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  • Lot# : 6201 Orange Freestate

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    1868/94: 1 s. orange-buff in a fine unused block of four with large part og., matched with 1 s. orange-yellow in a fine unused block of four with large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 640+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6202 Orange Freestate

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    1877: 4 d. on 1871 6 d. rose, overprint Type 2a, an unused example, trivial wrinkle but of fine colour, large part og. Scarce. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6203 Orange Freestate

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    "4" Surcharges 1877: "4" on 6 d. rose, surcharged Type 2b, a fine used example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", cancelled in black leaving the variety clear. A very scarce stamp. Signed Thier. Cert. BPA (1995) Gi = £ 1'100.rn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 6204 Orange Freestate

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    "4" Surcharges 1877: "4" on 6 d. rose, surcharged Type 2c, a fine used example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", cancelled lightly in black by "17" numeral obliterator. A scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (1995) Gi = £ 350.rn 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6205 Orange Freestate

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    "4" Surcharges 1877: "4" on 6 d. rose, surcharged Type 2d, a fine unused example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", of good colour, hinge remnants, unused without gum. A very scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (1992) Gi = £ 1'200.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 6206 Orange Freestate

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    "4" Surcharges 1877: "4" on 6 d. rose, surcharged Type 2d, a fine used example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", cancelled lightly in black by numeral obliterator. A few aging imperfections but a scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1953) Gi = £ 375.rnrnProvenance: Collection R.C. Agabeg.rn                   Robson Lowe, London, 18 Dec 1984, lot 324.rn 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6207 Orange Freestate

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    "4" Surcharges 1877: "4" on 6 d. rose, surcharged Type 2d, an unused block of four, of excellent colour, ome peripheral age spots otherwise fresh and very fine, large part og. and lower pair unmounted og. An exceptional and scarce multiple. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 1'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.H. Abbott, Harmers, London, 17-20 June 1968.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6208 Orange Freestate

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    1878 (July): 4 d. pale blue and 4 d. ultramarine, each in complete unused panes of 60 subjects, both with Control '4' in margin at top or at base, fresh and very fine but for minor marginal imperfections, large part or mostly unmounted og. Scarce in such large multiples Gi = £ 1'800+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6209 Orange Freestate

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    "1d." Surcharges 1881 (May 19): 1 d. on 5 s. green, surcharge Types 3a, b, c, d and f; with Type a unused and used, the balance all unused, largely fresh and fine, part or large part og. A scarce group and a fine reference Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6210 Orange Freestate

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    "1d." Surcharges 1882c.: Second, later Setting, 1 d. on 5 s. green, the remarkable unused pane of 60 from the left pane of the sheet, showing surcharges Type 3b (22 examples), Type 3c (5), Type 3d (30) and Type 3e (3); of outstanding freshness and vivid colour, the top nine stamps in the last column and the penultimate stamp at base all showing the 'break in bar' variety, the block incompletely separated between sixth and seventh rows and minor separation between seventh and eighth rows with precautionary hinges, a few minor imperfections, large part or unmounted og. This multiple represents the unique recorded pane from the left side of the sheet - the Tapling and Durell museum collections each only boast a right pane. A wonderful and extremely rare multiple for the connoisseur Gi = £ 7'045+.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.H. Abbott, Harmers, London, 17-20 June 1968.rn                   Collection 'Tobias', Spink, London, 15 July 2010, lot 2312.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6211 Orange Freestate

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    "1d." Surcharges 1881 (May 19): 1 d. on 5 s. green, surcharge Types 3d and e; an unused horizontal pair of good colour and large part og. Scarce and very fine, Type 3e is only represented four times per sheet of 240 subjects Gi = £ 640+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6212 Orange Freestate

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    "1d." Surcharges 1882c.: Third, later Setting, 1 d. on 5 s. green, surcharge Type 3f, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), positions 45-48/51-54/57-60, showing the raised stops on eight stamps and broken Bar on positions 46 and 58. Fresh and fine colour, minor gum wrinkle, large part or unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple, believed to be largest known block from the Third Setting Gi = £ 1'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Tobias', Spink, London, 15 July 2010, lot 2319.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6213 Orange Freestate

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    "½d." Surcharges 1882 (Aug): ½ d. on 5 s. green, an unused horizontal pair, left hand stamp variety: "Surcharge Inverted", fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare multiple, it is intersting to note that both the 'Bloemfontein' and 'Tobias' collections had no example of this error. Cert. BPA (1987) Gi = £ 1'325+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6214 Orange Freestate

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    "3d. Surcharges" 1882: 3 d. on 4 d. ultramarine, Surcharge Types 5b and d, an unused block of four, upper pair Type b, lower pair Type d, superb and fresh, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 360+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Bloemfontein', Argyll Etkin, London, 1 Dec 1999, lot 89.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 6215 Orange Freestate

