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1 148 GREAT BRITAIN GREAT BRITAIN /83, 10 sh. greenish-gray, wm Maltese cross with horizontal and vertical corner-sheet watermark lines at bottom and left, HA, neatly cancelled by central blue 114 LEADENHALL ST. E.C. SP 28 82, very fine; an extremely rare coloured obliteration on this stamp, the first copy recorded by Mr. Louis; certificate K.-A. Louis BPP , 1 brown-lilac, wm Maltese cross, DE, neatly cancelled by cds. GRACE CHURCH JU in red and additionally in black, most likely due to a mistake of the postal clerk; slightest trace of paper slit at lower right, otherwise very fine, a scarce stamp with most unusual cancellation, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP orage, DM, fresh colour and good perforation, used by clear central strike PLYMOUTH MR 4 91 ; light horizontal creasing and a very small paper pore on the left, otherwise very fine; the earliest recorded use of this stamp in Plymouth, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP 1000 Threadneedle Street in London orange in vertical pair, AM (showing plate flaw line over top right I square broken )/ AN (without the major frame breaks showing up in late printings), fresh colour and perfect perforation, each stamp used with clear REGISTERED THREADNEEDLE. ST. P.O.E.C. 18 AP 99, light and almost invisible vertical crease, otherwise very fine, sign. AD and certificate K.-A. Louis BPP 2000

2 GREAT BRITAIN 149 Regent s Quadrant from Vigo St , 1 brown-lilac, wm three orbs, vertical strip of 3 KA-MA, cancelled VIGO St.- REGENT St. MY and boxed C.H.B./G.P.O. ; some minor creasing as usual incl. a vertical crease on the left, few split perfs, otherwise fine and fresh; a rare multiple, the third largest recorded, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP /1 1902, De La Rue 1 dullblue-green, vertical pair with left sheet margin, unused o.g., the lower stamp unmounted mint (hinges in the margins only); light folds in the perforation, very fine /4 1911/13, Somerset House 1 deep-green, block of 4 with lower sheet margin, unmounted mint with 3 hinge remainders in the margin only; very fine and fresh 4000

3 150 GREAT BRITAIN - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH a , Silver Jubilee 2½ d. prussian-blue, unused with fresh original gum and hinge remainder, a very fine copy of this rare stamp, certificate BPA (1956) V1 2 OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1840, VR Official 1 d. black, F.I., good to large margins and nice fresh colour, unused without gum; a very fine and rare stamp which is not originating from the Dublin Find nor the Sir William Avery block of 20; sign. Pfenninger and certificate K.-A. Louis AIEP 5000 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 815 T AUSTRALIA: NEW SOUTH WALES: TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1871, 1d.-4s. and 6-8s., the later Spec. two with overprint SPECIMEN, unsed o.g./part o.g., some usual light creasing and 6 s. small thin; a scarce set (Photo = 1 160) QUEENSLAND: 1860/61, clean-cut perf , 6 d. green tied to envelope from BRISBANE FE to Sydney with ship letter marking at reverse, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) , /67, Thick toned paper 6 d. yellow-green and 2 d. blue, 2 copies each, tied by numeral 40 to small envelope to London; some minor creasing affecting the 2 d. value slightly; a fine and scarce cover with 6 d. late fee, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) , /67, 4 d. grey-lilac and 6 d. yellow-green, tied by numeral 87 to envelope from IPSWICH NO to England, little soiled, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) ex /78, 1 d. orange-vermilion, 2 d. blue and 6 d. yellow-green, tied by numeral 96 to corner card envelope from GYMPIE NO to England, endorsed Via Melbourne, Galle + Brindisi ; cover little stained, still fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA: 1913, Kangoroo 1 blue/brown, lightly used, fine, certificate BPA (2016) BARBADOS: 1861/70, no wm, perf sh. black, tied by numeral 1 to small envelope with original contents from BARBADOS FE 26 (68) to Ireland; back flap missing and envelope with small tear, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) British Bechuanaland 638 MAFEKING BECHUANALAND clear strike with adjacent cds. on Bechuanaland 1d. postal stationery to Cape Town, fine (Photo = 1 152) 100

