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Auction: 7033 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1720

x Orange Free State and Orange River Colony Postal Stationery The "V.R.I." Overprints Fifth Setting: State A (i) 1/2d. cards (2) and 1/2d. reply card unused; State A (ii) 1/2d. (2) and 1d. cards unused; State A (iii) 1/2d. cards unused and used (2), one from Ladybrand (13.11.02) to Pretoria, the other from Edenburg (13.12.02) to Bloemfontein; State B 1/2d. card and 1/2d. reply card unused; State C 1/2d. cards (2, one a light impression and one a heavier impression) and 1/2d. reply card, unused, 1/2d. cards used (3, two uprated with one to Bulawayo); State D 1d. card unused and used (2, one (stained) uprated with two 1/2d. to Bulawayo and with bi-lingual "not claimed" h.s.), and 1d. reply card unused (2) and used reply half from London to a Captain in the 1st. Royal Sussex Regiment, and State E 1/2d. card and 1/2d. reply card (2) unused, 1/2d. card from Bloemfontein (2.3.03) to Cape Town and 1/2d. reply card outward half from Bloemfontein (26.4.01) addressed locally Estimate £ 250-300 Note: The "states" referred to represent a fresh approach to understanding the non-seriffed overprints, shown at the South African National in October 2006. It integrates the studies published in the OFSSC Bulletins of December 1992 (Allison) and June 1999 (Crandel)

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