Price: £1 400.00

Cape of Good Hope: 

1856 (Oct 30) Printed Envelope with "From Grahams Town" scroll at upper left, handstamped "8d" and franked pair 4d triangulars with mostly clear margins, lightly cancelled with triangular obliterators, various backstamps including Grahamstown oval date stamp, envelope folded horizontally through adhesives and re-enforced from inside. Very attractive and scarce envelope. 

Price: £85.00

1875 (Aug 3) Cover to Worcester franked Hope 4d tied BONC '1' 6-6-6 format, with 'CAPE TOWN AU 3 75' cds at left, backstamped, with original contents being invoice for shirts and promissery note for £100.10.2 

Price: £70.00

1884 (Aug 20) Three Colour Combination Franking cover to USA, bearing Hope ½d, 1d and 6d, cancelled BONC '34' with 'WELLINGTON AU 20 84' postmark adjacent, '2½d' accountancy handstamp in red, back stamped, slightly roughly opened at left 

Price: £65.00

1884 (Nov 28) 1d Postcard to Stellenbosch, cancelled BONC "70" with "MOSTERDS BAY" despatch cds at left, same day Somerset West transit and Stellenbosch arrival strikes. Very scarce Mosterds Bay proving BONC, creased at bottom right. Much text on reverse.
Note: In 1889 Mosterds Bay was renamed Somerset Strand 

Price: £0.00

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1891 (Jun 30) Cover to Shiloh bearing 1d Hope seated tied BONC '772' with 'TSHISA JU 30 91' s/c cds adjacent, various backstamps. The Tshia PO opened on 1 June 1891 and was renamed Kenegha Drift during the course of 1897. Roughly opened but a very rare proving BONC cover from a small and short lived office 

Price: £20.00

1892 (Oct 11) ½d Green PS Postcard (privately printed for the German Club, Cape Town) locally addressed cancelled 'CAPE TOWN OC 11 92' compass wheel postmark (Putzel 700 points), scarce. Message on reverse 

Price: £50.00

1894 (Aug 22) 1½d Grey PS Postcard to Germany, cancelled faint part BONC '701' with 'GARDENS T.O. AU 22 94' s/c cds adjacent, Cape Town transit and Gassel arrival strikes. The Gardens Post Office only existed from 1886 - 1895 before it was renamed Mill Street, Gardens. Rated 'RRR' by Putzel. Text on reverse. 

Price: £75.00

1895 (Mar 26) Delightful Illustrated Advertising cover for 'Mossop & Garland, Tanners, Curriers and Importers, Cape Town' franked 1d Hope standing cancelled 'CAPE TOWN MR 26 95' , backstamped 

Price: £30.00

1895 (May 8) Cover to Johannesburg franked Hope standing 1d pair tied BONC '457' with 'BOWDEN MY 8 95' s/c cds adjacent, backstamped, nice proving BONC cover 

Price: £40.00

1895 (May 8) 1½d PS Postcard to Germany, cancelled BONC '13' with 'STELLENBOSCH MY 8 95' cds at left, nice proving BONC card 

Price: £60.00

1895 (Nov 25) 2½d PS Envelope to Germany, cancelled BONC '34' with 'WELLINGTON NO 25 95' postmark adjacent, backstamped, fine proving cover 

Price: £20.00

1896 (Aug 4) ½d PS Postcard to Kimberly, cancelled 'KLIPDAM AU 4 96' s/c cds without CGH at base, filing spike hole and weak upper corner, a very scarce postmark on a commercially used card 

Price: £50.00

1896 (Aug 25) 1½d Grey PS Postcard to Transvaal, cancelled 'CAPE TOWN POSTE RESTANTE AU 25 96' s/c cds (scarce as despatch cancel) with purple 'ELANDSRIVIER ZAR 29 AUG 96' transit/arrival cds. Clean and attractive, text on reverse. 

Price: £90.00

1897 (Mar 1) 1d Brown PS Postcard to Germany, cancelled fine BONC '1032' with 'GOSHEN MR 1 9' (for 97) s/c cds at left, Cathcart transit and Eisenberg arrival strikes. Fine and rare proving BONC used two years earlier than recorded by Frescura 

Price: £50.00

1897 (May 13) 1½d Grey PS Postcard to Germany, cancelled fine BONC '705' with 'ELIM MY 13 95' s/c cds adjacent, Cape Town transit and Herrnhut arrival strikes. Nice proving BONC card. Text on reverse. 

