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1900 G. B. 2d registered envelope to London additionally franked
with ...di più 1900 G. B. 2d registered envelope to London additionally franked with a Transvaal 10/- and three 2/6 each tied by a JOHANNESBURG 18 DEC 00 datestamp. On the reverse is a London 12 JA 01 receiving cancel. Also affixed to the reverse is a table of compensation, showing what it costs to insure the contents of a registered letter. A most interesting item, philatelic but an incredible franking and the only time I have seen a Transvaal 10/- used on a cover!
1926/1959: Collection of 50 airmail covers/cards starting with ...di più
1926/1959: Collection of 50 airmail covers/cards starting with 1926
(Dec. 31) First Flight Derby - Cessnock, 1929 (May 30) registered
envelope of First East - West Air Service from Sydney to England,
1931 (March 21) First Flight to England via Karachi, 1931 (April 2)
Imperial Airways First Experimental Flight to Port Darwin together
with (April 23) return flight covers to Athens and London
respectively, 1931 (Dec. 21) first Return Sevice England -
Tasmania, 1934 (April 13) 'Faith in Australia' flight by 'C.T.P.
Ulm' with one envelope from New Zealand and two envelopes of Papua
New Guinea First Official Flight (July 24), 1938 (May 30) first
Airmail Service Australia - Salamaua New Guinea as well as two
envelopes of 1952 (Sept.1) Qantas First Direct Flight to South
Africa. In addition some crash covers from 1936 (Aug. 7) 'Scipio'
flying boat (3), 1939 (Jan. 18) 'Koranga' Crash (3) including
leaflet (Nierinck 390118c) as well as 1939 'Centurion' Flying Boat
Crash and 1954 (March 13) BOAC crash aerogramme from Perth. All
fine, mounted on album pages, viewing recommended.
1844 (Oct 16): Entire letter from Graham's Town to Forres,
Scotland, ...di più 1844 (Oct 16): Entire letter from Graham's Town to Forres, Scotland, carried to Cape Town by the Military courier and endorsed "Pd. 1/4d." at upper right. Oval framed "GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" datestamp in black; framed "SHIP LETTER / PLYMOUTH" in black on reverse (Robertson fig. S7) and London cds (Dec 26) in red, thence via Edinburgh to Forres with framed arrival (Dec 28), where charged "8d." for Ship Letter fee. Soiled but scarce. Note: The sender, Major Gordon Cumming, of the Cape Mounted Rifleman, mentions that he has been "into the interior to trade with remote Kaffir tribes for cowries, ivory and ostrich feathers; this will enable me to employ my time profitably for a few months, until I am enabled to purchase my farm".
1828 & 1850: Early cover prepaid to Cape Town with manuscript ...di più
1828 & 1850: Early cover prepaid to Cape Town with manuscript "pp
4d." in red ink and fine "POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" oval
datestamp in black; second 22 May 1850 entire letter from Port
Elizabeth to Billingsgate, London rated "8d." in manuscript to pay
for Ship Fee; reverse with "SHIP LETTER" straight line and London
cds (Aug 12) - this last with sad contents, a young man writing to
his father for funds due to being shipwrecked and losing
everything.
1900 envelope endorsed 'On Active Service, No Stamps Available' ...di più
1900 envelope endorsed 'On Active Service, No Stamps Available' to
Wellington, New Zealand, with a Plymouth 21 AP 00 cancellation. The
cover has been signed at the lower left by J.W.Wingfield. On the
back is a Wellington JUN 7 1900 arrival cancel. It would appear as
though this was posted on a troopship taking New Zealand soldiers
to South Africa
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Flight Covers 1937 First Solo ...di più
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Flight Covers 1937 First Solo flight
from Brisbane to Capetown by Mrs. H.B. Bonney, cover franked with
Australian and Queensland adhesives, Thailand leg, where four
adhesives were added in Bangkok, also with additional cachet ("Solo
First Flight Brisbane-Cape Town by Mrs. H.B. (M.R.) Bonney in her
Monoplane ''My Little Ship II'' - Australia-Asia-Africa") on back,
also signed by Mrs. Bonney, fine and scarce (in the 1930s Lores
Bonney created aviation history by being the first woman to fly
around Australia, the first to fly from Australia to England and
the first to fly from Australia to South Africa. Until recently her
accomplishments have never received the recognition they deserve.
