Otto
Peetoom |
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Ormskirk
Stamps |
SWAZILAND
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Postal
Stationery - Postal History |
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This
Page Includes
Postal Stationery mint & used
Early Covers with Transvaal overprints
South Africa stamps used in Swaziland
KGV Definitives on cover |
1935 Silver
Jubilee on cover
O.H.M.S. mail
KGVI 1937 Coronation covers
1938 KGVI Definitives on cover
1945 Victory & 1949 UPU covers
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World
War II covers
Official Free mail - FPO 947
QEII Postmark covers
Slogan machine cancels
Registered - Taxed Mail |
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Postal
Stationery Card |
Postal
Stationery Registered Envelope |
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SWZ
100 - H&G 1
1933 KGV 1d Postcard
Mint £20 |
SWZ
101 - H&G 8
1961 5c decimal Size G
Mint £15
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SWZ
102
Post
Office Formula envelope Size G with McCorquodale &
Co Ltd Imprint under flap plus
1962 2½c Definitives x 3
Mint £10 |
SWZ
107 - H&G
11
1949 6d S. Africa Overprinted SWAZILAND in red
Thin
overprint Afrikaans first
Mint £15 |
Postal Stationery
Aerogrammes |
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SWZ
105 - H&G 8
1949 6d S. Africa Overprinted SWAZILAND in red - English
first
Mint £15 |
SWZ
106 - H&G 9
1949 6d S. Africa Overprinted SWAZILAND in red - Afrikaans
first
Mint £15 |
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SWZ
109 - H&G 14
1954 6d S.Africa Speed Bird Overprint - English first
Mint £10 |
SWZ
110 - H&G 15
1954 6d S.Africa Speed Bird Overprint - Arikaans first
Mint £10 |
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SWZ
111 - H&G 17
1956 6d Kudu
Mint £8 |
SWZ
112 - H&G 18
1961 6d Kudu Overprinted 5c
Mint £8 |
Used
Postal Stationery Aerogrammes |
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SWZ
122 - H&G 8
1949 S. Africa 6d Overprinted Aerogramme English first
- With additional 6d x 2
To USA - Cancelled BREMERSDORP 10 VII 49 SOLD |
SWZ
123 -
H&G 12
1951
S. Africa 6d Overprinted Aerogramme, English first - To
Scotland
Cancelled MBABANE 7 IX B51 £20 |
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SWZ
124 - H&G 12
1952 6d Royal blue - Thick overprint Kessler 14
To UK cancelled MBABANE 21 II A52 £15 |
SWZ
125 - H&G 12
1951 6d Thin overprint Kessler 12 - To UK with additional
2d Coronation Cancelled MBABANE 3 JUN 53 £10 |
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1890
EMBEKELWENI - BONC 718 Proving Cover
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SWZ
1
Colourful franking
Registered
& posted
7 JY 90 with R255
In crayon
Transit backstamp
Of Steijnsdorp 8 JUL 90
Where the cover entered the
ZAR system
With boxed ZAR
Registration cachet
Addressed to Emil Tamsen
Lovely Cover
£1200
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1893
Cover to Holland
- SWZ 201
Cover
with 6d & 1/- Transvaal overprints. Cancelled Squared
circle
BREMERSDORP 20 NOV 93 - Johannesburg transit
Assen arrival 18 DEC 93 - Also boxed Code EI0 £1500 |
Early
Postcard -
SWZ 203
Card depicting Swazi Woman Smoking
Published by Hallis & Co. Port Elizabeth£20 |
O.H.M.S.
