| THE INVASION OF NATAL, ETC. | ||||
| 83 | THE INVASION OF NATAL, ETC.; 31st Dec. 1899 env. (addressee's name partly cut out) to Pretoria with Transvaal 1d(2) tied by v. fine "DUNDEE/NATAL" occupied P.O. c.d.s.'s, 1901 battered Transvaal £1 note, and 18 pre-Boer PPC's. (20 items). | £100 | ||
| 84 | BOER OCCUPATION "COLENSO" D.S. COVER; Fine 15th Jan. 1900 env. to Krugersdorp with Transvaal 1/2d pair tied by v. fine purple "COLENSO. 15 JAN. 00" mark with part 2-ring 16th Jan. "HOOFDLAGER" H.Q. c.d.s. on the reverse. Very scarce so fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £150 | ||
| 85 | OCCUPIED GLENCOE COVER TO ZULULAND; Attractive soldier's stampless 3rd Nov. 1899 env. with v. fine purple "Veldpost Z.A.R./Glencoe" 3-line d.s. and pink Joburg censor label; addressed to Nqutu which is a rare destination. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £150 | ||
| 86 | BOER ACTIVE SERVICE "FLEISCHER" COVER; 5th Feb. 1900 stampless "Veld Dienst" env. (reduced at right but very attractive) to Pretoria from "Nilgrino() Lager" (near Colenso) with a superb blue "Veld-Post/G.F. FLEISCHER/COMMANDOS" c.d.s. censor mark on the front. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £120 | ||
| 87 | BOER O.A.S. COVER + "COMMANDO BRIEF/O.V.S." LABELS; 18th Jan. 1900 stampless "Veldiens" env. (some faults) to "Hooflager, Modderriver....O.V.S." with v. fine blue "BANK/Z.A.R." c.d.s.; plus 17th/22nd Nov. 1899 off-cover OVS labels with M. River c.d.s.'s and a sheet of 8 forgeries of the label. (4 items). | £75 | ||
| 88 | BOER OCCUPIED "NEWCASTLE" CANCELS; 1st Nov. 1899 & 7th May 1900 envs. to Germiston/Joburg with Transvaal 1d/21/2d tied by v. fine purple 2-line and v. fine blue 3-line Boer "P,K, New Castle" and "Veldpost, ZAR/New Castle" datestamps. Scarce pair. Plus Dec. 1899 piece with 6d tied by oval "ELANDSLAAGTE/Z.A.R." cancel & 1 PPC. (4 items). | £100 | ||
| 89 | THE BALANCE OF THIS SECTION - LOURENCO MARQUES, ETC.; April 1900 env. from Joburg to Cape Town with superb purple boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR/RETURN TO SENDER", Lourenco Marques transit marks, April/June 1900 long envs. pair to GB ex Joburg with Transvaal multiple frankings (3dx2 +2dx4 +1d or 1/- +3 + 1dx2 +1/2d) via L. Marques, other censored mail via L.M., etc. (13 items). | £75 | ||
| NATAL/TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGNS AND SIEGE OF LADYSMITH | ||||
| 90 | THE NATAL FIELD FORCE - RARE RUBBER C.D.S., ETC.; 4th Feb. 1900 uncharged stampless env. (minor faults) to G.B. headed & countersigned for a corporal with a 95% very fine purple "NATAL/FIELD FORCE" c.d.s. (rare on cover) on the front, similar but charged (London "1D/F.B./D." mark) Dec. 1899 env. (ex P.m burg), boxed "P.B.C. DURBAN", and varied covers ex P.m burg with G.B./Natal/Transvaal frankings cancelled by FPO marks, etc. Scarce group. Plus 1 PPC & 3 pieces. (13 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £150 | ||
| 91 | OTHER NATAL FIELD FORCE RUBBER CANCELS; April 1900 - Jan. 1901 envs. with fancy framed "STANDERTON" marks (2; black & purple), and very fine purple large APO c.d.s.'s coded "3MB" (2) or with "VOLKSRUST" (2). Scarce group. (6 covers + 1 piece). | £85 | ||
| 92 | THE BALANCE OF THE NATAL FIELD FORCE STUDY; 1900/2 stampless/stamped covers (two regd.) with variety of cancels incl. fine "A.P.O./STANDERTON" (2; regd. or with hand-drawn coloured Union Jacks), crude "R" in circle of FPO15, Wakkerstrom & Volksrust octagons, and many other FPO/APO covers ex this Force. Plus good mounted study of PPC's (incl. Natal Postal Stat. with views). (16 covers, 39 PPC's & 5 pieces). | £150 | ||
