Lot 1485 Cape of Good Hope 1901 Boer War Censored Prisoner of War Cover to Diyatalawa Camp Ceylon, franked with 1p Cape of Good Hope definitive. Cancelled with grid obliterator, BLAUW-VLEY FE.25.01 cds. Addressed to a prisoner in Hut 64, Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, with Wellington FE.25.1901, Durban MR.5(?).1901, Colombo MR.29.01 transit backstamps. British “Paarl” (Snowden & Hepworth Type 18) seal along top, and Type 25 seal along bottom, which was in use at Prisoner of War camps in Ceylon. Some small faults as expected; nevertheless an elusive Boer War cover. Estimate $100, sold for $120 plus buyer’s premium.
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Lot 49 — Canada 1868 half cent black Large Queen with Chignon Variety, sold for $184.
Lot 49 Canada #21iii 1868 ½c black Large Queen with Chignon Variety, unused (no gum), very fine. Unitrade CV$200, sold for $160 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1388 — Northwest Territory postmarks on stamps and covers, sold for $1955
Lot 1388 Collection of NWT Postmarks on Stamps and Covers, all neatly displayed and annotated on four quadrille pages. Counted twelve different town broken circles on three cards, four covers and many stamps, mostly Small Queens. Better towns include Grand Valley, Strathclair, Prince Albert, Carleton, Fort Cudhay, Broadview, and more. A clean and neat collection, with many desirable postmarks. Estimate $250, sold for $1700 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 1039 — Germany nine imperf pairs from Displaced Person Camps, sold for $264
Lot 1039 Germany Displaced Person Camps, a selection of nine imperforate pairs from Displaced Person Camps, including Neu-Ulm, and Regensburg. Mint hinged, very fine. Estimate $150, sold for $230 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 584 — British East Africa 1896-1903 used set with Mombasa c.d.s., sold for $81
Lot 584 British East Africa #78-81 1896-1903 4a to 7½a Queen Victoria and British Lions, four values of the set each with part PROTECTORATE inscription in margin and with neatly struck Mombasa cds cancels, very fine. Scott CV$58, sold for $70 plus buyer’s premium.