Number of results: 40
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Basutoland: Xhosa war 1834-1836, 1835, fascinating twice-forwarded three page entire letter headed ""Calédon 22 juillet 1835"", written by missionary Eugène Casalis from the Caledon mission (Bethulie, established by Jean Pierre Péllissier), addressed to the Treasurer of the Société des Missions Évangéliques in Paris. The letter endorsed ""Care of Revd Dr. Philip, Cape Town"" and ""unpaid"", subsequently forwarded to England ""Care of John Foulger esq/Seven Star Alley/Ratcliff Highway/London"" (Board member of the London Missionary Society) paid ""1/2"" ms. in red with ""GENERAL POST OFFICE/AU 13/1835/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE"" crowned oval, thereafter paid to France with Foreign office despatch mark. The Société des Missions Évangéliques de Paris was founded in 1822, the first missionaries arriving in Basuto country in 1833. In April 1866, after the lengthy siege of Thaba Bosiu the Basotho were obliged by the Boers of the Orange Free to sign a treaty which not only ceded 3,000 cattle and much of their land but also forced the expulsion of the French protestants and the burning of the missions. Jean-Eugène Casalis (1812-1891) served as a missionary in Southern Africa for 22 years, afterward directing the Maison des Missions in Paris for a further 25. Together with Constant Gosselin and Thomas Arbousset, Casalis had arrived in Thaba Bosiu in June 1833, founding there one mission and another at Morija. He later became a close confidant of King Moshoshoe, encouraging a closer relationship with the English as the best protection against incursion by the Boers.Dr. John Philip (1775-1851) had been appointed superintendent of the London Missionary Society's stations in South Africa in 1822 and was active in lobbying for the rights of the indigenous and coloured peoples. Outraged by the treatment of the Africans by Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin Alfred D'Urban, Philip returned to England in 1836 to give evidence before a parliamentary committee and arouse public opinion in opposition. ''Bethulie was thus the second station of our Society established in the region of the Orange and the Caledon. Without ever having formed part of Basutoland proper, that station was, up to the time of its destruction in 1863, one of the important members of the Basutoland Mission, and during the first years at least, played an important rôle in its history."" (""A Century of Mission work in Basutoland, 1833-1933"" by Victor Ellenberger, 1938). Photo. £700 - £900 |
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Basutoland: 1840, thrice-forwarded large part incoming entire outer sheet (side panels missing) addressed to ""Monsieur et Madame Daumas-Colany/Mission Français/Mékuatling"", originating from Vervins, France with fine Nov. 16 despatch c.d.s., framed ""P.D."" and transit backstamps, sent ""Care of John Foulger Esqre, Seven Star Alley/Ratcliff Highway, Londres"", sent on ""Care of Dr Philips/Cape Town (Africa)"" charged ""2/4"" with red London Paid of Nov. 21 and very faint framed ""POST PAID"", further forwarded ""care of Revd T. Reid/Colesberg"", with G.P.O. Cape Town crowned oval. Photo. £500 - £600 |
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Basutoland: 1842 (ca.) front from incoming entire addressed to ""Monsieur F. Daumas/missionnaire à/Mékuatling"" endorsed ""Care of Rev. Dr. Philip/Church Square/Capetown, South Africa"", rated ""1/2"" with framed ""POST PAID"", further directed care of ""Revd. T Atkinson/Colesberg"", with G.P.O. Cape Town crowned oval. François Daumas (1812-1871) in 1837 founded the mission station at Mekoatleng with his 'recruited' new bride Élisa whom he married in Port Elizabeth on October 18 (Élisa Colani was the sister of Eléonore, wife of fellow missionary Prosper Lemue). Daumas succeeded in creating a friendly, advisory relationship with the local Bataung chief Moletsane. In 1840 Rev. Theophilus Atkinson (1805-1889) of the London Missionary Society had opened a new station at Colesberg but left in Oct. 1847 after his wife, Henriettta, fell ill. Photo. £100 - £150 |
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Basutoland: 1848 front from incoming entire addressed to ""Monsieur F. Daumas, missionnaire/à Mekuatling"" endorsed ""care of John Syme esqre/Long market Street/Capetown, South Africa"", further directed ""Care of Revd. Dr. Reid/Colesberg"", Scottish minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, having been sent from London with red Maltese Cross ""5 SP 5/18 8"" despatch, erroneous framed ""TO PAY"" deleted and framed ""PREPAID"" applied. François Daumas (1812-1871) in 1837 founded the mission station at Mekoatleng with his 'recruited' new bride Élisa whom he married in Port Elizabeth on October 18 (Élisa Colani was the sister of Eléonore, wife of fellow missionary Prosper Lemue). Daumas succeeded in creating a friendly, advisory relationship with the local Bataung chief Moletsane. 1848 was a year of particular financial crisis for the French missions. In Cape Town Dr. John Philip set up a relief fund and support committee, of which John Syme was the Treasurer. Photo. £100 - £150 |
