Lots 1-80

Africa featuring the Table Mountain collection of early Cape of Good Hope

Wednesday 20 June 2001

SALE 601

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* = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM

MIXED COLLECTIONS

MISCELLANY: The mainly unmounted mint stock on cards & Hagner sheet. Good Rhodesia Admirals to 2/- plus earlier issues, Mauritius QV-KEVII, Orange River Colony KEVII 1903 4d & 1909 1/- in blocks of 4, Sierra Leone QV vals. to 1/- inc. 1884 1d strip of 4, KEVII & KGV values, Southern Nigeria KEVII to 1/-, also Indore 1946 4a block of 9, etc. The whole STC £1,500 (as mounted mint). Fresh & fine.

£300

MIXED POSTAL HISTORY LOTS

MISCELLANY comprising 1902 registered censored cover from Val Station (Transvaal) bearing "ERI" 1d (5) addresed to Durban & with oval violet "PRESS CENSOR/6 MAR 1902/STANDERTON" cachet, 1903 Sierra Leone KEVII 2d registered env. uprated with 1d adhesive & addressed to London, 1944 Sierra Leone 3d registered envelope with FPO cancellation, addressed to Lagos & showing "PASSED BY/CENSOR/No./4234" plus six Nigeria Forces Airmail covers from the 1940's & 1950's. (9 covers).

£75

AIRMAILS: 1928-68 The selection of mainly 1st or special flight covers inc. 1928 1st Cairo to Nairobi, 1932 (17 Aug.) 1st Nairobi to Mombasa, 1938 OHMS env. to Nairobi with a fine oval "DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION/H.P. ROWE/DAR ES SALAAM" violet d.s. 1933 (10 July) India to Tanganyika Imperial Airways Karachi to Calcutta extension flight. 1933 1st India to uganda flight. 1934 1st Australia - Egypt - Uganda. 1st Australia - Egypt - Kenya. 1st Australia - Egypt - Tanganyika and 1st Australia - Egypt - N. Rhodesia. Mostly fine. (42 covers).

£140

COVERS/CARDS: 1904-64 miscellany of covers (28) and cards (24 inc. 14 unused) inc. 1946 air letter from Mindu to UK franked with KUT 5c pair and 20c x 2 tied by "TUNDURU" c.d.s. 1936 env. from Bexley to Tanganyika with a fine "KILIMANJARO-T.P.O." c.d.s on reverse. 1915 PPC to UK with violet boxed "PASSED BY/POSTAL CENSOR/ DARESSALAM" h.s. 1942 OHMS env. to Dar-es-salaam with violet "POSTAL/CUSTODIAN OF/ENEMY PROPERTY/FRANK" h.s. 1916 env. with large "F.P.O./No 306" c.d.s. on reverse and on the face a good "I.E.F."B" -F.P.O. No 306/POSTAGE FREE" h.s. 1913 2c Chile wrapper used to Mombasa and 1937 env. registered from Nairobi to UK franked on reverse with a fine 5/-. An intersting lot. (52 items).

£100

POST OFFICE NOTICES: Trio of Notices comprising 1937 "Sierra Leone Post Office/Air Mail Service from Lagos" (black/pink), c1937 "Elder Dempster Lines Ltd." (black/green) notice relating to quarantine and yellow fever plus Dec. 1940 "Notes for persons wishing to communicate with friends in Enemy Countries or Territory in the occupation of the Enemy" (via Thomas Cook) sheet (originating in GB and also published in the Government Gazette of each Britiah West African Colony). The latter with small faults, the others fine. (3 items).

£75

BOER WAR POSTAL HISTORY

MISCELLANY comprising four Rhodesian Currency Cards with violet "ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE" cachets on reverse (6d Large & Small Arms, 1/- Large Arms and 2/- Large Arms), 1901 (Sept.) censored cover to Cape Town bearing Small Arms 2d, 1902 (March) censored cover to Pretoria bearing Small Arms 2d and 1901 (Aug.) cover to the "Attorney General" of Rhodesia bearing Transvaal 1d VRI opt. x 2 and with Pretoria triangular censor mark. (7 items).

