3 Dec 2018 – 7 Dec 2018
4445 lots
Lot 30469 | MAFEKING: 1900 (Apr 13) Envelope with Mafeking 1900 1s on 4d green & brown via CROCODILE POOLS
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
CROCODILE POOLS: 1900 (Apr 13) Envelope with Mafeking 1900 1s on 4d green & brown tied by Mafeking cds, endorsed “North” with reverse showing “CROCODILE…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30470 | DEVONDALE: 1896 Cape of Good Hope 1/2d reply card to
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
DEVONDALE: 1896 Cape of Good Hope 1/2d reply card to Zwartkops, neatly cancelled ‘DEVONDALE/BECHUANALAND/JY.29.96’ cds showing date slug inverted, an extremely…
Estimate: 900 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 30471 | FRANCISTOWN: Collection written up on 21 album pages
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
FRANCISTOWN: Collection written up on 21 album pages from QV to QEII with 50+ stamps, 19 covers, showing the various cancels, with covers incl. 1899 registered…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30472 | FRANCISTOWN: 1915 (Apr 12) Large part Union label for bullion sent by The Tati Company Ltd
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
FRANCISTOWN: 1915 (Apr 12) Large part Union label for bullion sent by The Tati
Company Ltd. to Bulawayo, bearing 1888 1s and 1912-14 1s (8) and 6d cancelled…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30473 | GABERONES: Collection written up on 28 album pages
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
GABERONES: Collection written up on 28 album pages from QV to QEII with 70+ stamps, 16 covers, showing the various cancels incl. “Gaberones /B.B.P.”, “Gaberones”,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30474 | Trans-Protectorate: 1893 Registered envelope from GUBULAWYO
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
GUBULAWAYO: 1893 (Dec 24) Registered envelope to the Cape Times with 1891-1904 GB ovpt 4d tied by “679” BONC with GUBULAWAYO cds adjacent, reverse with…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30475 | 1900 (Jan 27) 1d Postal stationery card from Kayne during the Boer War with interesting content
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
KANYE: 1900 & 1902 Two postcards; the first 1900 (Jan 27) 1d Postal stationery card from Kayne, Bechuanaland, to England, endorsed via “Beira” with Bulawayo…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30476 | KURUMAN: Collection written up on 4 album pages
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
KURUMAN: Collection written up on 4 album pages incl. 5 stamps and 3 covers, incl. 1890 cover with 1888 2d tied by crisp cds, 1892 cover with 1891 2d tied…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30477 | KEIMOES: Collection written up on 4 album pages incl.
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
KEIMOES: Collection written up on 4 album pages incl. 12 stamps and 3 covers, incl. 1893 cover to Cape Town with 1891-1904 2d, and later usages of the…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30478 | LOBATSI: Collection written up on 22 album pages from QV to QEII
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
LOBATSI: Collection written up on 23 album pages from QV to QEII with 49 stamps, 17 covers and two ppc’s incl. a 1904 photographic postcard of a gentleman…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30479 | MACLOUTSI: Collection written up on 8 album pages from QV period with 39 stamps and 3 covers
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MACLOUTSI: Collection written up on 8 album pages from QV period with 39 stamps
and 3 covers, incl. 1892 & 1893 “Sitwell” covers with 1888 6d or 1891-1904…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30480 | MACLOUTSIE: 1899 (Nov 20) Envelope endorsed “On Active Service / No Stamps available”
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MACLOUTSIE: 1899 (Nov 20) Envelope endorsed “On Active Service / No Stamps available”, with Macloutsie Nov 20 cds, reverse with Palapye Nov 23 and Bulawayo…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30481 | MAFEKING: Collection written up on 15 album pages
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MAFEKING: Collection written up on 16 album pages incl. 60+ stamps and 11 covers, showing the different cancels (“Mafeking / .”, “Mafeking / Bechuanaland”,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30482 | MAHALAPYE: Collection written up on 13 album pages
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MAHALAPYE: Collection written up on 13 album pages with stamps (35) and covers (9) incl. 1888 (Jan) 5s with scarce MAGALAPYE / B.B.P. cds, an uprated…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30483 | MARIBOGO: 1894 (Oct 27) Commercial envelope to Mafeking
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MARIBOGO: 1894 (Oct 27) Commercial envelope to Mafeking with 1891-1904 2d Jubilee tied by “209” barred numeral with crisp desaptch cds adjacent, arrival…
