Auction 58

The President’s Auction


This Auction ended at 17.00 pm on 5th October 2024.


Cape
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Lot 1

1896 12/- revenue stamp Cape of Good Hope

1896 12/- revenue stamp, fine unmounted mint, scarce thus.
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 16


Natal
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Lot 2

Queen Victoria Natal penny watermark star

QV collection on a stockcard: no wmk (several, not all perf. 14), 1d wmk star, 3d type e ovpt., 5/-(2), 1875 local ops etc. condition mixed but a good number of respectable stamps, minimum catalogue value stc £1,400 (56).
UNSOLD

Res £ 90

EV £ 140

Lot 3

Natal POA postmarks on stamps

POA cancels on stamps (37), some duplication, condition mixed.
UNSOLD

Res £ 40

EV £ 60

Lot 4

Natal covers wirh postmarks from Ingagane and Ellendale.
Natal POA covers from Ingagane and Ellendale.

POA 91:- 15 Sep 1900 & 1 Mar 1901, 2 envelopes to England from the same sender. the 1st reputedly from Ingagane and the next Ellendale. (both with creases &/or small tears).
UNSOLD

Res £ 40

EV £ 60

Lot 5

Natal 1895 Queen Victoria Half-Penny Block of 40.

1895 “Half-Penny” on 6d B40 with numerous varieties incl SG114ka, m/um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 36

EV £ 50

Lot 6

Natal Government Railways NGR Perfins
NGR Perfins on OFS 1d and Natal ½d stamps

NGR Perfins on OFS 1d & Natal ½d(2, 1 reversed),1d,2d & 6d (inverted). mint but mixed    condition. Natal 1d&2d gumless but a scarce lot.. Cat £250+

Res £ 30

EV £ 50


Orange Free State
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Lot 7

1890-1 OFS 1d on 4d surcharge
OFS 1890-1 1d on 4d surcharge with RPS certificate.

1890-1 1d on 4d type c surcharge fine used with RPS cert (ex Allison).

Res £ 180

EV £ 250

Lot 8

1902 South African War (Anglo-Boer War) cover Ladybrand, OFS, to Bellevue POW Camp, Simonstown.

1902 env (light even soiling) Ladybrand to BelleView Camp, Simonstown, Ladybrand CDSs & oval censor, faint “Prisoner of War” in red, POW ring in blue & PBC!
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 18


Transvaal / ZAR
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Lot 9

US Postcard 1897 Chicago to Johannesburg, Transvaal, with rare ZAR 'DEBIT' tax mark.
1897 Chicago Postcard to Johannesburg, ZAR, Transvaal, with rare 'DEBIT' tax mark.

1897 superb postcard from Chicago to Johannesburg with the rare “DEBIT” tax mark.

Res £ 100

EV £ 150

Lot 10

Transvaal 1902 King Edward V!! 10/-
1902 Transvaal Colony KE7 10/- postage stamp.

1902 10/-, SG 255, mm ( mounted with portion selvedge).
UNSOLD

Res £ 15

EV £ 24


Union of South Africa
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Lot 11

1912 Transvaal KE7 £10 revenue stamp used in Johannesburg
Transvaal KE VII £10 Revenue Stamp

OFS £10 revenue stamp. Fine used Interprovincially in Jo’burg 1912.
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 20

Lot 12

1913 pre-issue use of Tne Union £1 revenue stamp.

August 1913 pre-Issue use of the Union £1 revenue stamp on piece with Interprovincial use of  the OFS 10/-‘s (2) and Transvaal 10/- revenue stamps eight days later. Authorised and a very attractive piece.
UNSOLD

Res £ 26

EV £ 36

Lot 13

Union of South Africa cover from Franklin, Cape to Switzerland 1915.