Price: £10.00

1898 (Mar 12) 1d PS Letter Card to George, cancelled triangular CGH defacer plus 'PLETTENBERGS BAY MR 12 98' s/c cds 

Price: £60.00

1898 (Sep 5) Very scarce Illustrated Fra Diavolo Cigars advertising cover to Worcester franked 1d Hope standing cancelled 'CAPE TOWN 5 SEP 98', backstamped, attractive 

Price: £60.00

1898 (Sep 6) Very attractive illustrated advertising cover for 'Jeyes' Disinfectants' addressed to Worcester  franked 1d Hope standing cancelled 'CAPE TOWN 6 SEP 98', backstamped 

Price: £75.00

1898 (Dec 5) Illustrated 'PERL-BIER' Advertising Cover to Worcester, bearing ½d green x 2 Hope seated, cancelled 'CAPE TOWN 5 DEC 98' cds, backstamped. Attractive and very scarce. 

Price: £25.00

1900 (Feb 21) Cover franked ½d Hope standing and pair Table Mountain to Germany, cancelled fine strikes of the relatively uncommon "KUILS RIVER FE 21 00" s/c postmarks, backstamped, few light tone spots. 

Price: £120.00

1901 (Apr 11) Cover to Boer War POW in St Helena, franked 1d Table Mountain cancelled BONC '141' with 'VREDENBURG DIST MALMESBURY MR 14 01' s/c cds adjacent, censor label and censor mark plus St Helena arrival strike, all clear postmarks. Rare proving cover for BONC '141' not recorded by Putzel or Frescura 

Price: £35.00

1901 (Jun 1) Illustrated "International Hotel Cape Town" envelope to England, bearing 1d Table Mountain tied with Cape Town dispatch cancel, few small tears at top from opening, backstamped. 

Price: £70.00

1902 (Mar 28) Re-directed Mail with CGH Stamp Added: postcard ex Coalbrookdale UK addressed to Lieut W. Alfred Youden in SimonsTown who subsequently re-addressed the card to Scotland, uprated with CGH 1d Table Mountain to pay for the "foreign" re-direction fee, stamp cancelled by "Passed Censor Cape Town" (unusual) with "Cape Town Mar 26 02" cancel at left. View side showing 'The Library, Shrewsbury' with much handwritten text around the picture. some creasing and small tear at right but scarce re-directing franking. 

Price: £90.00

1902 (Apr 19) Cover to Green Point Cape Town franked 1d Hope standing cancelled BONC '1038' with 'MPOTOLA AP 19 02' s/c cds adjacent, censor marks plus on reverse transit/arrival strikes. Rare proving BONC cover not recorded by Putzel or Frescura  

Price: £60.00

1902 (Jul 21) ½d PS Postcard uprated with ½d Hope standing addressed to Canada, cancelled BONC "216" with "FRENCH HOEK JY 12 02" cds alongside, backstamped. Fine proving BONC card for French Hoek / Franschhoek. 

Price: £12.00

1904 (Mar 7) One Penny PS postcard to Germany, cancelled neat 'TOISE RIVER MR 7 04' s/c cds's, text on reverse 

Price: £25.00

1905 (Mar 27) Registered 4d PS Envelope to Germany franked pair 2½d Hope seated, cancelled net 'RED HOUSE MR 27 05' s/c cds, rated RR by Putzel, backstamped 

Price: £20.00

1905 ( Jul 1) Illustrated Advertising cover for 'The Aristo Egyptian Cigarette Co' locally addressed franked KEVII 1d tied 'CAPE TOWN JUL 1 O5' cds, central filing spike hole 

Price: £30.00

1906 (May 22) ½d KEVII PS Postcard uprated ½d to Germany, cancelled "ALFRED DOCKS CAPE TOWN MY 22 06" postmarks which are scarce in this format, handling bend at lower right, long text on reverse. 

Price: £25.00

1909 (Jun 1) Illustrated Advertising Cover to USA franked KEVII ½d plus 2 x 1d, cancelled "SIR LOWRY ROAD JU 1 06" postmarks, tear in backflap. 

Price: £15.00

1911 (Jan 8) Zwartkops Hotel cover to Somerset East, franked KEVII pair ½d tied 'ZWARTKOPS STATION 8 JA 11' s/c cds's, backstamped 

Price: £45.00

1911 (Apr 14) Incoming Postcard ex UK addressed to Cape Town, re-addressed to Johannesburg wit fine boxed "OFFICIALLY RE-DIRECTED AT CAPE TOWN (3)" cachet, Cape Town Poste Restante (dispatch) plus Johannesburg arrival cancels. View side showing few small chickens drinking water, few corner bumbs.