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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4070

South African Maritime Mail from 1677
The "Joachim" Collection

Cape Town
1901-76 collection of covers/cards (45) including 1901 "paquebot" in violet, 1902 and 1903 framed "paquebot", 1906 postcard and 1913 envelope both to passengers showing Union Castle Mail Steamer oval datestamps and the latter with Mail Agency oval datestamp in violet, 1913-40 double-ring datestamp (5), 1915 and 1921 uni-lingual and bi-lingual "paquebot" machine datestamps, 1919 U.S. envelope per Merton Hall with ½d. and 1d. Postage Dues, 1919 1d. envelope with Naval Transport Office dated cachet, 1933-40 (3) with "paquebot" machine datestamps, WWII undated double-ring "paquebot" (11), other types in combination with Official cachets, undated single-ring "paquebot" handstamp in violet (2) and a few later; also KGV ½d. (4) on piece with two strikes of "consignee's letter" handstamp and 1955 South African Railways Dispatch label. A fine and interesting collection

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Estimate
£300 to £350

Starting price
£210