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    "3d. Surcharges" 1882: 3 d. on 4 d. ultramarine, Surcharge Types 5a and d, an unused block of four, upper pair Type d, lower pair Type a, fresh colour, unobtrusive crease across lower pair, large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 360+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Bloemfontein', Argyll Etkin, London, 1 Dec 1999, lot 88.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6216 Orange Freestate

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    "3d. Surcharges" 1882: 3 d. on 4 d. ultramarine, Surcharge Type 5e, used example with variety: "Surcharge Double", a few imperfections with ironed bend and tone spot on perf. but the cancellation leaving the variety clear. An extremely rare stamp. Signed W. Houtzamer, W.T.Wilson. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 2'750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 6217 Orange Freestate

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    1882: 2 d. mauve, an unused interpanneau corner block of four, perforated 12 horizontally x imperforate vertically (issued as perf. 14), from lower left of the lower right pane, from the sheet discovered by Robson Lowe in the De La Rue archive, fine unmounted og. A rare and splendid multiple.rnrnNote: The block represents four of the 60 stamps possible perforated 12 x imperforate. See the attached article / offer brochure from 'The Philatelist' (May 1972) on the discovery of this sheet from the DLR archives. The upper left pane of 60 of the sheet was imperforate x perf. 12 vertically, the upper right pane was imperforate, the lower left pane from which this pair emanates was perforated 12 but had 17 stamps missing, the lower right pane was perf. 12 horizontally x imperforate.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6218 Orange Freestate

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    "1d Surcharges" 1890 (Dec): First Setting 1 d. on 4 d. ultramarine, surcharge Types 7a and c, a used horizontal pair showing the left hand stamp with Roman "I" for "1", this found just once on the sheet of 240 from the First Setting only, lightly cancelled by Bloemfontein squared circle datestamp (Feb 3, 1891). An extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6219 Orange Freestate

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    "Large ½d Surcharges" 1896 (Sept): ½ d. on 3 d. ultramarine, the complete upper half of the sheet with two panes of 60 folded through the central interpanneau margin, showing all the Surcharge Types, and the upper left pane showing "Surcharge Double" varieties on positions 1, 6, 13, 19, 49, 50, 55, 56. A few mostly marginal imperfections but a remarkable multiple.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6220 Orange Freestate

