1st february 1988

Buy Ireland Belfast 1st February 1988 Ulster Bank 20 Pound bank note. Great condition. for R53.00

Buy CEYLON BANK NOTE: ONE RUPEE: 1st FEBRUARY 1941: Circulated Note: Good Conditions, as per Photo. for R51.00

Buy Ireland Belfast 1st March 1988 Allied Irish Bank 10 Pound bank note. Great condition. for R103.00

Buy 1988 1st day Cover Die groot Trek 1838-1988- Pietermaritzburg for R10.00

General Ben Viljoen My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War (1902) Published: Hood, Douglas & Howard, London, 1902 Edition: First Edition   Publisher's red cloth binding with black titles. Manilla Paper. No foxing, Browned edges from age. Cover stained and taped with cellotape Piece of the spine cover missing. binding with some age associated edge wear. Very light water stain to first 5 pages not affecting the type. Maps and Plates all good and clear. Would do great with a restored or new Cover.Inner pages clear with very minor browning. General Viljoen never returned to South Africa after the war as he refused to become a subject of the British Empire. In 1909 he was granted U.S. citizenship. He was familiar with both Theodore Roosevelt and Mexican Revolutionary Francisco Madero. He fought on the side of Madero at the battle of Ciudad Juarez. His book is described as being 'a realistic description of the war from a Boer perspective'.Some excerpts from Mendelssohn Vol.II: 'The author was instructed by General Joubert to proceed to the Natal frontier, and he subsequently joined the troops under General Kock's command. He does not appear to have had a high opinion of his leader, and remarks, possibly if we "had had less to do with arrogant and stupid old men, we should have reached Cape Town or Durban." From time to time he expresses his discontent with most of the Boer Generals of the old school, and he was extremely impatient of their super-caution, credulity, and superstition, which brought him on several occasions to the verge of insubordination, whilst at times he considered that he had been slighted by Joubert, who appears to have been dubious as to the courage of the leader and his Johannesburg men.' The so-called Handsuppers 'were regarded by the General as traitors, and there is an account of the "execution" of Meyer De Kock who came to Viljoen's camp to induce his men to surrender, and who, it is stated, was the first man who first suggested to the British authorities the establishment of concentration camps. The Boer General defends the blowing up of trains, which he considered quite as justifiable as the burning of houses, and was, he asserts, no doubt as distasteful to him as the latter was to Lord Kitchener.' 'He was sent to St. Helena on February 19th, and speaks with some dissatisfaction of his treatment on the island.'

  RSA 1988 Control blocks of 500th Anniversary of Discovery of the Cape by Bartolomeu Dias, view scans for condition as it form part of the description, CV R 40.00. Note, display card included        

Buy Russia 1988 Epic Poems (1st Series) set of 5 each se-tenant with label unmounted mint, SG 5914-18, M for R73.89

Buy S.W.A.1988.7 Jan.500th Anniv.of Discovery Cape Good Hope.1st Day Cover no 60 CV+/ R 39.00 View scans for R15.00

Buy RSA 1988. 1st August. Centenary of Goverment Printing Works.Cover V R 18.00 View scans for R18.00

  RSA, 1988. Control blocks of 300th Anniversary of Arrival first French Huguenots at the Cape, included is the overprinted set, view scans for condition as it form part of the description,  CV R 112.00. Note, display card not included        

Buy Bahamas 1988 500th Anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus (1st issue) perf m/sheet (Map) un for R73.89