Envelope to
Piet Retief
SWZ 204
Printed envelope to
Piet Retief from the
Resident Commissioner
Registered & cancelled
MBABANE 21 AUG 20
Carolina transit &
Piet Retief 24 Aug 20 arrival
Boxed ‘Undelivered’
handstamp & returned to
Swaziland
£60 |
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1932
to South Africa
SWZ 207
Commercial cover to Pretoria with
South Africa 1d Ship definitive
Cancelled MBABANE 31 DEC 32
£25 |
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1932
To South Africa
SWZ 208
Commercial cover to Pretoria with
South African definitives Including SG 42
Cancelled
MBABANE
31 DEC 32
£30 |
1932
Sunset Cover to South Africa
SWZ
209
Cover to Pretoria
With OFS 4d plus 1d x 2
Registered & cancelled
MBABANE
28 DEC A32
£25 |
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1932
Sunset Cover to South Africa
SWZ 210
Cover
to Pretoria with OFS 4d & 2d VRI overprints
Registered & Cancelled
MBABANE
28 DEC A32
£25 |
1932
Sunset Cover to South Africa
SWZ 211
Cover to Johannesburg with Natal & Swaziland
1d
Cancelled
MBABANE
30 JAN A33
£25 |
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1935
Silver Jubilee
set
SWZ 215
Registered
& cancelled
MBABANE
8 NOV A35
With a straight line
MBABANE
Registration
handstamp
£15 |
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1935
Silver Jubilee
set
SWZ
217
Registered & cancelled
MBABANE
2 MAY A36
Boxed
MBABANE SWAZILAND
Registration
handstamp
£15 |
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1937
Combination Franking
SWZ
219
Envelope
to Ezulwini with
KGV 1d definitive plus S.A. 1d Ship
Cancelled
MBABANE
27 JAN A37
£25 |
1935
Silver Jubilee
set
SWZ
220
Cancelled by rare
STEGI
1 OC 1937
Skeleton relief cancel
£40
Also see SWZ
137 |
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1936
Registered to UK
SWZ 222
Envelope
sent by Registered Airmail to England
with KGV ½d to 6d definitives
Cancelled
MBABANE
22 MAY A36
£40
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1937
O.H.M.S.
Envelope to South Africa
SWZ 223
With KGV 6d Registered & Cancelled
MBABANE
22 MAY 37
With arrival
backstamp
£25 |
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1937
O.H.M.S. Envelope to MHLOTSHE
SWZ 224
OHMS envelope from
MBABANE
29 MAR 37
Sent registered to
MHLOTSHENI
Breyton & Piet Retief transits
Showing route into Transvaal
and back into Swaziland
£50 |
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SWZ
230
1937 Coronation FDC On plain envelope to South Africa
Cancelled BREMERSDORP Proud D8
£15 |
SWZ
232
1937 Coronation FDC On plain envelope to South Africa
Registered and Cancelled EZULWINI
£15 |
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SWZ
234
Plain envelope to UK, registered straight line handstamp
R4 and
Cancelled MBABANE 30 XII C37 Proud D15
£15 |
SWZ
235
1937 Coronation FDC Registered & cancelled by
rare
MBABANE MY 12 1937 Skeleton relief cancel
£30 |
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SWZ
236
Envelope to UK Cancelled
PIET RETIEF 16 SEP A37
£25 |
SWZ
237
Envelope to UK Registered & Cancelled with rare
STEGI 19 OC 1937
Relief cancel used for 19 days from 1.10.37 to 19.10.37
Also
see SWZ 120
£40 |
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SWZ
240
2d Rate to South Africa (1d Pair) with BREMERSDORP
8 NOV A44
Proud D10 (blank at foot) £15
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SWZ
241
2d Rate ½d x 4 to South Africa with EMLEMBE
21 MAR A46 - Proud D2
£20 |
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SWZ
242
Two envelopes to the same address with 2d - Cancelled
GOEDGEGUN 3 AUG J38 & 23 MAR G39
The correct rate is 3d thus the tax due = 1d Which
converts to 4 US cents - Two items £50
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SWZ
243
Envelope Airmailed to USA with 2/6 SG 36a
Cancelled HLATIKULU 17 FEB 1947 £50 |
SWZ
244
2d Rate to South Africa, cancelled MALKERNS 22 MAR
G45 - Proud D3
£35 |
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SWZ
245
Philatelic envelope to Kenya - Mombasa Arrival backstamp
With original set to 1/- Registered & cancelled
MBABANE 1 IV A38
First of Issue Light vertical fold £45
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SWZ
246
Registered Airmail to UK with a combination of Definitives
& RSW 1½d pair
Cancelled MBABANE -5 I E49 Proud D19