King’s Head 1d strip of 5 on 1915 envelope to Switzerland cancelled first Franklin CDSs x4 Franklin (Cape) PO opened 1912. This cancel doesn’t appear in original Putzel catalogue of SA postmarks.
UNSOLD

Res £ 30

EV £ 40

Lot 14

1920 Union of SA King's Head 1d plate corner blocks cancelled 'Cashiers Office Cape Town'.

King’s Head 1d plate 7, all 4 corner blocks of 6 (no side margin on btm rt block) used (scarce thus). Cancelled “Cashiers Office, Cape Town” 1920.
UNSOLD

Res £ 26

EV £ 40

Lot 15

Union of SA 1920 bisected 1d  King's Head.

King’s Head 1d pair with one bisected plus ½d on piece cancelled Adams Mission 12 Aug 1920.
UNSOLD

Res £ 20

EV £ 30

Lot 16

Union of SA 1910 Commemorative Opening of Parliament on cover to USA.

King’s Head 2½d with 1910 commemorative 2½d (unusual pairing!) on envelope Rouxville to USA.

Res £ 18

EV £ 28

Lot 17

Union of SA King's Head Kh 2½d block of 32 cancelled Van Wyks Dorp (Cape),

King’s Head 2½d block of 32 cancelled Van Wyks Dorp (Cape. Claimed to be largest known used block by original owner. A fine showpiece irrespective.

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Res £ 28

EV £ 40

Lot 18

Union of SA King's Head 6d missing jubilee line variety.

King’s Head 6d fu B17 from a late printing with the central gutter at right and the missing jubilee line variety on row 5. A scarce and attractive iitem.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 40

EV £ 50

Lot 19

1913 Union of SA King's Head 2/6d and 5/- definitive stamp.

King’s Head 2/6 and 5/- (light blue), mm. The 5/- has a vertical crease. Cat £175 (2021).
UNSOLD

Res £ 20

EV £ 30

Lot 20

1923 King's Head Block of eight 2s 6d cancelled with Caledon Skeleton Postmark

KIng’s Head 2/6 as pretty a block of 8 as you could hope to see, fu ex surface fault on top left stamp. Postmarked with Caledon skeleton canceller.
UNSOLD

Res £ 30

EV £ 40

Lot 21

Union of SA King's Head 5/- crescent moon variety.

 KIng’s Head 5/- SG15a, fu with good “crescent moon” variety.

Res £ 18

EV £ 24

Lot 22

1913 10/- South Africa Kings Head inverted watermark used. Scarce.

King’s Head 10/- with inverted watermark, fu, Cat £2,000.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 800

EV £ 900

Lot 23

Union of SA £1 Red and Green Kings Head used in Swaziland, 1932, Mbabane, Swaziland.

King’s Head £1 green & red fine used in Swaziland (Mbabane). Rare.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 320

EV £ 400

Lot 24

Union of SA £1 Kings Head Forerunners used in SWA

King’s Head £1 green & red with 10/-, 2/6 and pair 6d used in SWA , on small piece. Rare.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 340

EV £ 400

Lot 25

King’s Head £1 pale olive green & red, fu ex slightest of rounding bottom left corner, cancelled Hollard Street as most used copies of this rare stamp are.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 380

EV £ 460

Lot 26

Union of SA 1925 Airmail stamp issue.
1925 Airmail set Union of South Africa

1925 Air set fine lmm (9d unmounted).
UNSOLD

Res £ 10

EV £ 15

Lot 27

1925 Union od South Africa Airmail set with numeral controls.
1925 Union of South Africa Airmail set of four postage stamps.

1925 Air set with bottom numeral blocks of 4. Rare. Cat “910” in handbook. Unmounted mint but light even toning.
UNSOLD

Res £ 140

EV £ 200

Lot 28

1925 Union of SA Airmail 9d strut variety.
Union of SA 1925 Air 9d with strut variety

1925 Air 9d with strut variety, fine v lightly mm.

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Res £ 15

EV £ 20

Lot 29

1925 Airmail Forgeries Union of South Africa.

1925 Airs – Forgeries in fine um Blocks of 4.
UNSOLD.

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Res £ 36

EV £ 50

Lot 30

1925 Airmail Postal History cover Durban to Mowbray.

8 Jun 1925 Marine Hotel, Durban, air mail envelope to Mowbray, Cape. Correctly franked 5d airmail rate with 2d King’s Head and 3d airmail stamp. Envelope has vertical crease clear of stamps and cancels.