    WWII SPECIAL SERVICE BATTALION TITLE BADGE The Special Service Battalion (SSB) is a South African military unit formed on 1 May 1933 under the patronage of Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence. The object was to give training to youths, between the ages of 17 and 23, who, in the wake of the 1929 depression, could find no suitable employment on leaving school.   History Lt Col George E Brink was given the responsibility for establishing the battalion at Roberts Heights and was the first commanding officer. The SSB was established to save the youth from physical and moral degeneration caused by massive unemployment due to the Great Depression. The SSB was to teach the young men military discipline, fitness and various trades to enable them to be employed by the Department of Labour and Welfare. The SSB men received a salary of a shilling a day causing the SSB soon to be known as the "Bob a Day Battalion".  In 1934 detachments were also established for 100 trainees at Durban and 150 at Cape Town. Training included elementary military subjects and physical training. After a year of the young men usually found employment in government departments or with civilian employers. By 1936 the output of the SSB totalled about 2000 youths a year. In 1937 the South African Railways established at Roberts Heights a special school to prepare boys for the railways. In 1937 3788 youths passed through the ranks of the SSB. A total of 882 of them joined the Permanent Force.  With the expansion of the South African Air Force in 1937 the SSB provided 248 air apprentices for special training but, with the improvement in the economic situation, the waiting list to join the battalion had dwindled to almost nil.  With the outbreak of war in September 1939, members of the SSB were posted to units requiring immediate reinforcement to get on to a wartime basis. An example of this being the Coastal Artillery. In February 1940 a number of troops were transferred to the 1st and 2nd Field Force Battalions. These served with distinction in East Africa, Abyssinia and the Middle East as part of 1st South African Division.  SADF era 1 SSB Commemorative Letter In August 1941 all members of the SSB below the age of 18 were transferred to the Youth Training Brigade. The remainder formed an infantry battalion, which was converted to an armoured car commando in 1942.  In February 1943 the SSB, under Lt Col EG ('Papa') Brits, became part of the 11th SA Armoured Brigade. In March 1943 the Field Force Battalion was disbanded and other ranks and some of the officers were transferred to the SSB, thus providing a nucleus of battle-tested veterans.  The unit sailed for the Middle East with the 6th SA Armoured Division in April 1943. In 1944 the division crossed the Mediterranean Sea to take part in the Italian campaign. The regiment played a prominent part in numerous actions during the campaign.  In 1946, SSB was resuscitated as a Permanent Force unit and reorganised on a two-battalion basis with the 1st Battalion as an armoured unit and the 2nd Battalion infantry. The former became a training regiment in 1953 and the latter was renamed the 1 South African Infantry Battalion (1SAI) in 1951.   CONDITION:  Very Good. Lugs in tact. UNCLEANED. Sold as seen in the images. Images form part of the description.

KING'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL Awarded to all who were serving in South Africa on or after 1st January 1902 and who would complete eighteen months service before 1st June. The 97th Anniversary of the end of the Anglo Boer War at Spioenkop on 2 February 1999. As can be seen above only 1000 of these commemoration envelopes were produced and flown from England on a special Royal flight.  

This auction is for the following three books: 1. South African military awards: 1912-1987  by S Monick; illustrations by C M Eloff; Publisher: South African National Museum of Military History 1988 (1st Edition) Publisher Johannesburg: South African National Museum of Military History. Soft cover, 58 pages. Signature of previous owner and year inscription inside front cover, ownership stamp on title page, clean inside, very good binding, very good condition. 2. A guide to South African orders, decorations, and medals and their ribbons, 1896-1985 by J P I Fforde; S Monick Publisher Johannesburg: South African National Museum of Military History, 1986 Soft cover, 40 pages. Signature of previous owner and year inscription inside front cover, ownership stamp on title page, foxing on title page and next four pages, clean inside, very good binding, very good condition. Some wear along spine on outer cover. Some postage stamps of medals affixed on pages. 3. Awards of the South African uniformed public services, 1922-1987: the South African Police, South African Railways Police, South African Prisons Service by S Monick. Publisher Johannesburg: South African National Museum of Military History, 1988 Soft cover, 87 pages. Signature of previous owner and year inscription inside front cover, ownership stamp on title page, clean inside, very good binding, very good condition.   Please judge from pictures:     Please note: Payment must be made within three days of auction close.    Please have a look at all my Items here!!  

A Walk Against The Stream takes a look at the experiences of a young national service officer in the Rhodesian army. This is a true story, encompassing all eighteen months the author spent at Victoria Falls, Rhodesia, facing enemy territory just across the Zambezi river in Zambia. Initially allocated to 4th platoon, 4 Independent company Rhodesia Regiment (RR) as a subaltern and later on as a 1st Lieutenant in support company 2RR, the story starts with the authors training and subsequent deployment to the operational area. The events that unfold contain interesting military encounters, with battles against the Zambian army and local terrorists clearly depicted. The style of writing flows easily and graphically, drawing the reader into a half forgotten world. But there is also another aspect to the story: the human side of it. It is an examination of the authors love of a country falling apart and the relationship that he forms with a local woman in the village; their love, hope and dreams snatched away by unfolding events. This is a riveting personal tale, interspersed with interesting facts and dozens of photographs. All the names and places are real, including the battle scenes with ZIPRA and the Zambian army. PAPERBACK, 364 pages with photos. FIRST PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2015