4 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 151 View of Georgetown in Demerara BRITISH GUIANA: 1850/51, Cottonreels 12 c. blue, cut square but slightly cut into, used with Demerara cds.; small thinning on reverse, otherwise fine, sign. Pfenninger and S.G.&C., ex Frankfurt collection , 4 c. deep blue, clear to large margins, usual small surface rubbings, still very fine, a rare stamp, certificate RPS (1972) Provenance: GREAT collection (Robson Lowe 1970) , 4 c. magenta, nice fresh colour and large margins, cut octogonal and used with clear DEMERARA FE , very fine, sign. Calves and Champion, ex Frankfurt collection 7000

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6 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISCH HONDURAS: 1891/1901, 50 c. green and carmine tied to registered envelope 1907 to Germany with London transit register label, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) BRITISH LEVANTE: 1906, Beyrout provisional 1 pia. on 2 d., tied by oval REGISTERED BEYROUT 3 JY 06 and part of Cairo arrival mark to piece, fine (Photo = 1 160) Burma - Japanese Occupation: 1944, Shan states, 10 c. blue tied by RANGOON CANTONMENT , transit mark GPO 9 FEB and arrival mark SEIKGYI TANAUNGTO Plus definitive 5 c. (pair) tied by HENZADA to 1943 inland cover (Photo = 1 152) BUSHIRE: 1915, Handstamp on 5ch., used on small piece, certificate RPS (1990) (Photo = 1 160) I, Ia, 1/4 NEUFUNDLAND: 1921, Airmail 35 c., block of 4 with four different overprint variety, unused, fine II, IIa (SG 148, 148a, 148f, 148g) (Photo = 1 160) PRINZ EDWARD ISLAND: 1861, 3 d. blue, tied by grid cancel to small envelope from Georgetown in July 1862 via Shediac to Miramichi, New Brunswick, a fine first issue cover, signed Holcombe with certificate, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) CANADA: 1859, Jacques Cartier 17 c. blue, unused, perforation with tiny spots, signed (Photo = 1 160) KAYMAN-ISLANDS: 1908, local handstamp 2½D on 4d. brown and blue, brilliant original gum, a very fine example of this key stamp with only 480 issued, signed Köhler (Photo = 1 160) REVENUE: 1908, 1D on 4d. black and red/yellow, very fresh with full original gum, scarce with only 396 issued, fine, signed Köhler (Photo = 1 160) a 6 ZYPERN: 1882/86, ½ pia. dull-green, tied by squared circle LARNACA JA to entire letter to Nicosia, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) pia. blue, tied by barred D47 to cover with adjacent POLYMEDIA JU 7 88 to British Columbia with several transit marks; stamp affected by light corner crease, scarce, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) FALKLAND INSELN: 1929, King Georg V. 1/2 d.- 1, complete, usued, fine (SG ) (Photo = 1 160) GIBRALTAR: 1903, Edward 1 with central REGISTERED GIBRALTAR 10 JA 11, fine (Photo = 1 160) /32, George V 5, unused o.g., fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 160) GRENADA: 1875, 1 sh. deep-mauve used on lettersheet from GRENADA JU 2 79 to London with arrival mark on front, fine and scarce, ex Sammlung Frankfurt Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963) (Photo = 1 152) , /99, ½ d. and 3 d.-1 sh. tied to registered envelope from ST. GEORGES JA to England with transit and arrival marks, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) a, 15 6 HONG KONG: 1863/71, 2 c. brown and 30 c. vermilion, used with blue B62 to small opened out envelope from HONGKONG AU 11 65, endorsed via Marseille to London, redirected within the city, fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) c. green, tied by blue B62 to envelope to Melbourne, Victoria; envelope with seal stain, otherwise fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) Japanese Occupation: 1945, surcharge set tied by Hong Kong (May 2, 1945) to registered cover to Canton/China with CANTON arrival mark on reverse (Photo = 1 152) Postoffices in China1917/21, George V 10 $ purple and black on red, used, fine (Photo = 1 160) , 11 6 KENIA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA: BRITISCH EAST AFRICA COMPANY: 1890/95, 2½ a., 3 a., 4 a. and 4½ a., tied by cds. MOMBASA AU to registered cover via Sansibar and Eden to Sydney, Australia, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) , 16 6 MALAYA: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 1867/72, 8 c. orange and 24 c. blue-green, tied by duplex G14/SINGAPORE MY (in error of 70 ) to entire letter to France; some light creasing and minor stain, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) 300 If you cannot participate in our auction in person-bid live online at

