1603

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1899, 1900, selection of seven mainly stampless envelopes from members of Boer forces, well written-up on leaves, all endorsed “In Veld dienst” or similar, comprising 1899 (Oct.) local envelope to Bloemfontein-Commando, 1900 (Jan. 6) Jammersbergdrift to Smithfield lager, Stormberg Junction, (Jan. 12) Aliwal North to “Stormberglaar”, (Jan. 8) scarce incoming from Bank, Z.A.R., to Modder River Hooflager, (Feb.) Jacobsdal to Bloemfontein, (Feb. 14) Colesberg to Bloemfontein (also loose “T.F.” 6d. cancelled Colesberg “JA 15/00” squared circle), (Mar. 5) private bag envelope from the Heidelberg Commando posted from Bloemfontein to Johannesburg with uncancelled Z.A.R. 1d., varied condition. (8 items)

Price Realised £320

1604

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1899, envelopes sent (Oct. 11) from Green Point, Cape Colony, to Krugersdorp, Z.A.R., and incoming from Nottingham (Oct. 5) to Johannesburg, both showing framed “MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED” (52 x 8mm.) in violet. (2 covers)

Price Realised £95

1605

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1899 (Oct. 17) stampless ""Veld Dienst"" cover from Boshof to Bloemfontein with circular ""STADS VELCORNET, BLOEMFONTEIN / O.V.S"" violet censor cachet overstruck by Boshof c.d.s., and with Oct. 19 arrival backstamp, minor staining, slightly trimmed at right. Rare, one of only three recorded examples. Photo.

Price Realised £320

1606

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Jan. 22) “IN DIENST, OVS” printed envelope from the Landdrost’s Kantoor in Bloemfontein with signed authorising circular cachet in violet, franked 1/2d., 1d. (2) and addressed to London with Durban type 2 seal on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £200

1607

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Jan. 25) envelope endorsed “Veld Dienst” addressed to Leon Zeidler, under Commandant Viljoen on the Tugela River front bearing 1d. cancelled at Dewetsdorp and with fine circular ""Veld-Post/G.F. FLEISCHER/1 FEB 1900/DUITSCH & JOHANNESBURG/COMMANDOS"" cachet in blue (Fleischer having joined the German Corps and acted as postmaster to the German and Johannesburg Commandos), backstamped Hoofdlager Feb. 1, minor damage at top but a scarce item of mail to the main battlefront. Photo.

Price Realised £160

1608

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Feb. 12) stampless envelope endorsed “Veld dienst” showing three line violet “Veldpost/Glencoe,/12 Feb. 1900.” datestamp with Kroonstad Feb. 16 arrival alongside and backstamped blue three line “PK/Newcastle/12.Feb. 1900” and Johannesburg c.d.s. transits, slight soiling. Photo.

Price Realised £160

1609

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Feb. 19) stampless envelope to Amsterdam showing Petrusburg despatch datestamp and censored at Bloemfontein with provisional use of “POSTMEESTER/GENERAAL/ORANJE-VRY STAAAT” cachet in black, charged on arrival in the Netherlands by 121/2c. postage dues (2, one with small fault), slight soiling but unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £100

1610

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Mar. 7) stampless envelope to Kroonstad endorsed from “Van Reenens pas/March 7th 1900” and “Kindly favoured by Mr Jubber” showing “VAN/REENAN/NATAL” double ring datestamp with date inserted by hand, arrival c.d.s. of Mar. 13 and interestingly backstamped by Good Hope, Natal single ring dated Jan. 23 (unchanged from previous usage), Good Hope double ring with “7/3/00” inserted in ms. and further strike of Van Reenan double ring with date. Photo.

Price Realised £350

1611

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: The Republican Withdrawal, 1900 (Mar.-May), a selection of covers and cards, variously addressed, reflecting disruption to postal routes in the unoccupied Free State, incl. stationery cards and four incoming from Lourenço Marques, Natal and the Z.A.R., varied condition. (10 items)

Price Realised £180

1612

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Mar. 25) envelope addressed to a Boer patient in Jacobsdal Hospital sent from Bloemhof, Z.A.R., bearing 1d. with 1/2d. (4) and endorsed “Via Delgoa Bay & Cape Town”, also a German picture postcard of a ward at the Boer Hospital in Jacobsdal, unused. (2 items)

Price Realised £70

1613

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Apr. 19) envelope endorsed “Kommandodieenst” with P.K. Brandfort Apr. 15 c.d.s. and addressed to Ingogo Station with violet “Veld-Post, Z.A.R./19 APR. 1900/INGOGO.” double oval and blue three line “Veldpost, ZAR/Newcastle/19 APRIL 1900” backstamps, part flap missing but scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £180

1614

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (Apr. 19) envelope to Kroonstad franked Z.A.R. 1/2d. cancelled by fine strike of scarce “Veld-Post, Z.A.R./19 FEB. 1900/INGOGO” violet oval datestamp with Feb. 21 arrival below, Volksrust and Johannesburg transit backstamps, vertical fold well clear and slight soiling. Photo.

Price Realised £180

1615

Sale number: 67

South Africa: Orange Free State: Anglo-Boer War: Republican Campaign 1899-1900: 1900 (May 7) envelope with enclosed letter written from Tintwapass on May 4, set from Harrismith franked 1/2d., 1d. (2, one damaged) with Z.A.R. censor seal and unusually addressed to the Ukraine with Czernowitz arrival backstamp, also 1899 (Oct. 27) stampless “Commando dienst” cover to Bloemfontein posted at Harrismith with single circle datestamp. (2 covers)

Price Realised UNSOLD