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    1897: Unissued 6 d. blue, perforated 14, (presumably) the De La Rue archive sheet, with two horizontal complete panes of 60 from the lower half of the sheet, showing the perforation 14 slipping downwards and to left (perforations go through 'Vrij' at top and touch the Plate Number "1" in lower margin on left pane and below 'Vrij' on the right pane), handstamped in the De La Rue format "30 OCT 96" in blue at base and countersigned in ink in margin alongside. The stamp itself was never issued due to the British Occupation of Bloemfontein and is only found overprinted 'V.R.I.', see the Stanley Gibbons footnote. A unique and extraordinary multiple of great importance to OFS philately Gi = £ 7'800+.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6221 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): ½ d. on ½ d. orange, an unused example, variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, large part og. Signed A. Diena. Cert. RPSL (1965) Gi = £ 180.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6222 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): ½ d. on ½ d. orange, an unused vertical pair from right pane, positions 49/55, the overprint misplaced and leaving top stamp with transposed overprint and lower stamp missing "V.R.I.". Fine and unusual pair with large part og. Cert. RPSL (1954) Gi = unlisted.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6223 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. deep brown of 1868, so-called 'error of colour', a fine unused example, two tiny gum bends not affecting appearance, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1981) Gi = £ 600.rnrnProvenance: Collection Henry A. Pattiz.rnrnNote: The National Bank of South Africa returned approximately 50 of the 1 d. brown and 100 of 1868/94 1 s. orange-yellow for overprinting after the Occupation of Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900. The overprinting was done and the stamps returned to the bank. The matter was referred to Major O'Meara who made efforts to recover the stamps. However, the Major's superior Officer, Colonel Williams, was president of Sidney Philatelic Society and it is more than likely that he, and others, shared the spoils, as most of the 50 examples of the 1 d. brown survived, whilst fewer of the initially more abundant 1 s. orange-yellow value (Gi. 110a) appear to have been donated to collectors but were, in actual fact, destroyed. For further information see Hisey & Bartshe page 146.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6224 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. deep brown of 1868, the so-called 'error of colour', an unused vertical pair of excellent colour, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. Perforations a bit weak between the pair but an extremely rare stamp in a multiple. Cert. RPSL (1953), BPA (1993) Gi = £ 1'200.rnrnProvenance: Ritchie Bodily, April 1953.rn                        Spink, London, 5 April 2006, lot 756.rnrnNote: The National Bank of South Africa returned approximately 50 of the 1 d. brown and 100 of 1868/94 1 s. orange-yellow for overprinting after the Occupation of Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900. The overprinting was done and the stamps returned to the bank. The matter was referred to Major O'Meara who made efforts to recover the stamps. However, the Major's superior Officer, Colonel Williams, was president of Sidney Philatelic Society and it is more than likely that he, and others, shared the spoils, as most of the 50 examples of the 1 d. brown survived, whilst fewer of the initially more abundant 1 s. orange-yellow value (Gi. 110a) appear to have been donated to collectors but were, in actual fact, destroyed. For further information see Hisey & Bartshe page 146.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6225 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. purple, an unused example of good colour, one nibbed perf., variety "I and stop after R omitted", position 9, fine large part og., with normal for comparison Gi = £ 275.rn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6226 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. purple, a used vertical pair on small piece, positions 2/8, lower stamp variety "I and stop after R omitted", neatly cancelled by 'Bloemfontein' cds's (March 31, 1900). Scarce Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6227 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. purple, a used block of four with overprint misplaced, leaving upper pair with variety "Value Omitted" and lower pair with overprint transposed, neatly cancelled by Bloemfontein cds's in black Gi = £ 200+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6228 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. purple, an unused vertical pair, lower stamp with variety "Surcharge Omitted", fresh and fine appearance, toned on reverse on large part og. Rare Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6229 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 2 d. on 2 d. bright mauve, an unused example with variety "No Stop after I", fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Cheminais, Spink, London, 12 April 2007, lot 1610.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6230 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 3 d. on 3 d. ultramarine, an unused horizontal strip of three, marginal from base of sheet, variety "Albino Inverted V.R.I. Overprint on Reverse" clearly apparent, fresh and fine, large part og. A most unsuual strip.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6231 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 6 d. on 6 d. bright carmine, a used block of six (3 x 2), of good fresh colour, neatly cancelled by Bloemfontein cds's (May 7, 1900). A most attractive multiple Gi = £ 240+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6232 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 6 d. on 6 d. bright carmine, an unused horizontal pair of good colour, positions 41-42, left hand stamp with variety "6 Omitted", minor adherence on the normal stamp, the variety large part og. Cert. RPSL (1976) Gi = £ 345.rnrnProvenance: Collection A.G.M. Batten.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6233 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 s. on 1 s. brown, an unused horizontal pair, of fresh colour, positions 23-24, right hand stamp with variety "1 of 1s. Omitted", fresh and fine, large part og., together with the a used example from position 24 with the error corrected and "1 inserted", a lightly cancelled used example - this being the stamp discovered in 1965 that led to the SG listing. Very rare. Certs. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 1'150.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6234 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 s. on 1 s. brown, a used block of six, marginal from right pane, positions 23-24/29-30/35-36, position 24 with variety "1 of 1s. Omitted", fresh and fine, large part og., the variety unmounted og. Gi = £ 185+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6235 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 5 s. on 5 s. green, an unused horizontal strip of six from base of sheet with Plate Number '1' in margin from the lower left pane, positions 55-60, position 57 showing "No Stop after V" variety, fresh and fine, two miniscule spots on unmounted og. A delightful multiple Gi = £ 435+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 6236 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 5 s. on 5 s. green, an unused example of vibrant colour, showing variety "Inverted Stop after R", position 8, fresh and fine appearance, part og. Cert. RPSL (1982) Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6237 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with raised stops 1900 (Post March): ½ d. on ½ d. orange, an unused example showing variety "Double Overprint of 'R' and ½d", light greyish impression of the doubling, fine with large part og. Signed A. Diena. Cert. RPSL (1965) Gi = unlisted.rnrnNote: The above stamp is not mentioned in Hisey & Bartshe's handbook, however, we know of at least one further example of this error.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6238 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with raised stops 1900 (Post March): 1 d. on 1 d. purple, an unused example showing variety "No Stops after V and I", position 49, minor wrinkle not affecting appearance, large part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6239 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with raised stops 1900 (Post March): 1 d. on 1 d. purple, an unused block of nine from a left pane, all stamps with variety "Double Overprint", and last stamp (position 42) showing "No Stop after R", fresh and very fine, superb large part og. with eight stamps unmounted og.  An extremely rare and most attractive multiple. Cert. RPSL (1984) Gi = £ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6240 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with raised stops 1900 (Post March): 2½ d. on 3 d. ultramarine (a + b), the famous unused block of eighteen (6 x 3) of rich resonant colour, showing the sixteenth stamp (Gi. 116) with Roman '1' and antique '2' in fraction, four stamps (ninth, twelfth, fifteenth and eighteenth stamps) with thick "V", and misalignment of the overprint forme. Fresh and very fine, with large part og. and lower twelve stamps unmounted og. A key piece for the OFS connoisseur, illustrated and discussed in Hisey & Bartshe on pages 173 and 174. Unique Gi = £ 7'125+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Bloemfontein', Argyll Etkin, London, 1 Dec 1999, lot 187.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6241 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with raised stops 1900 (Post March): 3 d. on 3 d. ultramarine, an unused horizontal pair, left hand stamp only with thick "V" in both surcharges, both stamps showing the error "Surcharge Double, One Diagonal", slight wrinkle on large part og. A very rare multiple. Signed A. Diena. cert. RPSL (1970) Gi = £ 925+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 6242 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with raised stops 1900 (Post March): 6 d. on 6 d. bright carmine, an unused vertical pair of good colour, upper stamp with raised stops, lower stamp with variety "Level Stops", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce, signed Thier; also a single unused example with "Raised and Level Stops mixed", fresh and fine with large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 365.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6243 Orange Freestate

