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South African States and South Africa

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 435		() South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1853 "Triangular", Perkins Bacon, 4d Deep Blue on Deeply Blued Paper, SG #2, unused, margins to touching at bottom and right, fresh, Fine overall, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #2a $3,500. SG £3,000. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 436		() South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1858 "Triangular", Perkins Bacon, 6d Slate Purple on Blued Paper, SG #7d, regummed, good to large margins all round, excellent color, overall Very Fine, BPA (1990) cert. Scott #5c $4,150. SG £4,000. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 437		() South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1858 "Triangular", Perkins Bacon, 1/- Bright Yellow Green, SG #8, unused, good to large margins all round, intense color and excellent impression, immaculate and Very Fine. Ex Gross, "Bonaventure", Indusophen. BPA (1993) cert. Scott #6 $3,250. SG £3,500. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 438		() South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1861 "Wood Block", 1d Vermilion, SG #13, unused, enormously rare sound and a choice unused example, sound condition where few are ever found, completely without any of the flaws that plague these issues, nice balanced margins all around and wonderfully fresh color, very fine in every respect. Ex Gross, "Bonaventure", Indusophen; Realized $12,925 in 2011 auction. RPS (1983) cert. as "brick red". Scott #7 $16,500. SG £17,000. Estimate $8,000-10,000 One of the finest available unused examples of the 1p Vermilion "Wood Block". View details and photo	Realized $11,500
Lot 439		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1863-64 "Triangular", De La Rue, 1/- Bright Emerald Green, SG #21, full o.g., excellent color, nice margins all round, Very Fine for the issue. Scott #15 $475. SG £550. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 440		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1874, "Hope Seated" 1d on 6d Deep Lilac, SG #32, full o.g., Fine or better. Scott #21 $650. SG £750. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $316
Lot 441		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1883, "Hope Seated" 5/- Orange, SG #45, full o.g., rich color, Fine. Scott #38 $950. SG £950. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 442		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, 1882, "Hope Seated" ½d on 3d Deep Claret, SG #46, Crown CC watermark, full o.g. (h.r.), strong color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Ex Rinkoff, Ferrari. Brandon (1997) cert. Scott #39 $7,000. SG £4,500. Estimate $3,500-4,000 Reportedly only one of two copies with original gum. View details and photo	Realized $11,500
Lot 443		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Balance of Collection to 1903, starting with triangles no gum with SG#5ab (cert., unused appearance), 5a (cert.), De La Rue to 6d, 1864-65 on mostly complete, all o.g., very fresh throughout, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,313
Lot 444		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Bechuanaland 6d on 2d., SG #8, full o.g., Very Fine for the issue scarce, BPA (1990) cert. Scott #169 $2,500. SG £3,000. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 445		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Bechuanaland 6d on 3d, SG #9, pos 3, large part o.g., "horizontal crease" (minor in our opinion), very well centered for this, excellent color, Very Fine for the issue. Ex "Sovereign". BPA (2008) cert., signed Bloch. Scott #170 $6,500. SG £7,500. Very scarce . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 446		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Bechuanaland 6d on 3d, SG #10, o.g., pos. 2 in setting of 6, early printing, very fresh, Very Fine for this, Sismondo (2008) cert. Scott #171 $475. SG £550. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 447		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Bechuanaland 1/- on 4d, SG #11, o.g., pos. 2, centered, fresh, Fine to Very Fine for this, BPA (2000) cert. Scott #172 $1,650. SG £1,600. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 448		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 3d on 1d, SG #12, o.g., sharp impression, Fine, signed. Scott #173 $1,050. SG £1,100. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 449		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Bechuanaland 6d on 2d, SG #13, o.g., Fine to Very Fine, Brandon (2005) cert. Scott #174 $1,300. SG £1,600. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 450		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Bechuanaland 1/- on 6d, SG #14, l.h., small corner crease not mentioned in cert., Fine to Very Fine, Rendon (1995) cert. Scott #175 $7,250. SG £7,500. Very scarce mint . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 451		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Goodyear 1d Blue, SG #18, o.g., pencil notations on reverse, centered, overall Very Fine, signed Bloch, BPA (2010) cert. Scott #178 $1,100. SG £1,200. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 452		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Baden-Powell 1d Pale Blue, 18½mm Wide, SG #19, o.g., slight gum tone spots not mentioned in cert., Fine to Very Fine, Friedl (1967) cert. Scott #179 $1,400. SG £1,700. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 453		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking, 1900 Baden-Powell 1d Deep Blue, 21mm Wide, SG #22, dist. part o.g. (h.r.), well centered, very fresh, Very Fine for this rare mint, Sismondo (2012) cert. Scott #180a $12,000. SG £14,000. Estimate $5,000-6,500. View details and photo	Realized $5,463