| 93 | THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH - DAY OF RELIEF COVER TO HONG KONG; Remarkable 1st March 1900 env. (stampless; faults inc. hole in address) headed "No stamps available, Ladysmith Garrison with v. fine Ladysmith c.d.s. of the date of the Relief of the Siege (1st March 1900) plus blue crayon "8", large "T" in circle and "10c" charge changed to "5c", having Colombo & Hong Kong transit c.d.s.'s on reverse. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £100 | ||
| 94 | "LADYSMITH SIEGE POST OFFICE" MARK & LONG TOM CARDS, ETC.; 27th Feb. 1900 stampless local env. (to "Klip River Camp") with v. fine blue SIEGE d.s., two later stampless soldiers' covers ex the Ladysmith area (one with scarce "P.O.A./5" cancel), and a study of the "Long Tom" pictorial PPC's printed in red 4; 1 unused, 1 used, 1 C.T.O. 1 a forgery). (9 covers + 2 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 95 | LADYSMITH - THE SIEGE LIFTED; 1st/3rd March 1900 env. (+ contents; "Hoorah! Ladysmith relieved. Caryl [his brother] & self well; just marching in. Big fight yesterday and the Regt. did splendidly, though we lost 10 officers killed & wounded and 82 men. Caryl had his water bottle shot away and I had my neck grazed by a bullet & my foot bruised by a splinter of shell...") with FPO 12 c.d.s., printed 3rd March 1900 "SPECIAL ARMY ORDER, LADYSMITH" giving thanks to the troops from Buller and sundry related PPC's & cuttings. Good lot. (16 covers/PC's). | £75 | ||
| 96 | THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF PRETORIA; 15th June 1900 bilingual printed "Military Governor NOTICE" ref. British Forces' progress, 1900/2 covers incl. scarce large rubber "FPO/93" c.d.s. with "MILITARY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE/PRETORIA" cachet, similar ordinary FPO cover, "ARMY POST OFFICE/PRETORIA" c.d.s.'s, civil Sept. 1900 env. censored to B.fontein with "VRI" 1d tied by old Boer "Z.A.R." c.d.s., unusual ingoing env. ex GB with QV 3d, regd. env., triangular censor marks (one with ERI o.p. 1/2d on 2d block of 10 sent locally), etc. (24 covers/cards + 13 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 97 | Similar lot relating to the British Forces in Johannesburg; 1900-2 covers/cards inc. scarce Aug. 1900 env. headed from the "No.3 Hospital Train, Cape Town" with FPO/17 c.d.s.'s of Joburg tying GB 1d lilac + ORC & Transvaal VRI o.p. 1d's, PPC of "European mail Joburg P.O.", Railway Pioneer Regt. cachet, 31st May 1902 GPO env. to GB with sender's typed note "Last day on which overprinted stamps are being sold over the Public Counters of the Post Offices in the Transvaal", etc. Good lot. (25 covers/cards + 4 pieces). | £120 | ||
| 98 | THE "MACHADODORP" & RELATED BOER GOVERNMENT POSTCARDS; June/Aug. 1900 group of the larger 1d green (2) & 1d red PC's c.t.o. at Machadodorp; plus six of the Second Issue cards (used ex "COMATIEPOORT" - scarce - & "WATERVAL ONDER"x2 or c.t.o./unused. Scarce lot produced after the fall of Pretoria. (9 cards). | £150 | ||
| GUERRILLA WAR | ||||
