Lot 2550
Sierra Leone, 1897, Queen Victoria, 1½d dull mauve & black, used with 1d dull purple & green (47) plus 3d and 1s Revenues, all tied by "Freetown, NO 7 98" cds on 2d registration envelope to Manchester, England, red "Registered, Freetown, Sierra Leone, NO 7 98" oval and Registered, Liverpool, 24 NO 98" arrival oval, Very Fine. SG No. 43.Scott No. 36 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2551
South Africa, (Canada) 1898, 2¢ Black, Blue & Carmine, used with Orange Free State 1d on 1d violet (45i), both tied by "Army P.O. 43, S. Africa, JY 24 00" cds and additional strike adjacent on cover to Suffolk, England, endorsed "Canadian Contingent, South African Field Force, Active Service" at top left, a Very Fine Boer War use.Scott No. 86 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 2552
South Africa, Deadwood Camp, St. Helena P.O.W. cover, sender's endorsement on reverse of cover to Alkmaar, Holland, franked with St. Helena 1894, ½d on 6d green, five singles (S.G. 36) tied by bar handstamps, "St. Helena, Ju 6, 1900" cds below, blue censor handstamp with EW initials (E. Walton); some light cover tone spots at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
Lot 2553
South Africa, Canadian Contingent, South Africa, Sep 19, 1900, purple oval handstamp on cover to Hamilton, Canada, franked with Orange River Colony 1900 2½d ultramarine (S.G. 135) in combination with Orange Free State 1900, ½d on ½d orange + 2d on 2d mauve (112+114) and Transvaal 1900, ½d green + 2½d dull blue & green (226+228), all tied by "Field Post Office B.O, British Army S. Africa, Sp 19, 00" cds's, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, an attractive and rare combination franking.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot 2554
South Africa, Mooi River, Natal "On Active Service, No Stamps", cover to London, England with "Mooi River, Natal, Mr 8, 01" origin cds with matching "T 5c" in oval handstamp, Durban, Natal transit on reverse, due handstamp crossed out in blue crayon and "1d" rating cancelled by "AO1" bar oval in Jamaica, red "London, Mr 30, 01" receiving cds; some cover edge toning at top, still Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 2555
Stellaland, 1884, 4d olive gray, imperf between, horizontal pair, full o.g., hinge remnant, choice centering, very fresh, Very Fine and choice.SG No. 3a £800 ($1,140).
Realized: $725
Lot 2556
Straits Settlements, 1894, Queen Victoria, 5¢ brown, in combination with 1894, Queen Victoria, 8¢ ultramarine on registered corner card cover to Brussels, Belgium, tied by bold "Singapore, Ap 3, 95" cds with matching registry handstamp at left, red Paris transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine (no photo).SG No. 99+101 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 2557 /
Suez Canal Co., 1868, 20c blue & 40c red, corner margin blocks of 4, o.g., hinged at top, never hinged at bottom, large margins, 20c with tiny thin in top right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce pair of position multiples; signed. Scott No. L3-L4.SG No. 3-4 £820 for hinged singles ($1,170).
Realized: $325
Lot 2558
Transvaal, 1893, ½p on 2p olive bister, surcharge inverted, used with #125, 143, 144, each tied by light triangular datestamp on registered cover to Bordeaux, France, 1895 origin cds, reverse with Capetown (9.18) registry transit and "Bordeaux 6 OCT 95" receiver, Very Fine and nice usage.Scott No. 144c Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
Lot 2559
Trinidad, 1859, "Britannia" (1d) rose red, pin-perf 12½, torn, tied by rare numeral "20" grid cancel on folded letter datelined "Guapo 8th April 1863" to Port of Spain, reverse with "20, AP 9 1863" origin cds and "1, AP 10 1863" arrival cds; faults, Fine. SG No. 31.Scott No. 18 Estimate $400 - 600.