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  • Lot# : 967 South Africa

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    1900/26: Boer war, nice lot cards and covers, one cover with Natal franking censored twice, sent to Laurenco Marques and resent to Transvaal; Group overprinted items E.R.I or V.R.I all censored, a cover to Italy, three to Switzerland, one to Natal; one cover V-R-I. uncensored, endorsed 'SWISS MISSION' 1900 to Switzerland. 5 stationery postcards ZULULAND, 4 used (possibly philatelic), one unused; one R-stationery envelope BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE from 1908 uprated to Transvaal etc., totally 18 items.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 977 South Africa

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    1918 (June 4): 'S.S. Kenilworth Castle' wreck cover (opened for display) franked with KGV 1d. from "Pretoria 24 Apr. 18" to a B.E.F. Royal Flying Corps member in France, redirected to Befast, Ireland, showing on reverse three line special cachet 'R.E.Postal Section L'don N.W.1 / Damaged by immersion / in sea water' in violet. The ship was used as a troop transport during WW I, surviving a collision with HMS Rival Eddystone June 4, 1918. 15 crew members were drowned and the ship was badly damaged. She safely made it into Plymouth where she then sank on a mud bank.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1003 South Africa

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    Imperial Airways G-ADVB 'Corsair' Crash at Faradje, Dangu River, Belgian Congo 1939 (March 15): Envelope from "Lusaka N.Rhodesia 11. Mar. 39" to "Port Said 23 Mar. 39" Egypt, carried by IA service NO DN 178 Durban - Southampton, plane was forced down and sank into Dangu river (adhesives washed off), bearing special cachet 'Damaged by Water when the / Imperial Airways Aircraft forced / landed near Juba, Sudan." in black Nierinck 390315a = CHF 850.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1005 South Africa

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    Imperial Airways G-ADVB 'Corsair' Crash at Faradje, Dangu River, Belgian Congo 1939 (March 15): Commercial Envelope from "Johannesburg 7.III.39) to Paris, carried by IA service NO DN 178 Durban - Southampton, plane was forced down and sank into Dangu river, re-sealed by French Post PTT on back, bearing French special cachet 'AVION ACCIDENTE' in black, applied in Paris Nierinck 390315c = CHF 850.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF
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