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Basutoland: Boer-Basuto War 1864-1866, 1865 foolscap letter, without outer cover, headed ""Béersélia pays des Bassoutos/le 5 mars 1865"" written by missionary Samuel Rolland, ""Pasteur/Président de la mission française protestante/au pays des Bassoutos"" addressed to Ernest Héritte de la Tour, French Consul at the Cape of Good Hope, sent via the post office at Aliwal North (established in 1858). The letter recommends that a proposed gift from the French Emperor Napoléon III be sent to Chief Moshesh via the Governor of the Cape and the Civil Commissioner at Aliwal, John Burnet, to circumvent the proscription on firearms leaving the colony. An interesting document, reflecting the difficulty of direct French support of its missionaries in the constantly troubled region. Rev. Samuel Rolland (1801-1873) was employed in mission work in South Africa for over 40 years, almost all spent in Basutoland where his mission at Beersheba was once been the most flourishing in the country. In 1858 the mission there was destroyed by a Boer commando and in 1864 Rolland founded New Beersheba at Witpoortjie, 24 miles away. At the time of his death in 1873 it was recorded that more than 160 hymns composed by him in the native language were still read and sung. Photo. £300 - £400 |
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Basutoland: Basutoland Gun War 1880-81, 1881 ""On Active Service"" envelope front addressed stampless to Dublin self-endorsed ""Arthur Prendergast/Lieut/Baker's Horse/Umtata"" with Umtata ""JU 27/81"" c.d.s. and ""6d"" in circle charge mark, a little stained and damaged but a very scarce officer's item from a remote action. Alfred Prendergast (1855-1930) had served in Lt. Lonsdale's Horse during the Anglo-Zulu War and subsequently in the Natal Mounted Police. Baker's Horse had been raised in Oct. 1880 with a strength of around 200 men, serving In East Griqualand before moving into southern Basutoland. Photo. £100 - £150 |
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Basutoland: South African War 1899-1902: 1900-02, Maseru, four covers to Lourenço Marques (franked Cape 1/2d., 1d. pair), Aliwal North (stampless mourning O.H.M.S., endorsed by Enright Mooney, Acting Government Secretary) and Diyatalawa Camp (2) respectively, Cape 1/2d. stationery card to New Val (originating in Thaba Bosiu) written in Sotho and uncensored and incoming Bermuda 1d. stationery card from Boer P.O.W. on Darrell's Island (redirected from Mafeteng). (6 items) £200 - £250 |
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Basutoland: South African War 1899-1902: 1901, 1902, Leribe, three covers and two fronts to Harrismith (endorsed from Capt. W. Mayne, 3rd Grenadiers), Johannesburg, Ahmednagar Camp and Diyatalawa Camp (2) respectively, also incoming cover from Diyatalawa Camp to Ficksburg directed via Thlotse Heights to evade Boer postal restrictions. (6 items) £200 - £250 |
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Basutoland: South African War 1899-1902: 1901, 1902, two O.F.S. stationery cards, a cover and two fronts incoming to Morija from the Orange River Colony (three items addressed to Rev. A. Casalis) with a range of censor marks. (5 items) £80 - £100 |
2344
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Basutoland: South African War 1899-1902: 1901, envelope registered to Boer P.O.W. on the S.S. ''Armenian'' at Cape Town, franked by Cape 21/2d. pair tied by one of two fine ''MASERU/AP 16/01/BASUTOLAND'' c.d.s's, redirected first to Bellevue Camp, Simonstown and then to Green Point, showing circular censor mark in blue, minor damage at top but most unusual. Photo. £200 - £250 |
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Basutoland: South African War 1899-1902: 1901, scarce O.A.S. stampless soldier's cover to Ireland, countersigned by commanding officer, with Leribe ''MY 21/01'' despatch c.d.s. and red London Paid transit, somewhat aged and roughly opened, also stampless cover to London endorsed ''Active Service'' with A.P.O. 45 (Winburg) ''AU 10/00'' despatch. ( 2 covers) Photo. £200 - £250 |
2346
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Basutoland: South African War 1899-1902: 1901 (June 22) cover from Mafeteng and 1902 (Jan. 28) cover front from Mohaleshoek, both to Boer P.O.W.'s in Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon with circular censor mark, 1902 (May 15) cover from Teyateyaneng to Stellenbosch with rectangular mark, all franked Cape 1d. (3 items) £100 - £120 |