| 99 | THE SOUTHERN GUERRILLA WAR AREA; 1901/2 collection of covers relating to the second phase of the War, principally in the Cape, with civil censor marks, a few APO's and regd. mail. (29 covers + 2 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 100 | THE GUERRILLA WAR IN THE EASTERN AREA, ETC.; 1901/2 covers/cards with good variety of frankings, censors and markings of the Natal/O.R.C. areas; incl. unusual O.A.S. cover with hand-drawn Lord Kitchener "stamp" not charged by the P.O. (25 covers/cards + 4 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 101 | THE WESTERN AREA - THE LOSS OF ROODEVAAL, ETC.; 13th June 1900 env. (+ contents incl. "During the last week we have....been Boer prisoners and have watched a British disaster and a Boer force put to flight.") with 1d lilac tied by FPO 16 c.d.s., attractive 17th Sept. 1900 env. with CGH 1d(2)+1/2d tied by v. fine purple "CHRISTIANA" c.d.s.'s addressed to a St. Helena POW, regd. Oct. 1900 cover to GB with ORC 1d(4)+1/2d(5) tied by Jacobsdal c.d.s.'s with matching censor, and a whole range of other ORC area FPO covers, etc. (17 covers, 1 PPC, 1 piece & 1Winburg pass). | £90 | ||
| 102 | THE "HEILBRON/P.O./O.R.C." BAGSEAL CANCELLATION; 14th Nov. 1900 long env. (some creasing etc.) to GB with CGH o.p. ORC 21/2d tied by a fine strike of this rare cancel with a second partial strike alongside; the contents include a Boer soldier's Identity card captured that morning and the accompanying letter; "The enclosed...I took it this morning from a man who surrendered to one of our piquets...I have to read all the letters sent by civilians and place the pink label on those I open. " Rare and interesting. PHOTO - ABOVE | £200 | ||
| 103 | THE GUERRILLA WAR IN THE NORTHERN AREA; 1901/2 covers/cards with a good range of British FPO marks, unusual pair of stampless 21st Jan. 1902 FPO19 covers to GB charged 1d and 21/2d (why!), 1902 env. to GB redirected to France with P. Due label (faults but rare thus), unusual Feb. 1902 usage of the GB QV 1/2d brown PC from FPO19 with additional KEVII 1/2d, regd. env. with "KROONSTAD" hooded circle cancels, off-cover 1d lilac with rare oval "FPO/13" parcel cancel, etc. Good lot. (32 covers + PPC's/pieces). | £120 | ||
| 104 | LOOTED MIDDLEBURG MAILS CARD; Oct./Nov. 1900 usage of the Natal 1/2d brown P. Stat. PC (minor creasing) with rare red "RECOVERED FROM ENEMY/AT MIDDLEBURG, TRANSVAAL" cachet on the front (overstruck by CGH redirection c.d.s.) with Cape Town RLO c.d.s. Seldom seen; there was no example of this cachet in the Bill Hart Collection. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | ||
| RAILWAY/T.P.O. MAIL | ||||
| 105 | THE IMPERIAL MILITARY RAILWAY; 1900/1 covers with "EASTERN T.P.O./DOWN" c.d.s. (regd. with ORC o.p. 6d), lovely real photo PPC of Bloemfontein Market Place, 1901 Natal covers (2) to "Box 234, IMR, Bloemfontein", 1901 Malmesbury CGH cover endorsed from "O.C. No.13 A[moure]d Train", 1902 ORC env. from "R[ailwa]y Camp", March 1900 printed "Circular Memo. SECRET" ref. protecting railway bridges from dynamite, 4 1900/1 Railway Tickets, PPC's, etc. (21 items). | £100 | ||
| 106 | "MIDLAND T.P.O." COVERS, ETC.; April 1902 usage of the KEVII 1d P. Stat. env. with v. fine APO/ER/MIDLAND TPO" c.d.s., Dec. 1901 regd. env. to Cape Colony with the same c.d.s., Feb. 1902 regd. wrapper (crumpled) to Ireland with GB KEVII 6d's (5) tied by fair similar "C"-code Midland TPO c.d.s.'s (rare 2s-6d rate endorsed "Contents Pipes"), several Rail Tickets, fine PPC's, & some pieces. (13 items + 11 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 107 | NORTHERN & WESTERN T.P.O.'S; Dec. 1901 usage of the GB QV 1d pink env. with fine "FPO/ER/NORTHERN TPO" c.d.s., 1901 env. (address erased) with the scarce FPO 46 c.d.s. backstamp (used at the time on the Western TPO), PPC's & pieces. (2 covers 5 PPC's & 7 pieces). | £50 | ||
