1900 Five Shillings Sterling Banknote "payable on demand to Prisoners of War only at the canteen Green Point Track", vertical fold, fine and scarce
Estimate: $150
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Lot #562 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
Lot #563 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 (24 Dec) cover from Pretoria to Germany, franked with pairs of 1p Transvaal and 1p Great Britain, tied by departure pmks, with Censor Pretoria handstamp, On His Majesty's Service Opened Under Martial law label, Dresden arrival (26 Jan 02), redirected to San Remo, Italy, with various Tax markings, minor cover faults, otherwise fine
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Lot #1002 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (20 Nov) picture postcard sent from Lichtenfels, Bavaria to Berlin, pre-addressed to President Paul Kruger, with arrival pmk, some creases. Hundreds of such cards were sent to Paul Kruger to show support for the Boer cause and in protest against British invasion
Estimate: $100
Lot #1003 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 two covers franked with British 1p Queen Victoria, one tied by Army Post Office B, with Johannesburg and Germiston pmks, "On His Majesty's Service Opened under Martial Law" label and corresponding censor handstamp; the other canceled Bloemfontein Army Post Office cds and addressed to Mandalay in Burma, with arrival pmks on back, small part...
Lot #839 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1899 (12 Dec) advertising cover franked with pair of 1p red and single 1/2p green (partially covered by "Officially Sealed" label, handstamped Durban and used as a censor seal), tied by Point departure, sent via Durban to Delagoa Bay (Mozambique), with Colonial Portuguese arrival pmk on back, fine Boer War usage
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Lot #840 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1899 (21 Sep) cover from Paddington, London paying 2 1/2p UPU rate to Johannesburg, Transvaal. At the time of sending, the war had not yet commenced, but upon arrival (after 11 October, 1899), the cover was opened and resealed by censor with "Postkantoor Johannesburg" label, one of the very first pieces of mail to be inspected under military...
Lot #841 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (5 Sep) registered cover from Standerton, Transvaal to Durban, franked with Great Britain 3p Victoria, paying the Imperial Penny Post single letter rate of one penny and the registered letter fee of two pence, octagonal postmark "Army Post Office Natal Field Force", with "Standerton" below date, A.P.O. 37 at Standerton, Transvaal, minor...
Lot #842 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (29 Oct) cover franked with G.B. 1p lilac, tied by Field Post Office 23, British Army South Africa pmk, addressed to Malta, with Nov.29 arrival pmk on back, some toning, fine cover to a scarce destination
Estimate: $150
Lot #843 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (21 June) "On Active Service" cover with Field Post Office 30, British Army South Africa Field Post Office pmk, with violet "Canadian Contingent South Africa" July 3, 1900 and Montreal "Free" 30 July arrival pmk alongside, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #844 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (12 Jan) cover from Ladysmith, Natal to Quetta, "Baloochistan", India, sent unpaid during Siege, endorsed "Stamps Unobtainable", with Postage Due charges "T" and "5" dismissed by blue crayon markings, fine cover to scarce destination, Tuticorin (3 Apr 00) arrival pmk on back
Estimate: $200
Lot #845 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (2 Jan) cover sent unpaid from Ladysmith, Natal to Dublin, Ireland, endorsed "No Stamps Obtainable at Ladysmith", signed by Lieut.C.McNally, 1st K.R. Rifles "Natal Field Force", with "10c" due, obliterated by FB stamp and London "Paid" applied in red below, some cover wear, with arrival pmk (there was a public outcry when in the early part...
Lot #846 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 British Field Post Office commemorative envelope to England, franked with V.R.I. 1sh brown, faint toning, with Leicester arrival, faint toning, otherwise fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #847 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (4 Aug) registered letter franked with 1d on 1p V.R.I. horizontal pair, used in combination with pair of Great Britain 1p Victoria, tied by "Army P.C.52 S.Africa" cds, addressed to Maritzburg, Natal, some filing folds, otherwise fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #848 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (24 Apr) cover to Cairo, Egypt, endorsed "On Service No Stamps", but still franked with 2 1/2p in adhesives, probably applied at the Field Post Office, tied by F.P.O. No.24 (at Wepener, with the 8th Division), Alexandria arrival pmk, fine and interesting Boer War usage
Estimate: $200
Lot #849 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (3 Sep) 2p Registered Letter, additionally franked with 2p Victoria, canceled "British Army Field Post Office 17", sent from Johannesburg to Tangier, Morocco, with 5 Oct. 00 arrival pmk on back. Also included is a cover franked with 2 1/2p Victoria, tied by British Army Field Post Office 32 (Bloemfontein) 14 Aug 1900 cds, addressed to...
Lot #850 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 cover (faulty at top), sent from the New Zealand contingent, endorsed "On Active Service N.Z.R. No.400", sent to Timaru, franked with 1d V.R.I. adhesive, tied by Army P.O. 55 cancel, with Wellington arrival pmk
Estimate: $150
Lot #851 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (1 Mar) "On Active Service" cover to England, with "Nkandla Zululand" departure, sent via Eshow and Durban, Natal, charged "5c" Postage Due, obliterated by "FB", with red London "Paid" and arrival pmks, some cover wear, interesting usage (there was a public outcry when in the early part of the Boer War, letters home from Troops on active...
Lot #852 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900 (26 Mar) Registered 2p envelope from F.P.O. located at Cape Town, sent to Gibraltar, with additional 2p G.B. postage at London (15 Apr), with arrival on 20th April, scarce destination
Estimate: $150
Lot #853 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1900-01 two covers to England, one franked with 1p V.R.I. tied by "Army Telegraphs" pmk, sent via Pretoria, the other with pair of 1/2p E.R.I. overprints, with oval censor handstamp alongside, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #854 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 (23 March) On Her Majesty's Service cover franked with 1d V.R.I. overprint, tied by Army P.O.4 Africa cds, sent to England, where 1 1/2d Victoria was added in South Farnborough (Apr 14) and redirected to Germany, with Dresden arrival on back, fine
Estimate: $200
Lot #855 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 4p Registry envelope, additionally franked with 2 1/2p, both overprinted V.R.I., sent to Germany, with "Opened under Martial Law, On her Majesty's Service", handstamped "Passed by Censor Johannesburg", with Hannover arrival and forwarded to Voipriehausen, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #856 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 two registered covers from Landshut, Bavaria, addressed to Fred Beyer, one as Prisoner of War in Greenpoint Camp, Capetown, the other Poste Restante in Pretoria, with triangular Passed by Press Censor and various transit and arrival pmks, fine
Estimate: $200
Lot #857 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 (7 Oct) cover franked with 1p Natal, tied by Eshowe Province of Zululand cds, censored by the Governor of the Central Gaol (manuscript and blue crayon at lower left), sent to Hermannsburg, via Greytown, Natal, triangular "Passed Press Censor" handstamp, backflap mostly missing, with transit and arrival pmks, fine Boer War usage
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Lot #858 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1901 cover from Winburg to a Boer Prisoner of War at Broad Bottom Camp in St. Helena, franked with 2x2 1/2 Orange River Colony adhesives, tied by departure pmks, with triangular Censor cachet and St. Helena arrival, In addition, there is a 28 Sep 00 cover (toned), from St. Helena to a Prisoner of War in Cape Town, franked with 1p surcharge,...
Lot #859 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - BOER WAR
1902 two registered 2p envelopes addressed to Cape Colony, additionally franked with Great Britain 1p adhesives, one canceled "Army P.O. S. Africa", other "Army Post Office Standerton", the former with oval "Krugersdorp" cachet, fine
Estimate: $200