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Postal Auction November 2026 - 376

Bids to be received by Tuesday 24th of November 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1270)

Lot 289
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

1894 (20 Apr) Large printed envelope to Messrs Malcomess & Co, King William's Town bearing 1d carmine x 2 & 3d magenta x 2 tied EAST LONDON hooded cancels, arrival backstamp. Vertical fold and wrinkles from postal handling. SG 59a & 60.

Estimate £ 30.00
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Lot 290
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

1898 4d sage-green registered postal stationery envelope uprated with Standing Hope 1d carmine tied REGISTERED CAPETOWN hooded cancel to Johannesburg.

Estimate £ 18.00
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Lot 291
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Fournier Forgeries: Large page from the Geneva book with an interesting range of 19th Century Cape Triangles & postmarks / overprints including 4d blue in block of 8, 1d red-brown blocks of 4, 1s green two shades a pairs, 6d lilac pair, Woodblock 4d red & 4d blue both in strips of 3, two Mafeking surcharges. Fascinating lot (27).

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 292
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

POSTMARKS: Extensive collection of Sitting Hope postmarks incl numbered range, different cork types, squared circles, cds cancels through to EDVII incl a few blocks of 4, Transvaal EDVII to £1, boxed regd, Revenue 1s with neat '5' numeral, Natal to 5s etc, good selection of towns A to Z, approx 360.

Estimate £ 180.00
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Lot 293
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Six tatty covers from QV era including 1873 Mourning cover to USA bearing 1d pair & 1s green tied 1 numeral cancel & h/s '2' chargemark, second cover from same correspondence with 2 CENTS h/s (both very poor condition), 1d brown wrapper uprated with 1d red '2' numeral cancel to Hamburg, 1897 P/S card from a Tannery at Great Brak River to Canarvon with SIR LOWRY'S PASS transit.

Estimate £ 20.00
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Lot 294
CEYLON

1857-59 1d blue two shades fine used with neat margins SG 2 / 2a.

Estimate £ 40.00
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Lot 295
CEYLON

1857-59 2d green two examples fine used with neat four margins, one with additional trade cachet oval. SG 3.

Estimate £ 40.00
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Lot 296
CEYLON

1899 (1 Mar) Cover Newgal (Newagalakanda) to Colombo bearing 1886 5c dull purple tied neat cds addr to Pass by S.S. Derbyshire to Messrs Carson and Co, monogrammed on reverse with RAILWAY POST OFFICE cds. Interesting route from the Newgal estate via horse drawn coach, runner or cart to Ratnapura, then loaded onto the Govt Railway man line where it acquired the RPO b/s, before loading onto the SS Derbyshire.

Estimate £ 18.00
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Lot 297
CEYLON

1913 (22 Dec) French Seaposts: PPC of Colombo addr to France bearing France 20c Sower tied MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA No.7 octagonal cancels. Fine.

Estimate £ 20.00
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Lot 298
CEYLON

1919 6c pale scarlet in a right marginal PAIR unmounted mint showing watermark sideways variety. Fine, SG 305a.

Estimate £ 38.00
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Lot 299
CEYLON

1933 (26 Aug) Commercial cover to France bearing 9c pair & 2c to make 20c rate tied TRADE FOLLOWS / THE PHONE slogan cancel from Colombo. With Grand Oriental Hotel monogrammed flap.

Estimate £ 20.00
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Lot 300
CEYLON

1938 P. 13½ x 13 2c black and carmine mounted mint with hinge remains, fresh looker, SG 386a. Cat £120.

Estimate £ 24.00
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