| 108 | THE EASTERN T.P.O.'s; 1901-2 covers (8) with "APO/ER/TPO EAST" c.d.s.'s (no. 1x3 + No.2x2), 1901/2 pair of covers with similar "EASTERN TPO" c.d.s.’s (one also with "NE TPO/DOWN" backstamp), and 1902 env. with just the "NE TPO/DOWN" backstamp. Plus 9 PPC's & 9 pieces. (26 items). | £150 | ||
| BRITISH P.O.W.'s MAIL | ||||
| 109 | "GEZIEN/POSTCENSOR/PRETORIA/Z.A.R." MODEL SCHOOL P.O.W. CAMP COVER; Attractive 17th May 1900 env. to GB with Transvaal 21/2d tied by Pretoria c.d.s. endorsed from a Lieut. Col. in the "XII R. Lancers, Prisoner of War, Pretoria" with a superb purple strike of the Camp censor mark on the front. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | ||
| 110 | MODEL SCHOOL P.O.W. CAMP "[Arms]/COMMANDANT GENERAL" CENSOR MARK; 11th Jan. 1900 env. to GB (via Natal) with mostly very fine purple-red strike of this censor mark with blue crayon "G" nearby. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £100 | ||
| 111 | RARE INGOING PRINTED MATTER COVER TO PRETORIA P.O.W.; April 1900 front + top flap of commercial mailshot with GB 1/2d vermilion tied by London "FB" cancel for the 1/2d Printed Matter rate, addressed to a British soldier in "South Africa" but redirected in pencil "Prisoner of War, Pretoria" with superb strikes of the US Consulate "Eagle" censor mark and the "GEZIEN/CENSOR" c.d.s. Remarkable survival. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £75 | ||
| 112 | THE BALANCE OF THE BRITISH P.O.W.'s COLLECTION; Battered April/May 1900 envs. (2) to GB with v. fine & poor scarce "BRIEVEN CENSUUR/Waterval Krijgsgevangenis" POW marks, April 1900 env. (stamp torn off) with superb 2-ring purple "GEZIEN/CENSOR" c.d.s. (with long interesting contents from a POW) and Feb. 1900 front with fine red-purple "[Arms]/COMMANDANT GENERAL" c.d.s. (4 items). | £150 | ||
| BOER P.O.W.'s IN BRITISH HANDS | ||||
| 113 | MAIL TO P.O.W. SHIPS; Nov. 1899 env. from CGH to "P.O.W., H.M.S. Penelope, Simonstown", Nov. 1901 env. from Transvaal to "P.O.W. S.S. Armenian, c/o Castle Cape Town", and regd. March 1902 cover (stamps torn away) addressed to a POW on "S.S. Hawarden Castle" redirected to "S.S. Mongolian" etc. scarce lot. (3 covers). | £100 | ||
| 114 | BERMUDA/ST. HELENA/CEYLON/INDIA CAMPS - MUCH TRAVELLED INTER-CAMP COVER ; 23rd July 1901 stampless env. (some understandable wear and censor label removed) from Ahmednagar POW Camp in India addressed to a POW IN "Diyatalawa Camp, Sylon" [sic], but endorsed "Unclaimed in Diyatalawa Camp" and redirected to "Trichinopoly" Camp, then redirected and endorsed "Not Bellary" and "St Helena" and then endorsed "Not Darrells", "not Hawkins", and "not Burtts" in Bermuda:- presumably finally reaching its addressee in Tuckers Camp in Bermuda! The censor marks incl. purple oval "BELLARY" and "AHNEDNAGAR" marks, plus "Trichinopoly" green 2-ring and fancy framed purple types all on the front and there is a poor "DIYATALAWA CAMP" c.d.s. on the reverse. Presumably St. Helena & Bermuda censors figured that it had been censored enough before they handled it. Exceptional!! PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £300 | ||
| 115 | BERMUDA/INDIA - INTER-CAMP COVER WITH "NOT TUCKERS" CACHET; Colourful Feb. 1902 env. (minor edge wear opened out for display) with India 1a red tied by Umballa c.d.s. with v. fine scarce blue triangular "UMBALLA/C. van der Spuy/PASSED CENSOR" mark on the flap; addressed to a POW in "Bermuda, Wes in Dies [sic], Boer Camp" endorsed "Not Hawkins", "Not Darrells" and "Not Burtts" and with very fine red handstruck "NOT TUCKERS" mark all on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £300 | ||