In 1932 she set an Australian distance record for a woman by flying
from Brisbane to her family''s home in Wangaratta, Victoria. Later
that year, she gained her "A" class commercial pilot''s license and
became the first airwoman to circumnavigate Australia. In 1933
Bonney flew her De Havilland DH 60 Moth, affectionately named "My
Little Ship"'', from Australia to England, becoming the first woman
to do so)
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1938/1941, South Georgia, Falkands KGVI pictorials, two entires:
2d. ...di più 1938/1941, South Georgia, Falkands KGVI pictorials, two entires: 2d. and 2½d. on printed matter from "SOUTH GEORGIA MR 30 38" to South Africa; high values 2s.6.d.-£1 on registered cover from "SOUTH GEORGIA 28 OC 41" to Manchester with censor mark
1909/1911, Kerguelen Islands, cover bearing France Semeuse camee
10c. ...di più 1909/1911, Kerguelen Islands, cover bearing France Semeuse camee 10c. red and blue cachcet mark to Le Havre with faint arrival mark on reverse. On Kerguelen Islands no Post Office was operated, on all possible mail an official seal was applied and then transported for further shipment to South Africa. Very rare!
1912, Kerguelen Islands, cover bearing France 10c. rate and ...di più
1912, Kerguelen Islands, cover bearing France 10c. rate and cachet
mark REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE ILES KERGUELEN RESIDENCE de FRANCE" to Le
Havre with transit mark "CAPE TOWN 18 JAN 12" and arrival mark
11.2. On Kerguelen Islands no Post Office was operated, on all
possible mail an official seal was applied and then transported for
further shipment to South Africa. Very rare!
1924, Kerguelen Islands, ppc "CONCESSION DES ILES KERGUELEN Vue
prise ...di più 1924, Kerguelen Islands, ppc "CONCESSION DES ILES KERGUELEN Vue prise de l'Etablissement de PORT JEANNE-D'ARC" bearing France 10c. rate and cachet mark REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE ILES KERGUELEN RESIDENCE de FRANCE" to Dunkerque with transit mark "LE HAVRE 23.5.24" alongside. The card with short message of French Scientist's Mission. On Kerguelen Islands no Post Office was operated, on all possible mail an official seal was applied and then transported for further shipment to South Africa. Very rare!
Hong Kong. World War 2 Censor Mail. Military Censor Mail. ...di più
Hong Kong. World War 2 Censor Mail. Military Censor Mail. Army.
Number 114: 1940-41 four covers earing the "114" handstamp in
violet on the address side, with $1.15 air mail cover to
Southampton; 15c. envelope to Yorkshire "via San Francisco"; 25c.
franked cover to Basingstoke "via America or canada" and 20c.
franking cover to Cape Town; a few creases. (4 covers) (Estimate
£180 - £240)
1863/64: 4 d. blue, a single example (Pos. XI 1 A), with good ...di più
1863/64: 4 d. blue, a single example (Pos. XI 1 A), with good to
large margins all round, used on 1866 single rate cover from Port
Elizabeth to Grahamstown tied by barred oval numeral cancellation
"2" in black, with PORT ELIZABETH / CAPE COLONY cds in black of
despatch (May 11) and reverse with Grahamstown arrival cds (May
12). File fold well away from the fine adhesive, an attractive
cover. Provenance: Collection Lousie Boyd Dale & Alfred F.
Lichtenstein, Harmers, Washington DC, 28-29 Nov 1989, lot 494.
1853 (Sept): 1 d. pale brick-red on deeply blued paper, a ...di più
1853 (Sept): 1 d. pale brick-red on deeply blued paper, a used
example with ample to large margins all round, on 1856 Soldier's
Concessionary rate cover to Sevenoaks, Kent tied by CGH obliterator
in black. The cover mailed endorsed from "Private Thos. Bidgood of
the 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regt." at Grahamstown, countersigned by
R. Miller, Capt. Commanding Detachment"; carried on the bark
"Wellington" arriving at Cape Town (Feb 8, 1856) from Madras, bound
for London where it arrived (April 13) with red London 'Paid' cds.
Reverse with oval framed GRAHAMSTOWN datestamp (Feb 5) in red,CAPE
TOWN / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE cds (Feb 9) in red and Sevenoaks cds of
arrival in blue. Central file fold well away from the fine
adhesive; Soldier's Letters bearing the first issue 1 d. adhesive
are rarities, this being a very fine example. Cert. BPA (1989).
Note: In February 1856 the 45th Regiment's HQ was moved to Fort
Beaufort and the detachments on the Buffalo River were relieved by
troops of the 73rd Regiment; therefore it is likely that Pte.
