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British Commonwealth continued...

Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection continued...
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281 imageUsed to England: 1872 (15 Apr.) double rate packet cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England bearing 1864-77 1s blue-green (2), cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, bears PORT ELIZABETH AP 15 72 CAPE-COLONY c.d.s., CAPE-TOWN AP 23 72 CAPE-COLONY transit c.d.s. and "TOO LATE" handstamp, since it literally missed the boat, unclear red London Paid transit c.d.s. (possibly 10 June 1872), endorsed "Per R.M.S.," attractive postal history item., ex Dillaway.
SG 26b.

Port Elizabeth and Cape Town were the only major post offices to receive "TOO LATE" handstamps. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-16, 08:02 AM
282 imageUsed to England: 1872 (20 Aug.) a fascinating cover accidentally sent from England within a newspaper to the Eastern Frontier bearing Great Britain 1858-79 1d rose-red Plate 145, cancelled and intended for delivery in London, back flap bears "Recd. inside of a newspaper from England, initialed H.M.C.O. p.m.," bears KING WILLIAMS TOWN AU 20 72 double arc c.d.s. with London red and black return arrival receivers of 4 October 4 1872, bears on front lovely MISSENT-TO/CAPE-TOWN handstamp (SP 1) and CAPE-TOWN AU 26 72 CAPE-COLONY c.d.s. with rating marks crossed out in indicate free return, bears pretty blue Eastman's Royal Naval Academy (British prep. school). A fabulous cover, ex Dillaway.
SG 43.

The MISSENT-TO/CAPE- TOWN mark is the item of record of this handstamp in hyphenated format. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-14, 05:39 PM
283 imageUsed to England: 1873 (26 Jan.) single packet rate mourning cover from Post Retief (Division of Fort Beaufort) to Sussex, England bearing 1864-77 1s green, cancelled by double oval POST-RETIEF JA 26 1873 datestamp with CAPE TOWN FE 3 73 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. alongside, cover backstamped with unclear Grahamstown transit c.d.s. and Hawkhurst (Sussex) receiver of 17 March 1873, Rare., ex Dillaway.
SG 26a.

This cover was conveyed by the twice weekly postcart to Fort Beaufort for onward delivery to Cape Town and thence by mail steamer to England. The post office in this small village 20 miles from Fort Beaufort was opened in May 1854. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-16, 08:04 AM
284 24a imageUsed to England: 1873 (24 July) private ship single rate cover from Port Elizabeth to Bristol, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue, cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, endorsed "Per Steamer "Iceland", bears red SHIP LETTER PAID SP 12 73 LONDON c.d.s. and red manuscript crayon "2," 2d credit to the Cape, backstamped Port Elizabeth c.d.s. and Bristol receiver. Scarce and early cover., ex Dillaway (SG 24a),

"Iceland", built 1871, J. and G. Thompson, Glasgow. 1474 tons.
Thee Donald Currie Line, commonly known as the Castle Line, began operations in 1872 and ultimately operated a larger fleet than the rival Union Steamship Company. The ‘Iceland’ was the vessel with which Donald Currie made his entry into the South African shipping trade in 1872 and she carried the Cape mails until April 1873, then being employed on the coast until October 1873 subsequently returning to England. She was lost off the coast of Holland on 18 December 1876. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-14, 05:41 PM
285 24a imageUsed to England: 1873 (22 Nov.) private ship double rate cover from King Williams Town to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue (2), somewhat faintly canceled by barred oval "4" handstamp additionally with postmaster applied pen strokes as the canceller was faint and inadequately obliterated the stamps, endorsed "Per Donald Currie’s Line," bears double arc KING WILLIAMS TOWN NO 21 1873 c.d.s., very scarce large red "4" handstamp, 4d credit to the Currie Line and CAPE-TOWN NO 27 73 CAPE-COLONY c.d.s., backstamped with London receiver of January 1874, scarce., ex Dillaway (SG 24a),