| 116 | "NOT TUCKERS" COVER FROM O.R.C. TO S.S. MONTROSE; Nov. 1901/Feb. 1902 env (opened out for display)with o.p. ORC 1d tied by "WINBURG" c.d.s. addressed to a POW at Bloemfontein but redirected to "Ladysmith" and then "Bermuda" and "[S.S.] Montrose"; but endorsed "Not Burtts", "Not Hawkins", "Not Darrells" and with v. fine red handstruck "NOT TUCKERS", so presumably finally delivered on board the Montrose. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £240 | ||
| 117 | BERMUDA P.O.W.'s - INGOING MAIL; Jan. 1902 env. from Zastron (ORC) to a POW in "Bermuda" with varied censor marks & label, but endorsed "Not Tuckers" and "Not Hawkins"; plus Dec. 1901 env. from Germiston (Transvaal) to the POW Camp at "Darrell Island, Bermuda" with v. fine blue 2-ring "PRISONERS OF WAR/PASSED/CENSOR/BERMUDA" on the front, and a PPC. (3 items). | £100 | ||
| 118 | INTER-CAMP COVER - CEYLON/BERMUDA; April 1901 env. (lower back-flap lost and rough edge at foot) to a POW on the S.S. "Hawarden Castle" with Ceylon 6c tied by "DIYATALAWA CAMP" c.d.s. with matching oval censor alongside, but redirected to "Bermuda" in blue crayon with pencil "Burtts, not Darrells" on the front. Rare thus. Plus 2 Bermuda PPC's. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £100 | ||
| 119 | CEYLON CAMPS; March 1901 env. (stamp torn off) to "Tintown Camp Ladysmith, Natal" with part oval "DIYATALAWA CAMP" oval censor, 1 rupee Camp currency note, 1901 env. from Natal to D. Camp (faults) and 1901/2 pair of envs. (stains & faults) from Germany & Holland addressed to "Ragama Camp" with large "ER" censor labels. Plus 2 PPC's. (7 items). | £85 | ||
| 120 | ST. HELENA - MANUSCRIPT INITIALLED CENSOR MARK; Attractive July/Oct. 1900 env. to Transvaal (fine scarce purple "CHRISTIANA" arrival c.d.s. on front) franked by St. Helena o.p. 1d + 1/2d greens (3) tied by fine barred grills with v. fine "ST. HELENA" c.d.s. and v. fine blue 2-ring "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" mark with manuscript "J.M.W.B." in centre. Scarce thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £100 | ||
| 121 | ST. HELENA; Similar 1901 PPC with manuscript "F.W.A." in centre of censor mark, plus 4 ingoing covers from CGH(3)/Holland with plain 2-ring censor marks, and 6 scarce related St. Helena PPC's. (11 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £120 | ||
| 122 | "JOHANNESBURG/PRISON" CENSORED COVER; 10th Oct. 1902 env. to Rahder at "Convict Station 216, Johannesburg" with Dutch 121/2c endorsed "For Interpreter" with v. fine red double-oval "JOHANNESBURG/PRISON" arrival d.s. Rare political prisoner cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £100 | ||
| 123 | THE BALANCE OF THE BOER P.O.W. MAIL COLLECTION; 1900/1 covers to/from POW Camps incl. 1901 "Native Refugee Locations O.R.C." env. ex "VENTERSBURG ROAD R.O.", plus various mail of Belle View Camp and Green Point Camp, PPC's, etc. (10 items). | £100 | ||
| 124 | THE BURGHER CAMPS - MAIL TO BERMUDA, ETC.; 12th June 1901 pair of envs. with superb & v. fine fancy oval "BURGHER CAMP/MIDDELBURG" d.s.'s both addressed to a Pretoria POW but redirected to "Bermuda" and both with "Not Morgans/Darrells/Burtts" annotations, mostly fine 1901 oval "BURGHER CAMP/KRUGERSODRP" d.s., similar fair 1902 "IRENE" Camp d.s., and Potchefstroom Camp cover. Scarce lot. (5 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 9 | £120 | ||