£30 |
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SWZ
247
1½d Internal rate with MHLOTSHENI 17 MAR
43 A38 - Blank at foot
(Proud D3) Mission Mail from the Franson Memorial
Bible School
£20 |
SWZ
248
½d Unsealed rate to USA
Cancelled PIGGS PEAK 5 NOV 48 - Proud D2
£25 |
SWZ 250
3d Rate to USA cancelled
STEGI 5 VI A43 - Proud D5
£25
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1945 - 1949 KGVI
Commemoratives
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SWZ
270
Envelope to USA with complete Victory set Registered
& cancelled
HLATIKULU 23 FEB1946 (Proud D2)
Backstamped New York transit & Brooklyn 4 APR
arrival £20
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SWZ
271
Envelope to USA with 3d Victory - Cancelled
HLATIKULU 24 APR 1947 (Proud D2) Scarce commercial
use of this Issue
£25
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SWZ
272
Envelope to USA with 3d Victory - Cancelled EMLEMBE
22 FEB A48
(Proud D2) Scarce commercial use of this Issue
£25 |
SWZ
273
Commercial envelope with 6d UPU - Registered &
posted
HLATIKULU 24 OCT 1949 -Addressed to Natal South
Coast with a rare UTWALUMI STATION 27 OCT arrival
backstamp £40 |
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SWZ
274
Envelope to UK with UPU set cancelled
BREMERSDORP 5 XI A49 - Proud D9
£20
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SWZ
275
Envelope to S. Africa with boxed MBABANE registration
handstamp
Posted on day of issue 10 X 49 - Proud D15 &
R3
£25
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Empire
Airmail Scheme
SWZ 277
Envelope with an IMPERIAL AIRWAYS cachet
Franked GB 1½d posted Newport 25 JUN 1937
Carried on the first Southbound flight introducing
the new Empire rate of 1½d
Has MBABANE 8 JUL 37 arrival backstamp,
UNCLAIMED cachet & returned
to UK
With Mbabane 9 JUL A37 dispatch cancel
£25
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SWZ 280
An envelope originating
from the Standard Bank in Dannhauser, Natal
27 APR 1942 - Re-used locally by Barclays Bank
with their specially printed label & a 1½d
to Stegi Cancelled BREMERSDORP 15 VII A42 - Interesting
item
£25
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SWZ
281
Envelope with 2d x 2 to USA cancelled STEGI 4 VI
43
Opened and sealed bySouth Africa red on white censor
tape
Tied by violet handstamp on reverse
£25 |
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SWZ 282
Air Letter Card from Cpl.
Mitchell S.S.B. Armoured Regt.
Cancelled EGYPT 73 28 JU 43 with Censor handstamp
with
HLATIKULU 7 JUL 1943 Arrival backstamp £30
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SWZ
283
Air Letter Card written in Sicily 31 AUG 1943 with
GB definitives cancelled
By an indistinct FPO - RAF censor mark Transit MOOLMAN
20 SEP 43
with HLATIKULU 23 SEP 1943 arrival backstamp £30 |
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SWZ 284
Air Letter Card written
onboard ship in the Mediterranean posted with
S. Africa Bantam FPO 33 19 OC 43 with naval censor
Backstamped HLATIKULU 29 OCT 1943 arrival £30
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SWZ
285
Air Letter Card with GB 3d Cancelled EGYPT 69 -
13 FEB 44
RAF Censor 103 & Deputy Chief Field Censor handstamps
- Backstamped
Egypt 20 Feb transit & HLATIKULU 29 FEB 44 arrival
£30 |
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SWZ 286
APC Air Letter Card with
a homemade two line handstamp
CONCESSIONAL POSTAGE PERSONNEL FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The reverse has a signed privilege notice - Sent
by a Swazi native
In service with MANKAIANA 7 DEC 45 arrival backstamp
SOLD
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SWZ
287
Envelope posted Allahabad 23 APR 45 to STEGI with
Indian Censor Paper seal
OPENED BY EXAMINER sent via
LOURENCO MARQUES with 26-6-45 transit backstamp
SOLD |
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WWII
African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps 3836
Swazi served in the APC and were entitled to
Free postage whilst stationed at
Clairwood Camp in Natal
SWZ 288
Envelope to MANKAIANE
Includes a letter written in African with Official
Free
Oval cachet Cancelled
Clairwood Camp
27 XII 45
SOLD |
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O.H.M.S.