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    1900: 5 s. on 5 s. green, an unused example with "Raised and Level Stops mixed", and also showing partial doubling 'kiss print' of the overprints in black, especially clear on the "5s." at base, slight thin, unused without gum. An unusual stamp. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 350+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6244 Orange Freestate

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    "V.R.I." with thick "V" 1900 (Post March): 2½ d. on 3 d. ultramarine, an unused horizontal pair with left hand stamp overprint type (a) and thin "V", right hand stamp overprint type (a) and thick "V", of good colour and fine, large part og. Signed A. Diena. Opinion Holcombe (1993) Gi = £ 975.rnrnProvenance: Collection G.H. Jonkers, Harmers, London, 16 Dec 1997, lot 1593.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6245 Orange Freestate

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    "V.R.I." with thick "V" 1900 (Post March): 3 d. on 3 d. ultramarine, an unused vertical pair, top stamp only with thick "V" in upright surcharge, lower stamp with thin "V", both stamps showing the error "Surcharge Double, One Diagonal", with thin "V", slight wrinkle on large part og. A very rare multiple. Cert. RPSL (1974) Gi = £ 925+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 6246 Orange Freestate

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    "V.R.I." with thick "V" 1900 (Post March): 6 d. bright carmine, an unused horizontal pair, left hand stamp thick "V", right hand stamp thin "V", fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 465+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Bloemfontein', Argyll Etkin, London, 1 Dec 1999, lot 193.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6247 Orange Freestate

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    "V.R.I." with thick "V" 1900 (Post March): 5 s. on 5 s. green, a fine unused example with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint in black, large part og. See Hisey & Bartshe page 179 who speculate this was probably produced for the UPU and who illustrate a similar example. Scarce and seldom seen Gi = £ 170.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6248 Orange Freestate

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    British Occupation 1900: The superb largely unused "VRI" collection with ½ d. on ½ d. incl. '½' omitted variety unused, 'No Stop' and value omitted variety unused, 1 d. on 1 d. with  'No Stop after R' variety unused, value omitted variety used (cert. PFSA), 'I' omitted variety unused (Gi 102ga) and used (Gi 102g), 'Error of Colour' 1 d. on 1 d. deep brown unused and used (with APS cert.), 2 d. on 2 d. with 'No Stop' after V in multiples unused, 3 d. d. on 3 d. with 'No Stop' after V in pair unused, 4 d. on 4 d. multiples incl. a block of twelve unused, 6 d. on 6 d. carmine incl. 'Value Omitted' unused (cert. RPSL) and used, 6 d. on 6 d. ultramarine with strips incl. 'No Stop' varieties, 1 s. on 1 s. brown incl. '1 Omitted' unused (ex Jonkers, cert. RPSL) and a block of four used on piece with same variety on second stamp, 5 s. on 5 s. green unused, a used block of four with one stamp showing 'Wide Spacing' variety and a single example on March 1900 cover; Second Issue similarly extensive with ½ d. on ½ d. with misplaced opts. and 'No Stop', 'Small ½',  varieties with range of multiples unused, 1 d. on 1 d. with panes (2) of 60 unused, blocks with 'No Stop' varieties, 'Surcharge Double' unused (3, one with cert. RPSL), 2 d. on 2 d. in unused block of 29 with three stamps 'thick V' (Gi 125), further varieties and multiples, 2½ d. on 3 d. ultramarine unused (a), 3 d. on 3 d. with unused multiples and varieties, 4 d. on 4 d. with varieties, 6 d. on 6 d. carmine unused (4), 'Raised & Level' stop variety unused, 6 d. on 6 d. blue with varieties, 1 s. on 1 s. brown unused (17) incl. varieties, 5 s. on 5 s. green unused (10, two multiples with 'Short Stop' varieties) and used (3), thereafter with "Thick V" overprints ½ d. on ½ d. (9) unused and seven further examples contained in multiples, 1 d. on 1 d. unused (18 incl. contained in multiples), 'No Stop' varieties unused (4), 'No Stops after R and I used (2), 2 d. on 2 d. unused (7) and inverted '1' variety (3), 3 d. on 3 d. unused (10) and inverted '1' (3), 6 d. on 6 d. blue unused (3) and used, 1 s. on 1 s. brown unused (4), 5 s. on 5 s. unused (1), thereafter with range of postcard stamps, Telegraphs issues from 1885 with "TF" overprints incl. unused panes of 1 d. purple, 6 d. blue, 1 s. brown and a few covers etc. A copious and meticulous collection formed by a splendid student of the issues Gi = £ 7'500+.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6249 Orange Freestate

