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Lots (1614)
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.
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.
1950 Postage Due: 3d deep blue and blue lightly mounted mint showing split D variety, fine and fresh, SG D41a.
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.
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.
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.
1953-2000 An extensive double collection of both mint and used sets for huge ranges of issues, better including 1954 Animals set to 10s mint, then many 100s through to 2000. High cat value and quantity in excess of 1740.
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.
Balance of ex auction lots with mint and used arranged on stockcards and leaves includes P. Dues, 1914 onwards, some in mint or U/M blocks 4 or 8, 1930s defins and commems in mint pairs to 1s, 1913 to 10s used (2), officials to 1s mint, etc, jumbled assembly.
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.
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.
Natal: 1863 6d violet fine used with purple trade cachet (very lightly struck) showing watermark reversed variety, sound SG 24x.