The manuscript cancellation of stamps with pen strokes or initials and dates prevented re-use or theft and this practice was approved by the Postal Administration. Stamps could also have been pre-cancelled before use, but the most interesting examples are those pen cancels emanating from smaller post offices or agencies that were without, or temporarily without, formal cancellers. The cover above was carried on postcart Route 26 (King Williams Town - 7 days) to Cape Town. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-14, 05:42 PM
286 23 imageUsed to England: 1873 (31 Jan.) private ship single rate cover from Uitenhage to York, England bearing 1864-77 1d carmine-red (4), trivial edge placement faults, unclear barred oval cancels, endorsed "Per first Merchant Steamer," backstamped with double oval UITENHAGE JA 31 1873 datestamp and York receiver, bears large red fancy 2d handstamp, 2d credit to the Currie Line, Cape Town transit and red SHIP LETTER PAID MR 24 LONDON c.d.s., vertical fold at right slightly affecting one stamp, scarce., ex Dillaway (SG 23),

In 1873 the Castle Line was informed that the company would be allowed 2d on every 4d charged, instead of the former 1d. These fancy handstamps are not recorded in Goldblatt. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400

CLOSED
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before May-14, 05:42 PM
287 24 imageUsed to England: 1874 (7 Jan.) private ship double rate cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d pale blue pair, canceled by central barred oval "2" handstamp, bears PORT ELIZABETH JA 7 1874 double arc c.d.s., CAPETOWN JA 10 74 CAPE-COLONY transit c.d.s., red manuscript crayon "4" double rate credit to the Currie Line and is endorsed "Per "Windsor Castle" s. s. / Jany 7th 74," backstamped with red boxed London E.C. receiver of 5 February 1874 and with embossed PORT ELIZABETH /J O SMITH & Co./ALGOA BAY seal, a trifle soiled but an unusual rate. Scarce., ex Dillaway (SG 24). (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

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288 24a imageUsed to England: 1874 (7 Apr.) private ship single rate cover from Grahamstown to York, England bearing 1866-74 4d blue, canceled by barred oval "3" (previously unconfirmed numeral canceller in 4, 4, 4 format), endorsed "By Private Steamer," backstamped GRAHAMS-TOWN AP 7 74 CAPE COLONY and York receiver, on front CAPE TOWN AP 11 74 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. and large red manuscript crayon "2," 2d credit to the Currie Line, scarce., ex Dillaway (SG 24a),

The letter was written by Justice Edward Dwyer, Supreme Court judge in Grahamstown, franked at the 4d rate which compared very favorably with the 1s payable for the mail steamer rate. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $350.00
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before May-14, 05:43 PM
289 24a imageUsed to England: 1874 (9 Apr.) private ship double (initially rated singly) rate cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue with wing margin at right, cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, cover is endorsed "Per Windsor Castle’ s.s.," it literally missed the boat hence "TOO LATE" handstamp, cover bears faint PORT ELIZABETH AP 9 74 c.d.s., red manuscript crayon "2" crossed out and replaced with "4" (the correct credit to the Currie Line for a double rate letter), additionally with circular "MORE TO PAY" handstamp, FB (Foreign Branch) double circle of 5 June 1874 and manuscript "8" for 8d postage due to be collected as the letter was underfranked, backstamped with red SHIP LETTER LONDON JU 5 74 c.d.s., flap with embossed PORT ELIZABETH/J O SMITH & CO./ALGOA BAY seal, a lovely postal history cover showing two aspects of the discipline., ex Dillaway (SG 24a),

Posted on 9 April, this letter just missed the Windsor Castle sailing of 10 April and was finally delivered on 5 June – an overdue delivery of 58 days – explained by the TOO LATE handstamp. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400

SOLD for $300.00
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before May-14, 05:44 PM
290 24a imageUsed to England: 1874 (5 Aug.) private ship single rate cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England, bearing 1864-77 4d blue cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, endorsed "By Colonial Mail Steamer Windsor Castle" and bears PORT ELIZABETH AU 5 74 c.d.s., large red manuscript crayon "2," 2d credit to the Currie Line and large red LONDON E.C. PAID 5 SP 74 arrival c.d.s., with faint vertical fold, scarce., ex Dillaway (SG 24a),