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Res £ 10

EV £ 16

Lot 31

1925 Airmail Postal History cover Cape Town to Durban last flight envelope.

15 June 1925 last flight envelope from Cape Town to Springfontein (East Grqualand), PO Cedarville via Durban. Franked 8d – 2d King’s Head and 3d airmail pair. Very nice earlyish domestic cover!

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Res £ 14

EV £ 20

Lot 32

1929 South African 1/- Airmail stamp Colour Proof in orange vermillion.
1929 South African 1/- Airmail Colour Proof

1929 air 1/- imperf colour trial in yellow orange printed on back of old map. A fine marginal pair.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 60

EV £ 80

Lot 33

1929 South African 1/- Airmail Colour Proof in orange vermillion.

1929 Airmail 1/- imperf colour trial in orange vermillion printed on back of old map. A fine marginal pair.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 60

EV £ 80

Lot 34

1929 Union of South Africa Airmail varieties.
Union of SA 1929 Airmail postage stamps.

1929 Airmail 4d Block of 4 & 1/- pair, both from the middle of the bottom pane, the 4d with retouched frame and the 1/- V1 broken frame under “U” of Lugpos on row 6/5, fine mm.

Res £ 20

EV £ 30

Lot 35

Union of South Africa Postal History Airmail cover 1925 Port Elizabeth to Cape Town.

29 August 1929. First return flight cover from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town franked with Block of 4s of each Airmail value plus 1d. Slight even soiling.

Res £ 20

EV £ 30

Union: 1927 – 1930 London Pictorials
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Lot 36

Union of SA 1927 London Pictorial stamps, Bradbury Wilkinson.
Bradbury Wilkinson London Pictorial Union of SA 1927 stamp variety
1927 Union of SA London Pictorial stamps, Bradbury Wilkinson.

2d perf 14×13½ (up) positional block of 6 with the split “d” variety. SAHB 24D V1.  Fine appearance but markedly sweated gum, very scarce, valued “400”.

Res £ 30

EV £ 40

Lot 37

1927 Bradbury Wilkinson! Union of SA London Pictorial Native Huts
1927 Union of South Africa London Pictorial Bradbury Wilkinson Native Huts

4d perf.14×13½ (down) inscriptional pair, mm.
UNSOLD

Res £ 36

EV £ 46

Lot 38

1927 Union of SA Bradbury Wilkinson London Pictorial Native Huts.
1927 Bradbury Wilkinson London Pictorial Union of SA.

4d perf 14×13½ (up), inscriptional pair, mm.
UNSOLD

Res £ 36

EV £ 46

Lot 39

1927 Union of South Africa London Pictorial Bradbury Wilkinson Gnus

1/- a striking page with Gp1 pair, pair with top margin and gutter and splendid inscript      B6, Gp.2 pair and Gp.3 pair and inscript pair. fine mostly lmm.
UNSOLD 

Res £ 110

EV £ 160

Lot 40

1927 London Pictorial Union of SA Bradbury Wilkinson Ox-wagon.
Ox-wagon London Pictorial 1927 Union of SA Bradbury Wilkinson

2/6 perf.14 inscriptional pair, fine mm.

Res £ 60

EV £ 90

Lot 41

1927 5/- Green Ox-wagon London Pictorial Union of SA.
1927 Union of SA London Pictorial 5/- green Bradbury Wilkinson.

5/- perf 14×13½ (up) fine fresh mm marginal pair.
UNSOLD

Res £ 50

EV £ 70

Lot 42

1926 London Pictorials Union of SA Watewrlow and Sons.

Pretoria ½d top right corner B6 with classic fold over misperf from the fold being in front of the stamp. Printing affected in top right corner of top right stamp, one stamp and margin mounted, some perf separation top margin only.
UNSOLD