£100

THE RARE OOTSI TELEGRAPH C.D.S. ON MAFEKING BESIEGED COVER: 1900 (8 May) An opened out env. from Mafeking to London franked with 6d on 2d Mafeking Besieged pair (SG. 13) tied by "MAFEKING/C.G.H." c.d.s. On reverse is a fine strike of the "O- -S/TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s. in use in May 1900 for the armoured train to Bulawayo. The env. is numbered 484 and initialled "HRE" (H.R. Evered), one of three base train clerks. The env. is creased vertically. PHOTO - see plate no.

£600

POSTAL USAGES OF CODED "ARMY/TELEGRAPHS" DATESTAMPS: 1900 (24 July) env. to U.K. ex. a Telegraphs member of the R.E. sealed with captured Z.A.R. Telegraph wafer, lengthy contents (2 sheets, one with very fine blue "VEN" c.d.s.'s of Vereeniging; "This is a godforgotten place.....there are some fine Black tarts around here; they are regular beauties...."). 1901 (23 Jan./5 Feb.) letter (unaddressed env.) with C.IN.C cachet and a fine "Lord Kitchener's Private office stamp" with "PR K" code. 1901 (June) env. to UK and 1902 (April) env. ex UK with fine code "WE M" and "BB N" Telegraph c.d.s.'s on the reverse respectively. Ex. Hart.

£150

ARMY TELEGRAPHS CDS: 1900 (March - November) The selection of covers (2, one opened out), cards (3) and a block of VRI ½d with large "ARMY/TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s. of "B FN" (Bloemfontein), "B DN" (Brandfort Military), "T H" (Taaibosch) cancelling VRI ½d and 1d inside a Xmas greetings letter and "J HN" in blue (Johannesburg Military). Some faults but mainly fine strikes. (7 items).

£100

ARMY TELEGRAPHS CDS: 1900-01 The selection of covers (8), front and pieces (2) with large Army Telegraphs c.d.s. of "B- DN" (Brandport Military) cancelling VRI 1d on three covers to Green Point POW camp, "IR M" (Irene Military) on two covers to Devon, "B FN" (Bloemfontein) on an unused 1d postcard and Telegram env. "A K" (Vlaklaagte) on the reverse of env. to Mombasa and "LT M-" on front to UK. Some faults. (12 items).

£100

OFS/VRI ADHESIVES OVERPRINTED "AT" OR "TF" WITH LARGE ARMY TELEGRAPHS CDS: 1900-02 The collection of OFS/VRI adhesives inc. some revenues with values to £4 with large Army telegraphs c.d.s. inc. "B-FN" (Bloemfontein), "TC M-" (Thaba 'Nchu Militaery), "HS CO" (Harrismith Civil Service), "-K DN" (Kroonstad Military), "WK (M)" (Welkom), "GN M" (Glen Military) and "B- -U" (Bethulie). Mostly fine strikes. (90+).

£100

OFS ADHESIVES OVERPRINTED "TF" OR "AT": 1900 (March) The small mint selection of OFS adhesives comprising 1d, 2d, 6d and 1/- overprinted "TF", a similar quartet with additional "V.R.I." overprints. 1900 (June) "V.R.I." + "AT" overprints with 1d, 2d, 6d, 1/- (2, inc. one with double overprint) and 5/- (2) plus revenue 10/-, £1 and £4. Mostly fine. (19).

£70

ARMY TELEGRAPHS CDS: 1901-02 The selection of telegram forms (3), envelope and large pieces of telegram forms (2) with large Army Telegraphs c.d.s. comprising "F D" (Frederikstad), "-P C-" (Plumer's Column) on a telegram from Australia. "QF -N" (Quaggafontein), TK -M" (Tafel Kop Military) and "-U -T" (Utrecht). Mostly fine strikes.

£70

TELEGRAM FROM LORD KITCHENER: 1902 (27 Jan.) A telegram from Lord Kitchener to Major Webb commanding Damant's Horse with a fine "ARMY/H- -N/TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s. of Heilbron.

£60

1902 P.O.W. cover to Dirk J.Pretorius, son of one of the Boer Commanders, who was imprisoned in Bermuda. Franked Transvaal 1d E.R.I. overprint and with censor tape on flap with "Burgher Camp Irene/Censored" oval in violet and Hamilton Bermuda backstamp. Some soiling.

