Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

Bids to be received by Thursday 21st of December 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2255)

Lot 1537
South Africa

1935 Post Office Exhibition Cape Town. Postal Stationery card ½d cancelled with special Exhibition handstamp plus a further cover with a similar handstamp written up on two album pages. Pristine condition.

Estimate £ 7.00
Lot 1538
South Africa

1948 Pretoria Philatelic Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition. Attractive cover well illustrated bearing a very nice miniature sheet issued for the Exhibition, together with the usual Exhibition registration hand stamp and special oval cancel. Also has "Pretoria Jacaranda Time" publicity label used as a letter seal on the reverse (tied). A most attractive cover.

Estimate £ 12.00
Lot 1539
South Africa

1951 (20 Jun) Rail Post - Cover to Grahamstown bearing 2d pair tied violet boxed BOOKING OFFICE / SAS / CAMBRIDGE h/s with RAIL LETTER POST T.110 label in red on white with manuscript No.1 and Cambridge station on reverse. Minor grubby faults but otherwise scarce.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 1540
South Africa

1951 (25 Sept) Rail Post - Cover to Grahamstown bearing 2d pair tied SAR & H / VINCENT 322/1 oval cancels (5 on front and back) with RAIL LETTER POST T.110 label in red on white with manuscript No.6 and oval d/s for Vincent 322/1. Minor grubby faults but otherwise scarce.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 1541
South Africa

1951 (4 May) Rail Post - Cover to Grahamstown bearing 1d ship pair and 2d tied violet boxed BOOKING OFFICE / SAS / CAMBRIDGE h/s and SAR & H / GRAHAMSTOWN 297 oval cancel with RAIL LETTER POST T.110 label in red on white with manuscript No.59 and Cambridge station. Minor grubby faults but otherwise scarce.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 1542
South Africa

1980's Twenty-one government covers posted off shore in various world locations. Includes 1982 posted at sea from the MV SA Agulhas at Gough Island, 1980 South African National Antarctic Expedition, 1978 Department of Weather Office South Atlantic and 1983 Emergency Causality Evacuation from Marion Island. Very interesting collection.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 1543
South Africa

Boer War: 1901 (12 Jan) DIYATALAWA CAMP Censor cover from Worcester CGH to POW Diyatalwa Camp, Colombo, Ceylon received at Diyatalwa on Feb 14 just over one month later, and censor label applied on entry at Colombo. Nice item.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 1544
South Africa

GV to QEII assembly neatly arranged on twelve large stockcards noted P. Dues to 3d pairs mint, officials incl vertical pairs mint to 5s, SWA 2/6 blk of 4 used (SG 82), 5s pair used (SG 83), War Effort set to 1s 6d & 1s with labels, mint, Huguenot set m, SWA war effort pairs set mint, plus large War Effort set m, few provinces incl Cape of Good Hope EDVII to 6d mint (Cat £76), Voortrekker set mint (Cat £110) etc, useful assembly.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 1545
South Africa

Natal: 1863 6d violet fine used but cut into along the bottom showing part of papermakers watermark N from TH SAUNDERS 1862, pity about the condition but scarce nevertheless SG 24 var.

Estimate £ 48.00
Lot 1546
South Africa

Natal: 1863 6d violet fine used with purple trade cachet (very lightly struck) showing watermark reversed variety, sound SG 24x.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 1547
South Africa

Natal: 1874-99 5s three shades used including 5s maroon nice duplex cancel (ironed crease), 5s rose CDS, 5s carmine fiscal cancel in violet, mainly sound, SG 71/3. Cat £190.

Estimate £ 55.00
Lot 1548
South Africa

Natal: 1913 (17 Apr) Picture Postcard of Native Police Natal holding some formidable beating sticks, addr Durban to Birmingham tied Transvaal 1d DURBAN d/r CDS, few hinge marks, intr.

Estimate £ 18.00

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