26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
63 lots
Lot 65009 | British Africa Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth in two stockbooks
British Empire General Collections and Lots
1870-1980, British Africa collection with Cape of Good Hope ‘Seated Hope‘ issues including small surcharge varieties, postmark accumulation, Madagascar…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 65028A | Revenues: 1880s-1970s, Album of mostly African revenue
British Empire General Collections and Lots
Revenues: 1880s-1970s, Album of mostly African revenue documents and stamps, with documents incl. two Tati Company, several Cape of Good Hope contracts…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 65446 | 1845-1885 Executive old-time collection of Line engraved,
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1845-1885 Extensive old-time collection of Line engraved, but mostly Surface printed Issues, with 85 covers mounted on 64 album pages, showing strength…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 66214 | The Triangular Stamps of Cape Of Good Hope by D Alan Stevenson (1950)
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
The Triangular Stamps of Cape Of Good Hope by D Alan Stevenson (1950) including the very rare original dustjacket and supplement, colour and black and…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 66215 | 1826-28 Three pre-stamp covers with Circular Crown Handstamps
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1826-28 Three pre-stamp covers with Circular Crown Handstamps, incl. 1826 (Jun 20) cover from Grahamstown to Uitenhage, three Wax seals on back, showing…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 66216 | 1840 (22 June) Entire letter from the Cape “pSarah
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1840 (22 June) Entire letter from the Cape “pSarah Scott” to Singapore, rated “8” and showing fine Crowned “General Post Office/Cape of Good Hope” DLS4…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 66217 | 1840 (23 November) Entire letter from the Cape “pHebe”
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1840 (23 November) Entire letter from the Cape “pHebe” to Singapore, rated “8” and showing fine Crowned “General Post Office/Cape of Good Hope” DLS4 (the…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 66218 | Cape of Good Hope 1853 1d pale brick-red part o.g.
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 1d. pale brick-red, paper deeply blued, three large to close (top left) margins fine colour and appearance large part o.g., David Brandon Cert (2006)
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 66219 | Cape Good Hope 1853 1d deep brick-red unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 1d. deep brick-red, paper deeply blued, three margins uneven at base, fresh unused without gum, David Brandon Cert (2024)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 66220 | Cape of Good Hope 1853 1d deep brick-red used x 2
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 1d. deep brick-red, paper deeply blued, two examples, the first with four even margins fine used and the second closer margins with faults at top
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 66221 | 1853 1d deep brick-red on deeply blued paper, used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 1d deep brick-red on deeply blued paper, full margins all around except slightly touched on left side bottom, lovely rich colour, cancelled by CGH…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 66222 | Cape of Good hope 1853 4d deeply blued paper unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 4d deep blue on deeply blued paper, watermark Anchor sideways, three good margins fresh unused without gum, a fine example of this rare stamp, David…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 66223 | Cape of Good Hope 1853 4d deep blue unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 4d deep blue on deeply blued paper, watermark Anchor, three good margins fresh unused without gum, a fine example, David Brandon Cert (2024)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 66224 | 1853 1d on slightly blued paper. Both shades Brick-Red
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1853 1d on slightly blued paper. Both shades Brick-Red (SG3), Brown-Red (SG3a). The Block of 4 of Brown-Red (SG3a) is ex Ebel with cert. Aluri (signed…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 66225 | 1855-63 1d rose unused pair with watermark sideways
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1d rose pair with watermark sideways variety, mostly good even margins all around, pressed crease, fine and fresh; cert. BPA (2025) as SG5ab (S.G….
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 66226 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1d x 3 unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1d on cream paper, three different shades, brick-red with close margins, the other two with good clear margins, unused without gum, deep rose…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 66227 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1d rose unused x 4
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1d on cream paper, four different shades, one pale and two two quite deep, all with close to clear margins, fresh unused without gum
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 66228 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1d rose part o.g.
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1d rose on cream paper, three clear margins, close at left fresh part o.g.,, very fine; cert. Sergio Sismondo (2001) (S.G. £900).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 66229 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1d rose unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1d rose on cream paper, three clear margins, unused without gum, fresh and very fine; cert. Sergio Sismondo (2004) (S.G. £900).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 66230 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1d rose unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1d rose on cream paper, three clear margins, close at lower left unused with original gum (browned), fine; cert. Sergio Sismondo (2004) (S.G. £900).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 66231 | Cape of Good Hope 1864 reg combination cover
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1864 (Jul 20) printed blue ‘From Swellendam’ envelope registered to Leyde, Holland, endorsed “British & Foreign/ rate paid”, franked Perkins Bacon 1855-58…
Estimate: 65’000 – 85’000 GBP
Lot 66233 | 1862 small ‘ladies’ envelope to The Widow J. P. v Heerden
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1862 small ‘ladies’ envelope to the Widow of J. P. v Heerden Doornbosch, District Murraysburg, with a 4d, close to extremely large margins, tied by a triangular…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 66234 | 1860 cover from Cape town to Paarl bearing 4d deep blue
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1860 cover from Cape town to Paarl bearing 4d deep blue, mixed margins bearing partial impression of another stamp in bottom, reverse with double oval…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 66235 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1s bright yellow green unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1s bright yellow green, three good even margins fresh unused without gum, a rare stamp unused, David Brandon Cert (2024)
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 66236 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1s bright yellow green unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1s bright yellow green, three good even margins fresh unused without gum, a rare stamp unused, David Brandon Cert (2024)
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 66237 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1s shades x 3 unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1s bright yellow green unused, three good even margins with small corner crease at top, plus two deep dark green shades, good to close margins…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 66238 | 1855-63 6d on white paper. Bright yellow green used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1s on white paper. Bright yellow green used single and a pair (SG8) and deep dark green (SG8b). A fine set with both the shades. Mostly clear…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 66239 | 1863 CAPE TOWN to LONDON, Perkins Bacon 1 Schilling Emerald
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1863 (Aug 15) envelope from Graaff-Reinett to England with Perkins Bacon 1s emerald green, just touched to large margins, tied by Small Triangular Obliterator…
Estimate: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 66240 | Cape Good Hope 1861 Woodblock rejoined 1d pair og
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 “Woodblock” 1d. vermilion on laid paper, a severed rejoined pair
with margins virtually all round (just touched on one side), fresh
colour and…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 66241 | 1861 “Woodblock” 1d. vermilion, a lovely mint example
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 “Woodblock” 1d. vermilion, a lovely mint example with margins virtually all round (just touched at lower left corner), fresh colour and with small…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 66242 | Cape of Good Hope 1861 Woodblock 1d pair used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 “Woodblock” 1d. vermilion on laid paper, pair with good to large margins fresh used with almost complete triangular cancel, visible horizontal crease…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 66243 | 1861 1d Vermillion pair (SG13) Woodblock, used, small
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 1d Vermillion (SG13) Woodblock, used, small to large margins. Canceled by heavy CGH cancel but lady hope clear. Fine copy and clean back, no thins….
