Sale #59

1915-21 - CANCELLATIONS : inland covers & cards franked with KGV S.Africa ½d & 1d stamps and mainly very fine strikes of double-ring Gibeon (2), Omaruru (3 inc 2 PCs, one with punch holes), Otavi (2), Ojiwarongo & Seeheim. (9) (Reserve = £144.00) [Estimate price: £180.00]

1915-23 - SWAKOPMUND : cancellation study on loose stamps on leaves, mainly modified German types on S.Africa issues to 2/6d (4) inc cancellation varieties. (49 stamps / pieces) (Reserve = £40.00) [Estimate price: £50.00]

1916 - SWAKOPMUND : modified German TPO d.s. [T.6] cancelling attractive printed cover with KGV ½d stamps (2) or 1d stamp on 'Bookpost' cover - with large bilingual boxed censor #100 in red or violet. (2) (Reserve = £48.00) [Estimate price: £60.00]

1916 - WALVIS BAY : printed commercial cover to Karibib with S.Africa ½d stamp cancelled by fine strike of the bilingual two-ring cds [T.7]; large circular censor h.s. '105' in violet. (image available) (Reserve = £48.00) [Estimate price: £60.00]

1916 - TSUMEB : early (7.March) use of S.Africa ½d postcard (punch holes, clear of cancellation) to Winduk cancelled by double-ring cds [T.5 : Putzel records first use as 5.August!] with bilingual censor in violet. (Reserve = £32.00) [Estimate price: £40.00]

1916 - CENSORED MAIL TO SWITZERLAND : two covers to Berne with KGV ½d & 1d (2) or 3d stamps cancelled by the modified Windhoek TPO d.s., different censor tapes and h.s. '16/99' or '19/99'. Attractive pair. (2) (Reserve = £56.00) [Estimate price: £70.00]

1916 - KALKFELD RAIL : five clear strikes of this scarce rubber cds, each cancelling a KGV ½d stamp on censored cover to Switzerland with OBC '99' sealing tape and 'C15' h.s. (Reserve = £40.00) [Estimate price: £50.00]

1916 - CENSORED MAIL - LUDERITZBUCHT : pair of covers to Switzerland with 2½d or ½d & 1d (2) stamps cancelled by the solid-arc cds [T.9] - two subtypes of the OBC'99' sealing tapes and censor h.s. '16/99' or 'C.4' (2) (Reserve = £52.00) [Estimate price: £65.00]

1916 - LUDERITZBUCHT : KGV S.Africa 1d stamps (inc pair) on trio of covers to different inland destinations, all cancelled by the scarcer solid-arc [T.9] cds with large boxed bilingual censor [T.90] in blue or black. (3) (Reserve = £60.00) [Estimate price: £75.00]

1916 - GIBEON: Cover to Keetmanshoop with KGV 1d stamp cancelled by Gibeon double-ring cds [T.3] and boxed bilingual censor. (Reserve = £28.00) [Estimate price: £35.00]

1916 - AUS : stampless POW censored cover to Windhoek from imprisoned German NCO - with v.fine strike of the scarce 3-line 'Prisoner of War/Free of Charge/AUS' cachet in violet with matching s/l 'PASSED BY CENSOR' and crisp Aus cds; converted German Windhoek TPO cancel on reverse. Fine item. (image available) (Reserve = £68.00) [Estimate price: £85.00]

1916 - KLEIN WINDHUK : censored cover to Switzerland with S.Africa 2½d stamps (2, different shades) cancelled by exceptionally fine strike of the rare small rubber cds of Klein Windhuk [Putzel #2]; bilingual censor tape and matching blue hand-stamp '16/99'. Very attractive item. (image available) (Reserve = £80.00) [Estimate price: £100.00]