475025 | British Commonwealth โ South Africa โ Cape of Good Hope
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Opening: 800 โฌ
1853, deeply blued paper, 1d. brick-red, phenomenal corner marginal example, just touched in the right corner, wide at bottom and other sides with 5ย to 12 mm. sheet margins; a fine and rare stamp in this condition
Opening: 2.000 โฌ
1900: Stampless cover endorsed at lower left 'No Stamps. Active Service / R. Baden-Powell Maj. Gen.' addressed to a Mr. J. Figorski, Razor Strap Manufacturer in Sheffield, England; struck with RUSTENBURG squared circle datestamp in black of despatch (June 27). Two line PASSED / CENSOR in black and counter-signed below by 'H. Nicholson, Col.' in red ink. London 'Paid' arrival cds on front (July 27) in red. Flap missing on reverse and slight corner crumple to cover at left but extremely rare, Baden-Powell occupied Rustenburg from June 15, 1900.
Note: The letter (not with the lot) was sold at Christies in June, 1993, written on June 25 from Camp Rustenburg to J. Figorski thanking him foir a present of a razor strap - 'and am very proud to have so useful an article dedicated to me - in recognition I presume of my attempts to blunt the keeness of the Boers'.
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Opening: 20.000 โฌ
1900: Siege of Mafeking cover mailed to 'Trooper J. S. Bennett, C Troop, D Squadron, Protectorate Regiment, B.S.A. Fort, Mafeking', franked by April 1900 Goodyear 1 d. deep blue on blue (Plate II, position 4) and Baden-Powell small format 3 d. pale blue on blue tied by MAFEKING / C.G.H. datestamps (May 9) in black. An exceptional Mafeking Siege cover with just three covers known bearing both of these famous adhesives issued during the Siege. Cert. Phil. Soc. of South Africa (2013).