384. Auction

1877, First British Occupation, “V.R. Transvaal” , 1d. orange red on thin, hard, transparent paper, imperforate, very good to large margins all around, neatly-postmarked with partial numeral cancel, good colour, very fine; with 1939 Royal Philatelic Society London certificate.

1870/77 Coat of Arms, mix of mint and used examples, over thirty items, including Otto, Viljoen, and Borrius printings, though several suspect pieces included, 1883 Second Republic issues mostly mint, with comprehensive selection of Arms issues to 1896, V.R.I. / E.R.I. overprints, several likely reprints therein, 1902 Edward VII complete mint, 1903 printings including £1 green & violet mint, 1904-9 issues complete, the £1 used (1) and mint on chalky paper (1, crease), mixed condition, despite the spurious nature of some of the items, a useful reference group for further study.

1872/74, Typographed by J.P.Borrius, Potchefstroom, 1 d., 6 d. and 1 s. values, all on thin transparent paper, fine roulette 15½-16, with 1 d. bright carmine in varying shades, including a fine unused horizontal pair with gum and four further used examples; 6 d. ultramarine with seven used examples, including one with unusual inking flaw at top and another used with Orange Free State cancellation; 1 s. green unused (3) including a sheet marginal vertical pair and used (5), the occasional fault, but a chiefly fine and interesting group.

1872/74, Typographed by J.P.Borrius, Potchefstroom , a mostly used collection, with 1 d. reddish pink to carmine-red shades (3), the Dec 1872 clear printings on thin opaque paper, 6 d. ultramarine unused with large part original gum and used (6), also displaying a ranges of shades, 1 s. green in unused top sheet marginal vertical pair (slight tone spots) and used (3); 1873/74 printings on thickish wove paper with used 1 d. rose  (3), and 6 d. milky blue (3),  two further used examples on thick dense paper; the odd small fault, generally fine, a scarce selection. (ex Scott 29-34)

1877, First British Occupation, “V.R. Transvaal”, Celliers printings, a mint and used selection including 3 d. lilac on pelure paper ,used (2); 6 d. milky blue imperforate on coarse soft paper used (2); June 1877 1 d. orange-red used; 1 d. bright red on stout hard surfaced paper, imperforate, optd. Type 4 in black, unused examples (11) and used examples (2), one unused example with RPSL certificate; used rouletted 1 d. bright red single and horizontal pair, some small flaws, mostly four-margin examples, a chiefly fine holding of these difficult stamps (21 items). (ex SG 87-99)

1877 (Aug 31): First British Occupation, "V.R. / Transvaal",  6 d. blue on rose paper, imperforate, used examples with Type 4 overprint inverted (5) one with the Plate Flaw “TZ missing in POSTZEGEL” cancelled at Heidelberg with "9" numeral, 6 d. blue on rose, fine roulette, used examples with overprint upright (2) and inverted (1); a range of shades and impressions, overall fine, a scarce selection. (ex Scott 113b, 114, 114a)