Bigwood was advising his correspondent of the move to Fort
Beaufort. The letter could have only been carried by Private Ship
as it was mailed during the period between April 1854 and September
1856 when the General Screw Shipping Co. abandoned their contract
due to the Crimean War, with the Lindsay line contract starting on
9 September 1856. It is interesting to note that in the Joseph
Hackmey collection (Edition D'Or XXII, published by Corinphila)
there is a further Soldier's letter (illustrated on page 35) from
this voyage of the "Wellington" - where the master of the ship, one
W. Black, declined to charge his Captain's gratuity and the letter
was, unusually, delivered without further charge. Provenance:
Collection "Franschhoek", Spink, London, 20 June 2012, lot 66.
1855/63: 4 d. blue on white paper, a single example (Pos. II 5 ...di più
1855/63: 4 d. blue on white paper, a single example (Pos. II 5 B)
with large margins all round, used on 1860 cover to Beaufort West
tied by CGH obliterator in black, with reverse showing oval framed
ALIWAL despatch datestamp (Feb 6) struck in red. File fold well
away from the fine adhesive, an attractive cover. Note: The 4 d.
adhesive (Position II 5 B) shows scatches below the lower right
corner more extensively than that shown in the Commander F.W.
Collins diagram. Provenance: Collection Lord Vestey, lot 1098.
1875 stampless 'On Her Majesty's Service' envelope from ...di più
1875 stampless 'On Her Majesty's Service' envelope from Resident
Magistrate Fort Beaufort addressed to Grahamstown cancelled 'FORT
BEAUFORT' double arc c.d.s. 'MY 22 1875' receiving cancellation on
the reverse
1901 censored envelope to Beaufort West. Franked Z.A.R. 1d ...di più
1901 censored envelope to Beaufort West. Franked Z.A.R. 1d adhesive
tied "FIELD POST OFFICE 46" c.d.s. 'JA 26 01' Scarce "PASSED BY
CENSOR" seal Red/White and double circle "PASSED CENSOR" struck in
violet initialed 'A.G'
1874 /99: 1 d. dull rose, six examples used on 1883 cover ...di più
1874 /99: 1 d. dull rose, six examples used on 1883 cover addressed
to General H. Hope Crealock in London, all tied by "LOWER TUGELA /
NATAL" circular datestamps (Aug 31) in black. Reverse with Stanger
and Durban transit datestamps (Aug 31) and London arrival. Reverse
of cover also shows "John Dunn" in manuscript - John Robert Dunn
(1834 -1895) was a South African hunter and diplomat of British
descent. Born in Port Alfred in 1834, he spent his childhood in
Natal, orphaned as a teenager he lived in native dress on land near
the Tugela River. He was a friend and confidante of the Zulu chief
Cetshwayo. Dunn's 'Wikipedia' entry is entertaining and
extraordinary - he fathered no less than 117 children! Note:
General Henry Hope Crealock (1831-1891) had a glittering Military
career from the Crimean War onwards. He commanded the 1st Division
of the Army in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
1946, KLM-FLUG Amsterdam nach Südafrika, ab GENEVE: 5.OKT.1946 ...di più
1946, KLM-FLUG Amsterdam nach Südafrika, ab GENEVE: 5.OKT.1946 nach
Zürich, sauber auf sehr gut erhaltener "Vorderseite" Frankatur:
Nr.275, B32 +F32.
1858: Mourning envelope from St. Helena to Grahamstown, Cape of
Good ...di più 1858: Mourning envelope from St. Helena to Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope endorsed "Prepaid" with "3½" charge in red ink, oval framed "ST. HELENA" datestamp adjacent (April 14) struck in red. Cape Town cds of arrival (May 13) displaying well on flap with manuscript "8" (pence) Cape charge in black. Scarce. Provenance: Collection Richard Payne, Cavendish, Derby, 11 Sept 2013, lot 104.
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - Tasmania 1842-1912
selection ...di più BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - Tasmania 1842-1912 selection of 18 covers or cards including a pre-philatelic "Ship Letter" to London, also usages to South Africa, England, France, etc., various rates, one "On Public Service Only" official cover to Melbourne, etc., mostly fine-v.f
1919 (Dec): Cover to Sherborne, Dorset struck with "TRISTAN DA
CUNHA ...di più 1919 (Dec): Cover to Sherborne, Dorset struck with "TRISTAN DA CUNHA / SOUTH ATLANTIC" circular cachet in red-brown (Gi = cachet II), probably carried by "S.S. Suveric" which left the island on December 19th., with framed PAQUEBOT in black, Durban cds in black (Feb 17) and handstruck "T / 10 c." charge marking. On arrival struck with "2d. / 723" handstamp in Southampton and charged with GB Postage Due 2 d. agate tied in manuscript violet crayon. Scarce.