7 154 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MAURITIUS /59, POST PAID earliest impression 1 d. orange-vermilion with original printing flaw above PE of Penny, very nice fresh colour, 3 clear margins and slightly cut-into the bottom, nicely cancelled, leaving the face almost free; some faint thinning on reverse, otherwise fine and fresh, a rare stamp, certificate Holcombe (1994), ex Frankfurt collection , 5 1 d. orange-vermilion and 2 d. deep-blue, both in fresh colour, used with Souillac cancellation on small piece; both stamps cut-into at most sides and small faults, but still attractive; an extremely rare colour franking of this printing, certificate Brandon (2008), ex Frankfurt collection a 2 d. deep-blue with variety PENOE, nice colour and good margins, cancelled by central circle of bars, faint vertical crease, otherwise fine, a rare stamp, certificate Brandon (2007), ex Frankfurt collection Early impression 1 d. vermilion with vertical and horizontal background lines, fresh colour and clear to good margins, lightly cancelled by numeral 1 of Mahébourg, fine, sign. Senf and certificate RPS (1929), ex Frankfurt collection d. blue, nice colour and large margins all around, tied by target to piece, very fine, certificate H. Richter (1993), ex Frankfurt collection 4000

8 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 155 View of Port Louis /59, Early Impression 2 d. blue, mostly clear at left, otherwise slightly touched or cut-into, tied by grid cancel to folded letter with adjacent boxed SOUILLAC.AU , adjacent boxed INLAND and crown handstamp MAURITIUS GPO, to Port Louis; the entire with some age wear as to be expected, but still fine and attractive; a rare entire with an early print stamp, certificate Brandon (1996), ex Frankfurt collection 4000

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10 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH a Intermediate impression 2 d. blue with variety PENOE, good to large margins and neatly cancelled by central target; a faint horizontal crease, otherwise very fine, certificate H. Richter (1990), ex Frankfurt collection 2000 Cathedral at Port Louis Latest Impression 1 d. red, full to wide margins, used with oval cancel on entire local letter, showing on reverse crowned MAURITIUS AP and boxed PENNY POST ; the stamp tiny marginal tear at top, just touching the design, otherwise fine, the entire with usual aging marks; an attractive and very rare local letter, ex Frankfurt collection 2000

11 158 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH , FOUR-PENCE green with clear to large margins, used with central target on lettersheet to Bordeaux, showing on reverse clear PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS MR , transit and arrival marks; the stamp faint tiny pin-hole, otherwise fine; March 27, 1852 is the earliest recorded usage of this stamp; a rare letter Provenance: A.J. Stevens (H.R.H. 1964; here offered with RPS certificate), ex Frankfurt collection /61, 6 d. blue with large marins all around, tied to small envelope showing on reverse GPO MAURITIUS DE , to Hastings, very fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) sh. vermilion, just touched at lower right, otherwise clear to good margins, together with De La Rue 4 d. rose, tied by clear B53 to small envelope endorsed Via Aden December 6, 1871 to France with arrival mark of January 5; the envelope with fixed tears at upper left and lower right corner backed, still a fine and attractive cover, ex Frankfurt collection 1500