Estimate: 140 – 200 GBP
Lot 30484 | Mashonaland: 1892 (Jul) OHMS envelope from Salisbury,
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
Mashonaland: 1892 (Jul) OHMS envelope from Salisbury, with BSA 2d faintly tied by “H” (Fort Tuli) in barred diamond in combination with Bechuanaland 1888…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30485 | MOCHUDI: Collection written up on 9 album pages
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MOCHUDI: Collection written up on 9 album pages from QV to QEII with 34 stamps and 6 covers, showing the various cancels incl. “Mochudi / B.B.” in black…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30486 | MOSITA: 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with MOSITA / NO 25 (9)5 / B(B) cds
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
MOSITA: 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with clear MOSITA / NO 25 (9)5 / B(B) cds, couple of small wrinkles, an extremely rare cancel as the office…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30487 | PALACHWE / KHAMAS TOWN: Collection written up on 7
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
PALACHWE / KHAMAS TOWN: Collection written up on 7 album pages from QV period with 26 stamps and 5 covers, incl. 1891 “Sitwell” cover to England with 1888…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30488 | PALLA ROAD: 1922 (May 23) 5 1/2d on 4d registered envelope with “PALLA ROAD” temporary relief cds
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
PALLA ROAD: 1922 (May 23) 5 1/2d on 4d registered envelope uprated with KGV 1/2d (2), 1d and 6d tied by “PALLA ROAD” temporary relief cds, fine and very…
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 30489 | SETALOGLI: Group written up on 3 album pages incl. 1893 “Isaacs” cover to Mafeking
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
SETALOGLI: Group written up on 3 album pages incl. 4 stamps, 1893 “Isaacs” cover to Mafeking with 1891-1904 2d tied by “590” BONC with despatch cds adjacent,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30490 | Trans-Protectorate Envelope from Tati with Bechuanaland two 1888 2d
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
TATI: 1893 (Jul 20) “Isaacs” envelope with embossed logo of the Tati Concession Mining and Exploration Co. on backflap franked with two 1888 2d tied by…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30491 | TAUNGS: Group written up on five album pages incl. 1893 registered envelope with 1891 2d
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
TAUNGS: Group written up on five album pages incl. 12 stamps, 1893 registered envelope with 1891 2d to Jo’burg (minor toning), 1d postal stationery card…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30492 | Trans-Protectorate: Collection of cancels on stamps
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
TRANS-PROTECTORATE: Collection of cancels on stamps of Bechuanaland and Rhodesia, with one page of Bechuanaland with TATI, GUBULAWAYO and TATI / MATABELELAND…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30493 | VRYBURG: Collection written up on 15 pages with 80+ stamps and 9 covers/cards
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
VRYBURG: Collection written up on 15 pages with 80+ stamps and 9 covers/cards showing the different types of Vryburg cancels (“Vryburg / Bechuanaland”,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30494 | VRYBURG RETURNED LETTER OFFICE cds
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
VRYBURG RETURNED LETTER OFFICE: 1892 (Dec 2) Incoming cover from Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, to Vryburg, with manuscript “Unknown / E.M.F.”, reverse…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30495 | 1884-1961, Bechuanaland Mint & used collection
Bechuanaland » Collections
1884-1961, Mint & used collection on album pages incl. Stellaland set, 1885-87 mint set to 1s, 1888 unappropriated dies to 10s mint, Jubilee issues incl….
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30496 | BRITISH BECHUANALAND 1885-1907 Small but very clean colln. on 4 oldtime pages
Bechuanaland » Collections
1885-1907 Small but beautiful collection on 4 old-time self-made pages, noted also £1 and £5 with fiscal obliterations, needs careful inspection, from…
Estimate: 150 – 300 GBP
Lot 30497 | REVENUES: 1887-1961, Used collection on 11 pages
Bechuanaland » Collections
1887-1961, REVENUES: Collection on 11 pages incl. Bechuanaland 1887 1s which appears unused, 1888 Unappropriated Die values to £5 incl. 2s6d with “POSTAGE”…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30498 | 1887-1961, Collection of mint postal stationery written up in an album
Bechuanaland » Collections
1887-1961, POSTAL STATIONERY: Collection of mint postal stationery written up in an album, starting with registered envelopes with the various overprints…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30499 | 1912-27, KGV group incl. varieties, controls, etc.