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    1902: E.R.I / 6 d. on 6 d. blue, a block of four used on 1906 registered cover to Pretoria, overpaid but unusually cancelled by GOVERNMENT OFFICE / O.R.C. datestamps (Aug 20) in black. Reverse with Bloemfontein registration cds and Pretoria arrival (Aug 22). Some peripheral aging to perforations but scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6250 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, printed in black on glazed white card, with value tablets blank and showing large dots either side of Crown which were later reduced and POSTAGE & REVENUE which was altered to POSTAGE only, dated 13 MAY 02 in blue and struck with BEFORE HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6251 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Master Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, printed in black on glazed white card, with value tablets blank and dots either side of Crown which were later reduced and blank POSTAGE label, dated 2 MAY 02 in blue and struck with BEFORE / HARDENING in black, with manuscript "Original Die Plate" at lower left in ink. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 6252 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, ½ d. value printed in black on glazed white card, completed design, dated 8 DEC 02 in blue and struck with BEFORE / HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 6253 Orange Freestate

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    1902/03: "Appendix B" sheet from the De La Rue archives, manuscript dated at top "3rd July 1902 / Orange River Colony / Reg. 73/01" with imperforate Essays of the 1 d. value (4) in deep green, sage-green, dull purple and in purple; annotated respectively ½ d., 4 d., 1 d. and 6 d.,rnwith lower half of the page from the 'Day Book' showing 5 further 1 d. imperforate Essays with 1 d. in brown (manuscript 'Approved 2d.'), 1 d. in bright blue (manuscript 'Approved 2½d.'), 1 d. in mauve (manuscript 'Approved 3d.'), 1 d. in yellow-buff (manuscript annotation 'with red centre approved 1/-') and 1 d. in orange brown with manuscript '5/-' and a tick at right. These Essays are illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5240. A splendid group and unique.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6254 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 1 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, completed design, dated 25 SEP 02 in blue and signed "JW" in ink. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 6255 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 2 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, completed design, dated 8 DEC 02 in blue and struck with BEFORE / HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6256 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 2 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, completed design, dated 10 DEC 02 in blue and struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black and signed 'JW' in manuscript. Scarce and very fine with issued stamp unused.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6257 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 2 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, with vignette blank and POSTAGE at base, dated 12 JUL 02 in blue and struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6258 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 2½ d. value printed in black on glazed white card, completed design, dated 5 DEC 02 in blue and struck with BEFORE / HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine with unused issued stamp.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6259 Orange Freestate

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    1903/04: 4 d. scarlet & sage-green, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example with "IOSTAGE" for POSTAGE error, fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert RPSL (1969) Gi = £ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 6260 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 6 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, with vignette blank and POSTAGE at base, dated 14 JUL 1902 in blue and struck with BEFORE / HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine, together with issued stamp unused.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6261 Orange Freestate

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    1902: De La Rue Die Proof for Springbok & Gnu issue, 1 s. value printed in black on glazed white card, with vignette blank, with POSTAGE at base, dated 16 JUL 02 in blue and struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black. Scarce and very fine.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Cheminais, Spink, London, 13 April 2008, lot 1700.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6262 Orange Freestate

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    1903/04: Keyplate Springbok & Gnu issue, wmk. Crown CA, the set of nine values complete, all in unused blocks of four, many marginal wih Plate Number, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'100:
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 6263 Orange Freestate

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    1907: Keyplate Essay for proposed £ 10 value, with central headplate vignette printed in deep purple sunk into surround card, 89 x 102 mm., hand-painted in deep purple with further layer applied for the frame with upper label TEN POUNDS, lower label ORANGE RIVER COLONY and showing POSTAGE and REVENUE at sides, picked out in Chinese white on green and deep green. Dated in upper right "March 8th 07". Unadopted by the ORC but an extraordinarily beautiful Essay from this iconic issue.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 5 April 2006, lot 862.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6264 Orange Freestate

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    Mounted Police Franks 1899: Official stamps issued to the OFS Mounted Police, (-) black on dull yellow, rough perf. 12, 'Rijende Dienst Mach' with OVS below, an unused example with unobtrusive corner crease, large part og. Scarce and seldom seen Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 6265 Orange Freestate