12 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH , 62, /72, 1 d. brown, 4 d. rose and 6 d. blue-green, tied by B53 and Cochinchine transit cds. to lettersheet 1868 to Saigon; the 6 d. tiny marginal tear at top, otherwise very fine and attractive letter to unusual destination, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) d. maroon tied by duplex MAURITIUS AU to entire letter to Ireland, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) , 122, 6 NEW ZEALAND: 1864/71, wm large star 2 d. blue, 6 d. red-brown and 1 sh. green (top margin 124 lightly defect where affixed at the margin of cover), tied by Dunedin duplex to small mourning cover to Edinburgh; a fine and scarce three colour franking, certificate RPS (2002) Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (2009), ex Sammlung Frankfurt d. red-brown, 2 copies, tied by numeral 21 to envelope with adjacent INVERCARGILL MR to Frankfurt on the Main, Germany with arrival mark of May 16; the left stamp partly scissors cut at bottom, otherwise fine; an attractive franking to a scarce destination, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) sh. yellow-green tied to pink envelope from NELSON NO to Avignon in France and redirected to England with several transit and arrival marks; the envelope with small tear fixed with tape, the stamp affected by some light creasing; still a fine and interesting cover, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 156) NIGER COAST: 1894, ½ d. green-2½ d. blue, tied by REGISTERED OLD CALABAR 12 NO 94 to registered envelope to New York with transit and arrival marks, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) A 27 proof , James Cook 1 1/2 d. imperforated proof in horizontal pair, unused, fine (Photo = 1 160) RHODESIA: 1892, Surcharge 8 d. on 1 sh. grey-brown, overprint type 3, used, a very rare stamp in this condition, certificate RPS (2002), ex Frankfurt collection , 31 6 SIERRA LEONE: 1884/91, 2 d. grey and 2½ d. ultramarine tied by Freetown cds. to registered envelope 1894 to Jersey, Channel Islands, fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 152) a SOUTH AFRICA: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1853, Perkins Bacon, deeply blued paper, 1d. pale brick-red, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, showing nice ivory head on reverse, very fine, opinion Holcombe (Photo = 1 160) /63, 1d. brick-red, fresh colour and good to large margins all around, used, fine, certificate Brandon (Photo = 1 160) b 1d. deep rose-red, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine, certificate RPSL (Photo = 1 160) a 3/4 4d. blue as vertical block of four with good colour and good margins all around, close at bottom left, used, one stamp showing re-entry in N of PENCE, fine, certificate Holcombe (Photo = 1 160) d. pale rose-lilac, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine (Photo = 1 160) 80

13 160 ex 815 / / / / / / / / / A / / 100 ex 837 / / / / / / / / / / / / / 200

14 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH b 6 6d. deep rore-lilac good margins all around, close at bottom right tied by CGH obliterator to folded letter from Uitenhage to Yorkshire, cover with closed tear at top, othewise fine, certificate BPA Provenance: Burrus (1962) Sir Maxwell Joseph (1982) Wilkinson c 6d. slate lilac, fresh colour and close to good margins all around, used, fine, certificate BPA (1960) (Photo = 1 160) c 6d. slate lilac, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine (Photo = 1 160) d 6d. slate purple, good colour and good margins all around, used, fine, certificiate RPSL (Photo = 1 160) a 1 s. deep dark-green, fresh colour and good margins all around, used, fine, certificate RPSL (1995) (Photo = 1 160) b 1 1s. deep dark green as pair with fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, signed Bühler d , Woodblock 4d. blue, fresh colour, good margins at bottom, touched at left and right tied by oval datestamp WHITTLESIA MY 1861 to small piece, a very rare cancellation on any triangular especially woodblocks, certificate RPSL /64, De La Rue 1d. deep carmine-red as pair with fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, signed Holcombe with opinion 150

