363 / September 2016

1853, deeply blued paper, 1d. pale brick-red, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, showing nice "ivory head" on reverse, very fine, opinion Holcombe

1855/63, 1d. brick-red, fresh colour and good to large margins all around, used, fine, certificate Brandon

1855/63, 1d. deep rose-red, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine, certificate RPSL

1855/63, 4d. blue as vertical block of four with good colour and good margins all around, close at bottom left, used, one stamp showing re-entry in "N" of PENCE, fine, certificate Holcombe

6d. pale rose-lilac, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine

1855/63, white paper, 6d. deep rore-lilac good margins all around, close at bottom right tied by CGH obliterator to folded letter from Uitenhage to Yorkshire, cover with closed tear at top, othewise fine, certificate BPA Provenance: Burrus (1962)                      Sir Maxwell Joseph (1982)                     Wilkinson

6d. slate lilac, fresh colour and close to good margins all around, used, fine, certificate BPA (1960)

6d. slate lilac, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine

6d. slate purple, good colour and good margins all around, used, fine, certificiate RPSL

1 s. deep dark-green, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine, certificate RPSL (1995)

1855/63, white paper, 1s. deep dark green as pair with fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, signed Bühler 

1861, Woodblock 4d. blue, fresh colour, good margins at bottom, touched at left and right tied by oval datestamp "WHITTLESIA MY 1861" to small piece, a very rare cancellation on any triangular especially woodblocks, certificate RPSL

1863/64, 1d. deep carmine-red as pair with fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, signed Holcombe with opinion

1863/64, 1d. deep carmine-red as block of four from the upper sheet corner, fresh colour and 12mm sheet margin on two sides, pre-folded between lower left stamp and pair, unused with original gum, an attractive multiple

1863/64, 1d. brownish-red, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, signed in red and Holcombe with opinion

1863/64, 6d. bright mauve as pair, very fresh colour and good margins all round, unused with original gum, very fine, opinion Holcombe

6d. bright mauve as pair, good margins on three sides touched at right, used with oval numeral "1", slightly stained, pairs are quite scarce, signed Schlesinger a.o. and opinion Holcombe

1863/64, 1 s. b right emeral green,fresh colour and good margins all round, unused with original gum, fine, certificate BPA (1973)

1s. pale emerald-green, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, a fine copy of this rare stamp

Boer Invasion of Natal: Telegramm by Capt. J.J. Bosman, sent from Zandspruit to Pretoria, with arrival mark at upper left, asking for a urgent delivery of sugar, only 5 days prior to the begin of the invasion, small stain at bottom, a fine and very interesting document

"BURGERSDORP C.G.H. JA 15" and "COLESBERG FE 27" each on cover franked with OFS stamps, addressed to Pretoria resp. Johannesburg, fine

"DUNDEE NATAL NO 11" resp "21 FEB" on ½d. postal stationery and 1d. on cover, both to Johannesburg, fine

"ELANDSLAAGTE 8- FEB. 1900" adapted violett oval cancel on OFS ½d. postal stationery to Johannesburg, fine 

1900, 1d. tied by cds. "HOOFDLAGER 9- JAN 00" to cover to Johannesburg with adjacent blue cds "Veld-Post G.F. FLEISCHER 9 JAN, 1900  DEUITSCH JOHANNESBURG COMMANDOS", fine

1900, fieldpost cover from the war front via "Hoofdlager" to Pretoria, some wear, still attractive and scarce

1900, fieldpost cover from "POTCHEFSTROM 6-JAN"  addressed to a soldier in the "Hoofdlager" of General Cronje, little stains and some tears, scarce

"Veld-Post, Z.A.R CHARLESTOWN 5- MRT 1900" framed oval in violet struck twice on cover franked with ½ and 3d. to Neumarkt, Germany, one stamp a little stained, otherwise fine

"Veldpost Z.A: Glencoe 5 Dec 1899" three-line cancel in violett on ½ postal stationery card via Johannesburg to Roodepost/Transvaal, written by a german volunteer, fine

"Veldpost Z.A.R Glencoe, 15 DEC 1899.", three-line cancel in violett on cover of the Grand Hotel to Volkrust, reverse with arrival and violet three-line "P.K. New Castle * Z..A.R * 16 DEC 1899, folded twice, otherwise fine

"Veldpost, ZAR New Castle. 10. April 1900" three-line cancellation in blue on cover with Transvaal 18985 1d. red to Krugersdrop in Transvaal, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, tiny tear at upper left, otherwise fine, scarce

"Veldpost, ZAR New Castle. 10. April 1900" three-line cancellation in blue as arrival mark on cover franked with Transvaal 1896 ½d. (2), 3d. and 6d. from "HOOFDLAGER 11.APR. 00" (which was near Gelncoe during this time) to New Castle, fine

"Veldpost, ZAR New Castle. 27. April 1900", blue three-line cancel struck twice on illustrated cover franked with ½ and 2d. to Gmernay, little stained and slighty creased, nevertheless attractive

1899/1900, two covers franked with 1d. with three-line cancellation of New Castle, fine

SIEGE OF LADYSMITH: "'LADYSMITH SIEGE POST OFFICE/Feb. 27th 1900'' blue two-line cancel on locally addressed cover and cover from the Special Correspondent of "The Daily Telegraph" to Scotland with oval "10c" tax mark, in addition one unused and one used special postcard, first cover folded once, otherwise fine

SIEGE OF LADYSMITH: 3 "Velddienst" covers and one franked envelope, including one cover from Ladysmith to London endorsed "stamps not obtainable", some minor faults, mostly good

Boer advance into the Cape Colony: Telegramm byLt. Hoffmann, sent from Lichtenburgto Pretoria, with arrival mark at upper left, asking for a urgent transport options for animal feed and provisions, sent only a few weeks before the hostilities, a fine and very interesting document