Res £ 22

EV £34

Lot 43

1930 Pretoria 1/2d Springbok stamp
1930 Sheet 1/2d Pretoia printing stamps
Pretoria typographed Sprongbok stamps

Pretoria ½d bottom right ¼ sheet from plate 1 with watermark inverted (scarce) and with V5 on row 20/9. Horizontal crease on the top row and perf separation between rows 11 to 13 / 4 and 5. One part hinge remainder on margin, otherwise fine um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 60

EV £ 80

Union: 1930 – 1945 Rotogravure Printing Pretoria
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Lot 44

1930 Pretoria Printing 1d Ship Stamp
Pretoria unhyphenated penny pair of stamps

Darmstadt trial 1d wmk trefoil, fine UM (Dix 64, “final proof”).
UNSOLD

Res £ 34

EV £50

Lot 45

1930 Union of South Africa ½d  Springbok original engraving booklet.
1931 Union of SA Error of Engarving Watermark Inverted Columns in Booklet Sheets.

1930 ½d reconstructed wmk inverted economy strip (in 4 blocks) from the spare booklet printing stamps as the 1931 booklet didn’t have ½d’s. These are the stamps where remnants of the original engraving appear on many stamps (+ other varieties). A sheet explaining all accompanies. Fine UM ex two tone spots on perfs row 6.

Res £ 60

EV £80

Lot 46

1930 ½d Springbok coil strip se-tenant Union of SA stamps.

1930 ½d coil strip of 8 from column 5 with the major 2E/2A stamps se-tenant. um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 24

EV £36

Lot 47

1930 ½d coil strip Springbok stamps Union of SA

1930 ½d coil strip of 8, column 6, 2A/2E se-tenant, top and bottom stamps, rest um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 22

EV £34

Lot 48

1930 Union of SA Springbok ½d coil stamp.

1930 coil ½d 2E/2A se-tenant, ex col.1, fu on piece and scarce as such.

Res £ 24

EV £30

Lot 49

1938 Union of SA 2d blue and violet balloon flaw stamp.
1938 Union of SA 2d Union Buildings balloon flaw.

2d Issue 3 blue & violet, B4 with “balloon” flaw, SG44ea, fine mm, the bottom pair has a neat reinforcing hinge at bottom. Cat £1,300.
UNSOLD

Res £ 220

EV £300

Lot 50

1930 Union Buildings 2d South African stamp with aeroplane flaw.
1930 Union of SA 2d Union Building Roto stamp with flaw.

2d with aeroplane flaw, row 5/3 from ecostrip ex booklet printing, um. 1 foxed perf tip. 

Res £ 30

EV £40

Lot 51

1932 Union of South Africa 4d Native Huts Roto printing

4d Issue SG46aw. Fine right arrow Block of 4 um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 26

EV £ 36

Lot 52

1932 1/- Union of SA rotogravure watermark inverted.
1932 1 shilling rotogravure Pretoria Printing

1/- issue 1, wmk inverted, bottom arrow pair, fine mm.

Res £ 14

EV £ 24

Lot 53

1932 1/- Union of SA rotogravure watermark upright.
1932 1/- Union of SA rotogravure watermark upright.

1/- Issue 1 wmk upright, bottom arrow pair (scarce 1st shade thus), mm a bit heavily. 

Res £ 30

EV £ 40

Lot 54

Union of SA 1/- Gnu 'twisted horn' variety.
South Africa unhyphenated 1/- wildebeest twisted horn variety

1/- Issue , wmk inverted, fine lmm pair with “twisted horn” variety (row 1/5). Cat £225.
UNSOLD

Res £ 70

EV £ 100

Lot 55

Union of SA 1/- unhyphenated Gnus 'dart' variety
Union of South Africa unhyphenated 1/- wildebeest 'dart' variety

1/- Issue 2 (wmk up) bottom left corner pair with “dart” variety (r.20/1) mm but with two horizontal creases barely visible from front. Cat £375.

Res £ 40

EV £ 50

Lot 56

Union of SA 1/- unhyphenated 'collared gnu'' variety.

1/- Issue 2 superb UM bottom right corner B4 with V10 & 12 (“collared gnu”).
UNSOLD

Res £ 120

EV £ 150

Lot 57

Union of SA 2s 6d unhyphenated rotogravure Pretoria stamp.