15 162 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH /4 1d. deep carmine-red as block of four from the upper sheet corner, fresh colour and 12mm sheet margin on two sides, pre-folded between lower left stamp and pair, unused with original gum, an attractive multiple (Photo = 1 160) c 1 1d. brownish-red, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, signed in red and Holcombe with opinion (Photo = 1 160) d. bright mauve as pair, very fresh colour and good margins all round, unused with original gum, very fine, opinion Holcombe d. bright mauve as pair, good margins on three sides touched at right, used with oval numeral 1, slightly stained, pairs are quite scarce, signed Schlesinger a.o. and opinion Holcombe s. b right emeral green,fresh colour and good margins all round, unused with original gum, fine, certificate BPA (1973) a 1 1s. pale emerald-green, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, a fine copy of this rare stamp 300

16 THE BOER WAR 163 THE BOER WAR For other lots Dr. Oschmann see Boer War collections, Colombia, Ecuador, Cape of Good Hope (all single lots and collections) Boers in a trench Los-Nr Mi.-Nr. The Boer Army Invasion of Natal Ausruf Telegramm by Capt. J.J. Bosman, sent from Zandspruit to Pretoria, with arrival mark at upper left, asking for a urgent delivery of sugar, only 5 days prior to the begin of the invasion, small stain at bottom, a fine and very interesting document (Photo = 1 164) BURGERSDORP C.G.H. JA 15 and COLESBERG FE 27 each on cover franked with OFS stamps, addressed to Pretoria resp. Johannesburg, fine (Photo = 1 164) DUNDEE NATAL NO 11 resp 21 FEB on ½d. postal stationery and 1d. on cover, both to Johannesburg, fine (Photo = 1 164) ELANDSLAAGTE 8- FEB adapted violett oval cancel on OFS ½d. postal stationery to Johannesburg, fine (Photo = 1 164) , 1d. tied by cds. HOOFDLAGER 9- JAN 00 to cover to Johannesburg with adjacent blue cds Veld-Post G.F. FLEISCHER 9 JAN, 1900 DEUITSCH JOHANNESBURG COMMANDOS, fine (Photo = 1 164) , fieldpost cover from the war front via Hoofdlager to Pretoria, some wear, still attractive and scarce (Photo = 1 164) , fieldpost cover from POTCHEFSTROM 6-JAN addressed to a soldier in the Hoofdlager of General Cronje, little stains and some tears, scarce (Photo = 1 164) , Veld-Post, Z.A.R CHARLESTOWN 5- MRT 1900 framed oval in violet struck twice on cover franked with ½ and 3d. to Neumarkt, Germany, one stamp a little stained, otherwise fine (Photo = 1 164) Veldpost Z.A: Glencoe 5 Dec 1899 three-line cancel in violett on ½ postal stationery card via Johannesburg to Roodepost/Transvaal, written by a german volunteer, fine (Photo = 1 164) Veldpost Z.A.R Glencoe, 15 DEC 1899., three-line cancel in violett on cover of the Grand Hotel to Volkrust, reverse with arrival and violet three-line P.K. New Castle * Z..A.R * 16 DEC 1899, folded twice, otherwise fine (Photo = 1 164) c 6 Veldpost, ZAR New Castle. 10. April 1900 three-line cancellation in blue on cover with Transvaal d. red to Krugersdrop in Transvaal, reverse with transit- and arrival mark, tiny tear at upper left, otherwise fine, scarce (Photo = 1 164) Veldpost, ZAR New Castle. 10. April 1900 three-line cancellation in blue as arrival mark on cover franked with Transvaal 1896 ½d. (2), 3d. and 6d. from HOOFDLAGER 11.APR. 00 (which was near Gelncoe during this time) to New Castle, fine (Photo = 1 164) Veldpost, ZAR New Castle. 27. April 1900, blue three-line cancel struck twice on illustrated cover franked with ½ and 2d. to Gmernay, little stained and slighty creased, nevertheless attractive (Photo = 1 164) /1900, two covers franked with 1d. with three-line cancellation of New Castle, fine (Photo = 1 www) 100

17 164 THE BOER WAR ex 887 / / / / / / / / / / / / 100 ex 903 / / / 80 ex 901 / / / 100