1926-62 cachet covers with type III in blue-violet to England ...di più
1926-62 cachet covers with type III in blue-violet to England b/s
'Port Elizabeth 3 MAY 26'. Type Variety in blue to GB taxed & with
½d Postage Due strip of 3 tied 'Axminster 15 SP 36' cds. Type VI to
South Africa with 1d Due tied 1938 cds. Type VIII (4) inc 1939 to
Norway via London, 1948 used to tie South Africa Royal Visit set in
prs by air to London - reverse dated 1948 & 2 more with 1 tying
South Africa ½d pr, taxed with Due 1d, plus KGV 1½d, both these
with Capetown Kaapstad 15 MAR 48 Paquebot cds. 1950 type X oval
stampless with Due h/s (2 diff) to Canada with 4c Due pr pen
cancelled. Finally type XI franked GB QEII 3d with cachet at LL &
'Ships Office HMS Protector 20 MAR 1962' h/s. SG cat £715+, plus
premium for Postage Due usages etc. (9) (P) (Estimate 400 A$)
1934 stampless envelope addressed to Worthing used during the
second ...di più 1934 stampless envelope addressed to Worthing used during the second no cachet period. manuscript 'Tristan Da Cunha' Carried by the 'Atlantis" from the island to Cape Town with cancellation dated '24 FEB 34' Octagonal charge marking. Great Britain postage due applied on arrival
David Morrison
Lotto A1339 (D)
with ...di più 1900 G. B. 2d registered envelope to London additionally franked with a Transvaal 10/- and three 2/6 each tied by a JOHANNESBURG 18 DEC 00 datestamp. On the reverse is a London 12 JA 01 receiving cancel. Also affixed to the reverse is a table of compensation, showing what it costs to insure the contents of a registered letter. A most interesting item, philatelic but an incredible franking and the only time I have seen a Transvaal 10/- used on a cover!
Prezzo fisso
275.00 GBP
(app. 315 EUR)
(app. 315 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 5038
60 altre immagini
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600.00 CHF
(app. 658 EUR)
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Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 5070
Scotland, ...di più 1844 (Oct 16): Entire letter from Graham's Town to Forres, Scotland, carried to Cape Town by the Military courier and endorsed "Pd. 1/4d." at upper right. Oval framed "GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" datestamp in black; framed "SHIP LETTER / PLYMOUTH" in black on reverse (Robertson fig. S7) and London cds (Dec 26) in red, thence via Edinburgh to Forres with framed arrival (Dec 28), where charged "8d." for Ship Letter fee. Soiled but scarce. Note: The sender, Major Gordon Cumming, of the Cape Mounted Rifleman, mentions that he has been "into the interior to trade with remote Kaffir tribes for cowries, ivory and ostrich feathers; this will enable me to employ my time profitably for a few months, until I am enabled to purchase my farm".
LIVE!
120.00 CHF
(app. 132 EUR)
13.12.2025 12:59 CET
(app. 132 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 5072
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100.00 CHF
(app. 110 EUR)
13.12.2025 12:59 CET
(app. 110 EUR)
David Morrison
Lotto G2429 (D)
Prezzo fisso
390.00 GBP
(app. 446 EUR)
(app. 446 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 657
450.00 USD
(app. 382 EUR)
07.01.2026 12:00 EST
(app. 382 EUR)
Gärtner Christoph Auktionshaus
Lotto 3125 D
2 altre immagini
Mi
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SG
Z76, Z78, Z85/88
2d. ...di più 1938/1941, South Georgia, Falkands KGVI pictorials, two entires: 2d. and 2½d. on printed matter from "SOUTH GEORGIA MR 30 38" to South Africa; high values 2s.6.d.-£1 on registered cover from "SOUTH GEORGIA 28 OC 41" to Manchester with censor mark
LIVE!
