384. Auction

1901/1912, postal history collection of 20 items, nicely presented and competently written up on exhibition pages including interesting frankings and foreign registered items such as a seven-colour franking with SG 33b-39 on third weight registered letter form Lagos to Bresslau (D) as well as some interesting postmarks like “PAQUEBOT - PLYMOUTH” ON 1906 postcard to Brussels. Generally fine. 

1940/2003, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection, thus including a number of scarcer earlier stamps such as 1940 definitives or 1949 Royal Silver Wedding 10 s. mauve (SG 12) as well as miniature and souvenir sheets. An unusually complete collection of this exotic area. 

1949/2008, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection in two large albums including booklet panes and many souvenir and miniature sheets. Uncommon this recent and complete. 

1926-54 Officials, mint and used collection, neatly-mounted and written-up in detail, with many desirable items, noting  a scarce 1930–47 1d. double overprint block of four (toned), many mint multiples including positional blocks, marginal inscriptions, varieties, etc, a spot-check reveals much of the mint is never hinged, the occasional small fault, but a chiefly bright and fresh collection, ideal for study and expansion. (SG ex O1/O49)

1926/48, small group of mint and used, on stock cards, many chosen for varieties, including 1d. Dromedaris miscut pair, imperforate multiples, and ink smear block, 1927 2d. Union Building misperforated strip of four, block of ten with dramatic ink smear, 1933-8 1-1/2d. Gold Mine with “missing shade on mine dump” and “broken chimney” , etc, with small run of used singles, varied condition with some small faults, an interesting group for the specialist.

1952/2008, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including Airmail and many modern miniature sheets. Fine. 

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)

1901, group of 1 d. black on red paper multiples, all with controller´s signature, incl. a cpl. imperforated sheet of 24 subjects with all three settings and three sheets cut horizontally in half between stamps, some with postmark “PIETERSBURG APR 01” (SG-Nr. 4-6, 25-27), mostly very fine

1925, 1st Airmail issue, small specialized collection with two copies 9d imperf at left, plate flaws, multiples, 2 entires, etc. 

1990/2010, seemingly complete mint never hinged collction including souvenir and miniature sheets. An uncommonly recent collection covering the first twenty years of independence. 

1987, 100 Years Automobile, 1.50 K., series of 25 stamps in 22 karat gold foil, enormous unused dealers stock of 10.000 stamps, neatly sorted in fourty-two boxes per 250. Good condition. 

1987, gold stamp series "100 Years of Automobiles", 21 different stamps in different quantities from approx. 150 to an estimated 700+ pieces per stamp (ex Michel No. A380-Y380)

1861/1975 (ca.), nice specialised collection in four volumes and 2 stockbooks, mostly  on exhibition pages, starting with good part large Hermes Heads, including Paris print more than complete with several shades, some nice letters, later Michel no. 96 – 107, 118 – 22, 144 – 57, IV, 369 – 71, 437 – 46 and issues from 1936 collected according to watermark types, nice part postage due, areas, etc, also some literature. 

1861/80, Large Hermes Head, specialized,mostly used collection with more than 100 stamps, each stamp specified by Simmermacher/Karamitsos, good quality

1862/1980 (ca.), used collection with some complete and better issues (including Michel No. 144-57), colors and specialties, neatly in the album with preprinted pages

1877/1900 (ca.), small lot of postal history, including 2 covers with ottoman all Arabic octagonal handstamps of Canea and Candia, 2 covers with handstamp of the Greek PO at Smyrna, "THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP CIE / SYMI AGENCY" handstamp on letter, etc.

1886/1923, unused/mint never hinged and used collection with many better values incl. postage due, good quality

1896, Olympic issue, unused and mostly used balance, including six 10 dr.-values, different types of cancellations, railway cancels, stamps used during the games incl. first day, etc. Very interesting lot.

1896/1900 (ca.), MARITIME MARKINGS: 30 stamps and pieces with mostly different markings, including several agency markings, Italian markings, LLOYD AUSTRIACO, VAPORE DAL LEVANTE, PLEINE MER, “STEAMER DAMASKINI/ AGENCY IN PATRAS”, etc.   

1867/80 (ca.), Austria 1867 issue used in Hungary, 5 volumes with stamps, multiples , pieces and about 40 entires with some registered mail. Almost only clear central strikes with many rare cancels as MADA, KRASZNA-BELTEK, RAJECZ, VENDEGI, VASKOH, SZUCSANY, SZEMLAK, etc, etc, also Ryan handbook (half leather bound, in box)