- OFFICIAL FREE Mail |
SWZ
300
OHMS envelope from South Africa with ‘OFFICIAL
FREE – PRETORIA’
To Swaziland with EMLEMBE
30 JUN A49 arrival backstamp.
Redirected to Mbabane with
SWAZILAND POLICE 1-7-1949
P.O. EMLEMBE
handstamp
Posted EMLEMBE 2 JUL A49
£30
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SWZ
301
OHMS envelope with
OFFICIAL FREE - SWAZILAND handstamp
Posted & cancelled
STEGI 9 II A 49 to
Mankaiana with
MANKAIANA 11 FEB 1949
arrival backstamp
£30
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SWZ
302
OHMS envelope with
SWAZILAND POLICE
OFFICIAL FREE - STEGI
Handstamp
Being Police Mail to Mbabane
Posted & cancelled
STEGI 11 VII A49
£30
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SWZ
303
Re-cycled envelope from Swaziland to
South Africa - Received at the
NATIVE RECRUITING CO-OP
PIET RETIEF - 20 SEP 1948
Re-used from Piet Retief with
MAGISTRATE OFFICIAL FREE
8 II 49 to Mankaiana
With MANKAIANA 9 FEB 1949
arrival cancel
£40 |
SWZ
304
Recycled Government envelope with
Paper Seal across previous address with
SWAZILAND ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIAL FREE
PIGGS PEAK
Handstamp - Posted & cancelled
PIGGS PEAK
18 NOV 49
£40 |
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1961
Decimal Overprints on Cover
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SWZ
307
Illustrated FDC with Decimal overprints to 10c
Cancelled MBABANE 4 II 61
£30
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SWZ 308
Envelope with 1961 Decimal overprints values to
50c
Cancelled MBABANE 24 IV 61
£40
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SWZ
310
BIG BEND 9 XI A65 to MBABANE with 1962 2½c definitive
£20
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SWZ 311
EMLEMBE 17 IV A62 to South Africa with 1961 1c definitive
£15 |
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SWZ
312
GOEDGEGUN 18 VI A65
To Customs, Mbabane with ITU 2½c
£15 |
SWZ 314
HLUTI 4 IX A58 to Denmark with 1956 ½d x 2 definitive
(unsealed rate)
With several Instructional handstamps - Endorsed Return
to London with
5 OC 58 arrival cancel £25 |
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SWZ
315
An attractive illustrated Wildlife envelope
To UK cancelled KWALUSENI 21 X 69
£25 |
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SWZ
316
KWALUSENI 17 XI A65 to Basutoland with 1962 2½c definitive
£15 |
SWZ 317
MANKAIANA 3 JUN 1953 to South Africa with 1953 Coronation
£10
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SWZ
319
MAKAIANA13 JAN 1960 to Mochudi with 1956 ½d pair
Also cancelled large circular POSTMASTER
MAKAIANA 12 JAN 1960
Marked UNCLAIMED and returned to UK £20 |
SWZ 320
MBABANE 3 JUN H53 to USA with 1953 Coronation
Proud type D22
£10 |
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SWZ
322
MBABANE 6 VI A60 to UK with 1956 3d definitive
Proud type D25
£10 |
SWZ 323
MHLAMBANYATI 2 XII A62 to South Africa with 1956 3d definitive
Proud type D2
£15 |
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SWZ
325
MHLAMBANYATI 25 III C63 Airmail to UK with 1962 l2½c
definitive
£15 |
SWZ 326
PIGGS PEAK 4 XII 57 to South Africa with 1956 3d definitive
Proud type D5
£15 |
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SWZ
327
PIGGS PEAK 22 I C60 - By Air to Scotland with 1956 4½d
pair definitives
Proud type D6
£15 |
SWZ 328
PIGGS PEAK 15 II B79 by surface mail to UK with
1976 10c bird definitive - Proud type D6
£20
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SWZ
329
Printed envelope with Wildlife theme from
STEGI 15 XI 58 to USA
With 1956 ½d, 1d & 3d definitives - Proud type
D6
£25 |
SWZ 330
Printed envelope with African life theme
from STEGI 5 XII A58 to USA
With 1956 ½d, 1d & 3d definitives - Proud type
D5
£25 |
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SWZ
332
MANZINI 29 IX A 69 Window envelope with 1962 2c with machine
slogan
KEEP DEATH OF THE ROAD
£10 |
SWZ 333
MBABANE 1 IX D 66 by surface rate to UK with 1962 ½c,
2½c and 1c x 2
With machine slogan GET HOME SAFELY
£10 |
SWZ
334
