Used to England: 1866 (25 Aug.) private ship single rate cov
Used to England: 1866 (25 Aug.) private ship single rate cover from Grahamstown to Hastings, Sussex from the Harkness correspondence bearing 1864-77 4d blue, canceled by barred oval "3’ handstamp, envelope is endorsed "Per Diamond Steamer Kaffraria" and docketed at left, backstamped GRAHAMS-TOWN AU 25 66 CAPE COLONY c.d.s., Port Elizabeth transit, bears red manuscript...
Sale - 12 Spring 2022 Sale
By: Harmers International, Inc.
Harmers International, Inc. Sale - 12 Spring 2022 Sale
Harmers International's May 14th, 2022 sale of United States, British Commonwealth & Foreign includes the Dr. Guy Dillaway Award Winning collections of Cape of Good Hope (280 lots) and Great Britain (177 lots). In addition, the sales offers a specialized section of the U.S. 1847 5c Issue (36 lots) with interesting selections of French Colonies, Japanese Occupation of British Colonies, Thailand plus more, and let's not forget over 120 lots of Harmers Famous "Collections & Various" including the Britannia Ltd. Stock. The sale is very strong in Postal History. Also videos of all large lots; worth careful inspection. A Printed Catalogue is available upon request.
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Lot #276 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Lot #277 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1867 (1 Mar.) Another private ship single r
Used to England: 1867 (1 Mar.) Another private ship single rate cover from Grahamstown to Hastings, Sussex from the Harkness correspondence bearing 1864-77 4d blue, similarly canceled by barred oval "3" handstamp, envelope is docketed at left and endorsed "Per Steamer Achilles" of the Blue Funnel Line, cover red LONDON SHIP LETTER PAID MY 9 67 c.d.s. and red manuscript...
Lot #278 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1867 (8 Dec.) single rate packet cover from
Used to England: 1867 (8 Dec.) single rate packet cover from Graaff Reinet to Kent, England bearing 1864-77 1s green, canceled by "18" BONC, bears CAPE TOWN DE 12 67 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. with red London Paid transit of 20 January 68, backstamped with red double oval DE 8 1867 datestamp and Rochester receiver of 20 January 1868, attractive and scarce., ex Dillaway...
Lot #279 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
USED TO ENGLAND: 1868 (13 Jan) double rate registered envelo
USED TO ENGLAND: 1868 (13 Jan) double rate registered envelope bearing 1864-77 6d deep lilac and 1s green pair, canceled by barred oval "2" handstamps, endorsed "Per Mail Steamer ‘Saxon,’" REGISTERED JA 13 68 PORT-ELIZABETH c.d.s., oval REGISTERED 18 JA 68 CAPE-TOWN-CAPE-COLONY datestamp (RL 1) with red London Registered arrival datestamp of 20 February 1868, the large...
Lot #280 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1870 (15 Dec.) double rate cover from Graha
Used to England: 1870 (15 Dec.) double rate cover from Grahamstown to Halifax, England bearing 1864-77 1s blue-green (2) (described by Allis in 1930 as a "rare deep blue-green,"), canceled by barred oval "3" handstamps, envelope (a trifle fragile) is endorsed "Via Steamer Briton" and bears Cape Town transit c.d.s. of 19 December 1870 alongside stamps, backstamped GRAHAMS...
Lot #281 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1872 (15 Apr.) double rate packet cover fro
Used to England: 1872 (15 Apr.) double rate packet cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England bearing 1864-77 1s blue-green (2), cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, bears PORT ELIZABETH AP 15 72 CAPE-COLONY c.d.s., CAPE-TOWN AP 23 72 CAPE-COLONY transit c.d.s. and "TOO LATE" handstamp, since it literally missed the boat, unclear red London Paid transit c.d.s. (...
Lot #282 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1872 (20 Aug.) a fascinating cover accident
Used to England: 1872 (20 Aug.) a fascinating cover accidentally sent from England within a newspaper to the Eastern Frontier bearing Great Britain 1858-79 1d rose-red Plate 145, cancelled and intended for delivery in London, back flap bears "Recd. inside of a newspaper from England, initialed H.M.C.O. p.m.," bears KING WILLIAMS TOWN AU 20 72 double arc c.d.s. with...