18 THE BOER WAR 165 Sending off the first mail for England from Ladysmith SIEGE OF LADYSMITH: LADYSMITH SIEGE POST OFFICE/Feb. 27th 1900 blue two-line cancel on locally addressed cover and cover from the Special Correspondent of The Daily Telegraph to Scotland with oval 10c tax mark, in addition one unused and one used special postcard, first cover folded once, otherwise fine Velddienst covers and one franked envelope, including one cover from Ladysmith to London endorsed stamps not obtainable, some minor faults, mostly good (Photo = 1 164) 150 Boer advance into the Cape Colony Telegramm bylt. Hoffmann, sent from Lichtenburgto Pretoria, with arrival mark at upper left, asking for a urgent transport options for animal feed and provisions, sent only a few weeks before the hostilities, a fine and very interesting document (Photo = 1 164) , 218, OFS 68 6 ALIWAL NORTH C.G.H. JA clear cds. on franking Transvaal/OFS on cover to Pretoria with transit mark of Bloemfontein, in addition OFS 1d. postal stationery with adopted cds. ALIWAL-NORTH FE 10 19, fine (Photo = 1 164) COLESBERG C.G.H. FE on 1d. on cover to Bloemfontein and on OFS 1½ d. postal stationery to Johannesburg, fine (Photo = 1 www) PRETORIA 1-MRT 1900 cds. on Transvaal 1d. postal stationery to Breslau, written by a german volunteer who arried with a contingent of 100 men on the 26th of February in Delagoa Bay and where sent to Colesberg, a fine and very interesting card (Photo = 1 164) 100 Boer censor marks and lables COMMANDANT GENERAL 7- FEB large round violet censor mark and adjacent blue G on cover from a POW camp in Pretoria for british officers to Brighton, with additional triangular british censor mark PASSED PRESS CENSOR, folded once vertially, otherwise fine (Photo = 1 164) , Geopend onder Krijgswet... pink censor label on franked cover to Charlottenburg, folded once vertically, otherwise fine, scarce (Photo = 1 168) Geopend onder Krijgswet... pink censor label on cover from Lourenco Marques to Johannesburg, part of right backflap missing, otherwise fine, scarce (Photo = 1 168) GEZIEN, POSTCENSOR, PRETORIA, Z.A.R boxed violet cachet on franked cover to Ladysmith with additional british triangular censor mark, slightly soiled, otherwise fine (Photo = 1 168) Postmeester Generaal / Oranje Vry Staat oval prosivional censor mark in blue resp. black on two 1d. OFS postal stationery cards to Germany, fine (Photo = 1 www) 100

19 166 THE BOER WAR SOUTHAMPTON SHIP-LETTER 31 MY and PAQUEBOT LIVERPPOL ME 2 01 each on 1881 GB 1d. on cover to Brighton resp Essex, the later endorsed From No 4043 Pte H. Stringer, 12th R Lancers, South Africa, some wear, still fine and attractive (Photo = 1 168) NATAL FIELD FORCE: 1900, interesting group of 11 cards and covers including with cds. FIELDPOST OFFICE BO FIELDPOST OFFICE 2, octogonal ARMY POST OFFICE NATAL FIELD FORCE 81 on OHMS envelope and on franked cover, same cds. on franked cover to Malta with closing tape VR received torn open and officially repaired, mostly fine, some with usual wear (Photo = 1 www) BRITISH FIELDPOST OFFICES AND ARMY POST OFFICES: 1900/01, interesting group of 18 card and covers, many with double circle FPO-cancellations in different types including number 3,7,24,25,31,43,45,50,51,52,53,55 and 100, also large double-framed violett Army Post Office Volkstrust 2 AUG 1900 on franked cover with pink censor label to Durban, and violet Army Post Office South Africa 3MB on OAS cover, also ARMY POST OFFICE BARBERTON on cover, a fine group (Photo = 1 www) LOCALITY AND R.P.O. MILITARY OFFICES: 1902, interesting group of 4 covers from different towns Machadodorp, Wonderfontein, Kroonstad and Mafeking in addition two covers with P.O.A cancel, fine (Photo = 1 www) 120 Member of the Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry ex ARMY BASE / P.O. CAPE TOWN: 1900, GB 1d. lilac on cover from England adressed to a soldier at the 3rd Batt. Field Force, at time of delivery location was unclear, redirected via Army Base and forwarded to Kroonstadt, reverse with arrival mark ARMY BASE P.O. CAPETOWN, in addition a piece of a cover with cancel Recovered from the Mails/looted by the Boers on June 8, small imperfections 100