200.00 EUR
25.02.2026 08:00 CET
Gärtner Christoph Auktionshaus
Lotto 3129 D
10c. ...di più 1909/1911, Kerguelen Islands, cover bearing France Semeuse camee 10c. red and blue cachcet mark to Le Havre with faint arrival mark on reverse. On Kerguelen Islands no Post Office was operated, on all possible mail an official seal was applied and then transported for further shipment to South Africa. Very rare!
LIVE!
700.00 EUR
25.02.2026 08:00 CET
Gärtner Christoph Auktionshaus
Lotto 3130 D
LIVE!
700.00 EUR
25.02.2026 08:00 CET
Gärtner Christoph Auktionshaus
Lotto 3131 D
prise ...di più 1924, Kerguelen Islands, ppc "CONCESSION DES ILES KERGUELEN Vue prise de l'Etablissement de PORT JEANNE-D'ARC" bearing France 10c. rate and cachet mark REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE ILES KERGUELEN RESIDENCE de FRANCE" to Dunkerque with transit mark "LE HAVRE 23.5.24" alongside. The card with short message of French Scientist's Mission. On Kerguelen Islands no Post Office was operated, on all possible mail an official seal was applied and then transported for further shipment to South Africa. Very rare!
LIVE!
700.00 EUR
25.02.2026 08:00 CET
Spink London
Lotto 4479
2 altre immagini
110.00 GBP
(app. 126 EUR)
30.01.2026 08:00 GMT
(app. 126 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 4228
SG
19a
LIVE!
250.00 CHF
(app. 274 EUR)
13.12.2025 12:59 CET
(app. 274 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 4013
2 altre immagini
SG
1
LIVE!
3000.00 CHF
(app. 3288 EUR)
13.12.2025 12:59 CET
(app. 3288 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 4084
SG
6a
LIVE!
120.00 CHF
(app. 132 EUR)
13.12.2025 12:59 CET
(app. 132 EUR)
Chris Rainey
Lotto 12254
Prezzo fisso
68.00 GBP
(app. 78 EUR)
(app. 78 EUR)
Chris Rainey
Lotto 3169
Prezzo fisso
125.00 GBP
(app. 143 EUR)
(app. 143 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 5532
SG
60
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180.00 CHF
(app. 197 EUR)
Sold
(app. 197 EUR)
Luzernerraute
Lotto 0005601497
SBK/Z ...
275, B32 +F32
Prezzo fisso
60.00 CHF
(app. 66 EUR)
(app. 66 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 484
Good ...di più 1858: Mourning envelope from St. Helena to Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope endorsed "Prepaid" with "3½" charge in red ink, oval framed "ST. HELENA" datestamp adjacent (April 14) struck in red. Cape Town cds of arrival (May 13) displaying well on flap with manuscript "8" (pence) Cape charge in black. Scarce. Provenance: Collection Richard Payne, Cavendish, Derby, 11 Sept 2013, lot 104.
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150.00 CHF
(app. 164 EUR)
13.12.2025 12:59 CET
(app. 164 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 652
selection ...di più BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - Tasmania 1842-1912 selection of 18 covers or cards including a pre-philatelic "Ship Letter" to London, also usages to South Africa, England, France, etc., various rates, one "On Public Service Only" official cover to Melbourne, etc., mostly fine-v.f
2300.00 USD
(app. 1954 EUR)
07.01.2026 12:00 EST
(app. 1954 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 5593
SG
C2
CUNHA ...di più 1919 (Dec): Cover to Sherborne, Dorset struck with "TRISTAN DA CUNHA / SOUTH ATLANTIC" circular cachet in red-brown (Gi = cachet II), probably carried by "S.S. Suveric" which left the island on December 19th., with framed PAQUEBOT in black, Durban cds in black (Feb 17) and handstruck "T / 10 c." charge marking. On arrival struck with "2d. / 723" handstamp in Southampton and charged with GB Postage Due 2 d. agate tied in manuscript violet crayon. Scarce.
LIVE!
120.00 CHF
(app. 132 EUR)
Sold
(app. 132 EUR)
Status International
Lotto 3653
4 altre immagini
275.00 AUD
(app. 165 EUR)
11.12.2025 10:00 AEDT
(app. 165 EUR)
Chris Rainey
Lotto 11625
second ...di più 1934 stampless envelope addressed to Worthing used during the second no cachet period. manuscript 'Tristan Da Cunha' Carried by the 'Atlantis" from the island to Cape Town with cancellation dated '24 FEB 34' Octagonal charge marking. Great Britain postage due applied on arrival
Prezzo fisso
275.00 GBP
(app. 315 EUR)
(app. 315 EUR)
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