Orange Free State. Oranje Vrij Staat. Orange. Oranje Frei Staat (from the library of Andre Bezuidenhout)

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Description:

"Catalogue of an exhibition of postcards issued between 1884 and 1912, mint and/or used, varieties, 'specimen' overprints, correct and incorrect use of the cards, etc. Special attention is given to the locally printed cards, postcards overprinted V R I and the overprinted 'Cape' postcards."

Simply bound single-sided photocopies of 61 pp, each stamped "Douane Nederland Schiphol 53) and initialled.

"Leo Crandel Okt 1996 Bloem 150 [?]" is in handwriting on the first leaf.

Details:

  • Publisher: Not known
  • Publisher Place: Not known
  • Date of Publication: Not known
  • Jacket Condition: (No jacket)
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 297 x 210
  • Lot No: 55
  • Hammer Price: $20
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 147
  • Estimate: $40
  • Reserve: $20

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Seller Details:

  • Name: Fontein Books
  • Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: fontein@wol.co.za
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  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: Fontein Books has for several years participated in Antiquarian Auctions and its predecessor. It specialises in historical and contemporary books on the Free State and Northern Karoo, and is also an active buyer and seller on commission in these and other fields. Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, was an editor, writer and small publisher until 2005, when he moved from Johannesburg to Philippolis, the first settlement (1822) north of the Gariep or Orange River, where he opened his first physical bookshop (to which buyers and sellers are welcome), with reasonable holdings in Africana, both Anglo-Boer wars, biography, history, military history, natural history and travel. He regularly visits Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and offers to deliver heavy or valuable books or sets to these cities on such visits. Richard Proctor-Sims retains the copyright of Fontein's Antiquarian Auction descriptions and these may not be reproduced without permission and acknowledgment.