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Basutoland: Airmails, 1933 to 1938, selection of covers comprising 1933 (Dec. 1) Rangoon-Singapore (2) registered from Maseru bearing values to 1s. with first day c.d.s's, 1934 (Mar. 1) S. Rhodesia-Nyasaland (2, with Royal Tour cancellations), (Mar. 5) cancelled Maseru, (Mar. 10) Blantyre-Maseru, (Dec. 3) to Australia, 1938 (Dec. 15) KLM New Year's Flight. (8) £120 - £150 |
2348
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Imperial Press Conference, 1933 (Mar. 15) three registered covers with commemorative cancellations and registration cachet, bearing 1933 values to 6d. (2), one sent airmail to Leicester with etiquette and G.B. 1/2d. cancelled Coalville Mar. 24. £100 - £120 |
2349
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Leribe, 1904 postcard to Suffolk, South Africa 1d. stationery envelope registered 1917 with added 4d. to London, 1928 postcard to Hertfordshire, also Buthe Buthe 1/2d. stationery card used 1926 to Morija, 1931 underpaid commercial cover to Huddersfield with G.B. 2d. postage due. (5 items) £100 - £120 |
2350
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Leribe, St. Joseph's School, Roma picture postcard 'After the Cyclone', used 1905 (Jan. 22) shortly after the event to Belgium franked South Africa 1d., addressed from St. Monica's School with interesting message from Father Philippe Romestaing. Photo. £100 - £120 |
2351
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Mafeteng: 1876 (Sept. 22) cover to Port Elizabeth franked by Cape 4d. tied by light ''156'' in barred oval with Mafeteng despatch and unframed Aliwal North next day c.d.'s. and arrival backstamp. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2352
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Mafeteng, 1882 to 1932, eight covers or cards incl. 1882 cover (slightly toned) to Spain franked Cape 1/2d., 4d., Cape stationery 1/2d. card to Quthing (missionary correspondence), 1d. envelope used 1897 to Wepener, also Thabana Morena agency 1/2d. and 1d. stationery cards used to Morija in 1927 and 1948 respectively. (10 items) £200 - £250 |
2353
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Maseru: 1883 to 1889, ten incoming family covers (three enclosing original letter) addressed to trader George Henry Hobson in Maseru, all from King William's Town except two from Hanover, endorsed ''via Aliwal North'', each franked by Cape 2d. except one double rate with 1d. (2), 2d., and the last a mourning cover bearing 1d., fair to fine. £150 - £180 |
2354
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Maseru, 1886 to 1934, selection of covers, cards, etc. incl. 1886 registered letter receipts (2) with despatch c.d.s., Cape stationery 1d. enevelope used 1893, 1/2d. on 1d. card in 1896, both to Cape Town, 1d. letter card used 1902 to Morija, also two incoming covers etc. (12 items) £180 - £200 |
2355
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Mohaleshoek: 1898 (Jan. 15) 4d. Cape stationery registered envelope sent from Maghalleen and most unusually addressed to Guatemala, additionally bearing Cape 1/2d. pair, 1d. (3, one furrowed), 21/2d. and 6d. pair cancelled by ''210'' barred ovals with ''MOHALESHOEK/BASUTOLAND'' c.d.s. at left, London transit and Mar. 3 violet arrival marks, showing undelivered and with Cape Town R.L.O. and Wepener O.V.S. datestamps on reverse. Photo. £200 - £250 |
2356
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Mohaleshoek, 1900 to 1936, selection of four covers or card and strikes on loose adhesives, incl. 1911 cover to Staffordshire, 1933 registered mixed franking philatelic cover to Pretoria etc. (8 items) £100 - £120 |
2357
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Morija, 1896 to 1916, selection of ten covers or cards incl. Cape stationery 11/2d. card used 1896 to Glasgow, 1/2d. card used 1897 to Bloemfontein, K.E.VII 1d letter. card to Glasgow, 1911 Sesuto Book Depot printed envelope used 1911 to Oxford franked at printed matter rate by Transvaal 1/2d., picture postcards incl. two real photographic (one of Book Depot used 1916 Matatiele to Switzerland with censor mark. £200 - £250 |
2358
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Basutoland: Picture postcards, unused and used selection incl. 'Basutoland Police' used 1905 from Port Alfred unusually to Bandjermasin, Borneo, real photographic of Maseru, 'Missions du Sud-Afrique' (8), etc. good to fine. (13) £100 - £120 |
2359
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Quthing, Selection incl. Cape 1/2d. stationery card used 1909 to Morija (originating in Leloaleng), South Africa 6d. registered envelope used 1922 to Leeds, 1/2d. card used 1927 to Morija. (4 items) £100 - £120 |
2360
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Teyateyaneng, 1892 (Dec. 15) front franked Cape 1d. (5) cancelled ''688'' barred oval with fine despatch c.d.s., 1903 cover franked 1d. tied by fair c.d.s. and with H & K Packet transit backstamp, both to Dublin and with faults, 1933 philatelic cover with multiple mixed franking registered to Pretoria. (3 items) £100 - £120 |
