South Africa
GB 1d lilac 16 dots cancelled FPO BO British South Africa 8 August 1900; s/r cds MODDER RIVER 7 Aug 1900 the d/s of origin; on patriotic Boer War card; a good scarce postmark Reference: 1248 |
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3 x 3d (SG 113) ROYAL VISIT on envelope rather battered by forwarding, cancelled m/c d/s Port Elizabeth, 14 May 1947, to a Union Castle ship, forwarded more than once: 2 boxed violet h/s "UNCLAIMED ON BOARD ARUNDEL CASTLE" and "UNCLAIMED ON BOARD CARNARVON CASTLE 21 MAY 1947"; airmail label; b/s London 20 May 1947; faults to envelope but spectacular maritime item Reference: 1158 |
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Illustrated telegram envelope franked with 7 Dutch stamps cancelled d/r cds Amsterdam Central Station 5 December 1938; on illustrated reverse South African stamps 6 x 1d and 4 x 1½d VOORTREKKER commemorative, cancelled PRETORIA 15 December 1938; very unusual combination. (Note 1 picture for this is showing in S1119 in arror and will not permiot the error to be rectified) Reference: 1120 |
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special envelope franked with blocks of 4 Royal Visit issue (SG 111-113 + 113a) FDC, including the variety "black eye" on one example of the 3d value; all cancelled with 'crowned' registered cachet; b/s with same h/s; from Pretoria, 17 February 1947 to Preston Reference: 1072 |
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S. Africa 2d & ½d cancelled d/r cds PORT SHEPSTONE, NATAL 20 February 1919; s/r censor cachet "Passed Censor 10/99" (by the British War Office?); to USA; no b/s, clear strikes Reference: 1071 |
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1/2d green + 2 x 1d (SG 3 and 4) on envelope from Wynberg, Cape to Bern, Switzerland; opened and resealed with bilingual 'Opened by Censor' label in red and a s/r 'Passed by Censor C.14' cachet; b/s Berne 5 August 1917 Reference: 1006 |
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Block of 4 1½d Natal Settlers stamps (SG 127) on illustrated FDC 2 May 1949 for the 100th anniversary, from Durban to Salisbury; registered label Marine Parade, Durban; b/s Salisbury, S. Rhodesia 3 May 49 Reference: 943 |
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South African POW in Italian camp, envelope with 6d and 3d S. African 'bantams' cancelled d/r cds Illovo Beach, Natal, South Africa 8 December 1942; to POW Camp 60 Italy; faint boxed violet bi-lingual Air Mail h/s, m/s charge marks in red & blue crayon; with bi-lingual South African censor's sealing tape; b/s d/r void Italian censor's b/s: a nice combination of marks Reference: 875 |
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3d blue "bantam" issue cancelled with roller d/s 22 November 1944, from Port Elizabeth to Chicago, red bilingual (Afrikaans and English) censor tape with Springbok h/s on reverse; no b/s Reference: 779 |
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Large part document franked with 6d, 2 x 1/-, 2 x 2/6 revenue stamps cancelled with large oval d/r 'SPECIALE LANDDROST KANTOOR JOHANNESBURG" with similar large red cachet alongside; very scarce combination; spectacular Reference: 676 |
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South Africa strip of 3 x ½d Springbok cancelled Johannesburg A m/c d/s 28 May 1940; to Limerick, Ireland, censor tape "Opened by Examiner 4092"; no b/s Reference: 673 |
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South Africa 1d & 2d 'bantam' issues, cancelled Cape Town m/c d/s 'Post Early' 18 January 1944 on small envelope; Censored in S. Africa with sealing tape, re-opened & re-sealed with Egyptian bilingual tape 'Opened by Censor, Egyptian Censorship' tied on reverse with small cachet; b/s Cairo 21 March 1944 & Cankaya (Turkey) 10 April 1944; also with V fine bi-lingual Egyptian circled octagon cachet 'Postal Censor' in violet; a fine & unusual combination Reference: 404 |
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A pair of Natal 1d carmine on a long business envelope, 8 September 1900 to Portuguese Lourenço Marques, with Portuguese T5c charge mark; b/s Durban 8 September & Lourenço Marques 13 September 1900; unusual item for the period Reference: 329 |
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Envelope with few markings probably from British Forces in S Africa (possibly Egypt) with triangle censor's Crown handstamp 'Passed Censor No 1228' plus large d/r void centre handstamp PAQUEBOT (Hosking 1282), to Wisconsin c1942(?) Reference: 290 |
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2 x South Africa 1d + ½d definitives, cancelled Capetown 7 January 1916; with bilingual censor's sealing type No 99 & small circular censor's cachet 'Passed Censor C9' in blue: on reverse large oval cachet 'Chief Censor/Cape Town/10 Jan 1916': on reverse Rio de Janeiro 18 November(?) 1916 & Pelotas 25 November(?)1916; an interesting WW1 cover Reference: 247 |
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250th anniversary of the Huguenot landing in South Africa, fine bi-lingual pairs + 1d Ship issue on registered envelope Germiston to Antwerp 28 August 1939, re-addressed to Schilde: on reverse bi-lingual label ABSENT / ALWEZIG, Antwerp 26 September 1939, during the 'Phoney War' just before the German invasion. Reference: 241 |
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Booklet pane of six 'ship' stamps overprinted JIPEX 1936, with advertisements on the top & bottom margins & promotional text on the outer margins, cancelled with a large cds 'International Philatelic Exhibition Johannesburg 1936', 7 November 1936, on a small fragment: the complete booklet without overprint (SG SB9 is cat £275). In fine clean condition and hard to find Reference: 214 |
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1951 - 6d airletter with additional stamp sent to Los Angeles, California and cancelled by a poor JOHANNESBURG machine postmark dated 18.XI.1951. Reference: 290H |
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1941 censored cover redirected to a hospital with the stamps cancelled by a partial EGYPT 71 - POSTAGE PREPAID postmark dated 23.OC.41. Also PASSED BY UNIT CENSOR 205 mark. Reference: 289H |
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1937 airmail cover to Kolding with stamps cancelled by a poor DURBAN machine postmark dated 7.DEC.1937? Reference: 283H |
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1949 airmail cover with stamps cancelled by a partial JOHANNESBURG postmark dated 2.II.49 and the additional stamp is for the "Late Fee". Reference: 232H |
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1937 registered cover to Belfast with stamps cancelled by partial WITBANK postmarks dated 12.JUL.37. Reference: 043H |