“CENSORED G.B.BEAK” straight-line on franked envelope from “FICKSBURG 27 AU (19)00” to a prisoner of war in the Green Point camp in Cape Colony, reverse transit cds., slightly soiled, still fine and very rare censor mark from Ficksburg

“CENSORED T´NCHO” straight line, fine strike on franked envelope from “THABA`NCHU 17 SE 19(00)” to the Green Point camp in Cape Colony, circular “PRISONERS OF WAR” possibly applied as an arrival, some minor imperfections, still fine and a very rare usage of that short-lived censor mark

“E. J. Cullen” cursive straight-line censor handstamp applied on the double triangular cachet “PASSED PRESS CENSOR” to a local contrived registered envelope from “WINBURG 12 MY (19)02”, alongside the scarce oval registration “R” from Winburg, very fine and attractive. Most unusual usage of that particular censor handstamp on the cachet, as opposed to on a paper seal
 
 

“18” barred oval numeral obliterator with “FICKSBURG 16 JUL (19)00” alongside, together with manuscript “Censored (  )” applied locally to an envelope to Grahamstown in Cape Colony, reverse arrival cds., cover folded vertically twice, still fine. A rare usage of the early manuscript censor forerunner of Ficksburg before the introduction of the official handstamp

“CENSORED. ROUXVILLE, O.R.C.” with pencilled initials, very fair strike of the double oval handstamp in violet to a mourning envelope from “ROUXVILLE NO 21 (19)00” to a prisoner of war detained in the Diyatalawa camp in Ceylon, reverse transit cds. “COLOMBO DE 25 00”, back flap missing and one adhesive torned, still fine and attractive. A very rare censor handstamp
 
 

“CENSORED” straight-line purple handstamp, together with manuscript “J.J.W. R(esident) M(agistrate) on franked envelope from ”JAGERSFONTEIN JY 2 (1900)" to the Green Point camp in Cape Colony, alongside circular “PRISONERS OF WAR” possibly used as an arrival mark, fine and very rare censor mark from the mining town of Jagersfontein

“J E S” violet initials censor handstamp on a seal closing a franked envelope from “JAGERSFONTEIN ROAD (19)01” to Edenburg, also “H.P.Y.” censor mark, all applied at Bloemfontein, fine. A most unusual convergence of a rare censor mark and the very scarce obliterator from Jagersfontein Road

“PASSED PRESS CENSOR”, superb strike in purple of the double triangle censor handstamp on a franked envelope from “”HEILBRON JU (19)02" redirected from London to Amlwch with both transit and arrival cds., some minor peripheral toning of no importance, fine and rare. A late usage of British censorship a few weeks after the end of the war

“VREDEFORT ROAD MR 27 (19)02”, clear strike on a franked envelope to the prisoner of war Bellevue camp in Cape Colony, red censor initial “P.B.C” and rare double triangle “PASSED PRESS CENSOR” applied at Vredefort Road, transit cds. on reverse “BLOEMFONTEIN 30 MR 02”, some slight cover wear, still fine and attractive.

“RAGAMA CAMP NO 24 (19)01”, a very fine arrival strike on front of a franked postcard from “SPRINGFONTEIN OC 24 (19)01”, transit via Natal and censor marks, on reverse the text crossed out in pencil, still very fine. A very scarce postmark from the Ragama Camp in Ceylon

KRAAI RIVER - ZASTRON CAMP: franked postcard from Germany with oval “DEUTSCH SEEPOST LINIE HAMBURG WEST AFRIKA 5 4. 02”, addressed to the “Kraai River Camp Aliwal North”, violet trangle and “J.C.C.” censor handstamps, reverse arrival cds. “ZASTRON MY 10 (19)02”, slightly toned and a minor corner crease, still fine. A very scarce incoming mail from the German colonies to the Zastron camp, which was supposedly associated with the Aliwal North...

HARRISMITH CAMP: franked envelope from “SGRAVENHAGE 11 DEC 01” with reverse transit via Durban and arrival cds. “HARRISMITH JA 7 (19)02”, the recipient not found and letter consequently returned to the sender. Some cover faults, but a rare incoming mail from the Netherlands to a refugee camp