£60

ORANGE FREE STATE REVENUE 10/- WITH INVERTED VRI/A T" SURCHARGE: 1900 OFS 10/- orange with "V.R.I./A T" overprint inverted with part "ARMY/-K DN/TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s. RPS Cert. (1989). PHOTO - see plate no.

£50

BECHUANALAND/BOTSWANA

1885-97 The mint (some unused) and used selection inc. mint 1885-87 ½d to 4d & 6d, 1887 1d on 1d (2), 3d on 3d, 4d on 4d (unused), 6d on 6d & 1/- (Specimen). The used inc. 1885-87 1d (3), 2d & 1/-, a small piece franked with 1887 1d on 1d pair & 4d on ½d. 1897 piece franked with 1897 ½d block of eight with "PALAPYE STATION/B.P." c.d.s. Mainly fine. (38).

£80

1887-1902 selection on leaves incl. mint (a couple unmounted), used & pieces with postmark interest, 'SPECIMEN' ovpts. (both handstamps and machine printed) and uncatalogued varieties clearly identified by knowledgeable vendor. Condition is slightly mixed here and there but fine overall. SG. Cat. £1,083++. (Small Qty.).

£200

1887 GB ½d vermilion overprinted "British Bechuanaland" on 1d reply card (complete with unused reply section) to Germany, Vryburg 1893 c.d.s. This adhesive scarce on cover (SG.9 - from x 80 on cover).

£100

RARE USE OF REVENUE ADHESIVE: 1892 (22 Aug.) env. from Molepole to Port Elizabeth franked with 1891 2d (portion torn away) partly overstamped with 1887 2d tied by a poor "674" of Molepole. On reverse is a fine "MIDLAND T.P.O./DOWN" c.d.s. Foxed and creased. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

1893 (19 Dec.) env. from Keimoes to Dorset franked with 1897 1d lilac block of four tied by four strikes of the "KEIMOES/BECHUANALAND" c.d.s. with another strike nearby. Fine. Also 1892 (13 Aug.) piece bearing 1897 2d x 8 tied by "MAFEKING" squared circles, and 1899 part env. used from Gaberones Station to Mafeking bearing 1897 ½d x 7 with a small portion of another. Some faults. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£130

1895 (27 May) 1d postcard uprated with 1887 ½d vermilion and sent by the postmaster of Vryburg to Berne, Switzerland. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

1898 (16 Sept.) env. from Francestown to London franked with 1897 6d tied by a fine "FRANCESTOWN/S. AFRICA" c.d.s. with another strike alongside. Some foxing clear of the adhesive. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

1898 COGH 1d brown postal stationery card optd. "BRITISH BECHUANALAND" commercially used from Francistown to Bulawayo, with (on reverse) "AFRICA BANKING CORPORATION/TATI" violet oval cachet, "BULUWAYO/MATABELELAND" arrival d.s. & oval Standard Bank arrival cachet in red. A neat item.

£50

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1886 1d postcard used from Vryburg to Winburg. 1890 1½d postcard used from Mafeking to London re-directed to Burton-upon-Trent, 1d postcard (stamp removed) used from Palapye Station to London. 1893 1½d on 1d card and 1d reply card unused. 1888 part 1d wrapper used from Vryburg to Port Elizabeth. 1889 "G" size registration envs. (2, one with small printing faults) and a similar "H" size example, unused. 1886 "K" size registration env. unused and 1889 4d blue, registration env. (tip reduced) overprinted "SPECIMEN". (11 items).

£80

BELGIAN CONGO/ZAIRE

1886-94 Issue - mounted mint examples with distinct shades inc. 1886 5c (3), 10c (3), 25c (3), 50c (3) & 5f lilac plus 1887 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c brown (2), 50c grey (marginal strip of 4 with inscription) & 5f grey (unused). [SG 1 - 13]. (23).

£140

1887 5f Violet & 10f dull orange [SG 12 & 14] - attractive mounted mint examples, both centred to R, the 10f with light horizontal crease. Scarce. Cat £1,100. (2). PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

1894-1900 Pictorial Issue [SG 18 - 33] - A specialised study of shades, cancellations, boxed TAXES marks, flaws etc. with duplicated mint & used examples (inc. blocks) of all values to the 1898 10f (3 mint / 6 used) plus the 1900 values to 50c; also a handful of covers & cards inc. a registered item. Attractive. (186 stamps & 5 covers).