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    1868/1899: The outstanding largely unused collection from 1868/94 first issue unused and used, 1877 '4' overprints on 6 d. rose with Type 'a' in a used strip of three, Type 'c' used on piece with Cape 6 d. lilac, 1878 4 d. pale blue in an unused block of 54, 5 s. green unused in a complete pane of 60 and an interpanneau block of sixteen, Aug 1882 ½ d. on 5 s. green unused (5), 1882 3 d. on 4 d. ultramarine unused (all four types) with some duplication, 1883 2 d. in unused panes of 60 (2), 1888 2 d. on 3 d. unused (3), 1890 1 d. surcharges incl. a few pairs and double surcharge varieties, 1894 1 d. purple in a complete sheet of 240, Sept 1896 ½ d. surcharges on 3 d. with duplicated unused and used range, 1896 'Halve Penny' surcharges on 3 d. with multiples and a duplicated unused and used range, 1897 2½ d. on 3 d. pair with both surcharge types (cert. RPSL), condition generally superb, a delightful lot Gi = £ 9'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 6266 Orange Freestate

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    1900/09: Orange River Colony, the collection on leaves with 1900 sets unused incuding 2½ d. block of six with 'No Stop' variety unused, 1902 4 d. on 6 d. on 6 d. with unused (50+) and used, 1902 6 d. on 6 d. blue unused (11) and used, 1902 1 s. on 5 s. green unused (21) incl. variety, 1903-04 set to 5 s. unused and used with ½ d. green wmk. inverted used, and additional corner pair of 5 s. blue & brown unused; 1903/04 'Specimen' set unused, 1905/09 set of four unused (2) and 4 d. with IOSTAGE error unused (2), together with some useful and attractive covers/cards.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 6267 Orange Freestate

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    1868/97: The cover collection (14) with first issue 6 d. on 1874 cover to Ladybrand, 1893 registered cover to Amsterdam with 1868/94 1 s. orange and 1883 2 d. mauve ex Bloemfontein, 1878 4 d. blue on local cover, 1881 cover to Germany at 4 d. rate, 1896 cover at 4 d. rate to USA, 1896 cover to Madeira witht 1883 ½ d. and 1892 2½ d. on 3 d. in a strip of three, 1890 provisional 1 d. on 3 d. (7) on cover to Switzerland, 1896 1 d. and diagonally bisected 1 d. on cover to Ventersburg etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6268 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1884/1900: The very mixed remainder of a collection with Cape of Good Hope covers (4) with one to Germany and one to Basutoland, CGH 1876 1 d. on 1 s. green unused, 1879 3 d. on 4 d. blue used showing PENCB variety clearly, 1880 3 d. on 4 d. pale dull rose unused and used, '3' on 3 d. pale dull rose unused but creased, '3' inverted on 3 d. in a used pair, Transvaal with 'EEN PENNY' on 4 d. olive unused (8), Great Britain 1840 2 d. blue Mulready envelope unused etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 6269 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 1 d. brown-lake, clear impression, imperforate on thin paper, an unused example of deep colour, large margins all round, fresh and fine with large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6270 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 1 d. orange-red, clear impression, imperforate on thin paper, position 17 on the right pane of 40 subjects, an unused example of good colour, ample large margins all round, fresh and fine, minor wrinkles as ever on large part og. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 700.rnrnNote: the BPA certificate classifies this as brown-lake in error.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6271 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 1 d. orange-red, imperforate, an unused example with ample to large margins all round, of good colour, minor wrinkle, small part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 6272 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. bright ultramarine, clear impression, imperforate on thin paper, in a bright shade, fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6273 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. bright ultramarine, imperforate, an unused example with large margins all round and possibly a corner example, of good colour, minor diagonal gum crease not affecting the appearance, large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6274 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. pale ultramarine, clear impression, imperforate on thin paper, fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 6275 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 1 s. deep green, clear impression in a paler shade than that found on the rouletted issue, imperforate on thin paper, good margins all round, slight stain on reverse on large part og. A very scarce stamp. Cert. Robson Lowe (1981) Gi = £ 850.rnrnProvenance: Collection David Crocker, RL, London 5 Nov 1980, lot 1011.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 6276 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 1 d. brick-red (shades), clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, unused examples (3) in differing shades, two from the narrow Setting, one with large break in outer frameline at lower right corner and showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, part or large part og. Gi = £ 540+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6277 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 1 d. orange-red (shades), fine roulette, unused examples (6), all fresh and very fine, one stamp showing a narrow setting, four stamps with large part og., two without gum, one signed Thier. A scarce group Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6278 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. bright ultramarine, clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, an unused marginal example in an intermediate shade, position 37 from base of the left pane showing line under 'K' of REPUBLIK in lower right corner, large part og. Cert. BPA (1985) Gi = £ 160.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6279 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. bright and pale ultramarine, clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, an unused example of each shade, the pale shade with natural flaw on 'S' OF ZES in left frame, fresh and fine with large part og. Gi = £ 320.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6280 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. pale ultramarine, clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, a fine used example cancelled by neat strike of circular POTCHEFSTROOM / ZUID AFRIKA datestamp (Dec 30, 1870) in black. Rare thus Gi = £ 170.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6281 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): 6 d. green (shades), clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, unused examples (3), one in the deep green shade of superb appearance but with slight thin and large part og., one in slightly duller yellow green shade and another in emerald green with a bluish tinge, largely fine with part or large part og. Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6282 Transvaal