The "Windsor Castle" established the outward record from Dartmouth to Table Bay in 1873 but she was wrecked on 19 October 1876 on a homeward voyage when she struck a reef two miles west of Dassen Island. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $250-300

SOLD for $170.00
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before May-14, 05:45 PM
291 24a imageUsed to England: 1875 (30 Jan.) private ship single rate cover from Panmure (East London Division) to Carlisle, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue, cancelled by large triangular obliterator, cover endorsed "By the Donald Currie Line" and bears PANMURE JA 30 75 c.d.s., CAPE TOWN FE 4 75 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. with large red fancy "2d" handstamp at lower left, another marking which is unclear and Carlisle MR 8 75 c.d.s. receiver on reverse, cover is a little fragile and had been slit at left side, very Rare origin., ex Dillaway (SG 24a),

Frescura records only two covers from Panmure which opened in 1875, this being the earliest recorded date, closing in 1876 and probably continuing as Panmure Railway Station into 1877. Panmure is unlisted in the Post Office Guide of 1882. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400

SOLD for $250.00
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before May-16, 08:14 AM
293 24a imageUsed to England: 1875 (16 May) single packet rate cover from Tarkastad to Leeds, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue pair and single with wing margin at left, small faults, canceled by double oval TARKASTAD MY 16 1875 datestamp, bears CAPE TOWN MY 20 75 CAPE COLONY c.d.s. alongside, backstamped CAPE PACKET PLYMOUTH JU 22 75 and Leeds next day receiver, very rare, Signed Richard Johnson. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein,Dillaway, (SG 24a),

One of only two covers extant showing the Tarkastad handstamp, the other example being dated 1873. The lettering on these handstamps was normally in serifed capitals and this was the only sans serif type in use on the Eastern Frontier. The village was established by the Dutch Reformed Church on the farm Boschfontein. Its name was derived from the Khoikhoi, meaning "a place of many women." It was some 50 miles from Cradock; the post office was opened in 1858. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $500-750

SOLD for $350.00
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before May-14, 05:46 PM
294 24a,29 imageUsed to England: 1876 (27 Nov.) private ship single rate cover (at the newly increased 6d rate) from King Williams Town to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue and 1871-76 1d carmine-red (2), cancelled by barred oval "4" handstamps, endorsed "Per ‘Dunrobin Castle’ Via Dartmouth" and bears KING WILLIAMS-TOWN NO 27 76 c.d.s., CAPE TOWN DE 2 76 CAPE COLONY c.d.s. and faint red London Paid arrival c.d.s. of 23 December 1876, with faint vertical fold at center not affecting the stamps or markings, scarce, ex Dillaway (SG 24a,29),

The "Dunrobin Castle" established both outward and homeward records from Table Bay to Plymouth in 1876 and 1877 respectively. (Image) (Image2)

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295 29,30 imageUsed to England: 1877 (7 Nov.) single rate cover at the newly increased 6d rate from Elands Post (renamed Seymour in 1883 Stockenstrom Division) to Lynn, England bearing 1871-76 1d carmine-red pair, and 4d dull blue cancelled by double oval ELANDS-POST NO 7 1877 datestamps additionally with faint Cape Town transit, backstamped Lynn receiver of 9 December 1877. Rare and very attractive, ex Dillaway (SG 29,30),

This handstamp was in use at Elands Post for 26 years; the letter being sent via postcart through Alice and Whittlesea to Queenstown, then continuing to Cape Town. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $290.00
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before May-14, 05:48 PM
296 25b imageUsed to England: 1877 (9 Dec.) single rate envelope (refolded) from Port Alfred (Division of Bathurst) to London, England bearing 1864-77 6d violet, canceled by bluish-green octagonal "51" handstamp, cover bears slightly unclear bluish-green PORT ALFRED DE ? c.d.s. and CAPE TOWN DE 10 77 transit c.d.s. with slightly unclear red London Paid receiver of 4 January 1878, cover backstamped with greenish-blue double oval PORT ALFRED DE ? 1877 datestamp, scarce., ex Dillaway, Photocopy of Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa Cert. (1990) (SG 25b),