MBABANE 18 VII A 64 to Basutoland with 1962 2½c with
Machine slogan
WORLD UNITED AGAINST MALARIA
MOKHOTLONG
BAS 24 VIII A 64
Transit cancel
£15
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SWZ
340
MANZINI 24 III A66 Airmailed to UK
With 1962 5c definitive & 15c Co-op Year
£15
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SWZ 341
MBABANE 17 V A65 with 1965 ITU set in pairs cancelled on
First day of issue with a pictorial cancel Proud type D29
-Dispatched by Airmail to UK with MBABANE C.T.R. No 1 -
3 VI A65 Backstamp & London arrival £15
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1972 -
75 Postmark Envelopes to D.F. Crew
Plain envelope with 1969 3c Lion
definitive SG 229 |
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SWZ
350
Cancelled CROYDON 12 VIII A72
£20 |
SWZ 351
Cancelled ENTONJENI 26 VII A72
£25 |
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SWZ
352
Cancelled EZULWINI 14 AUG A72
£25
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SWZ
353
Cancelled GEGE 18 IV A72
£25 |
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SWZ
354
Cancelled KWALUSENI 27 VII G72
£20
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SWZ
355
Cancelled LOBAMBA 27 V A75
£25 |
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SWZ
356
Cancelled MAHAMBA 16 APR A73
£25
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SWZ
357
Cancelled MAHLANGATSHA 16 IV A73
£25 |
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SWZ
358
Cancelled MANKAYANE 1 IX A72
£20 |
SWZ
359
Cancelled MAPHIVENI 19 VII A72
£25 |
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SWZ
360
Cancelled MHLOSHENI 13 IV B73
£20 |
SWZ
361
Cancelled NGONINI 26 VII 72
£25 |
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SWZ
362
Cancelled NGWENYA 2 VIII A72
£25 |
SWZ
363
Cancelled SIDVOKODVO 13 IV A73
£25 |
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Taxed
Mail |
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SWZ
364
Cancelled TSHANENI 19 VII A72
£25 |
SWZ
370
EMLEMBE 25 VII - A58 unsealed rate to Belgium with
1956 ½d pair,
NAMUR 15.9.58 - Arrival backstamp with Non
reclame’ & ‘Return to Sender labels
to back & front - Received a T
tax mark & dispatched
To London from Namur 3. 11.58
£20
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SWZ
371
GOEDGEGUN 19 VIII A56 surface rate to USA with 1956
3d
With boxed ‘T21 Centimes’ Tax handstamp
£15 |
SWZ
372
HLUTI 18 V 59 unsealed rate to Ireland with 1956
½d pair
DUN LAOGHAIRE 15 VI arrival cancel - Endorsed
Gone Away and with
Two line cachet UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS
STATED-RETURN TO SENDER - A boxed POSTAGE
DUE 2D FOR RETURN TO SENDER
Dispatched to London with a 16 VI 59 backstamp £25
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QEII OHMS
- Official Paid Mail |
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SWZ
376
An O.H.M.S. envelope to South Africa with an excised
20 MAR A 57 datestamp
Could be MBABANE? - outer ring damaged at top Circular
handstamp
C.O.D. TRADE CHARGE CARD - Only
known example
£350
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SWZ
377
Aerogramme to USA with MBABANE - 6 I 71 –
OFFICIAL PAID in red
£20 |
British
Forces Mail
During 1963-66, leading up to Independence,
the British Forces in Swaziland were keeping the
peace and were known as BFPO 640 -Their mail was
posted
with UK stamps - The Prince of Wales Volunteers,
a Lancashire Regiment, used FPO 947 & were stationed
in Swaziland from 9.10.64 to 9 July 65
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SWZ
379
Envelope with 3d GB definitive cancelled
FPO 947 - 7 DE 64 to BBC London
A three page article in the October 2004 S.A.P.
is included with this item
Only a few Covers are known
£250
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Certificates
Of Posting a Registered Postal Item |
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SWZ
380
Four examples Cancelled MBABANE 10 IX B68, 11 IX
C68 & 12 I D70
£20 |
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