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    Typographed by Adolf Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1870 (May 1): The selection of the first issue, all rouletted, with 1 d. in shades from brick-red to pale vermilion (6 unused and a seventh genuine example with a spurious cancellation), 6 d. ultramarine unused (3), 1 s. yellow green (2) unused and 1 s. emeral green unused and used, this last with roulettes trimmed. A few imperfections but a very scarce group (14 items) Gi = £ 2'500+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6283 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 1 d. carmine-red (shades), coarse impression, imperforate, the group of unused examples (3) encompassing dull rose and carmine shades, all with four margins and of good colour, with large part or part og. Minor imperfections as usual but a scarce group Gi = £ 330.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 6284 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 1 d. carmine-red, coarse impression, imperforate, an unused block of four of excellent appearance, large margins all round, small thin spot between the upper pair, wrinkled large part og. An exceptionally rare multiple Gi = £ 400+.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6285 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 6 d. dull ultramarine, coarse impression, imperforate, an unused example with large margins all round, right pane position 32 showing crushed 'R' in REPUBLIEK, horizontal crease, large part og. Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6286 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 6 d. dull ultramarine, coarse impression, imperforate, an unused horizontal pair, left pane positions 2-3, large margins all round, of good colour and large part og. A very scarce multiple. Cert. PFSA (1981) Gi = £ 850+.rnrnProvenance: Ex Warren Colson stock.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 6287 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 1 d. carmine-red, coarse impression, rouletted 15½-16, an unused example of good colour, fresh and very fine, unused without gum. Cert. BPA (1977) Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6288 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J.Viljoen, Pretoria 1870 (May-July 4): Coarse Impressions: 6 d. ultramarine (shades), rouletted on thin paper, unused examples (2) without gum and used examples (2), one with 'Potchefstroom' circular datestamp (Aug 3, 1870) in black and rare thus Gi = £ 850+. 
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 6289 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 1 d. pale rose-red & 1 d. carmine-red, coarse impression, imperforate on thicker hard paper, an unused example of each shade, large margins all round, each with large part yellow streaky og. Scarce so fine Gi = £ 220.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 6290 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 1-July 4): 1 d. pale rose-red, coarse impression, imperforate on thicker hard paper, an unused block of fifteen (3 x 5), corner marginal from the left hand side of the right pane, positions 1-3/9-12/17-19/25-26/33-35, with broken right fluke in the Anchor on positions 1, 18, 19 and 35; the block ably demonstrating Viljoen's poor grasp of printing, and for that matter, storage as the reverse shows impressions from the sheet below. The block with two closed cuts in margin at right and without gum but showing the streaks left by the yellow gum utilised. A magnificent and extremely rare large multiple, an exhibition piece Gi = £ 1'650+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6291 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 24): 1 s. deep green, coarse impression, on thicker hard paper, an imperforate example with large margins all round, used on May 18, 1870 entire letter at double rate from Pretoria to Colesberg, Cape Colony, cancelled by circular target obliterator in black. PRETORIA / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA despatch datestamp struck twice on front (May 22) in black, the reverse showing a fine strike of POTCHEFSTROOM / Z.A.R. / ZUID AFRIKA transit cds (May 30) in black. 'Colesberg / Cape Colony' arrival (June11) on obverse in black with '6' (pence) credit to the Orange Free State for transit via Kroonstad and Bloemfontein in red crayon, the Cape Post Office not charging any extra as Colesberg shared the border with the OFS. The cover with minor imperfections to letter sheet of absolutely no significance, this being the earliest recorded usage of a Transvaal stamp on letter (Jorgensen census #1) and one of just three stamped covers mailed from the Transvaal in 1870. An item of great philatelic importance mailed within a few days of the stamp being printed and a cover of great historic significance.rnrnNote: The stamp is in the Viljoen deep green shade, with enormous margins, and has been lifted at one corner for checking and shows traces from the streaky yellow gum, thus the stamp is Gibbons 14 and not 20, as this latter stamp was only delivered on July 4, 1870. The article in the Transvaal Philatelist accompanying the lot (Vol 35, No. 3, whole number 135) of August 2000 written by the late Dr. Alan Drysdall is unusually erroneous, the entire, whilst now weighing under ½ ounce, is either a double rate entire - the first lines of the letter reading: "Enclosed I send a set of bills drawn on London for £200 which please negotiate to my credit at best terms" or registered to the border. The content would of course, have raised the weight (and the value) substantially.rnrnProvenance: Collection E.H.Collins, 18 May 1928.rn                   Collection Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 10 March 1964, lot 522.