385th Auction

1967/2000, NIUE and TOKELAU ISLANDS, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including Officials, miniature and souvenir sheets. 

1894/1903, small assembly with some used, multiples, together with six covers and three fronts, of note are some usages from Bonny River, Old Calabar and Forcados, 2½ d. pair tied by octogonal “LOANGO A MARSEILLE L.M.N°1 23 JUIL 96” to small piece, six-colour franking tied by oval “REGISTERED AP 14 98” to registered envelope to Germany, etc., mixed condition

1910/13, small unused and used group, together with one registered cover, some better items up to the high values, mixed condition

1960/70, Postal war with Britain, interesting collection of 30 covers mailed to the UK, due to the postal war, mostly with postage due stamps and various indicative postmarks and labels, all neatly mounted

1877/99, very interesting unused, mint and used collection, often specialized with multiples, cards and covers etc., starting with some Samoa Express stamps, also cover with two SG 25a, mixed franking USA and Samoa on small piece, some better values like SG 67 unused, Flag Issue Die Proof and plate-proof as block of four, some Consular stampps used in Samoa etc., few with certificates, all neatly written up, mostly good condition

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1895/1900, interesting group of 18 unused and used cards including better, mostly good quality

1914, interesting unused and used collection with some cards and covers, containing better values like SG 101-109 unused and used, SG 104e, 113 and 115 used, also SG 111 used, heavily stained, certificate RPSL of New Zealand, varities like SG Nr. 108b used and unused, mixed franking G.R.I. with Samoa, a good section with a total of 20 Postal Stationary cards, slightly mixed condition, some certificates, mostly neatly written up

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

1868/99, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with covers, highly specialized with the overprint settings, plenty of multiples with blocs and large part sheets, advanced study of the 1896 provisional overprints including double and triple overprint varieties, an attractive group of a dozen used military frank stamps (SG-Nr. M1) together with a fine selection of covers with multiple and combination frankings. Some occasional faults, mostly in fine to very fine and fresh condition, with a few certificates, in three albums. A most interesting specialist holding

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, Victoria Rex Imperator issues, impressive mint never hinged/unused and used collection with over 100 covers, highly specialized with the overprint settings, superb range of printing varieties with omitted, misplaced, without stops, etc., with an abundance of multiples including part sheets, together with an attractive selection of covers with some multiple and combination frankings, a few forgeries noted, some occasoinal faults, mostly very fine, in three albums. An outstanding lot

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