Estimate: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 66244 | 1861 1d Vermillion (SG13) Woodblock, used, close margins.
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 1d Vermillion (SG13) Woodblock, used, close margins. Canceled by CGH cancel but lady hope clear. Fine copy and clean back, no thins. (SG £3250).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 66245 | 1940 Jurgens 1d and 4d Woodblock reprints, sample card bearing two pairs of reprints
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1940 Jurgens 1d and 4d Woodblock reprints, sample card bearing two pairs of reprints, signed A Jurgens, some toning spots, fine.
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 66246 | Cape of Good Hope 1861 Woodblock 1d pair used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 1d carmine, laid paper, pair with touched margin down one side, positions 5 and 6 showing the “missing corner” constant plate flaw at bottom…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 66247 | 1861 1d Brick Red (SG13b) Woodblock, margins mostly
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 1d Brick Red (SG13b) Woodblock, margins mostly full on two sides, just in on third, bold CGH cancel, small faults. The rarest of the 1p shades with…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 66248 | Cape of Good Hope 1861 Woodblock 1d brick-red used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 1d brich-red, three margins used with some thinning, repaired bottom left corner and faults/repairs in ‘Cape‘ at base, a scarce stamp in…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 66249 | Cape Good Hope 1861 Woodblock 1d brick red used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 1d brick-red, laid paper, two good to clear margins with repaired bottom left corner, fresh used, RPS Cert (2025)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 66250 | 1861 4d Pale Milky Blue (SG14) Woodblock, margins all
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 4d Pale Milky Blue (SG14) Woodblock, margins all around just touched on one side. No faults. Light CGH cancel, clean back. Very fine. (SG £2750) Cert….
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 66251 | Cape of Good Hope 1861 Woodblock 4d used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 4d pale milky blue, two margins with traces of a cancellation, heavy crease running diagonally at right and tiny pin hole, fresh appearance…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 66252 | 1861 4d Pale Milky Blue (SG14) Woodblock, close cut
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 4d pale milky blue, close cut and cut into all around, small thin, pinhole, light cancel, a presentable spacefiller (S.G. £2’750).
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 66253 | 1861 Woodblock 4d pale bright blue showing “retouched” plate on right hand corner, used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 4d pale bright blue showing “retouched” plate on right hand corner, mixed margins, lightly cancelled by CGH cancel leaving the retouch completely…
Estimate: 1’700 – 1’900 GBP
Lot 66254 | 1861 Woodblock 4d deep bright blue used, repaired
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1861 Woodblock 4d deep bright blue used, huge margin at right to close but clear at bottom, deep colour and a particularly strong impression, neatly repaired…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 66255 | 1863-64 Small lot of eight triangular issues (SG18-20) showing various examples of the barred oval numeral cancellations (BONC)
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1863-64 Small lot of eight triangular issues with five showing various examples of the barred oval numeral cancellations (BONC), with complete to close…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 66256 | 1863-64 1d group of three different shades
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1863-64 1d group of three different shades incl. deep carmine-red, deep brown-red and brownish red, margins close to touching, mixed condition (S.G. £1’050).
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 66257 | Cape of Good Hope 1863-64 4d deep blue pair part o.g.
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1863-64 D.L.R. 4d deep blue, three good to large margins all round unused with part o.g., horizontal crease otherwise a fine fresh example, P Holcombe…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 66258 | Cape of Good Hope 1863-64 group 4d and 1s values unused
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1863-64 D.L.R. group incl. 4d. deep blue single with one touched margin, another with three good margins, a pair with good to clear margins with vertical…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 66259 | Cape of good Hope 1863-64 4d blue strip 3 pairs o.g.
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1863-64 D.L.R. 4d blue, horizontal strip of three pairs, two blocks with good to close margins and right hand pair just touched at top, all three pairs…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 66260 | Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1s deep dark green used
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
1855-63 1s deep dark green, three good to close margins fresh used with ‘Hope‘ largely visible, David Brandon Cert (2024)
Estimate: 150 – 180 GBP