2/6 deep bronze green & brown, watermark inverted, fine lmm.
UNSOLD

Res £ 60

EV £ 90

Lot 58

Union of South Africa 1935 Silver Jubilee 3d stamp

1935 Silver Jubilee 3d, vfu. Cat £60.
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 16

Lot 59

1934 Union of South Africa 1d ship Issue 11 imperforate pair

1934 1d (Issue 11) imperf pair, fine UM.
UNSOLD

Res £ 50

EV £ 60

Lot 60

1935 Union of SA, ½d coil perf 13 x 13½, watermark up.

1935 ½d coil perf 13×13½, wmk up, strip of 20 with V7 on 10/1, fine UM strips are scarcer than their sheet equivalents.  Cat £400+
UNSOLD 

Res £ 80

EV £ 120

Lot 61

1948 Union of South Africa 1/- Gnu Issue 4 (brown control arrows).
Union of South Africa 1948 1/- Issue 4 (brown arrows)

1948 1/- Issue 4 (brown arrows) top arrow pair, stamps um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 20

Lot 62

1948 South Africa Union 1/- Issue 4

1948 1/- Issue 4, bottom arrow B4, fine um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 30

EV £ 40

Lot 63

Union of South Africa 1949 Penny coil stamp strip

1949 1d coil R25, strip of 22, ex column 7, fine um.
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 18

Lot 64

1949 Union of SA 2s 6d Issue 2, Cylinder B4
1949 Union South Africa 2/- 6d stamp

1949 2/6 Issue 2, Cylinder B4, mounted margins only.

Res £ 12

EV £ 16

Lot 65

1952 Union of SA 2/6 Issue 3, Cyinder. B4.
Union of South Africa 1952 2/6 Issue 3, Cylinder B4.

1952 2/6 Issue 3,  Cyl. B4, mounted margins only.

Res £ 12

EV £ 16

Lot 66

1954 Union of SA "/- 6d stamp ox-wagin 'heat haze' variety.
1954 Union of SA ox-wagon 'heat haze' variety.

1954 2/6 Issue 4 (“heat haze” effect), Cylinder B4, mounted margins only.

Res £ 12

EV £ 16

Lot 67

1939 Union of SA Official stamps 1/- skew 'F' variety.

1939 set 6 1/- Official with skew 1st F Offisieel, fine mm on Gibbons card priced £60 ex. Matheson and illustrated on p77 of Hisey & Matheson.
UNSOLD

Res £ 20

EV £ 30

Lot 68

Union of SA 1939 Official  1/- stamp with broken 'O'.

1939 set 6 Official 1/- with V2, broken “O” of official (row 6/2) in a marginal B4 top pair mounted, bottom UM, on Gibbons card priced £125 (ex. Matheson).
UNSOLD

Res £ 40

EV £ 60


Used in Swaziland (also see lot 28)
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Lot 69

1914 Union of South Africa Postcard with ½d King's Head used in Swaziland, Mahamba to Inadi.
1914 GB postcard used in Swaziland.

1914 GB postcard franked ½d King’s Head with fine Mahamba cds to Inadi, Swaziland.
UNSOLD

Res £ 60

EV £ 80

Lot 70

South African 2d pair Union Building used in Swaziland.

SA recess 2d perf 14×13½ (down) inscript pair used at Mbabane, very fine.
UNSOLD

Res £ 18

EV £ 30

Lot 71

South African 5/-  perf 14 pair ox-wagon used in Swaziland.

SA recess 5/- perf 14, superb used at Mbabane. (Cat £900 used in SA!).
UNSOLD

Res £ 280

EV £ 360

Lot 72

1927 South African postal history envelope to Pretoria from Stegi, Swaziland. cancel

1927 envelope to Pretoria franked 1d, fine Stegi cancel.
UNSOLD

Res £ 26

EV £ 36


South West Africa (also see lot 29)
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Lot 73

1905 German South West Africa Herero Rebellion scarce Owikokorero
provisiona postmark.

1905 GSWA. Fine envelope to Berlin franked 4x3pf cancelled 4 strikes of the very scarce Owikokorero provisional (seal in black/name in violet) Ptzl A2 (4000pts for single strike).