£300

COMPAGNIE BELGE MARITIME DU CONGO: 1911 PPC bearing Spanish 10c adbesive cancelled by c.d.s. and also by s/l "PAQUEBOT BRUXELLESVILLE" in violet, circular "ALBERTVILLE PAQUEBOT" in purple cancelling Belgian 5c adhesive on 1913 PPC plus stampless sepia PPC of same ship with German Telegraph Antwerp arrival cachet, another and even clearer example of the aforementioned purple cancellation (albeit from a later ship of the same name) on 1921 PPC and black & white PPC of S.S.Leopoldville. (5 cards).

£75

AIRMAIL COVERS: 1932-52 Group of airmail covers, 3 of them via Imperial Airways, some showing "jusqu'a" or equivalent markings (either h.s. or in m/s) and incl. a 1935 cover to Belgium with "PAQUEBOT" mark applied at Kigoma & also showing purple boxed "By Air to/Brindisi" plus an under-stamped 1951 env. to Sheffield with a fine "3D MORE TO/PAY/AIR RATE/ABOVE....OZ"; an unusual and attractive selection. (7 covers).

£120

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

A RARE FIRST DAY AFTER TRANSFER COVER: 1895 (11 Nov.), "first day after transfer" locally used "Powter" cover, bearing ½a, 1a, 2a & 2½a tied by "MOMBASA/A/NO 11/95" squared circle cancellations, two vertical creases, one crosses the 1a and small tear at top of cover, backstamped with a single circle datestamp. Six of these covers are known, all locally addressed and bearing the four "on India" values available at Mombasa on that day. PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

1895-96 The small mint and used selection with ½a (2), 1a block of four, 1a 6p (2, inc. one used), 2a (4 inc. one used), 2a 6p, 3a, 4a (2, inc. one used), 6a (3, inc. one used), 8a (4, inc. one used), 12a (2), 2r and 3r. (28).

£70

1896 (19 July) env. registered from Mombasa to Colchester bearing 1895-96 India overprinted ½a to 3a with "MOMBASA" squared circle cancellations. Unfortunatly the address has been partially scrubbed out. Very minor foxing. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

1896 (6 June) "Powter" env. used within Mombasa franked with an overprinted Indian 1r grey tied by a superb squared circle. PHOTO - see plate no.

£80

1905-44 Selection of covers (7) and PPC's (22, inc. three unused) inc. an unstamped env. to Transvaal with "N.Z./POSTAL CENSOR/MOMBASA" h.s. 1920 env. from Jinja to USA franked with 1c, 4c on 6c & 10c. 1922 env. registered from Mombasa to London franked with 25c. c1944 env. to UK with a fine boxed "ROYAL AIR FORCE/POSTASL FRANK/EAST AFRICA" h.s. 1930 env. from Manyoni to to USA franked with 5c, 10c & 15c. 1912 card to France from Molo. Also 1902 ½a wrapper and 6c env. h.s. "SPECIMEN". Mostly fine. (29 items).

£70

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1894 (24 Nov.) 1a postcard used from Mombasa to Aden. Minor corner faults.

£50

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1895 ½a postcard used locally in Mombasa. 1896 2½a blue (toned) env. used within Mombasa. 1900 2½a blue env. (defective) used within Kilindini with a good "hatched" c.d.s. cancellation. 1900 (17 Feb.) 1a card used from Mombasa to Germany. 1903 1a card used from Mombasa to Zanzibar. A ½a reply card overprinted "SPECIMEN". (6 items).

£100

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1895 (29 April) 2a green env. used within Mombasa. Fine.

£50

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1898 1a postcard used from Mombasa to Germany. 1904 2a registration env. franked with 2½a used from Kampala to Switzerland. 1901 2a registration env. bearing 1a used from Mombasa to UK. 1904 ½a reply card bearing ½a used from Lamu to Germany. 1908 2a registration env. franked with 6c used from Mombasa to UK. 1910 6c card used from Kismayu to Rome. 1911 6c postcard used from Mombasa to Paris. Mostly fine. (7 items).

