South Africa Stamps

SOUTH AFRICA - 1890's-1930's UNUSUAL INWARD MAIL ETC. Includes 1901 registered 8o ps envelope from Denmark with two 25o stamps (faults), 1900's cards from Newfoundland & Rhodesia, 1900's cover front with Ceylon 5c stamp & censor Divatalawa POW camp cachets, 1935 cover from Basutoland with 1d Jubilee pair, 1941 censor field service post card etc. Mixed condition. (10 items)

SOUTH AFRICA - 1910-1984 MINT / NHM MISCELLANY presented on a variety of different album pages & stock cards with much being never hinged. Includes 1910 Union 2½d in a block of 4, almost all in correct horizontal pairs incl. 1933-48 defins in pairs to 10s, useful Officials seen to 2s6d & 5s, also see 1½d ovpt upwards (SG O34), various booklet panes with 1d different Postal Slogans (SG 56h), "JIPEX" miniature sheets, Bantam War Effort set, strong run of RSA issues with better first defins to R1 values, good Postage Dues incl. 1922-6 redrawn set, 1927-8 set, 1932-42 3d indigo & milky blue (SG D28a), 1942-4 Bantams set plus later ranges incl. sets. No 1913-24 King's Heads included, otherwise a great lot with much of interest, huge catalogue value (many 100 stamps).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1910-48 MINT COLLECTION on printed, hingeless pages, we see 1913-24 King's Heads to 5s with shades, plus perf x imperf coils set, both Airmail sets, 1926-7 set, 1927-30 London Pictorials to 1s, 1930-44 complete to 1s, incl. first (wmk inverted) & redrawn 4d, plus 2s6d blue & brown, 1933-48 complete with shades to 10s and all three 6d types, commemorative sets incl. 1933 Voortrekker Memorial, 1935 Silver Jubilee & 1936 JIPEX miniature sheets, between SG 1/75cd, mostly fine mint, all in correct horizontal pairs where appropriate (35 singles + 50 pairs + 2 MS).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1910-65 MINT & USED COLLECTION in an album, generally fine condition with much of interest, we note 1913-24 KGV range to 6d mint & 10s used including 3d black & orange-red wmk inverted mint; 1925 Air set; 1926-7 6d used pairs (2); 1927-30 including 2d mint pair, 2d & 3d P.14x13½ used pairs, plus 2s6d to 10s used singles; 1930-44 range of horiz. pairs, incl. ½d mint block of four with "Cobweb" variety, 3d black & red wmk inverted used, 4d wmk inverted used, 1s wmk upright used; 1933-48 range of horiz. pairs to 1s incl. all three 6d dies mint; 1938 Voortrekker Centenary & Commemoration mint sets; 1939 Huguenot mint set; 1941-6 & 1942-4 War Effort mint sets; later including 1954 defins set mint and a range of RSA issues to 1965; also useful range of 1914-42 Postage Dues, only correct pairs / units counted - cat.£2035+ (500+ stamps).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1910-81 EXTENSIVE USED COLLECTION IN TWO SPRING BACK ALBUMS a very clean lot with semi specialized ranges, with light duplication for shades, perf changes, upright/inverted watermarks, some varieties, postmarks and so on; note 1913-24 to 10s (5), 1½d tete-beche block of four, 6d missing "z" within mint pair and strip, coil issues, Pictorials incl. better pairs, 1931 3d black and red marginal single with window flaw, same on 3d blue block of four,  4d monkey in tree single, 1932 1s pairs (2), 2s 6d green and brown pairs (3), 1938 Voortrekker set of pairs, War Effort pairs and units and much else, very little after about 1965. (approx 2500 stamps)

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913 £1green and red, Geo V, SG 17, fine used, centerd to top.

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 £1 green and red, SG 17, good colour and neat cds, tiny hinge thin.

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 ½d blue-green, two plate 6 corner strips/3, SG 3b VFM (2)

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 ½d to £1 KGV King's Heads complete set, SG 3/17, fine mint (15)

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 4d orange-yellow & sage-green, corner BLOCK/4, SG 10a NHM

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 5s reddish purple & light blue marginal single with MISSING purple Jubilee line on gutter margin, SG 15a (Union Handbook variety V4), mint, toned gum but lightly hinged only.