20 THE BOER WAR 167 The British Army Los-Nr Mi.-Nr. The Contingents Ausruf Australian contigents, 1900, ½d. green on complete ½ d. VRI reply card from SPRINGFONTEIN AP 3 01 to Brisbane with adjacent triangular censor mark, written by a soldier of the Queensland contingent, little soiled, rare 150 Officer of the Victoria Mounted Rifles Australian contigents, 1900, ½d. green on ½ VRI postal stationery from SPRINGTONTEIN MR 24 to Brighton, written by a member of the Victorian Mounted Rifles during his travel from Port Elizabeth to Pretoria, with blue censor mark and transit- and arrival mark, little soiled, otherwise fine, rare Canadian contigents, cover with FPO cancel and red adjacent oval CANADIAN CONTIGENT MAY to Nepigon with arrival mark, openend on three sides, little tear at top, otherwise fine, scarce (Photo = 1 168) Canadian contingents, cover with FPO cancel and cilet adjacent oval CANADIAN CONTINGENT SEP to Oakville with arrival mark, little soiled and folded vertical once, tear closed with adhesive on reverse, scarce (Photo = 1 168) Canadian contingents, fieldpost cover with released by a public post office with cancel DUNDEE MY , adjacent straight line NATAL VOLUNTEER COMPOSITE..., reverse with transitand arrival mark, small faults, rare cover (Photo = 1 168) DR 56 6 Geopend onder Krijgswet... pink censor label (boer label type 3 used by a British censor) and oval censor mark 25 OCT 1900 Johannesburg, on incoming cover from Germany, despite some faults an attractive and interesting cover 100

21 168 THE BOER WAR 907 / / / 100 ex 911 / / / / / / / / / 100 ex 927 / / / / / / 150

22 THE BOER WAR Opened under Martial Law.. pink censor label with adjacent oval PASSED BY CENSOR JOHANNESBURG and triangular censor mark of Modderfontein on franked registered cover from MOODERFONTEIN 14 NOV 01 via Johannesburg and Perth to Kalgoorly, fine (Photo = 1 168) OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW yellow label (type 35) and intials on franked cover to Würzburg with two additional red straight-line marks P.B.C., openend on two sides, fine (Photo = 1 168) OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE... white label (type 1B) on cover from Lourenco Marques to Durban with arrival mark on reverse, little stained, scarce (Photo = 1 168) /1901, group of 30 cards and covers with a nice variety of censor marks and labels, mostly pink and white label Opend under Martial Law.., also PASSED BY CENSOR in red on white paper and Opend under Martial Law... on red paper, in addition censor marks with and without location, censor marks with initials and incoming mail, a fine and interesting group (Photo = 1 www) 400 British POW camps for the Boers (Ships) SS Armenian : franked cover from BLOEMFONTEIN to a POW inmate on the SS Armenian, yellow censor label OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW and straight-line handstamp H.P.Y and round Censor Prisonders of War. applied, small tear closed at upper right, otherwise fine (Photo = 1 168) SS Catalonia, Manila and Hawarden Castle, two covers on one front with censor marks and label, mostly fine (Photo = 1 168) 100 Boer Prison Camp in Green Point SS Mongolian / Kildonan Castle : 1901, registered franked cover from PRETORIA 6-JAN 01 to a POW Camp at Green Point, endorsed SS Mongolian and cash in red and re-directed to Kildonan Castl, showing censor marks of Green Point in violet and censor mark with manuscript The Castle 16/1/01, a rare and attractive cover H.M.S Penelope: 1900, franked cover from the ship with cds G.P.O. CAPETOWN 3 JAN 00 to the Netherlands, showing boxed censor mark CENSOR TO PRISONERS OF WAR with additional manuscript S. Jervis Capt, this censor mark was only used on the Penelope, minor imperfections, rare (Photo = 1 168) 100 British POW camps for the Boers Green Point / Ladysmith / Belle Vue: 1900/01, 4 covers into the camps, different censor marks and labels, fine (Photo = 1 www) 120

