Petite Treasures – May 2026.

1902/12, OCEAN POST: Ten postcards, three ship cards (S.S.Kinfauns Castle and Steamer Briton) and seven Portugal Madeira Funchal cards, including basket sledge ride from Monte to Funchal, all bearing stamps from Transvaal or COGH and cancelled OCEAN POST OFFICE, some different, mainly fine.

1902, King Edward VII Revenue £5 black and violet, watermarked Crown CC, unused, fine, signed.

1904, Registered envelope bearing ½ d. green, 1 d. carmine and pair 2½ d. blue, all tied by "REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG 13/JAN/04" c.d.s., oval "R" alongside, to "Hobart Tasmania 12/2/04" with arrival mark on reverse, tiny toned pinhole, otherwise fine and attractive with very unusual Australia destination

1869, Printed by Adolf Otto, Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 6 d. pale ultramarine, thin paper, imperf, well margins, clear and distinct impressions, target cancel., fine.

1869, Printed by Adolf Otto, Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1 s. deep green, thin paper, imperf, clear and distinct impressions, crossed out by ink cancel., fine.

1870, Typographed by Adolph Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin: 1 d. light brick-red, clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, unused no gum, wide setting, with break in corner at top left ‘1’, signed Thier.

1870, Typographed by Adolph Otto in Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 6 d. green, clear impression, rouletted 15½-16 on thin paper, light cancelled, fine

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 6 d. dull ultramarine, coarse impression, imperforate, an unused example with well to good margins all round, fresh and fine. (SG £ 650).

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 6 d. dull ultramarine, coarse impression, imperforate, light cancelled, large margins all round, of good colour, signed Köhler and Lemaire

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 6 d. dull ultramarine, coarse impression, imperforate, light cancelled, well to closed margins all round, fine.

1870 , Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria: 1 d. pale rose-red, coarse impression, imperforate on thick hard paper, good margins all round, an unused example with large part yellow streaky gum, signed, fine.

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretori: 1 s. yellow-green, coarse impression, on thicker hard paper, imperf wide margins with part of bottom stamp, unused with part gum, tiny thin at center and top, otherwise fine and good appearance. Signed Schlesinger.

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1 s. yellow green, coarse impression, on thicker hard paper, fine taget cancellation in blue on top left, fine.

1870 , Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 1 d. pale rose-red, coarse impression, roulette 15½ to 16 on medium paper, unused, minimal aging from gum, otherwise fine

1870/83, Eight stamps imperf, rouletted and perf. showing clear numeral cancellations 6, 8, 14, 17, 20, 21 and 25, all fine and fresh.

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen at Pretoria. Deliveries of 4 July. 1 d. crimson, two stamps medium and thick paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16, each from the over-inked plate, unused with part gum, fine and attractive pair

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 6 d. deep ultramarine, blotchy coarse impression on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, clear cancelled example from the over-inked plate, a veritable mass of colour from the over-inking, fresh and fine.

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 6 d. deep ultramarine, blotchy coarse impression on medium paper, rouletted 15½-16, clear cancelled example from the over-inked plate, a veritable mass of colour from the over-inking, fresh and fine

1870, Typographed by M.J. Viljoen in Pretoria 6 d. deep ultramarine, coarse impression on medium paper, imperf, clear cancelled example, variety on top ‘mass of colour from the over-inking’, fresh and fine.

1870, Printed by M.J. Viljoen 1 s. deep green, medium paper, heavy printing, fine roulette 15 1/2 to 16, unused with large part original gum, fine and fresh. 

1870, Printed by M.J. Viljoen 1 s. deep green from over-inked plate, medium paper, heavy printing, fine roulette 15 1/2 to 16 , over-inked and with target cancellation at lower right, fine and an attractive example. 

1870, M.J. Viljoen 1 s. deep green from over-inked plate, medium paper, blotchy heavy printing, closed margins, cut used with light cancellation at right, fine.

1870, Typographed by J.P. Borrius in Potchefstroom: 1 d. grey-black on stout paper, two unused stamps, one imperf with tiny crease, one roulette 15½-16 with tiny thins, otherwise fresh and fine pair, signed Dr. Pirl

1870/71, Typographed by J.P. Borrius at Potchefstroom, 1 d. black, left margin horizontal block of ten, thin transparent paper. Yardley type ´C´ fine roulette 15½  to 16, unused with large part original gum, one stamp tiny thin, otherwise fine and fresh.

1870, Typographed by J.P. Borrius in Potchefstroom 6 d. blackish-blue on stout paper, roulette 15½-16, good to large margins, clear cancelled, deep colour and fine.