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| Country: Orange River Colony Clear Subject: All | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) | STEYNSRUST, Orange River Colony skeleton postmark 27 DE 1917 on South Africa KGV 1d piece. £10 |
;) | VYANDSVLEI, Orange River Colony postmark dated 13 MAY 19 on South Africa KGV 1d piece. Putzel unlisted £28 |
;) | KLEINOOD T.O., Transvaal postmark newly discovered purple TRD dated 23 JAN 1935 on 3 x Orange River Colony 1s. on 1/- V.R.I. and damaged corner South Africa 1d on Telegram piece (which should have been destroyed). Putzel unrecorded £150 |
;) | MHLOTSHENI, Swaziland postmark 26 OCT 32 on ORC 1d on 1d (SG.124) piece. £18 |
;) | GOEDGEGUN, Swaziland postmark 28 SEP 32 on ORC 6d on 6d (SG.109) piece. £20 |
;) | PIGGS PEAK, Swaziland postmark 15 OCT 32 on ORC 6d on 6d (SG.120) piece. £15 |
;) | KABUTA, Swaziland postmark 26 OCT 32 on ORC 1s on 1/- (SG.121) piece. £15 |
;) ;) ;) | ORANGE RIVER COLONY stamps: newly discovered 1890 CGH ½d green ovp'd "ORANGE RIVER COLONY" assumed OFFICIALLY DEFACED by G.P.O. on unused without gum horiz. pair (SG.133var), colour more bluish-green than normal. The Jamaica 1890 QV TWO PENCE HALF-PENNY on 4d red-brown is found similarly OFFICIALLY DEFACED Ex Winter, and described in the Swarbrick Sale (Cavendish 29 Sep 1995) as "thought only one pane was produced with this variety due to inking problems. They were returned to the G.P.O. for destruction but it is believed ten pairs exist. One pair is in the Royal Collection". £625 |
;) | PETRUS STEYN, Orange River Colony postmark dated 10 APR 26 with h/struck reg. etiquette on piece. £7 |
;) | MIDLAND T.P.O.3 railway postmark on Orange River Colony stamp dated 26 FEB 14 UP on KE7 2½d (SG.142). Putzel unlisted. £28 |
;) | 30, Orange River Colony postal history on CGH "ONE PENNY" on QV 1½d ovp'd "O.R.C." Post Card to Germany with design pmk'd DEWETSDORP 22 JUL 1905 d/ring, reverse headed "Kassel via Dewetsdorp". £60 |
;) | 30, Orange River Colony postal history on KE7 1d PSE with added V.R.I. 2d (SG.114) to Germany, b/stamped DEWETSDORP 19 NO 04. £65 |
;) | WELGELEGEN, Orange River Colony postmark 30mm purple TRD dated 22 DEC 1902 on ovp'd CGH 1d (SG.134). £40 |
;) | 2 numeral (11 bars, similar OFS type) on Transvaal stamp (Mathews T.22a) on 1902 KE7 6d CA wmk (SG.250), undiscovered use. £40 |
;) | 2 numeral (11 bars, similar OFS type) on Transvaal stamp (Mathews T.22a) on 1902 KE7 1/- CA wmk (SG.251), undiscovered use. £40 |
;) | LADYBRAND, Orange River Colony postal history on 2d on 2d, 3d on 3d V.R.I. reg. censored cover dated AU 22 01 to London, England. £40 |
;) | BETHLEHEM, Orange River Colony postmarks (D/R) dated 13 JUL 15 on block of twelve South Africa KGV 1d (SG.4), very minor perf. splitting. £20 |
;) | JAMMERBERGDRIFT, Orange River Colony postmark purple TRD dated 31 MAY 1903 on KE7 1d (SG.140) piece. £40 |
;) | MUSHROOM VALLEY, Orange River Colony postmark purple TRD dated 12 MAR 1904 on KE7 1d (SG.140) piece. £32 |
;) | 1900 (AP 7) BOER WAR - BLOEMFONTEIN O.V.S., Orange River Colony early V.R.I. civilian mail cover (non-military) dated AP 7 00 with 2 x ½d to Port Elizabeth, b/stamped AP 9 arrival. Bloemfontein, capital of the OFS, fell to the British 26 days earlier on March 13, 1900. (When Pretoria, capital of the Transvaal, was re-occupied by the British on June 5 1900, a civilan postal service began 13 days later). £120 |