Res £ 180

EV £ 300

Lot 74

1909. Cape wrapper uprated and used in Walfish Bay with manuscript canceller.,
1909. Cape wrapper  used in Walfish Bay with manuscript canceller posted to Swakopmund,

1909 uprated wrapper with the rare Walfish Bay manuscript cancel.
UNSOLD

Res £ 160

EV £ 220

Lot 75

1916 South West Africa King's Head 'Forerunner' cancelled Neuheusis.

1916 Kings Head 2/6 on small piece with fine scarce Neuheusis rubber cancel in black.
UNSOLD

Res £ 12

EV £ 20

Lot 76

Union of South Africa revenue stamps used in SWA cancelled Surveyor General Windhoek.

1922 Union of South Africa revenue stamps £2, £1, 10/- and 5/- used in SWA cancelled Surveyor General at Windhoek.

Very fine and attractive!

Res £ 16

EV £ 26

Lot 77

SWA 1916 Id King's Head Forerunner with rare Feldschuhorn manuscript canceller.

1916 envelope franked 1d with the rare Feldschuhorn manuscript (Ptzl B1) to Bethianen censored at Keetmanshoop.
UNSOLD

Res £ 58

EV £ 70

Lot 78

SWA 1917 Use of Union King's Head and Transvaal Interprovincial stamps with Klein Windhuk postmark.

1917 envelope to Windhuk franked King’s Head ½d + Tvl ½d (use of interprovincials in SWA is very scarce). Fine scarce Klein Windhuk rubber cancels in violet, Windhoek censored.

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Res £ 80

EV £ 100

Lot 79

SWA 1917 1/- King's Head cancelled Outjo.

1917 Kings head 1/- on small piece with superb Outjo (wanderstempel conversion) cancel, Ptzl B4.
UNSOLD

Res £ 10

EV £ 18

Lot 80

SWA 1918 censored envelope Maltahohe to Windhoek
SWA 1918 Censored envelope with altered German railway cancellers.

1918 censored envelope Maltahohe to Windhoek.
UNSOLD

Res £ 14

EV £ 20

Lot 81

SWA 1918 King's Head 1d forerunner cancelled Ondonga.
SWA 1918 1d forerunner on envelope with Karibib receiving postmark.

1918 envelope to Karibib with 1d cancelled scarce Ondonga rubber in black (1600pts).
UNSOLD

Res £ 44

EV £ 54

Lot 82

SWA 1918 postal stationery cancelled Franzfontein.
SWA 1918 postal history domestic mail Franszfontein

1918 1d ps envelope to Swakopmund cancelled rare Franzfontein rubber in blue.
UNSOLD

Res £ 70

EV £ 80

Lot 83

SWA 1920 Block of 4 1/- King's Head Forerunners.

1920 nice 1/- Block of 4 cancelled with the altered Windhuk Swiss type canceller. (Ptzl B7).
UNSOLD

Res £ 9

EV £ 14

Lot 84

1921 SWA Meteorological report from Waterberg. Ex-GSWA imperial stationery.

1921 meteorological report from Waterberg (Ptzl B1, 2000pts). (No rain!)
UNSOLD

Res £ 38

EV £ 50

Lot 85

SWA 1927 postal history Registered cover Kolmanskop mispelled.

1927 Registered envelope to Keetmanshoop from ‘Kolmanskop’. Registered Cachet with name mispelt.
UNSOLD

Res £ 26

EV £ 36

Lot 86

South West Africa 1930 -31 overprints on SA stamps.

1930-1 SWA overprints on roto ½d & 1d, SG68 and 69. Fine um Block of 4s. Cat £84.

Res £ 20

EV £ 30

Lot 87

SWA 1931 First Flight return Rehoboth to Windhoek.

6 Aug 1931 single 10d on Registered td envelope carried on the 1st internal return flight from Rehoboth to Windhoek.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 8

EV £ 14

Lot 88

SWA 1931. Christmas flight to Cape Town postal history airmail cover with both Air stamps.