Bechuanaland » Collections
1912-27, KGV group incl. 1912-14 1d with no cross on crown variety mint & used, control blocks B11, B12 (two different perf types), 1913-24 mint set with…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30500 | 1935-47, SPECIMENS group incl. 1935 Silver Jubilee,
Bechuanaland » Collections
1935-47, SPECIMENS group incl. 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, 1938 Definitives set of 10 and 1947 Royal Tour, all mint nh and very fine (SG £805)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30501 | 1937-49, Mostly mint KGVI collection written up on 10 album pages
Bechuanaland » Collections
1937-49, Mostly mint KGVI collection written up on 10 album pages incl. 1938 definitives set in lower marginals with partial printers imprint, mint set…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30502 | VIGNETTES: Group of vignettes incl. War Fund & TB
Bechuanaland » Collections
1940-50s VIGNETTES: Group of vignettes incl. War Fund 1d mint pane (missing portion of selvedge), mint single, and 2 used singles, and different BAPT Tuberculous…
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 30503 | 1953-66, QEII primarily mint collection with varieties
Bechuanaland » Collections
1953-66, QEII primarily mint collection with some used and FDCs, written up on album pages incl. 1955 definitives set in lower marginal cylinder number…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30504 | 1966-79, BOTSWANA Mint, used and cover collection in 2 albums
Bechuanaland » Collections
1966-79, Botswana mint, used and cover collection in 2 albums and loose, the first album with stamps incl. specialised plate varieties and flaws throughout,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30505 | 1878 Soldiers concession rate on cover from St.George,
Bermuda
1878 Soldiers concession rate on cover from St.George, Bermuda to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, franked QV 1d rose tied “8” canceller of Warwick West, with…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30506 | Bermuda 1898. Ireland Island sailor’s concessionary
Bermuda
1898 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope sent to England, endorsed by the commanding officer on board H.M.S. “Rambler”, bearing 1d Carmine Rose tied by…
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 30507 | 1924-32 12s6d Grey & Orange mint lh, very fine (SG
Bermuda
1924-32 12s6d Grey & Orange mint lh, very fine (SG £250)
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 30508 | 1924-32 12s6dgrey and orange, mint, perforated Specimen
Bermuda
1924-32 12s6d Grey & Orange, mint, perforated Specimen, fine, ex King Farouk
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 30509 | 1938-53 10s green and deep lake, perf. 14 1/4, mint
Bermuda
1938-53 10s green and deep lake, perf. 14 1/4, mint nh, usual gum streaks, fine, cert. RPS (1989) (SG £550)
Estimate: 150 – 180 GBP
Lot 30510 | 1850-51 12 cents black on indigo used
British Guiana
1850-51 12c Black on indigo with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square and just cut into at top, light Berbice datestamp, minor faults, a better…
Estimate: 15’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 30511 | 1852 1c Black on magenta with Demerara cds
British Guiana
1852 1c Black on magenta with Demerara cds, framelines just cut into, fine appearance, rare, cert. BPA (1968) (SG £5’500)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30512 | British Guiana KGVI Airmail to GB
British Guiana
1933-36 Trio of Airmail covers
with various frankings to the same addressee in GB all with fine cancels and etiquettes.
Inc. one with ‘TOO-LATE’ marking
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30513 | 1913-21 $5 Purple & Black on red mint lh, very fine
British Honduras
1913-21 $5 Purple & Black on red mint lh, very fine (SG £275)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30514 | 1879 (Aug 5) Envelope with GB 1870-79 1/2d pl.15 and 1864-79 1d red pl.196 pair
British Levant
1879 (Aug 5) Envelope with GB 1870-79 1/2d pl.15 and 1864-79 1d red pl.196 pair tied by barred “C” with despatch cds below, Plymouth arrival bs, some foxing…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30515 | 1943-51, Collection of stamps with interest in the High Values
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
1943-51, Collection of stamps with interest in the High Values incl. specialised re-entries and varieties, with MEF 2s6d, 5s and 10s in used blocks of…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30516 | 1943-50, Collection of 24 covers with commercial, airmail, registered, censored, philatelic, FDCs, etc
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
1943-50, Collection of 24 covers with commercial, airmail, registered, censored, philatelic, FDCs, etc., most from Tripoli, better cancels incl. blue Mogadiscio,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30517 | 1949 (Apr 26) Bulletin D’Expedition for a parcel from Benghazi
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Cyrenaica
1949 (Apr 26) Bulletin D’Expedition for a parcel from Benghazi to Italy with MEF 1943-47 2s6d, 5d vert. pair and 2d vert. pair tied by Benghazi cds with…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30518 | 1951 Sample baggage label sent registered
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Eritrea
1951 Sample baggage label with 1950 (Feb) 10s on 10s, 2s50c on 2s6d and 1s on 1s tied by indistinct Asmara cds with registered label adjacent, no address…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP










