£80

PRE-POST OFFICE MAIL TO THE GOVERNORS, E

JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK - THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF THE FORT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; 1652/62 Entire (central fold slightly toned; presumably from Amsterdam) beautifully addressed in Dutch (with full transcription & translation courtesy of the Rijk Museum) to Riebeeck at the "Caep de Goode Hoope" and endorsed with the name of the ship ("By the galliot [=galley?] the Tulip") that carried the letter. Marvellous historical Page One item for any Cape collection; few covers connected with the first Governor remain in private hands. PHOTO - see plate no.

£1000

GOVERNOR CORNELIS VAN QUAELBERG 1666 LETTER; Attractive long folded wrapper (presumably from Amsterdam) clearly dated "27th Xbre (?Dec.) 1666" on the front with beautiful address to Quaelberg at "Cabo de Bonne Esperance" and endorsed "p. Schip Batavia dat Godt geleijde" (which God may guide). Rare item connected with the third Cape Commander who only served there for less than two years. PHOTO - see plate no.

£400

GOVERNOR JOHAN BAX c.1677 LETTER; c.1677 E (overall toning; from Amsterdam?) addressed to this short-lived Cape Governor; "Guvernor Dee Hr. Backs...Capo De Bonisraanz". Bax only served in the Cape from March 1676 to his death in June 1678. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no.

£300

GOVERNOR SIMON VAN DER STEEL c.1685 LETTER; 1685 fine small Entire (from Amsterdam?) neatly addressed in Dutch (transcription & translation courtesy of the Rijk Museum); "The noble honourable well wise manful and thoughtful Sir, the noble Sir Simon van der Stel, Extraordinary Councillor of the Netherlands India and Governor at the Cape the Good Hope" ("Kaap de Goede Hoop"). Attractive and rare cover addressed to the man who was Cape Governor from 1678 to 1691. (Stellenbosch was named after him.) PHOTO - see plate no.

£300

RARE EARLY INTERNAL CAPE OF GOOD HOPE COVER; 1681 E from "Cape Town" (date and place in pencil) addressed to Johannes Starrenburg in "Stellenbosch" with fine red wax Dutch East India Co. seal. In 1681 Starrenburg was the Landdrost of the Burgher War Council of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein. Very rare; by far the earliest internal Cape cover in this collection, and 100 years earlier than most recorded internal Cape covers! PHOTO - see plate no.

£500

GOVERNOR WILLEM ADRIAAN VAN DER STEEL c.1703 LETTER; Attractive c.1703 E addressed to Willem van der Steel who succeeded his father in 1699 but was sacked in 1707; attractively addressed to him as Governor at "Cabo de Goede Hoop". PHOTO - see plate no.

£240

SAMUEL ELSEVIER c.1705 LETTER; c.1705 E (slightly grubby but sound; from Amsterdam?) to Willem van der Steel's second-in-command at the "Cap De Goede Hoop", sealed with three fine red wax seals.

£200

ACTING GOVERNOR JAN CORNELIUS D'ABLING c.1707 LETTER; c.1707 E (from Amsterdam? - one flap removed and overall toning but sound) addressed to D'Abling at the "Casteel de Goede Hoop". He was only acting Governor from June 1707 to Feb. 1708. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no.

£300

GOVERNOR LOUIS VAN ASSENBURGH c.1710 LETTER; c.1710 E (from Amsterdam? - with completely legible off-set of long P.S. from the writer, "Henricus Beek") to van Assenburgh at the "Casteel de Goede Hoop". Rare letter to the Governor who was only in office from Feb. 1708 to Dec. 1711.

£200

ACTING-GOVERNOR WILLEM HELOT c.1712 LETTER; Attractive c.1712 E (small hole just clear of address does not detract) beautifully addressed to Samuel Elsevir c/o Willem Helot at the "Cabo de Bon Esperance" and endorsed with the name of the ship that carried it; with note that it was from "Count van Vink" (in Holland?) on the flap. PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

GOVERNOR MAURITS PASQUES DE CHAVONNES; 1719 E (legible off-set of the final dated page of the letter - ex "Stellenbosch"? - on reverse of this sheet) neatly addressed to the Governor who served in the Cape from 1714 to 1724, "Int. Casteel de Goede Hoop". Apparently a rare early internal cover. PHOTO - see plate no.