This style of Port Alfred c.d.s. is unlisted by Frescura. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $300.00
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before May-14, 05:48 PM
297 30,37 imageUsed to England: 1881 (7 Jan.) single rate registered envelope from Port Elizabeth to Birmingham, England bearing 1871-76 4d blue and 1880 "3" on 3d pale dull rose (2), cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamps, cover endorsed "Per Balmoral Castle," bears PORT ELIZABETH JA 7 81 c.d.s., two strikes of straight-line REGISTERED handstamp (RL 2) and a faint strike of the oval REGISTERED JA 10 81 CAPE-TOWN-CAPE-COLONY datestamp (RL 1), backstamped with blue Birmingham Registered receiver of 8 February 1881 (incorrectly dated 3), a scarce and attractive usage., ex Dillaway (SG 30,37),

The "Balmoral Castle" was lost when wrecked on 10 February 1903. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $135.00
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before May-14, 05:49 PM
298 25b imageUsed to England: 1882 (14 July) mourning envelope from Port Elizabeth to Cheltenham, England bearing 1864-77 6d violet, cancelled by barred oval diamond "2" handstamp (formerly used in Griqualand West), bears PORT ELIZABETH JY 14 82 CAPE COLONY c.d.s., backstamped with Cape Town transit c.d.s. of 17 July 1882, redirected in England and bears Cheltenham squared circle c.d.s. on front and same day Stroud and Nailsworth backstamp receivers. Rare, Rare. Ex Dillaway and Goldblatt (illustrated in his handbook on page 181). (SG 25b),

The Barred Oval Diamond Numeral 2 handstamp was issued in Griqualand West in 1873 and used at an unidentified post office in the territory. After Griqualand West was annexed to the Cape in 1880 their Numeral 1 canceller was used in Cape Town. As the item of record, this cover additionally now confirms that the Numeral 2 canceller was, in fact, also returned to the Cape and used by the Port Elizabeth post office. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $500.00
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before May-14, 05:49 PM
299 25b image1877, 6d violet pair, tied by small triangular obliterator, bears GLEN LYNDEN JA 4 84 c.d.s. and red oval London Registered datestamp of 30 January 1884, backstamped BEDFORD JA 4 84 c.d.s., red Cape Town Registered Letter Office transit c.d.s. of 9 January 1884 and Colchester receiver of 30 January 1884. Rare., ex Dillaway (SG 25b),

The earliest date of use of this c.d.s. was previously recorded by Frescura as 2 June 1888. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $160.00
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before May-14, 05:50 PM
300 42 imageUsed to England (eventually): 1884 (14 June) a much traveled cover addressed to the captain of the "S.S. Southwold" (Joseph Press) in East London bearing 1882-83 2d pale bistre (small faults), cancelled by PORT ELIZABETH JU 14 84 and EAST LONDON JU 16 84 c.d.s. cancels, manuscript at top in magenta, manuscript "Ship not arrived," whereupon the cover began its travels chasing Captain Press around the globe Cape Town – London – Point De Galle – Colombo – Liverpool, variety of dated markings, the last being Liverpool of 12 September 1884 where the cover remained until it was finally picked up after almost six months on 5 December 1884 (initials and manuscript on reverse), bears "T" handstamp and a variety of postage due amounts to be collected, fascinating., ex Dillaway (SG 42). (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-14, 05:50 PM
301 41 imageUsed to England: 1884 (1 Dec.) single rate mourning envelope from King Williams Town to Reading, England bearing 1882-82 1d rose-red (6, single, pair and a strip of three, some edge placement faults), cancelled by large format "4" BONC, bears KING WILLIAMS TOWN DE 1 84 c.d.s., backstamped with slightly unclear Cape Town transit c.d.s. and Reading receiver of December 23 1884. Rare., ex Dillaway (SG 41),

Shown here is a proving cover for the Numeral canceller in the 4.5.4. format. The large "4" design is omitted from current literature. Jurgens (1943) and Goldblatt (1983) record only the 2.5.2.format whereas Frescura (2002), who queried its existence in 1983, does not differentiate between the two (large and small "4s"), and still omits the large "4"canceller from his latest publication. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200

SOLD for $135.00
Will close during Public Auction
before May-14, 05:51 PM

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