23 170 THE BOER WAR CAMPS IN CEYLON: 1900/02, Diyatalawa / Ragama and Welikada Tronk Camp, 8 cards and covers and 2 fronts, including picture postcard from the camp to Dr. R. Ryken, a prisoner on parole at the civial hostpital at Kandy with large violet oval DIYATALAWA CAMP PASSED CENSOR and franked cover from Ladysmith addressed to an POW inmate, franked card with oval RAGAMA CAMP PASSED CENSOR to Colombo and cover from Bloemfontein to the Welikada Tronk camp, a fine and interesting group (Photo = 1 www) CAMPS IN INDIA: 1902, four cards and and covers sent out of the camps with different censor marks AHMEDNAGAR DAGSHAI AND SOLON, TRICHINOPOLY and UMBALLA, one cover folded, otherwise fine (Photo = 1 www) CAMPS ON ST. HELENA: Broadbottom and Deadwood Camp, 12 cards and covers including one from Broadbottom sent to Germany with censor mark PRISONER OF WAR BROAD BOTTOM CAMP and handwritten intials and three St. Helena 1d. postal stationery with round censor mark in red, blue and violett, a fine and valuable group (Photo = 1 152) 300 Burgher and refugee camps Burgher Camp Krugersdorp ex BURGHER CAMP KRUGERSDORP -1. NOV 1901 violet oval censor mark on reverse of cover with pink censor label and several censor marks via Johannesburg to Peniche, at arrival taxed T 5 Centimes, fine, in addition a franked cover with same Burgher Camp cachet but with faults BURGHER CAMP MIDDELBURG 27 MAY 1902 violet oval censor mark on franked cover with pink censor label to the POW Camp Umbilo/Natal, missent to India and retourned via Bombay, Calcutta, Umballa and PretoriA to Natal, fine and attractive cover (Photo = 1 168) REFUGEE CAMP SPRINGFONTEIN PASSED CENSOR oval violet censor mark on franked cover with pink censor label addressed to a POW camp in Ceylon, a very rare censor mark only recorded for just over 2 weeks, this being the latest known usage, few minor imperfections (Photo = 1 168) BERMUDA: Darrel s Island, 1901, ½d. postal stationery with 1d. additional franking from the POW camp to Rotterdam with blue censor mark PRISONSERS OF WAR BERMUDA PASSED CENSOR, fine and rare (Photo = 1 168) BURGHER AND REFUGEE CAMPS: 1902, 6 covers including covers to the camps Bloemfontein, Kroonstadt, Vryburg and covers from the Burgher camps Middleburg and Irene, some with faults, but mostly good, a interesting group (Photo = 1 www) /1900, very interesting collection containg 22 cards and covers and some stamps, spanning from the first british backlash to Treaty of Vereeniging, including censored mail, blockhouse fieldpost, Machadodorp postal stationery, picture postcard Krüger leaving Transvaal and arrriving in Europe, mostly fine (Photo = 1 www) , 20 Mafeking1900, 3d. Major Goodyear and General Baden-Powell, each used with clear cds, the latter slightly discolored, otherwise fine, opinion Holcombe for Goodyear (Photo = 1 160) NATAL: 1867, 1 sh. green, tied to small envelope from Pietermaritzburg June 1869 to London, very fine, ex Frankfurt collection (Photo = 1 168) 150