| 125 | INGOING TELEGRAMS TO BURGHER CAMP SURGEON (see next lot also); 5th Jan. 1902 ZAR telegram form with fine "ARMY/V R/TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s. from Eastern Withington to "Dr. Hamilton, Burgher Camp. Vrust, Tvaal" with censor mark and "Mary died today" message; plus Feb. 1901 pair of Natal telegram forms to the same doctor with "UMZINTO/NATAL" c.d.s.'s offering him the job as principal medic at the major Burgher Camps, and acknowledging his acceptance of the post. Rare trio. (3 telegrams). PHOTO - ABOVE | £100 | ||
| 126 | THE DR. RICHARD HAMILTON, BURGHER CAMPS MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT ARCHIVE; 1892-1902 documents, original photographs, rail passes, etc. all relating to this unfortunate civilian doctor who was landed with the thankless task of running the medical services for all the major Burgher Camps from Feb. 1901 until the end of the war (see previous lot). Items noted incl. a 1900 Natal £5 revenue on complete "LICENSE FOR A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER", fine photos of the doctor before and after his Boer War experiences, Feb. 1901 Govt. circular from Pretoria about his responsibilities and the chain of command (no superior mentioned!), Burgher Camp passes, Rail tickets, superb mounted photo of doctors & nurses with tents (in a Burgher Camp), University of London 1892 list including his 2/1 degree, etc. Unique archive relating to the administration of the infamous Burgher Camps. (34 items). | £200 | ||
| THE ALLIED CONTINGENTS | ||||
| 127 | RED "CANADIAN CONTINGENT/SOUTH AFRICA" COVER; Fine 28th April 1900 stampless "O.A.S." env. to Nova Scotia with a lovely strike of this elusive mark (for 2nd May) nicely placed on the front with a "FIELD P.O./BRITISH ARMY S. AFRICA" c.d.s. (used at Bloemfontein at this date) alongside. Rare so fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £300 | ||
| 128 | PURPLE "CANADIAN CONTINGENT/SOUTH AFRICA" COVER; 3rd Sept. 1900 usage of the GB QV 1d pink env. to Nova Scotia with additional Transvaal o.p. 1d & 6d tied by fair "F.P.O. B.O." c.d.s.'s (at Cape Town at this date) with a very fine purple "CANADIAN CONTINGENT" oval d.s. alongside; redirected twice within Canada. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £240 | ||
| 129 | THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT - THE OTHER "KAULBACH" COVERS INCL. ONE EX ST. HELENA; Dec. 1899 to Oct. 1900 covers (8) all addressed to Nova Scotia and from the same correspondence as the previous two lots but without the Contingent datestamps; incl. 15th Dec. 1899 env. ("UNION STEAM SHIP CO." flap) with St. Helena 1d tied by bars with fine c.d.s. alongside (en route), CGH frankings (4; incl. two 4-colour frankings), plus frankings of ORC, Transvaal and GB 1d lilac (FPO 36 c.d.s. of Brandfort). Scarce lot. (8 covers). | £150 | ||
| 130 | REGD. CANADIAN CONTINGENT COVER + PATRIOTIC CARDS; Nov. 1901 FPO3 c.d.s. (Wolverhoek ORC) env. with GB 1d lilacs regd. to Toronto, plus two J.C. Wilson Patriotic PC's (Union Jack type from Niagara Falls to France plus unused but endorsed Bulldog type). (3 items). | £65 | ||
| 131 | AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT; 21st/23rd June 1901 "O.A.S." env. (+ tiny 24th June letter) from a Trooper with the "6th Imperial Bushmen's troop, Vride, O.R.C." with ORC o.p. 1d tied by "KROONSTAD" c.d.s.; addressed to Adelaide with part FPO39 c.d.s. on the back (of Thaba'nchu at this date). Scarce thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 132 | NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT; 1900/1 trio of covers from N.Z. soldiers (2 to NZ & 1 to GB) with FPO38 c.d.s. (Kroonstad), Bloemfontein "FIELD P.O." c.d.s. (with ignored "T" mark), and FPO BO c.d.s. (Cape Town); plus used (2) & unused NZ 1d brown P. Stat. PC's with relevant Boer War period views. Scarce lot. (6 items). | £150 | ||