Lot 454		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking Balance of 1900 Issues Mint, 3 items consisting of SG#1 (cert.), #2, #6 (cert.-small corner crease), Fine to Very Fine and attractive. Scott #162-163, 167 $875. SG £1,025. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 455		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Vryburg, 1899, ½d on ½d, 1d on 1d, SG #1-2, o.g. to part o.g., very fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #N1-2 $515. SG £475. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 456		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Vryburg, 1899, 2d on 6d Mauve, SG #3, full o.g., excellent deep color, well centered, Extremely Fine, Brandon (1986) cert. Scott #N3 $2,500. SG £2,000. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 457		South Africa; Cape of Good Hope, Vryburg, 1899, 2½d on 2½d Blue, SG #4, o.g., very fresh, well centered, Very Fine, signed Champion, Friedl (1983) cert. Scott #N4 $2,000. SG £1,750. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 458		o South Africa; Natal, 1859, Embossed, 1d Blue, SG #1, used, apparent small margins all round, sound, Fine. Only comes used. APS (1977) cert. Scott #5 $1,400. SG £1,200. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 459		o South Africa; Natal, 1859, Embossed, 1d Rose, SG #2, "2" single barred oval cancel of Durban, nice margins all round, good impression, Very Fine. Only comes used. 4 signatures, Brun (2012) cert. Scott #6 $2,200. SG £1,900. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 460		o South Africa; Natal, 1857, Embossed, 9d Blue, SG #6, unwatermarked, full margins all round, crisp embossing, two certs (PF 2008 stating mint with small gum stains), RPS (2009 stating used), in our opinion it leans towards the PF judgment that it is mint, as the black marks are indicative of gum soaks, 1st issue typically canceled by small cds with crown or manuscript, handsome Very Fine appearance, PF (2008), RPS (2009) certs. Scott #3 $13,000. SG £7,500. Only one other copy known mint, rare sound in either case . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 461		o South Africa; Natal, 1857, Embossed, 1/- Buff, SG #7, "2" single barred oval cancel of Durban, nice margins all round, no faults, about as nice as it gets. Only comes used. Signed, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #4 $10,500. SG £5,500. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 462		South Africa; Natal, 1902, Edward VII, £5 Mauve & Black, SG #144, Crown CC watermark, l.h., centered right, good color, Fine. Scott #98 $4,500. SG £5,000. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 463		South Africa; Natal, 1908, Edward VII, £1 10/- Brown Orange & Deep Purple, SG #162, MCA watermark, o.g. sheet margin copy, excellent sharp impression on white gum, Very Fine. Ex "Trillium". Signed A. Diena. Scott #109 $1,700. SG £2,750. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 464		South Africa; Natal, Balance of Collection to 1909 Mint, starting SG#4 used (cert-vf), then o.g. 1860 Britannia scattered types on, 1880 on complete except high £ values, Officials complete, excellent colors throughout the collection incl. nice margins on the imperfs, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,600-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,738
Lot 465		South Africa; Orange Free State, Occupation, 1900 VRI "Raised Stops" 1/- Orange-Yellow, SG #121a, full o.g. (minute h.r.), excellent color, Fine, RPS (1953) cert. Scott #52j $1,500. SG £1,300. Very rare . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 466		South Africa; Orange Free State, Balance of British Occupation Mint, 1900 to 1908 complete per Scott except 1/- values, SG#102a (cert.), o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 467		South Africa; Transvaal, 1902-03 Issues, SG #244-258, complete l.h. to o.g. except £5, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #252-266 $608. SG £608. Estimate $240-275. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 468		South Africa; Transvaal, 1904-09, 1905-09, Postage Due 1907 Sets, SG #260-276, D1-7, complete l.h. to o.g., Fine to Very Fine lot. Scott #268-284, J1-7 $703. SG £567. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 469		South Africa; Zululand, 1888-93, "Zululand" on G.B., ½d-5/- Complete, SG #1/11, set of 11, l.h. (5/-) to o.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine set. Scott #1-11 $1,255. SG £1,100. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 470		South Africa; Zululand, 1894, Victoria ½d-£1, SG #20/28, set of 8, o.g. (h.r.), £1 large h.r., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #15-23 $950. SG £850. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 471		South Africa; Zululand, 1894, Victoria, £5 Purple & Black, SG #29, full o.g., Fine to Very Fine, BPA (2003) cert. Scott #24 $5,750. SG £5,000. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 472		South Africa; Zululand, 1888 to 1893 Group of 3 Mint, SG #12, 16, F1, o.g., with Postal Fiscal 1d, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #12-14 $100. SG £123. Estimate $40-50. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 473		South Africa, Complete Intact to 1938 Mint, per Scott, l.h. to o.g., incl. Semis, Airs, Dues, Officials complete, incl. SG#64aw, few of the coils, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,400-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $2,300

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