(RCSD) South Africa - one for Rodney.

http://cjoint.com/data/kzsKj6abs6.htm

Blair

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:41:29 -0700 (PDT), "Blair (TC)"
wrote:


http://cjoint.com/data/kzsKj6abs6.htm

Interesting... One has to wonder how many of these local stamps are
out there and have been put to use. This would be a mind-boggling
tasks of immense proportions.

OK you win ;-)
never seen these before, info?


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http://cjoint.com/data/kzsKj6abs6.htm

Blair

On Oct 25, 8:01*pm, "rodney" wrote:
OK you win ;-)
never seen these before, info?

"Blair (TC)" wrote in message

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http://cjoint.com/data/kzsKj6abs6.htm

Blair

I was hoping that there might be something in that
philatelic library of yours that might shed some light.

Blair

Ah! I see
Try Googling "Bakker Express"
(1897 locals.)
there are numerous pages for these stamps.
Apart from that, I know very little, and have not spied them before Blair.


I was hoping that there might be something in that
philatelic library of yours that might shed some light.

Blair

On Oct 28, 7:59*pm, "rodney" wrote:
Ah! I see
Try Googling "Bakker Express"
* (1897 locals.)
there are numerous pages for these stamps.
Apart from that, I know very little, and have not spied them before Blair..

I was hoping that there might be something in that
philatelic library of yours that might shed some light.

Blair

Here is a nice cover.

TRANSVAAL — Bakker Express. 1887 registered cover franked with Bakker
Express
1d black on pink, inscribed "Vry Tot Postk: Pretoria" (to Pretoria),
used from Waterberg
to Pretoria where Transvaal adhesives were added (some defective),
sent via London
(31 May 1887) to Rome, where it arrived 3 June, 1887.

Charged "21/2"(d) in red for the forwarding postage from London to
Italy. A fine mixed
franking Bakker Express cover, with 1991 Holcombe cert., very rare -
sold $2,300.00 USD.
Cherrystone 2001

(sorry no scan)

Blair