| 133 | RHODESIAN FIELD FORCE; 22nd April 1902 env. to GB headed "British South Africa Police, Bulawayo. On Active Service" for the 1d Concession Rate, franked by BSA 1/2d greens (2) tied by mostly fine "B.S.A.P. CAMP/BULAWAYO" c.d.s. with v. fine purple "CAPT./COMDG. D TROOP/B.S.A. Police" cachet at lower left. Ver | £150 | ||
| 134 | Similar 2nd June 1900 env. to GB headed & countersigned for the 1d Concession Rate for a trooper of the Imperial Yeomanry at "Marandellas Camp" with BSA 1d tied by partial "MARANDELLAS" c.d.s. Fine and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 135 | "RHODESIAN FIELD FORCE" COVER; 21st April 1901 env. to GB with BSA Co. 1/2d pair tied by indistinct c.d.s., headed & countersigned for the 1d rate for a Sergt. of "ASC Rhodesian Field Force". Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 136 | BULAWAYO CANCELLED "T" O.A.S. COVER TO G.B., ETC.; Long 12th Jan. 1900 env. (some creasing) endorsed "On active service no stamps" & signed by a Lieutenant with fine black "T" mark and blue crayon "4d" charge beside the "BULAWAYO" c.d.s., but the charge and "T" cancelled on arrival at London's "F[oreign] B[ranch P.O.]". Rare thus. Plus a Sept. 1901 civil env. from Plumtree to the Cape with BSA 1d pair and orange initialled "Opened under Martial Law" label. (2 covers). | £100 | ||
| 137 | RHODESIAN COLLECTION BALANCE; 20th Oct. 1899 env. from Pretoria to Bulawayo "Via Beira" with pink Boer censor label, June 1900 env. from Bulawayo to GB (stamp replaced) with boxed "POSTED LATE", Nov. 1903 PPC to GB with BSA 1d tied by v. fine "B.S.A.P. CAMP/BULAWAYO" c.d.s., 6d + 2s-6d currency cards, Aug. 1900 letter (no env.) ex Beira ex invalided member of the R.F.F., and 7 relevant PPC's. (13 items). | £80 | ||
| OTHER BOER WAR COVERS | ||||
| 138 | RHODESIAN 2s-4d RATE COVER + MUCH TRAVELLED "RAILWAY PIONEER" COVER; Attractive 15th Jan. 1900 long env. regd. from "HARTLEY/RHODESIA" to GB with BSA Co. 4d+ 2x1/- (minor faults) tied by c.d.s.'s; plus spectacularly redirected env. (opened out for display) from GB to a Railway Pioneer in CGH/Transvaal with red boxed "INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS" and numerous differently dated large code "9" FPO c.d.s.'s, etc. Scarce pair. (2 covers). | £120 | ||
| 139 | BRITISH CENSOR LABELS; 1900-2 mostly civil mail with a good variety of censor labels; incl. 30th May 1902 (Last Day of War) stampless OAS env. with v. fine FPO100 c.d.s. addressed to Belgium and so with KEVII 21/2d apparently added en route through the London P.O. (last minute altruism!) (15 covers). | £120 | ||
| 140 | MISCELLANY; 1900/2 covers incl. much travelled OHMS env. to Dublin with "1D" charge, FPO cancels, regd. 1900 "STATION PAYMASTER" env. via Cape Town to GB, censor marks, 1902 soldier's env. to USA, PPC's, stereoscope photos (2), etc. (12 covers/PPC's, 3 pieces, & 2 photos) | £100 | ||
| 141 | AFTER THE WAR - PATRIOTISM, CELEBRATIONS, ETC.; 1902 covers/cards (15) with late use FPO's etc.; plus good range of ephemera incl. Krugersdorp "Coronation Concert" programme (faults), printed tissue-paper memento of the return of the City of London Imperial Volunteers, toned Black Watch Sept./Dec. 1902 dinner programmes (2), 13 PPC's, etc. (28 covers/PPC's, etc.) | £150 | ||
