Third Session - Harmers Auctions

South Africa
1413
Boer War
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, 1900 (Feb. 9) “On Her Majestys
Ser vice” printed en ve lope, over writ ten “op. Com mando
Dienst” to Elandsfontein, show ing “Colesberg/C.G.H.” squared
cir cle de par ture d.s., with “Jo han nes burg/Z.A.R.” and
Germiston/Z.A.R.” c.d.s. on re verse, un usual Boer us age of
cap tured en ve lope and or i gin datestamp by a Boer sol dier
(Photo).
Est. 100 - 120 CHF.
100 CHF
1414
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, 1900 (Mar. 12) “Veld Dienst” en -
ve lope to Aliwal Noord, show ing “Veld-Post/G.F. Fleischer,/12
Mrt. 1900/Duitsch & Jo han nes burg/Com man dos” c.d.s. in blue
and “Dundee/Na tal” or i gin c.d.s., with “Jo han nes burg/Z.A.R.”
c.d.s. (11.3) on re verse, Very Fine (Photo).
Est. 500 - 600 CHF.
500 CHF
1415
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, 1900 (May 2) en ve lope ad -
dressed to the Mafeking Ho tel, bear ing Good year 1d.,
cancelled by “Mafeking/C.G.H.” c.d.s., stamp has de fec tive cor -
ner at top right, scarce us age. SG 18 (Photo).
Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF.
1,200 CHF
1416
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Aus tra lian Con tin gent, 1900
(Aug. 19) en ve lope to Syd ney (20.9), en dorsed “From F.W.
Pentlin. S.Sgt., N.S.W. Army Med i cal Corps” bear ing New
South Wales ½d. blue-green (2), cancelled by “Army P.O. 55/S.
Af rica” c.d.s. (21.8), Fine, Ex Bill Hart, a rare us age (Photo).
Est. 500 - 600 CHF.
500 CHF
1417
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Ca na dian Con tin gent, 1899 (6
Dec.) Cape of Good Hope 1d. let ter card, to Hull, Que., Can -
ada (13.1.00) via Ot tawa (13.1.00), cancelled by “De
Aar/C.G.H.” c.d.s., with in ter est ing con tent :”We are now en -
camped at De Aar the head quar ters of the troops and base of
sup plies…await ing for or ders to pro ceed to Kimberely and have
a hand in the fight. The day be fore we came here the bat tle of
Moddy River was fought. We met two hos pi tal trains loaded with
wounded men there was 200 wounded and 64 killed on the Brit -
ish side and about 6 hun dred on the Boer side.” A graphic early
let ter from a mem ber of the Ca na dian Con tin gent, the first of
which had only ar rived at the Cape on 30 No vem ber 1899
(Photo).
Est. 200 - 250 CHF.
200 CHF
1418
Start CHF
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Ca na dian Con tin gent, 1900
(Mar. 23) un franked sol diers en ve lope, to Kingston, On tario
(28.4) via Lon don, Eng land (16.4) en dorsed “Gr. Thomas A.
Gillen, C Bat tery, R.C.A.”, show ing “Ca na dian Con tin -
gent/South Af rica” oval d.s. in red and “Field Post Of fice,
B.O./Brit ish Army, S. Af rica” c.d.s. (Mar.), coun ter signed by the
Com mand ing Of fi cer, Fine (Photo).
Est. 350 - 400 CHF.
350 CHF
1419
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Ca na dian Con tin gent, 1900
(Oct. 11) of fi cial en ve lope to Ot tawa (11.10), show ing on re -
verse “D. Bat tery/No.358/Date 11/10/00/Royal Ca na dian Ar til -
lery” oval send ers d.s. in vi o let, and on front “Ca na dian
Con tin gent/South Af rica” oval d.s. (17.10) in vi o let, with “V.R.I.”
1d., Can ada 2c. and Great Brit ain 1d., cancelled by c.d.s., slight
crum pling, Fine (Photo).
Est. 300 - 400 CHF.
300 CHF
1420
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Ca na dian Con tin gent, 1900
(Oct 24) “On Ac tive Ser vice, Stamps not avail able” sol diers
en ve lope, to Bryson, Can ada (26.11) with send ers en dorse -
ment “From Gun ner L.J. Le Roy, No. 253, D Bat tery R.C.F.A.”,
show ing “Army P.O. 55/S. Af rica” or i gin c.d.s., “Ca na dian Con -
tin gent/South Af rica” oval d.s. (31.10) in vi o let, and “Mon-
treal/Free” c.d.s. (26.11), Fine (Photo).
Est. 300 - 400 CHF.
300 CHF
1421
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, In com ing Mail, 1901 (July 11)
reg is tered en ve lope from San Fran cisco, to a Boer Pris oner
of War at Ragama Camp, Cey lon bear ing U.S. 5c. and 8c.,
cancelled in pur ple, match ing San Fran cisco reg is tra tion d.s.,
New York Ex change Of fice reg is tra tion la bel, “Paris
Etranger/…Chargements” tran sit c.d.s. (26.7), with “Co-
lombo/Regis…” and “Ragama Camp” ar rival c.d.s. (21.8) on re -
verse, cen sored with “E./Crown/R./Opened un der Mar tial Law”
la bel and “Passed Cen sor P.O.W./Diyatalawa/E.J.B.” oval h.s.
in vi o let, ver ti cal fil ing fold, Fine, a very rare us age from the
United States (Photo).
Est. 3 000 - 3 500 CHF.
3,000 CHF
1422
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Mail to Eng land, 1899 (1 Dec.)
en ve lope to New cas tle on Tyne, bear ing Transvaal ½d. (3)
and 1d. (de fec tive cor ner), cancelled by “Jo han nes burg/Z.A.R.”
c.d.s., cov ered by “Postdepartement, Z.A. Republiek/Geopend
onder Krijgswert.” printed black on pink la bel, scarce use of
Boer cen sor la bel (Photo).
Est. 100 - 150 CHF.
100 CHF
1423
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Mail to Eng land, 1902 (Jan 20)
reg is tered cover from Potchefstroom, franked with 8 dif fer -
ent "V.R.I." and "E.R.I." over prints, vi o let Jo han nes burg cen sor
handstamp, Fine (Photo).
Est. 120 - 150 CHF.
120 CHF
1424
Start CHF
SOUTH AFRICA: Boer War, Mail to USA, 1901 (7 Nov.) “Con-
sular Ser vice, U.S.A.” reg is tered cen sored en ve lope, with
cor ner card, ad dressed to Chi cago (9.12) via Lon don (30.11),
show ing “Con sul ate of the United States of Amer ica to the
S.A.R./Pre to ria/Ea gle” oval ca chet in vi o let and bear ing “E.R.I.”
1d. strip of three and sin gle and “V.R.I.” 2½d. ver ti cal pair,
cancelled by “Reg is tered/Pre to ria” framed d.s. (Photo).
Est. 150 - 200 CHF.
150 CHF
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