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Lot 4382 |
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Aus: 1916 (17 June) censored, registered envelope to Windhoek, bearing 1913 1d red (2) and 3d black and orange-red, cancelled by fine to very fine partial strikes of violet "Aus/S.A.E.C./Station" box-type cancel (unrecorded in Putzel), showing manuscript "Aus R" registration endorsement alongside, with violet boxed Aus date stamp (Putzel Aus Rail No. 1) and "Aus/S.W. Africa" c.d.s. on reverse, Very Fine and extremely rare (possibly unique).
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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Lot 4383 |
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1918 (16 July) censored envelope to Windhoek (19.7), bearing 1913 1d red, cancelled by extremely fine "Aus Station" box-type cancel, with "Aus/S.W. Africa" c.d.s. alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4384 |
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1918 (4 Oct.) envelope to Kuibis (5.10), via Keetmanshoop (5.10), bearing 1913 1d red, cancelled by very fine and rare "Aus Station" box-type cancel in black (similar to Putzel No. 3 which Putzel records only in violet and with serrated box frame instead of straight line), with "Aus/S.W. Africa" double-ring c.d.s. on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4385 |
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Brackwasser: 1918 (8 Jan.) censored, stampless envelope to Windhoek, via Keetmanshoop, showing very fine black "Brackwasser Rail" rubber date stamp, Very Fine and very rare.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Provenance: "White Lady"
The cover originates in the wood-cutting POW camp in Brackwasser, which was administered from Aus.
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Lot 4386 |
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1918 (6 Feb.) small censored, printed matter envelope to Windhoek, via Keetmanshoop (9.2), bearing 1913 ½d green, cancelled by black "Brackwasser Rail" rubber date stamp, Very Fine and very rare.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4387 |
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Garub: 1916 (23 Aug.) censored envelope to Lüderitzbucht (24.8), bearing 1913 1d red, cancelled by very fine "Garub Station" box-type cancel, Very Fine usage and rare, illustrated in Gewande.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4388 |
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1916 (13 Sept.) censored envelope to Bern, Switzerland, bearing 1913 3d black and orange-red pair, cancelled by fine to very fine grey-violet "Garub" rubber date stamp (Putzel No. 3), edge faults at top from rough opening and slightly reduced, Fine usage and extremely rare (so far unique), illustrated in Putzel.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Provenance: "White Lady"
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Lot 4389 |
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Gibeon Rail: 1917 (4 Apr.) envelope to Keetmanshoop, bearing 1913 ½d green (2), cancelled by very fine "Gibeon/Rail" c.d.s. (adapted from curved bar c.d.s.: Putzel No. 3), with " Gibeon/S.W. Africa" double-ring c.d.s. on reverse, Fine to Very Fine usage.
Estimate 500 - 600
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Lot 4390 |
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Haalenberg: KGV ½d postal stationery card used 1916 (21 Aug.) and censored to Keetmanshoop (24.8), via Lüderitzbucht (22, cancelled by extremely fine, rare violet "South African Railways/Haalenberg" oval date stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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Lot 4391 |
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Ham River: KGV 1d postal stationery card used 1917 (11 Dec.) to Karibib (17.12), via Windhoek (16.12), cancelled by superb very rare "Ham River Rail" rubber date stamp; also included is 1918 (8 Feb.) telegram from Keetmanshoop to Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Windhoek, announcing closing of Ham River station post office, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,250
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Lot 4392 |
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Kalkrand: KGV ½d postal stationery card used 1916 (12 Oct.) to Keetmanshoop (18.10), via Gibeon (16.10), cancelled by extremely fine blue-violet "Kalkrand Rail" rubber date stamp, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4393 |
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1917 (13 Jan.) envelope to Windhoek (16.1), via Gibeon (13.1), bearing 1913 ½d green pair cancelled by very fine blue-violet "Kalkrand Rail" rubber date stamp, with additional ½d pair, cancelled by "Gibeon/ S.W. Africa" double-ring c.d.s. alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4394 |
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Kolmannskuppe: 1915 (25 Nov.) censored, Deutscher Hülfsverein, Stockholm, Sweden printed card to Lüderitzbucht (22.1.16), via Windhoek (18.1), with 1915 1d Due pair applied on arrival and cancelled by very fine, very rare violet "Kolmannskuppe/S.A.E.C./Station" box-type cancel (24.1). Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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Lot 4395 |
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Kuibis: 1916 (18 Dec.) censored, registered envelope to Windhoek (22.12), via Keetmanshoop (20.12), bearing 1913 1d red (5), cancelled by fine to very fine violet "Station Master's Office/Kuibis/S.A.R." oval date stamps, with "R" registration mark in red manuscript alongside and blue "Windhuk/Rail" c.d.s. on reverse, one stamp slighty folded when originally put on the cover. Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4396 |
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Nakob Rail: 1919 (12 Apr.) registered, censored envelope to Windhoek, bearing 1913 1d red (2) and 3d black and orange-red, cancelled by extremely fine violet "Nakob Rail" rubber date stamps (Putzel No. 1a), with registry "R" mark (and number) inserted in manuscript alongside, Very Fine and very rare registered usage.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 4397 |
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Rehoboth Rail: KGV ½d postal stationery card used 1916 (18 Sept.) to Keetmanshoop (20.9), cancelled by very fine violet "Rehoboth Rail" rubber date stamp (Putzel No. 1), with "Rehoboth/S.W. Africa" double-ring c.d.s. on reverse. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Good impressions of this rubber date stamp are rare.
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Lot 4398 |
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KGV ½d postal stationery card used 1917 (12 May) and censored to Keetmanshoop (16.5), cancelled by extremely fine grey-black "Rehoboth Rail" rubber date stamp (Putzel No.1), with "Rehoboth/S.W. Africa" double-ring c.d.s. alongside. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 4399 |
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1919 (26 Mar.) censored homemade printed matter wrapper to Windhoek, bearing 1913 ½d green coil, cancelled by "Rehoboth/Rail/S.W. Africa" c.d.s. (converted German canceller for "Richthofen": Putzel No. 2), Very Fine and very rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 4400 |
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Rotkuppe Station: KGV ½d postal stationery card used 1916 and censored to Keetmanshoop (2.8), via Lüderitzbucht (30.7), cancelled by very fine, extremely rare violet "Rotkuppe Station" box-type cancel (26.4). Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Apparently the date on the Rotkuppe Station canceller was not changed regularly, according to Putzel; thus the much "later" transit and arrival cancels. He considers this cancel to be "one of the greatest South West African rarities".
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Lot 4401 |
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Windhuk Rail: KGV ½d postal stationery card locally used 1919 (14 Apr.) in Windhoek, cancelled by extremely fine "Windhuk/Rail/S.W. Africa" c.d.s. (Putzel No.1, adapted from Windhuk Index C), Very Fine and very rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 4402 |
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1916-1921 collection of railway station usages, consisting of 12 envelopes, two cards and an official entire, including 1918 envelope bearing 1d cancelled by "Kolmannskup Station" box-type cancel, 1921 envelope bearing ½d (4) cancelled by "Okahandja/S.W.A.R." oval datestamps, and rubber datestamp usages for Arandis (2, in blue and black), Aus (red-violet and black usages), Kalkfeld, Kuibis (2, in blue and black), Leutwein (2, in black and red-violet) and Okasisie (3), Very Fine and interesting collection of these scarce usages.
Estimate 3,250 - 3,500
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