80 | 100 | 130 |
| 1944 | Zanzibar: Postage Dues: 1926-30 12c. black on green, used, slight faults but scarce. S.G. D7, cat. £600. Photo. | 100 | 120 | 130 |
| 1945 | Zanzibar: A QV. to Q.E.II mainly good to fine mint collection on leaves inc. 1895-96 India overprinted to 5r., 1896 B.E.A. overprinted 1/2a. to 71/2a., 1896 May) 1/2a. to 5r., 1898 (Dec) 1/2a. to 8a., 1899-1901 1/2a. to 5r., 1904 1/2a. to 5r., 1908-09 1c. to 10r., 1913 1c. to 10r., 1913 1c. to 10r., 1914-22 MCA 1c. to 10r., 1921 Script 1c. to 10r., later issues to 1967, postage dues, etc, (365§) | 500 | 600 | 680 |