385th Auction

1868/1902 (ca.), large mint never hinged/unused and used balance collection with plenty of covers and postal stationery cards, many duplicates and multiples including large part sheets, fine part of cancellations and some interesting usages, some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in fine condition, in one box, some envelopes and 9 stockbooks

1870/1900 (ca.), Postmarks and Cancellations collection with circa 400 covers and postal stationery cards, together with hundreds of used, many duplicates and multiples, strength in the postmarks with a superb group of numeral and lettered barred cancels including “15” BRITHANY (2), “C” BUSHMANSKOP, followed by an abundance of dumb, squarred, circular and coloured cancellations, many with excellent strikes, better items with 1887 “POST-KANTOO BETHANIE”, 1892 “ORANGE VRYSTAAT ARTILLERIE”, 1900 “ALBERTINA”, OHMS and Field Post Offices mail, together with a fine selection of underpaid and taxed correspondence, reply cards and wrappers, etc., somewhat mixed condition as to be expected, in 5 albums. An outstanding specialist group

1884/1902 (ca.), Postal Stationery Cards from both OFS and ORC, group of over 100 cards unused and used, many different types, some duplicates including reply cards, some occasional faults, mostly in very fine and fresh condition, in one album

1892/1905 (ca.), Railway Station Postmarks, specialized collection with around 110 covers and cards, together with used and multiples, some better items like “WOLVERHOEK O.V.S.S.” on 1899 postal stationery card, greenish blue cds. “BETHANY R.O” (2), etc., many interesting multiple and combination frankings, some occasional faults, some expertly described on exhibition pages, a useful group in two albums

1900/02, First Crown Colony Issues, large mint never hinged/unused and used collection with circa 60 covers, highly specialized with multiples, overprint types and settings, an abundance of multiples with large part sheets and panes, together with a fine selection of covers with attractive multiple and combination frankings, some occasional faults, but mostly in fine and fresh condition, neatly housed in two albums with some part expertly described. An attractive lot

1900/10, voluminous Postal History and Postmarks collection with over 420 covers and cards, as well a many used and a few unused, plenty of various cancellations classified by types and sizes, many better specialist covers with BONC “40” BOSCHVARKFONTEIN, BONC “107” MALAN´s POST, recovered BONC “777”, mail from Zand River (2), Schuttesdraai, P.O.A Chicago, “GOVERNMENT OFFICES O.R.C.” cds., etc., strong group of Bloemfontein postmarks, together with a selection of illustrated postcards, mixed condition, in 6 albums

1899/1902, large accumulation of circa 275 covers and cards, offerring an ecclectic choice spanning from the Boer invasion of Natal to the Orange Colony River, including returned to the sender and OHMS mail, Boer censor marks and seals, “in commando dienst” mail, a fine group of Boer Field Post Offices postmarks together with the scarce oval truncated rubber band “ELANGSLAAGTE”, some invalidated Orange Free State frankings in pencil, many better items with a rare incoming letter to General Cronje ´s commandos with blue cds. “BANK 18 JAN 00 Z.A.R”, outgoing mail from Ladysmith Siege (3), one with “LADYSMITH SIEGE POST OFFICE Feb. 27th. 1900.”, Mooi River British relief mail, etc., together with a few used and multiples. Mixed condition, some neatly mounted and expertly described on album pages.  A most unusual aggregation