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| Country: Cape of Good Hope Clear Subject: QV covers (late) Clear | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) ;) ;) | TRANSVAAL to ARGENTINA (gold mining period) 1894 use of 1d PSE with added defective 1d pmk'd Pretoria 25 FEB 94 additionally tied by red London MR 8 94 transit, reverse text headed by an unidentified 'camp' (purity, survey?) with Cape Town D/FE 28 94 transit and Buenos Aires AB 15 94 arrival, central vertical crease. Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, in the Transvaal, in 1886. Thousands of white and black South Africans were employed on the mines by 1890. Even though the Transvaal gold mines were the richest in the world they were the most difficult to mine because the reefs lay so deep underground. The gold had to be mined by shafts as opposed to open mines, like diamonds. £95 |
;) | KALK BAY "447", Cape of Good Hope full text card written Noordhoek pmk'd Kalk Bay A/OC 25 02 with Cape Town OC 25 02 and Noordhoek I/OC 25 02, message re sending eggs by todays train. £40 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN and CAPE OF GOOD HOPE "both ways" postal history 1902 mourning cover to De Beers, Somerset West, Cape Colony with Great Britain QV 3d Jubilee tied PADDINGTON AP 3 02, no arrival date but returned to the London Hospital, Whitechapel with strip of three, two singles ½d Hope pmk'd GPO Cape Town AP 23 02, no backstamps. 3d outgoing (presumed overpaid ½d) and 2½d return. £140 |
;) ;) | MOUNT STEWART, Cape of Good Hope postal history 1897 QV 4d PSRE with added 1d Hope x 4 pmk'd MR 31 97 to Johannesburg, reverse MIDLAND UP F/31 MR 97 transit. £65 |
;) | 696 used LADY GREY ALIWAL NORTH DIV., Cape of Good Hope postal history QV 1d Reply Post Card portion dated 2 AU 95 to Coppenbrugge, Germany £28 |
;) ;) | 564 used NAAUWPOORT, Cape of Good Hope postal history dated C/OC 29 95 on QV 1d Post Card to Cartographers in Edinburgh. £36 |
;) | 640 used PEARSTON, Cape of Good Hope postal history dated A/AP 12 96 on 1d rate cover to P.O. Achter Sneewberg, some reverse damaga at base. £40 |
;) | 8 used DOUGLAS, Cape of Good Hope postal history dated SP 5 01 on 1d rate censored cover to Cape Town, piece of top and flap removed on opening, some perf. toning. £120 |
;) ;) | 8 used DOUGLAS, Cape of Good Hope postal history dated AU 22 98 on QV 4d PSRE with added twelve x 1d (SG.59a) to Port Elizabeth, fine N.E. T.P.O. AU 24 98 cds, toning on address panel. £150 |
;) | 997 used MIDDELBURG, Cape of Good Hope postal history on cover dated C/AU 31 96 with horiz. pair, strip of three ½d (SG.48a) to London re-addressed Munich, Bavaria, one stamp defective. £60 |
;) ;) | 824 used BURGERSDORP, Cape of Good Hope postal history contrary to regulations as without despatch datestamp on QV ½d Post Card written 4 Jan 94 to Paarl showing A/AP 6 91 arrival. £36 |
;) | 594 used LADISMITH, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover dated NO 4 01 to Cape Town. £32 |
;) | 1091 used ROSMEAD, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover dated E/MY 8 99 to Graff Reinet, some opening faults along top. £40 |
;) | 234 used TARKASTAD, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover with added pair 4d (contemporary or late fee?) dated AU 8 90 to Cape Town, some toning, £48 |
;) ;) | 250 used CALEDON, Cape of Good Hope postal history on QV ½d Post Card with text headed Caledon 25/1/92 without despatch datestamp (contrary to Post Office regulations). £18 |
;) | 1062 used WELLINGTON STATION, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover dated A/JY 30 98, sealed cover tear, slightly soiled edges. £36 |
;) | 334 used TSOMO, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 2d rate cover to Transvaal dated A/NO 23 91, opened irregularly at top. £32 |
;) | 393 used VICTORIA WEST, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover written Rheboksfontein dated C/SP 5 91, small fault at base. £25 |
;) | 271 used GREAT BRAK RIVER, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover dated MY 3 94, heavy central toning. £36 |
;) | 34 used Wellington, Cape of Good Hope postal history on 1d rate cover, rounded corner perf, dated C/JU 23 91. £20 |