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 COIL STAMPS KING'S HEADS COILS - FINE MINT & USED COLLECTION - good lot that includes all values mint & used plus additional shades, 1½d pair with variety on the back of King's Head, ½d, 1d & 2d in mint strips of 4 with coil joins, various values in pairs with joins, note ½d with isolated perf holes and ½d pair & strip of 3 fine used (50+ stamps).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 Coil Stamps range incl. ½d with perf hole at side, miscut example, never hinged mint strip of 4, 1½d strip of 3, coil join pair, 2d very fine used strip of 4, SG 18, 20/1, fine condition (6 items).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 KGV CONTROLS ½d value, we see singles of plate 3 & 4, a number of plate 5 & 6 pairs or strips of 3, note two plate 5 examples with Broken Value Tablet variety, plate 5 corner block of 6, also two plate 7 blocks, range of shades throughout. Mixed condition, though generally fine mint (47 items).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-24 KING'S HEADS COLLECTION fantastic collection of STAMPS, CONTROL BLOCKS & MINOR VARIETIES on values to 5s, presented on album pages. We note (all mint unless stated) a large quantity of control blocks incl. ½d plate 1, plate 5 (33 items, mostly pairs or strips of 3), plate 6 (8, mostly strips of 3), plate 7; 1d pl.3 pair, pl.4 (2), pl.6 (11 items), pl.7 (5 singles); 1½d pl.1 & pl.2 (6 items incl. block of 4 of each plate), also various tete-beche items with gutter pairs (SACC 4c), T-B block of 4 used on cover; 2d pl.1 (6 items incl. block of 12), pl.2 (6 items incl. pair with small perforation/fold over variety); 2½d pl.1 (6 items incl. block of 6), also three mint blocks of 4 in distinct shades; 3d black & orange with two blocks of 4, plus eight used blocks of 4; 3d ultramarine pl.1 control block of 4; 4d orange-yellow & green shades with two mint blocks of 4, pl.1 corner pair; 6d pl.1 block of 6 plus plate pair with inverted watermark, single with New Moon variety & Missing "Z" in strip of 3; 1s pl.1 corner blocks of 4 in orange and brownish orange shades; 1s3d pl.1 (3 items), also two blocks of 4 and block of 18; 2s6d pl.1 single plus two mint shades; 5s mint & used pl.1 singles. Mixed condition throughout, would take some time to assemble this lot (approx 170 items).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-61 MINT & USED COLLECTION presented in an album, we see with balance of an important Union collection, still containing a number of better items and varieties, incl. "SOUIH" for "SOUTH" on used 10s King's Head,  1925 Airmail mint set, 1929 Airmails & 1933 Voortrekker mint & used sets, 1935 Silver Jubilee used set, 6d used pair with Cleft Skull flaw, 1936 JIPEX miniature sheets both mint & used,  1949 Natal Settlers with mint & used listed varieties, 1949 UPU 1½d with partial dry print, also see few definitives, some with varieties, note 1954, 1959-61 & 1961 mint sets. Looks interesting, worth careful checking (few 100s).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-61 STOCK WITH VARIETIES mint & used stock that contains many identified varieties, note 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d Cleft Skull flaw in mint block of 4, plus many others on this issue, Bantam War Effort issues - many identified varieties , note 1d red blob on veil in mint block, 2d used singles with Line on Cap and "2/6" flaw, 1s "Bursting Shell" used single, 1947 Royal Tour Bird on "2" variety & 3d Masked Princess in pairs, also on S.W.A. ovpts, 1949 Settlers with extended Rigging variety, 1949 UPU 3d mint pairs "Serif on C" & "Lake in East Africa" on S.W.A. ovpts, 1953 Cape Stamp Cent. 4d "Broken Knee" variety & more. Great value, ideal lot for a sort (1000+ stamps).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1913-83 INTERESTING MINT & USED COLLECTION in an album, with many additional covers and other items of interest, includes 1925 Air Mail set mint, 1933 Voortrekker sets both mint & used, 1936 JIPEX sheets mint & used plus mint range with different adverts, few on covers, 1938 Voortrekker both sets mint and on special cover, 1939 Huguenot set mint, 1954 defin sets both mint and used, 1961 defin set used, 1961-3 defins used range, 1969 defins in pres pack, plus later ranges mint or used incl FDCs, commercial covers, postcards. Generally clean & fine (approx 1130 stamps, 21 mini-sheets, approx 70 covers / cards).

SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 Cape Peninsula NAVAL AND MILITARY LIQUOR PERMIT, fully completed and signed by the Commanding Officer, with Official cachet on reverse. Scarce item!

SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 HAND ILLUSTRATED POSTCARD KGV ½d stationery postcard, hand-drawn illustration of a soldier flanked by two sergeants affixed, states "Discount for Soldiers / You Can't Expect to get a Good Time Keeper for Less than Ninepence," card cancelled "Cantonments / Potchefstroom" 17.9.18, from second office period of this cancel, rated "RRR" in Putzel. Lovely item!

SOUTH AFRICA - 1923 HARRISON ESSAY in black & blue, screened design, mint, small gum thin.

SOUTH AFRICA - 1925 (9 MARCH) Air cover to Durban bearing 1925 9d green Air stamp, SG 29, plus 1d KGV, these tied by "OUDTSHOORN" large cds, with "By Air Mail" label alongside and with fine "S.A. AIR MAIL / S.A. LUGPOS" bilingual circular cachet in violet below. In very fine condition.

SOUTH AFRICA - 1925 (June) three airmail postcards, one 1d postal stationery card & two bearing 1d KGV stamp, plus all with 1d Air stamp SG 26 and "S.A. Air Mail / S.A. Lugpos" cds alongside. (3 cards)

SOUTH AFRICA - 1925 1d vert pair with numeral in margin, SG 26, NHM

SOUTH AFRICA - 1925 AIRMAILS COLLECTION FLOWN COVERS & POSTCARDS COLLECTION, we see a number of 1925 flights with various dates between 27th February to 15th June, note cover plus front with complete set to 9d, covers with various single or combination frankings with values to 9d used, eye-catching cover with 9d airmail plus 8 different 2½d stamps from the different colonies, plus a stamp set of mint forgeries. Mixed condition, some covers with age marks or tears (23 covers/postcards).