Lot #283 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1873 (26 Jan.) single packet rate mourning
Used to England: 1873 (26 Jan.) single packet rate mourning cover from Post Retief (Division of Fort Beaufort) to Sussex, England bearing 1864-77 1s green, cancelled by double oval POST-RETIEF JA 26 1873 datestamp with CAPE TOWN FE 3 73 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. alongside, cover backstamped with unclear Grahamstown transit c.d.s. and Hawkhurst (Sussex) receiver of 17...
Lot #284 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1873 (24 July) private ship single rate cov
Used to England: 1873 (24 July) private ship single rate cover from Port Elizabeth to Bristol, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue, cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, endorsed "Per Steamer "Iceland", bears red SHIP LETTER PAID SP 12 73 LONDON c.d.s. and red manuscript crayon "2," 2d credit to the Cape, backstamped Port Elizabeth c.d.s. and Bristol receiver. Scarce and...
Lot #285 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1873 (22 Nov.) private ship double rate cov
Used to England: 1873 (22 Nov.) private ship double rate cover from King Williams Town to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue (2), somewhat faintly canceled by barred oval "4" handstamp additionally with postmaster applied pen strokes as the canceller was faint and inadequately obliterated the stamps, endorsed "Per Donald Currie’s Line," bears double arc KING...
Lot #286 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1873 (31 Jan.) private ship single rate cov
Used to England: 1873 (31 Jan.) private ship single rate cover from Uitenhage to York, England bearing 1864-77 1d carmine-red (4), trivial edge placement faults, unclear barred oval cancels, endorsed "Per first Merchant Steamer," backstamped with double oval UITENHAGE JA 31 1873 datestamp and York receiver, bears large red fancy 2d handstamp, 2d credit to the Currie Line...
Lot #287 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1874 (7 Jan.) private ship double rate cove
Used to England: 1874 (7 Jan.) private ship double rate cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d pale blue pair, canceled by central barred oval "2" handstamp, bears PORT ELIZABETH JA 7 1874 double arc c.d.s., CAPETOWN JA 10 74 CAPE-COLONY transit c.d.s., red manuscript crayon "4" double rate credit to the Currie Line and is endorsed "Per "Windsor...
Lot #288 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1874 (7 Apr.) private ship single rate cove
Used to England: 1874 (7 Apr.) private ship single rate cover from Grahamstown to York, England bearing 1866-74 4d blue, canceled by barred oval "3" (previously unconfirmed numeral canceller in 4, 4, 4 format), endorsed "By Private Steamer," backstamped GRAHAMS-TOWN AP 7 74 CAPE COLONY and York receiver, on front CAPE TOWN AP 11 74 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. and large...
Lot #289 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1874 (9 Apr.) private ship double (initiall
Used to England: 1874 (9 Apr.) private ship double (initially rated singly) rate cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue with wing margin at right, cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, cover is endorsed "Per Windsor Castle’ s.s.," it literally missed the boat hence "TOO LATE" handstamp, cover bears faint PORT ELIZABETH AP 9 74 c.d.s., red...
Lot #290 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1874 (5 Aug.) private ship single rate cove
Used to England: 1874 (5 Aug.) private ship single rate cover from Port Elizabeth to London, England, bearing 1864-77 4d blue cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamp, endorsed "By Colonial Mail Steamer Windsor Castle" and bears PORT ELIZABETH AU 5 74 c.d.s., large red manuscript crayon "2," 2d credit to the Currie Line and large red LONDON E.C. PAID 5 SP 74 arrival c.d.s...
Lot #291 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1875 (30 Jan.) private ship single rate cov
Used to England: 1875 (30 Jan.) private ship single rate cover from Panmure (East London Division) to Carlisle, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue, cancelled by large triangular obliterator, cover endorsed "By the Donald Currie Line" and bears PANMURE JA 30 75 c.d.s., CAPE TOWN FE 4 75 CAPE COLONY transit c.d.s. with large red fancy "2d" handstamp at lower left, another...
Lot #293 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1875 (16 May) single packet rate cover from
Used to England: 1875 (16 May) single packet rate cover from Tarkastad to Leeds, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue pair and single with wing margin at left, small faults, canceled by double oval TARKASTAD MY 16 1875 datestamp, bears CAPE TOWN MY 20 75 CAPE COLONY c.d.s. alongside, backstamped CAPE PACKET PLYMOUTH JU 22 75 and Leeds next day receiver, very rare, Signed...