£240

ACTING-GOVERNOR JAN DE LA FONTAINE c.1733 LETTER; Fine c.1733 E (with fine red wax seal; from Holland?) addressed to Fontaine at the "Cabo de Goede Hoop"; he was acting-Governor from 1729 to 1737.

£200

GOVERNOR RYK TULBAGH c.1760 LETTER; Attractive c.1760 E (from Holland?) addressed to this popular Governor at the "Cabo de Goede Hoop" while he was in office from 1751 to 1771. PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

EARLY INGOING COVERS TO ORDINARY CITIZENS; c.1764 (pencil date) E and 22nd Feb. 1768 E (closed tears and wear, but with contemporary filing note "Brantwoord den 22 Febr. 1768" on flap) addressed to "ordinary" people at the "Capo de Goede Hoop"; the latter with annotation that it was sent by the ship "Huyster Mye". Presumably both from Holland; rare thus. (2 covers).

£150

GOVERNOR JOACHIM VAN PLETTENBERG c.1780 LETTER; Fine c.1780 E (from Holland?) neatly addressed to this Governor who was in office in the Cape from 1771 to 1785, addressed to the "Cabo de Goede Hoop".

£150

GOVERNOR CORNELIS JACOB VAN DE GRAAFF c.1788 LETTER; Fine c.1788 E (from Holland? - with red wax anchor seals) neatly addressed to van de Graaff (who was in office in the Cape from 1785 to 1791, and after whom Graaff-Reinet was named) at the "Cabo de Goede Hoop". This was the first Governor who made regular arrangements for Cape citizens' letters to be sent back to Holland; in March 1785 he ordered that; "Letters may henceforth be sent to the Netherlands by private individuals in ships of the Return Fleet, provided they are handed in on the day before sailing".

£150

ACTING-GOVERNOR JOHAN ISAAC RHENIUS 1792 LETTER; 1792 E (blue crayon date on front, with closed tear affecting address but with fine red wax seals - from Holland?) addressed to the man who was responsible for the start of the first Postal Service in the Cape (with the appointment of the first Postmaster on 28th Dec. 1791); addressed to him at the "Cabo Goede Hoop", and presumably delivered by the new postla service Free of postage.

£150

THE FIRST INTERMITTENT POST OFFICES, 179

DOUBLE STRIKE OF THE "VOC/6St" MARK FOR THE 12 St CHARGE TO BE COLLECTED IN THE CAPE; c.1793 E (minor flap faults) from Holland (?) addressed to a Magistrate (?) in the "Cabo de Goede Hoop", having one fine strike and one partial strike of the "VOC/6St" in circle charge-mark (the first with closed tear at foot) nicely placed on the front. Genuine double rate covers of this first Cape P.O. period are rare. PHOTO - see plate no.

£400

1st BRITISH OCCUPATION PERIOD - COVER ADDRESSED TO THE VICTORIOUS BRITISH C-IN-C; 24th Nov. 1796 E (short flap removed but with fine large red wax seal; ex Amsterdam?) addressed to Major General James Henry Craig ("Jacob Hendrik Craig, Gouveneur van Caab de Goiede Hoop...Cabo de Goede Hoop"), without postal marks because Craig was presumably entitled to free postage at this date. Mail from this 1st Occupation Period is rare; there were no examples in the Maxwell Joseph Collection. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

THE BATAVIAN REPUBLIC - INTERNAL(?) MILTARY COVER TO THE GOVERNOR; c.1804 E (mostly legible off-set of the original contents visible inside - signed by the General's "Aide de Camp") apparently sent by military means within the Cape, addressed to "Gouveneur" Lieut. General Jan Willem Janssens who was Governor and General-en-Chef from March 1803 to Jan. 1806, during which time he organised regular internal horse-posts in the Cape. Covers of this period are rare. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

THE BATAVIAN REPUBLIC - INGOING COVER TO THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL WITH DISTINCTIVE AMSTERDAM "FRANCO~" MARKS; Fine c.1804 E (fine red wax seal) addressed to Jacob de Mist "Commissaris van het Staats bewind op de Caap de Goede Hoop" on board the warship Pluto, with no postal charge but with two mostly fine strikes of the black Amsterdam straight-line "FRANCO~" mark (Korteweg type 18; recorded 1761-1810). De Mist was in office from Feb. 1803 to Sept. 1804 and he was responsible for considerable improvements in the internal Cape posts. Rare from this brief Republic period. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

"BRIEFSTOK" CLEFT-STICK LETTER; c.1805 E (characteristic wear in vertical line across centre of address panel, consistent with being fixed into a cleft stick for carriage by runner) addressed to "Stellenbos" with a request to the addressee to keep the letter (perhaps as an incentive to the messenger to ensure its delivery in good condition). Good example of this form of private message-despatch that seems to have been unique to the Cape at this period. PHOTO - see plate no.