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6292 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (May 10): 6 d. ultramarine, coarse impression, on thicker hard paper, fine roulette 15½-16, an unused block of four showing variety: "third stamp both vertically and horizontally tête-bêche", from the right pane positions 17-18/25-26, with clear rouletting all round, sensible precautionary hinges, one or two tone spots but of fine colour and large part yellow streaky original gum. There are five recorded pairs, of which three are housed in museum collections and one is in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with one used pair recorded. This block being unique as a larger multiple, and the sole unused block extant. A great rarity of both Transvaal, South African and British Colonial philately, unique to collectors. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 35'300+.rnProvenance: Collection E. J. Nankivell; Collection Alberto Philippe (1906); Collection G.H. Worthington (collecction sold intact to Caspary); Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 24-26 Feb 1958, lot 843; Collection Ernest Hunt RDP; Collection Major Harold Criddle, Robson Lowe, London 25 Feb 1992, lot 57.rnrnFurther reference: Major Harold Criddle article in the 'London Philatelist' (Volume 90, Nov-Dec 1981). Illustrated in 'The Tête-Bêche' Varieties of Transvaal by Alan Drysdall and Major Harold Criddle on page 14.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 22,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6293 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J.Viljoen, Pretoria 1870 (May 10): 6 d. ulltramarine on thick hard paper, fine roulette, an unused block of four with yellow streaky large part og. One or two minor age spots of no significance, a very scarce multiple Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 6294 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July): 1 d. rose-red, coarse impression, roulette 15½ to 16 on medium paper, a used example tied to small piece cancelled by circular target handstamp in black. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 130.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 6295 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 1 d. rose-red (shades), blotchy coarse impression, on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, an unused selection (4) with the rose-red, carmine-red (cert. BPA, 1976) and two crimson shades, these last two from the over-inked plate one of which is a mass of colour, all fresh and fine without gum or part og. Scarce and fine reference Gi = £ 575.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6296 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 1 d. crimson, blotchy coarse impression, on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, an unused block of four, a vivid over-inked shade, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Gi = £ 760+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 6297 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 1 d. rose-red, blotchy coarse impression, on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, an unused irregular block of 34 from the right pane of 40 subjects, missing positions 1-4 and 11-12; with full sheet margins around the remaining multiple, of fresh colour with the typical fading due to the poor printing process, large part yellowish-white original gum with four stamps with carmine colour from the sheet stored below. A splendid and extremely rare multiple that has not been on the philatelic market for at least 40 years Gi = £ 3'740+.rnrnProvenance: Collection C.J.L. Snowden.rn                   Collection Maria de La Queillerie, Harmers, London, 23 May 1972, lot 214.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6298 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 1 d. pale rose-red, coarse impression, roulette 15½ to 16 on medium paper, the extraordinary complete unused pane of 40 subjects from the left pane, minimal aging from gum not affecting the dramatic appearance, of good colour and with near full smooth thin gum. An exceptional pane of great scarcity, most probably unique Gi = £ 4'400+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Harold Criddle, Robson Lowe, London, 25 Feb 1992, lot 56.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 6299 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 6 d. deep ultramarine, blotchy coarse impression, on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, an unused example from the over-inked plate, a veritable mass of colour from the over-inking, fresh and fine, unused without gum. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 6300 Transvaal

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    Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1870 (July 4): 6 d. ultramarine, blotchy coarse impression, on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, an unused horizontal pair with variety: "tête-bêche", positions 25-26 on the right hand pane of 40 subjects, extremely fresh and fine but for minor corner bend in left sheet margin only, large part og. Exceptionally rare, not mentioned in the Major Harold Criddle article in the 'London Philatelist' (Volume 90, Nov-Dec 1981). However the four pairs Major Criddle mentions are: a block of four from the lower left corner of the pane in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (ex Worthington), the ex Ferrary and Hind pair and one another pair both being in the J.H.Curle collection donated to the Afrikaner Museum in Johannesburg. Thus this pair is the sole recorded pair in private hands. Listed but unpriced by Stanley Gibbons, an exceptional item for the connoisseur of Southern African and British Colonial philately.rnrnProvenance: Rand Stamp Auctions, 20 Dec 1986, lot 1036.rnrnNote: Illustrated in 'The Tête-Bêche' Varieties of Transvaal by Alan Drysdall and Major Harold Criddle on page 16.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 40,000 CHF
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