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Basutoland: Cancellations and Covers: Thlotse Heights: 1882 cover to Switzerland bearing Cape 1/2d., 1d. (3) and 2d. (2), tied by very faint ''317'' barred ovals with smudged Thlotse Heights c.d.s. below, two adhesives additionally tied by large red ''21/2d.'' charge mark, with transit and Geneva arrival backstamps. Photo. £100 - £150 |
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Basutoland: Cancellations, collection of mainly good to fine c.d.s. strikes on adhesives with Cape values to 1s. (3), Natal, O.F.S. and O.R.C., Transvaal, later with South Africa 1913-24 values to 10s., some multiples and pieces, good range of offices and some scarcer types incl. Mafeteng, Mofokas, Mohaleshoek, Morija, Quthing, Teyateyaneng, Thlotse Heights, etc. (approx. 70 items) £200 - £250 |
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Basutoland: 1933 1/2d. to 10s. set of ten with additional 3d. to 10s. (seven values) in rare horizontal strips of three, all perforated ''SPECIMEN'' (Samuel type W8), with gum, the strips somewhat gum toned otherwise mainly fine. (31) S.G. 1s-10s. Photo. £250 - £300 |
2364
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Basutoland: 1933 used selection, incl. 1/2d. to 10s. set with additional values to 2s.6d. on three covers, three cards and two pieces incl. 1/2d. and 1d. on p.p.c. of Roma Mission congregants, 1d. on front from Rankahalas, good to fine. £200 - £250 |
2365
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Basutoland: 1935 Silver Jubilee, selection incl. sets perforated ''SPECIMEN'', mint (6), used (5, four on cover) and a range of of mainly minor varieties incl. 1d. created variety 'varnish ink (with B.P.A. certificate, 1992, as ''fortuitous imbalance of ink mixture'') used, etc., good to fine. (59 + 7 covers) £150 - £200 |
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Basutoland: 1938 1/2d. to 2s.6d. in unmounted mint blocks of four, and 1d. corner block of eight with one stamp showing 'tower flaw', some gum toning, otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 18-26, 19a. Photo. £70 - £80 |
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Basutoland: 1965 New Constitution: A magnificent collection of ten pieces of original artwork and working designs for the 21/2c., 31/2c., and 5c., values incl. enlarged hand painted essays (3) on thick card (250 x 193mm), reproductions of these designs with transparent overlay with values and details (3) and three additional reproductions with queens head added to the transparent overlay, with working annotations, also two additional transparent overlays, beautiful and unique. Photo. £1800 - £2000 |
2368
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Basutoland: A K.G.V. to early Q.E.II unmouted mint selection, incl. 1938 to 10s. singles (4), 10s. marginal block of four, 1954-58 to 10s. (single and block of four), 1961-63 to 1r. (4), etc., mainly fine, also a few used. (75) £200 - £250 |
2369
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Basutoland: A mint collection on leaves, incl. 1933 to 10s., 1938 to 10s. (2), 1954-59 to 10s., 1961 to 1r. on 10s. with extra types, 1961-63 to 1r., etc., slightly mixed condition. (112) £150 - £200 |
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Basutoland: A mint selection, incl. 1933 2s.6d. and 5s., 1938 to 10s., 1954-68 to 10s. unmounted, 1961-63 to 1r., etc., slightly mixed condition. (36) £80 - £100 |
2371
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Basutoland: Postage Dues: 1933-52 1d. corner block of six used on reverse of large part 1938 registered envelope from Aliwal North to Morija, also Transvaal and South Africa dues used in Basutoland incl. 1914-22 values to 6d., 1922-26 and 1927-28 sets, also 1d. strip of three and single on 1927 4d. registered envelope from Lichtenburg and 2d. on 1933 cover from Mafeteng, both to Morija. £150 - £200 |
2372
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Basutoland: Postal Stationery: Selection incl. 1933 1d. card unusual airmail usage 1934 (Mar. 1) to Athens with added 1d., 4d. and Royal Tour cancellations, 1934 4d. registered envelope (2, one overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', the other used 1938 to Pretoria. (6) £100 - £120 |
2373
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Basutoland: Officials: 1934 ''OFFICIAL'' 1/2d. to 6d., the set of four, all from the foot of the sheet and cancelled by Royal Tour cancellations fine and extremely rare. S.G. O1-O4, cat. £17,000. The set with B.P.A. certificate (1969). Photo. £5000 - £6000 |
2374
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Basutoland: Officials: 1934 ''OFFICIAL'' 1d. scarlet, fine used. Very rare, fifteen used examples are recorded. S.G. O1, cat. £4,000. B.P.A. certificate (1939). Photo. £1200 - £1500 |