£240

CAPE TOWN's STAMPLESS INLAND MAIL MARKIN

OVAL "ARMS" MARK ON FREE O.H.M.S. COVER TO SIMONSTOWN; Attractive c.1810 E endorsed "O.H.M.S." and "Collector of Tithes" with a very fine strike of the first Cape Town mark (with "GR" device in oval laurel leaves frame) nicely placed on the front, addressed to the "Government Resident, Simonstown", with no charge being on official government business. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

Similar c.1809 "Free" cover addressed to the Governor & C-in-C the Earl of Caledon (in office May 1807 to July 1811), endorsed "Custom House Simon's Town" and "On Service", but with an additional red manuscript "Free" beside the near fine oval Cape Town "Arms" mark. Attractive cover. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

OTHER OVAL "ARMS" MARKS ON COVERS; c.1810 E (reduced at right) to Cape Town endorsed "Official...Landrost" (with Magistrate's red wax seal on back) having a very fine (for this) strike of the Cape Town "GR/laurel leaves" oval mark and red manuscript "Free" on the front; plus similar c.1806/14 pair of E's (wmk. "1805" & "1813") with faint & fair strikes of the same oval Arms mark (sent OHMS from Uitenhage to Cape Town and from Cape Town to Tulbagh). Scarce lot. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

THE EARLY CROWN-IN-CIRCLE MARK OF CAPE TOWN ON OFFICIAL MAIL; c.1820 pair of E's to Graaff Reinet & Stellenbosch endorsed "Dienst Fiskal" and "O.H.M. Service", each with a very fine strike of the attractive large encircled "GENERAL POST OFFICE/(Crown)/CAPE TOWN" mark (recorded 1817-22). Exhibition quality. (2 covers).

£75

THE FIRST THREE CAPE TOWN DATESTAMPS; 1823-37 group of E's with varied postal rates sent to/from Cape Town (one endorsed "Unpaid from Beaufort" in 1829) with mostly very fine strikes of the plain oval "POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" d.s. (2; 1823), the crowned circle "POST OFFICE/CAPE/TOWN/GENERAL" c.d.s. (1829) and the crowned oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" d.s. (2; 1835/7). Good lot. (5 covers).

£150

CAPE TOWN's FIRST TYPE "FREE" DATESTAMPS - 1st YEAR USAGES; 21st/24th Oct.1823 E's (2) with mostly fine strikes of the small crowned "POST OFFICE/FREE/CAPE TOWN" d.s.; one to the Governor Lord Somerset, the other to the Colonial Secretary (with fine "GEORGE" crown-in-circle mark). Scarce and attractive early usages. (2 covers).

£150

FIRST-TYPE "FREE" DATESTAMPS - ONE STRUCK IN ERROR; 1824/5 pair of covers addressed to Cape Town (ex Simonstown?) & to Simonstown with fine strikes of the "FREE" c.d.s.; the latter overstruck by the oval "POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" d.s. because the letter was not entitled to free postage. Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

THE FIRST-TYPE "FREE" DATESTAMP STRUCK IN RED INK IN ERROR; 3rd Feb. 1827 E (minor flap faults) to the Postmaster General n Cape Town endorsed "O.H.M.S." and "Post Office, Worcester", having a partly fine small "POST OFFICE/(Crown)/WORCESTER" in circle on the front as well a partly fine crowned "POST OFFICE/FREE/CAPE TOWN" d.s. STRUCK IN RED. Not recorded in this colour and rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

