1871 De La Rue 5s die proof in black on glazed card, endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated April 27 1871, very fine and scarce, plus 5s yellow-orange imperf...

1883 Watermark Crown CA 5/- orange fine and fresh hinged mint

1884 Cabled Anchor watermark essays on card for both the small and large types, the latter for revenue issues, both in black ink with stamp size drawn...

1898 (Sep 19) British Bechuanaland postcard sent from England to Mafeking, franked on the reverse with 1881 1d lilac die II tied by Westgate-on-Sea "G48"...

1900 Cape of Good Hope 3d on 1d used, six examples showing the setting of 6 of the surcharge, fine to very fine (S.G. £450).

1900 Cape of Good Hope 3d on 1d pair on envelope to the Cape Colony tied by MR 30 1900 cd, reverse with Kimberley and Grahams Town arrival, roughly opened...

1900 6d on GB 3d purple on yellow (serif lettering) with surcharge inverted, pos. 5 from the setting of 6, tied to piece by Mafeking MR 30 1900 cds (first...

1900 GB Unappropriated Die 6d on 3d on envelope to Scotland tied by Mafeking AP 9 1900, endorsed at top left "via bag South", reverse with Greenock and...

1900 Goodyear 1d pale blue fine used. (S.G. £375).

1900 Major Goodyear 1d deep blue on blue cancelled by MY 1 1900 cds, slight toning, fine (S.G. £375).

1900 Major Goodyear 1d deep blue on blue tied to small piece by MY 17 1900 cds, very fine (S.G. £375).

1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue fine used on piece tied 'Mafeking MY 12 1900' cds. (S.G. £450).

1900 Baden Powell 3d (18.5mm wide) deep blue on envelope addressed "Acrostie / Mafeking Mail" tied by Mafeking AP 21 1900 cds, cover tears at top strengthened...

1900 Baden Powell 3d (21mm wide) deep blue on blue used with Mafeking AP 26 1900 cds, fine (S.G. £1'500).

1895 (Dec 13) envelope from Muden to Germany with five 1895 "HALF" on 1d (strip of 4 and single) tied by "P.O.A / 44) barred circles, reverse with Natal,...

Orange Free State 1899 Commando Brief black/bistre-yellow, Military Frank, rejoined horizontal pair centrally cancelled by large part Bloemfontein cds...

BOER WAR 1901 — TRANSVAAL TO IRELAND — REMARKABLE HAND-DRAWN PATRIOTIC COVER BY SGT. J. WOODMAN. Exceptional hand-illustrated Boer War cover from the Transvaal...

1901 De La Rue die proof of the KEVII head in oval in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "AFTER STRIKING" and dated "6 SEP 01", initialled at lower...

1901 De La Rue die poof of the 2s frame in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated “23 AUG 01”, very fine.

2/6d De La Rue die proof of the frame only in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated “Aug 15” in pencil, fine.

Appendix A: “Appendix A” dated “1st October 1901”, bearing 1d. (7) with black centres, seven with suggested and accepted colours for the ½d., 1d., 2d.,...

½d. to 10/- and 1903 1/- to £5, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and affixed to small piece or fragment, the 6d with surface scuff otherwise very fine; ex...

1902 ½d to 2½d (watermark inverted) and 1s to 10s, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and additionally handstamped “ULTRAMAR” by the Portuguese receiving authority,...

1902 1/2d to 2 1/2d and 1s to 10s (missing the 3d and 4d issued later), each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and additionally handstamped “ULTRAMAR”, all affixed...

1902 wmk CA 1s and 5s and 1903 1s, £1 and £5 each overprinted "SPECIMEN" and each showing variety broken "M", fine mint with original or part original...

1902 1/2d used, 2 1/2d mint marginal pair and single overprinted “SPECIMEN”, all with watermark inverted variety, fine.

1d black & carmine in a lower left mint pane of 60 showing perforations across the lower left corner due to a pre-perforation paper fold, very fine.

1902 (Nov 13) envelope from Vlakfontein to France with KEVII 1d and 1/2d on the obverse and 1/2d pair on the reverse tied by blue-green Vlakfontein mail...

3d to £1 and mono-colour ½d to 2 ½d, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” (Type SA5), generally fine mint. This set was presented to the Royal Empire Society on...

3d to 2/6d, 10/-, £1 plus monocolour½d.to 2½d, each handstamped with violet “Specimen” (Type SA1) applied in the Cape Colony, all with part gum 2s6d with...

1906 KEVII wmk multi CA 3d black and sage-green in mint n.h. vertical lower right corner pair showing a ‘ghosting’ of the frame, particularly noticeable...

3d. black and sage-green showing a "ghosting" of the frame, particularly noticeable to the right of wording, some hinge remnants otherwise fine mint; ex...

1904-09 wmk multi CA 4d, 6d and 1905 monocolour 1/2d (rounded corner) with watermark inverted varieties, fine used (S.G. £380).

1/- black and red-brown with watermark inverted, used in Port Elizabeth in 1911 as an interprovincial, very fine; cert. Eichele (S.G. £300).

1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "AFTER STRIKING", dated “28 JUNE 05” and initialled at lower right, very fine.

1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) endorsed “AFTER HARDENING”, dated “23 JUN 05” and initialled at lower right, fine and scarce.

1d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING”, dated “21 JUN 05” and initialled, fine.

Ink Recipes. A photocopied page from the De La Rue Ink Recipe Book with recipe Nos. 2075 and2076 giving details of the inks used for the ½d. and the 1d.,...

1/2d and 1d overprinted “SPECIMEN” on piece along with 1901-02 1d. overprinted "E.R.I." (ex De La Rue archives), also 2d, 2 1/2d (traces of paper on reverse)...

2d grey, prepared for use but not issued, overprinted "SPECIMEN" and with part Gabon receiving authority handstamp, no gum, fine.

2d. purple (3) and prepared for use but not issued 2d. grey (3), each overprinted "SPECIMEN" and affixed to large folded piece and tied by large red handstamp...

1905 (July) 2/7d. black on red (Type1). “Appendix dated “21st February 1903” bearing essay and proof (marked “decided on by Mr Mercer” of the front cover,...

1905 (July) 2/7d. black on red (Type 1). An uncut proof of the front and back cover with the reverse showing the printed postage rates and marked “cover...

1905 (late) 2/7d. black on red (Type 4). Front (creased) and back covers with the former showing amendment to parcel section and the latter with the replacement...

1905 (July) 2/7d. black on red (Type 1) complete booklet containing five 1d. panes of six (all with perfs trimmed or cut off on one side, stapled at right,...

1909 2/6d. black on red (Type 5). Two proofs on the front cover, one badly creased marked “Reqn 10/208”, and ½d. (2) and 1d. (4) panes of six with each...

Literature: "The Stamps of the Union of South Africa 1910-1961" by S. J. Hagger, the 1986 luxury limited edition of which only 100 were printed, with the...

1911 (Jan) "Mackay" unadopted essays for 1/2d, 1d, 3d, 4d and 5s, fine and scarce.

1911. First South African Aerial Post. Flown from Kenilworth to Muizenberg and back on Dec 27, 1911. Postmarked same day at both departure locations and...

1921 envelope to Johannesburg with 1913-24 1d bisect along with two 1/2d tied by Natalspruit cds, horizontal crease clear of stamps, fine and unusual.