| 142 | THE BALANCE OF THE GEORGE CRABB BOER WAR COLLECTION; Attractive 27th Sept. 1899 usage of the GB 11/2d env. with 1d lilac from London to Pretoria but returned with v. fine boxed "MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED" of Cape Town, British censor label covers (3), April 1900 stampless OAS env. to GB with "MAITLAND" c.d.s. and cancelled "T" mark, FPO cancels (one with cancelled "T" mark), Transvaal/Stellaland fiscals (reprints), PPC's of ships, various cuttings, etc. (25 items + some cuttings). | £100 | ||
| THE BOXER REBELLION, TIBET, CRETE, ETC. | ||||
| 143 | THE BOXER REBELLION - BRITISH F.P.O. & BASE OFFICES COLLECTION; 1900/1 covers/cards with mostly very fine "F.P.O." c.d.s.'s, nos. 4, 5, 6 & 8 on "C.E.F." o.p. stationery (3) or Indian stamped cover, env. with India C.E.F. 1/2a and China 1/2c o.p. "B.R.A./5/Five Cents" and "RAILWAY POST OFFICE/TONGSHAN" cancel (address crossed through with note "With Compliments"), 2 covers + 2 cards (one with stamp removed) with "BASE OFFICE" c.d.s.'s, range of unused "C.E.F." stamps and stationery and March 1914 env. to GB with "C.E.F." o.p. KEVII 1a tied by F.P.O. c.d.s. (late date). Good lot. (15 covers, 13 stamps & 1 PPC). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £200 | ||
| 144 | BOXER REBELLION - GERMAN FORCES' MAIL; 1901/3 stampless covers (2; to Tongku/Peking with purple "Ostas. Pion Komp/J. No..........." cachet or superb BLUE boxed "S.B./ARMEE OBERKOMMANDO IN OSTASIEN/FD.-HPT.-PROVIANAMT" cachets); plus 1902/6 PPC's (2; stamped & stationery, both with "China" o.p. and boxed "S.B." marks; one being v. fine "OSTAS.BESATZ.BRIGADE/SANITATSAMT"). Scarce lot. (4 covers). | £100 | ||
| 145 | BOXER REBELLION - INGOING G.B. KEVII COVERS, ETC.; Sept. 1904 env. (faults on reverse) and front registered from London to the Daily Telegraph "Special Correspondent" in Tientsin, but both redirected to "Chefoo" and returned to England (one with bi-lingual "UNCLAIMED" mark on reverse); plus 1913 pair of PPC's from Hungary/G.B. (latter stained) addressed to the same British private in Tientsin with fine 2-ring "BASE OFFICE" arrival c.d.s.'s. Scarce group. (4 covers). | £85 | ||
| 146 | TIBET - THE "YOUNGHUSBAND EXPEDITION"; Fine 22nd Sept. 1904 env. to G.B. franked by India KEVII 1/2a green pair tied by fine ERROR OF SPELLING "LAHSSA" c.d.s.'s , with v. fine "BASE·OFFICE" c.d.s. (of Siliguri) on the reverse. Rare example of mail from this short-lived and very obscure anti-Russian campaign. With file of related notes incl. 1921 env. (no contents) sent from London by Younghusband to his wife in Notts. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £300 | ||
| 147 | BRITISH OCCUPATION FORCE, 1905/7; 9th Oct. 1907 env. to Montreal, Canada with 10l red tied by "HPAKAEON" c.d.s. with v. fine scarce boxed "CAMP POST OFFICE.CANDIA" d.s. alongside; plus 4 1905 PPC's from Canea to Malta (inc. French & 2 Austrian frankings) incl. one with fine purple oval "HEADQUARTERS/CRETE" cachet across the picture, and 2 unused PPC's of soldiers. (7 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 148 | BRITISH EDWARDIAN NAVAL PPC's, ETC.; c. 1902-10 collection of mostly cards incl. 1895 "H.M.S. EDGAR" env. ex Nagasaki, 1903 purple oval "H.M.S. ARIADNE/RECEIVED" mark, 1909 env. addressed to "H.M.S. Bacchante" (+ 2 later PPC's ex the ship), real photo cards of ships' crews and ships, "Life in the Navy" cards, etc. Scarce collateral material from the pre-WWI period. (29 items + prints). | £75 | ||