THE LARGER 2nd-TYPE CAPE TOWN "FREE" C.D.S.'s; 1828-30 E's (4) to Cape Town (2 to Colonial Office, one to PMG & one to Gov. Secretary), each with fine to very fine large crowned "POST OFFICE/CAPE/TOWN/FREE/GENERAL" c.d.s.'s, and mostly fair crown-in-circle marks of Zwellendam, Clarendon, Clanwilliam & unclear. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£240

THE 2nd-TYPE FREE MARKS, ETC.; c.1828/30 pair of E's with mostly fine strikes of the crowned "FREE" d.s. (one also with overstruck "John Bell/Secy. to Govt." mark; one also oddly with boxed "POST PAID"), 1843 Stamp Office EL to Graaff Reinett with handstruck Signature mark, and two OHMS covers that were prepaid. Useful lot. Plus 1 related modern cover. (6 covers).

£240

THE SCARCE 3rd-TYPE OVAL CROWNED "FREE" DATESTAMP WITH "John Bell/Secy to Govt" MARKING; 12th June 1835 partly printed "O.H.M.S./COLONIAL OFFICE/Cape of Good Hope" E to Somerset with mostly fine strikes of these two elusive marks. Plus a related modern cover. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

THE BOXED "POST PAID" & "PREPAID" MARKS; 1818-36 pair of E's with v. fine boxed "POST PAID" (one also with crowned Cape Town c.d.s. and poor George crown-in-circle mark), plus 1849/53 trio with fine to very fine boxed "PREPAID" marks. (5 covers).

£100

VARIOUS CAPE TOWN PRESTAMP COVERS + A FEW COUNTRY P.O. ITEMS; 1819-58 lot incl. 1819 OHMS EL with "GENERAL POST OFFICE/(Crown)/CAPE TOWN" in circle, c.1830 E (faults) with similar near fine Crown marks of Cradock & Uitenhage (redirected OHMS), c.1835-48 boxed Cape Town "POST PAID" covers (4), Jan. 1840 E from Stellenbosch (pencil note) to Cape Town with red m/s "6" and "John Bell/Secty to Govt" mark (apparently lightly struck and inked in at the time), pair of part c.1850 E's with almost fine "52" (Beaufort) & faint "55" (Graaff Reinet) Octagon marks, and an 1858 "O.H.M.S." Registrar env. sent uncharged from Grahamstown to King Willians Town. (12 items).

£120

THE BOXED "TO PAY" MARKS; 1830-41 trio of E's to Stellenbosch/Wynburg with very fine boxed "TO PAY" martks; 2 with oval Cape Town d.s.'s & 1 with c.d.s. The 1841 cover ex Beaufort charged "1Oz 3/4". (3 covers).

£100

EARLY "BLUE WRAPPER" FOR A REGISTERED LETTER; Attractive blue paper July 1859 PO "REGISTERED LETTER" wrapper with v. fine scarce oval "FORT PEDIE" d.s. on the back, with complete receipt text inside with red oval "CAPE TOWN" d.s.; this wrapper originally contained a "Registered Letter" from Fort Peddie to Cape Town. A rare survival in complete unsplit condition. PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

"YELLOW WRAPPER" FOR A REGISTERED LETTER; Complete May 1873 yellow paper P.O."REGISTERED LETTER" EL addressed to Port Elizabeth with Cape Town c.d.s. on the front, having a very fine eliptical "REGISTERED/CAPE·TOWN·CAPE·COLONY" d.s. inside with details of two Registered Letters being "detained for Custom House purposes", etc. Rare survival. PHOTO - see plate no.

£100

THE "CROWN" MARKS OF THE COUNTRY P.O.'s

BATHURST; c.1825-30 trio of E's with fine to very fine strikes of the small "POST OFFICE/(Crown)/BATHURST" mark on the front; one to the Governor & another with mostly fine 1st-type Cape Town "FREE" d.s. (3 covers).

£150

BEAUFORT; c.1825 E to Graaff Reinett wih a fine "POST OFFICE/(Crown)/BEAUFORT" and fine boxed "POST PAID". Scarce.

£100

CALEDON - POST OFFICE OFFICIAL COVER; c.1829 (wmk. "1828") E to the PMG in Cape Town with a mostly very fine "POST OFFICE/(Crown)/CALEDON" mark on the front, endorsed "O.H.M.S. Post Office Caledon". Scarce thus and attractive.

£100

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