Postal History Collection of Covers, Picture Post Cards & Postal Stationery items, presented on neatly written up, sleeved display pages, inc COGH QV PS items, later Covers & PPC's, Union KGV Covers inc Air Mail, Imperial Airways printed covers with letters, Official 'OHMS' Airmail cover & more. (27 covers/cards) {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £107.20)
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Lot #18441 - south africa 1900-02
ollection of censored covers(16) including several to Lourenco Marques {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £94.40)
Lot #18442 - south africa 1910-53
Good Mnt & Used coln on SG album pages, largely complete and with better incl 1913-24 range to 10s with some shades U, 1926-27 pictorial 6d in horiz pair FU, 1933-36 Vortekker set in M/UM blocks of 4 (2 pairs), 1935 Silver Jubilee set in blocks of 4 (2 pairs), 1938 Voortrekker set in M & UM pairs, 1941-46 War Effort set M & FU, 1942-44 reduced set M, through to 1953, some light toning in place, an interesting coln. (100s) Cat £760...
Lot #18443 - south africa 1913-24
set to 10s, 1925 Air 1d and 3d, 1926-27 set to 6d incl. 1d both perfs, 1927-30 2d both perfs plus vertical pairs 3d, 4d and 1s, 1929 Air pair, fair to fine used. (35) Cat £370 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #18444 - south africa 1913-24
1s orange-yellow, 1s3d, 2s6d and 10s, toned gum, m.m. Cat £269 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £38.40)
Lot #18445 - south africa 1913-24
2/6d purple and green two shades fine m.m. Cat £110 (image available) {MH} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #18446 - south africa 1913-24
£1 green and red v.f.u. Cat £400 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £150.40)
Lot #18447 - south africa 1913-24
Set to 10s ex 3d blue(13) fresh m.m. Cat £414 {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £67.20)
Lot #18448 - south africa 1913-24
set to £1 (centred to left), toned gum on 10s, o/wise fine m.m. Scarce. (15) Cat £950 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £288.00)
Lot #18449 - south africa 1913-54
Revenues-Used collection on stock leaves(approx 250) including 1913 £2 black and orange, £5,£10,£25, 1931-37 values to £10(4),£25(3), 1938-42 to £2, 1943-46 values to £25, 1946-52 values to £10(2),£25(4), 1954 to £1, mainly fine {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £313.60)
Lot #18450 - south africa 1913-61
Used accumulation on stock sheets(many 100s) including 1927 set to 10s in horiz pairs, also 5s and 10s in vertical pairs, extensive later Pictorials with pairs and blocks, Postage Dues inc 1914 set. A valuable lot {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £595.20)
Lot #18451 - south africa 1913-70s
Accumulation in a stock book(100s) including 1913 set to 5s mint, later with some better pairs mint and used, mixed condition {CC} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £68.80)
Lot #18452 - south africa 1914-22
Postage Due 1s, centred to SE corner gum bend, fresh m.m. Cat £60 {PD} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #18453 - south africa 1926-27
½d, 1d and 6d (block of 4), h/r, fresh m.m. (4) Cat £93 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #18454 - south africa 1927-30
Perf 14 2d grey and maroon lower right corner part pane of 36(18 pairs) with Bradbury Wilkinson imprint, fine u.m. Cat £324 {UM} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £49.60)
Lot #18455 - south africa 1927-30
pictorial set to 10s (centred to NE), fine m.m. (7) Cat £650 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #18456 - south africa 1929
Air 1s Colour Trials two shades of orange and two shades of red corner marginals printed on old maps, fine (image available) {E} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £160.00)
Lot #18457 - south africa 1930-44
values to 2s6d, plus vertical pair 3d black & red, 1933 Voortrekker, 1933-48 most to 10s, 1935 SJ (ex. 3d), 1936 JIPEX and 1937 Coronation, good to fine used. Cat £245 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #18458 - south africa 1930-44
roto 4d brown, wmk upright, light blue crayon line on one, o/wise fine used. Cat £150 (image available) {U} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #18459 - south africa 1930-47
Official 2d slate-grey and 2s6d blue & brown, m.m. Cat £66 (image available) {O} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #18460 - south africa 1930-47
Official-2/6d green and brown horiz pair mint Cat £60 {O} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #18461 - south africa 1933
Voortrekker Memorial Fund set, NHM pairs (8) Cat £17 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #18462 - south africa 1933
KGV: 5/- black & green with Wmk inverted. LMM Cat £120 (image available) {MH} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #18463 - south africa 1933-49
In tact collection on stockbook pages entirely mint in correct format pairs. In mixed condition. Needs careful checking for printing & shades but incls SA hyphenated to 10/-. Voortrekkers & Huguenot sets SG76-84. Both war Effort sets. Commem sets. Cat £400++ (127) {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £92.80)
Lot #18464 - south africa 1933-54
6d green and vermilion b/4, one with 'falling ladder', fine mint, the lower pair inc the variety are unmounted Cat £370 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £109.60)