Lot #294 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1876 (27 Nov.) private ship single rate cov
Used to England: 1876 (27 Nov.) private ship single rate cover (at the newly increased 6d rate) from King Williams Town to London, England bearing 1864-77 4d blue and 1871-76 1d carmine-red (2), cancelled by barred oval "4" handstamps, endorsed "Per ‘Dunrobin Castle’ Via Dartmouth" and bears KING WILLIAMS-TOWN NO 27 76 c.d.s., CAPE TOWN DE 2 76 CAPE COLONY c.d.s. and...
Lot #295 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1877 (7 Nov.) single rate cover at the newl
Used to England: 1877 (7 Nov.) single rate cover at the newly increased 6d rate from Elands Post (renamed Seymour in 1883 Stockenstrom Division) to Lynn, England bearing 1871-76 1d carmine-red pair, and 4d dull blue cancelled by double oval ELANDS-POST NO 7 1877 datestamps additionally with faint Cape Town transit, backstamped Lynn receiver of 9 December 1877. Rare and...
Lot #296 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1877 (9 Dec.) single rate envelope (refolde
Used to England: 1877 (9 Dec.) single rate envelope (refolded) from Port Alfred (Division of Bathurst) to London, England bearing 1864-77 6d violet, canceled by bluish-green octagonal "51" handstamp, cover bears slightly unclear bluish-green PORT ALFRED DE ? c.d.s. and CAPE TOWN DE 10 77 transit c.d.s. with slightly unclear red London Paid receiver of 4 January 1878,...
Lot #297 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1881 (7 Jan.) single rate registered envelo
Used to England: 1881 (7 Jan.) single rate registered envelope from Port Elizabeth to Birmingham, England bearing 1871-76 4d blue and 1880 "3" on 3d pale dull rose (2), cancelled by barred oval "2" handstamps, cover endorsed "Per Balmoral Castle," bears PORT ELIZABETH JA 7 81 c.d.s., two strikes of straight-line REGISTERED handstamp (RL 2) and a faint strike of the oval...
Lot #298 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1882 (14 July) mourning envelope from Port
Used to England: 1882 (14 July) mourning envelope from Port Elizabeth to Cheltenham, England bearing 1864-77 6d violet, cancelled by barred oval diamond "2" handstamp (formerly used in Griqualand West), bears PORT ELIZABETH JY 14 82 CAPE COLONY c.d.s., backstamped with Cape Town transit c.d.s. of 17 July 1882, redirected in England and bears Cheltenham squared circle c.d...
Lot #299 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
1877, 6d violet pair (Sc. 18)
1877, 6d violet pair, tied by small triangular obliterator, bears GLEN LYNDEN JA 4 84 c.d.s. and red oval London Registered datestamp of 30 January 1884, backstamped BEDFORD JA 4 84 c.d.s., red Cape Town Registered Letter Office transit c.d.s. of 9 January 1884 and Colchester receiver of 30 January 1884. Rare., ex Dillaway (SG 25b),
The earliest date of use of this c.d.s. was previously...
Lot #300 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England (eventually): 1884 (14 June) a much traveled
Used to England (eventually): 1884 (14 June) a much traveled cover addressed to the captain of the "S.S. Southwold" (Joseph Press) in East London bearing 1882-83 2d pale bistre (small faults), cancelled by PORT ELIZABETH JU 14 84 and EAST LONDON JU 16 84 c.d.s. cancels, manuscript at top in magenta, manuscript "Ship not arrived," whereupon the cover began its travels...
Lot #301 - 2: British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope Part II - Exhibition Collection
Used to England: 1884 (1 Dec.) single rate mourning envelope
Used to England: 1884 (1 Dec.) single rate mourning envelope from King Williams Town to Reading, England bearing 1882-82 1d rose-red (6, single, pair and a strip of three, some edge placement faults), cancelled by large format "4" BONC, bears KING WILLIAMS TOWN DE 1 84 c.d.s., backstamped with slightly unclear Cape Town transit c.d.s. and Reading receiver of December 23...
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