19 Dec 1931 envelope from Keetmanshoop catching the “Christmas” flight to Cape Town, franked with both 1931 Air pairs (SG68 & 69 and cat £120). Envelope crease at bottom barely detracts.

Res £ 40

EV £ 56

Lot 89

1947 SWA Royal Visit 'bird on 2' variety.

1947 Royal Visit 2d arrow block with “bird on 2” variety (small perf fault on top left stamp) and 3d pair with V5 (ribbon in hair) and a Block of 4 with V6 (masked princess), mm.
UNSOLD

Res £ 8

EV £ 12

Lot 90

SWA 1949 UPU 3d blue with 'Lake in Africa' flaw.
1949 SWA UPU stamps showing Mercury

1949 UPU 3d pair with “lake” in Africa flaw on row 2/19. SG140b, fine lmm. Cat £65.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 14

EV £ 20

Lot 91

SWA 1954 Definitive issue of stamps to 10/-.

1954 set to 10/- and 1960 watermark change set of 5. Fine mm.

Res £ 10

EV £ 15

Lot 92

SWA 1958 Official Stamps on Pictorial.
SWA 1958 Official Letter to USA.

1958 OHMS cover to USA with 2 strips of 12 plus a strip of 3 2d officials (SG026) on back. the stamps cat £455 off cover.

Res £ 60

EV £ 80


Republic of South Africa
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Lot 93

SWA 1961 - 1967 Revenue Stamps on Deeds.

1961 – 1967 Arms type revenue stamps on 4 deeds documents front pages, 24 stamps including 7x50R & 100R. Mostly good to fine but includes 2 poor and 5 (incl 100R) with punch hole. Mix of years.
UNSOLD

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Res £ 8

EV £ 16

Lot 94

SWA 1963 Coil stamps with Kingfisher.
RSA 1963 Ic Coil stamps

1963 ½c and 1c coil proving strips of 22, um.  (½c column 1, 1c column 6).

Res £ 4

EV £ 8

Lot 95

RSA 1968 - 1971 Cylinder Corner Blocks

1968-71 10c Cylinders 254,253A&B : 1968, 1970 5mm phosphor and 1971 single pane 3mm phosphor, all 5 Cylinder Blocks of 4, um.

Res £ 5

EV £ 10

Lot 96

RSA 1973 10c Castle Gate stamp.

1973-4 10c Cylinders 512/511A&B, 1st issue and 1974 with dextrine gum issue. All 4 Cylinder Blocks of 4s um.

Res £ 4

EV £ 8

Lot 97

RSA 1972 1st Wool Issue stamp.
1972 South African Wool issue of postage stamps.

1972 1st wool, Pane A, all 4 corner Blocks of 4, both arrow B4s and a top left corner Block of 8 with a large blue ink blob on row 3/1. All lmm (mainly in margins).

Res £ 4

EV £ 8

Lot 98

RSA 1972 - 1973 Wool and Lamb Stamps.
RSA 1972 - 1973 Wool and Lamb stamp cylinder control and corner blocks.

Wool Stamps: 1972 SACC 322, 322a, 323 A and B panes in Cylinder Blocks of 4. 1973 A and B panes in Cylinder Blocks of 4. 1974 all 3 x 4c and both 15c in Cylinder Blocks of 6s.  UM.  (13 Cylinder Blocks.)

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Res £ 12

EV £ 20

Lot 99

RSA 1974 Lamb stamps with missing cream flaw.

1974 15c Lamb Pane A Cylinder Block of 6 with the cream so faint it almost appears missing UM. (Pane B for comparison. mm).
Offered unreserved (not free!).

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Res £ 0

EV £ 0

Lot 100

RSA R1 Strelitzia orange and blue strip of three vertical botton missing orange.

1973 1R vertical strip of 3 with the orange partly missing on one and completely on the bottom stamp, arguably the most dramatic RSA missing colour. The ½ control arrow makes it a unique item. Not seen offered for many years. Fine. UM.

Res £ 3200

EV £ 5000