Transvaal historic

Buy Transvaal 1909 Historic postcard from JOHANNESBURG to the USA. See below. for R140.00

Buy Transvaal 1905 Historic postcard from BARBERTON to BLOEMFONTEIN EAST. See below. for R650.00

    Early unused historic postcard of Pilgrim's Rest showing town prior to forestation.                

On offer is a cover (PFSA Certificate no. 11657/2004) with the extremely rare double circular "Umtonjaneni" datestamp with backstamps recording the cover having passed through Vryheid (17-12-97) to Stellenbosch (24-12-97). According to Putzel, this postal agency, located on the south-eastern border of the Transvaal and Natal, opened on 1 August 1896 as "Umtonganeni" and was renamed in 1897. A rare and historic item of Transvaal postal history. Condition as per scans below.

Buy OFS/Transvaal Inter-provincial: Historic 1911 HARLEQUIN R.F.C. O.R.C. card/Pretoria. See below. for R340.00

Buy Natal/Transvaal Inter-provincial: Historic 1911 card Durban/England. See below. for R190.00

Author: Hayward Kidson Publisher: Transvaal Cricket Board () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: As New Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 253  Dimensions: 29.9 x 21.4 x 2.1 cm +++ by Hayward Kidson +++ A fascinating and comprehensive account of the history of cricket in the Transvaal. "The history of Transvaal cricket is a romantic saga closely bound to the story of gold and the Witwatersrand... it is fitting and appropriate that we record the historic cricketing tapestry as it unfolded and at the same time take a look at the dusty, lusty and exciting origins of the mining camp on the Highveld of the old Transvaal which became Johannesburg and where the cricket infant grew to maturity."   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

AMAZING  HARDCOVER BOOK  WRITTEN BY FRANCOIS MALAN SOME OF THE CONTENT HEADINGS: THE ALLURE OF KRUGER'S GOLD WAR-TIME PRODUCTION OF GOLD  AND THE MISSING OUNCES ESCAPING ALONG THE  DELGOA BAY RAILWAY LINE THE WONDERING GOVERNMENT AND THEIR GOLD WHERE IS THE GOLD?     GET THIS GREAT OFFER NOW   AT THE RELEASE PRICE OF R 750 ---------------------------------------------------------------- EXTRACT FROM THE CHAPTER TITLED GOLD  PRODUCTION IN THE  ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD CHANGED THE FORTUNES OF THE TRANSVAAL. THE FIRST DISCOVERY WAS MADE IN 1872 AT THE EERSTELING GOLD FIELD IN THE PIETERSBURG GREENSTONE BELT (CLOSE TO MODERN DAY POLOKWANE). THIS WAS FOLLOWED IN 1873 BY THE DISCOVERY OF ALLUVIAL GOLD AT PILGRIM'S REST AND SURROUNDING AREAS. AN INTERESTING CONNECTION BETWEEN PILGRIM'S REST AND THE KRUGER MILLIONS IS DESCRIBED IN A LATER CHAPTER. THESE EARLY GOLD DISCOVERIES SLIGHTLY IMPROVED THE FINANCES OF THE ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK AND EVEN ALLOWED PRESIDENT THOMAS BURGERS TO STRIKE THE FIRST GOLD PONDE FOR THE REPUBLIC 1874. UNFORTUNATELY, BY 1876, HE WAS UNPOPULAR AND THE REPUBLIC WAS SLIDING INTO BANKRUPTCY. THE UPRISING OF THE NATIVE TRIBE, PARTICULARLY THE PEDI TRIBE UNDER CHIEF SEKUKUNI, ALSO CAUSED SECURITY CONCERNS AMONGST THE BURGHERS. THIS ALLOWED BRITAIN TO ANNEX THE TRANSVAAL WITHOUT A SHOT BEING FIRED ON THE 12 APRIL 1877. DURING THIS PERIOD OF POLITICAL TURMOIL, PAUL KRUGER ROSE TO PROMINENCE. HE WAS ONE OF THE THREE LEADERS AT THE HISTORIC PAARDEKRAAL ASSEMBLY WHERE 6,000 BURGHERS PLEDGED TO REGAIN THE INDEPENDENCE OF THEIR REPUBLIC. THE PAARDEKRAAL MONUMENT IN KRUGERSDORP WAS LATER ERECTED AT THIS HISTORIC SITE. THE RESULTING FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BROKE OUT ON THE 16 DECEMBER 1880 AND ON THE 26 FEBRUARY 1881 THE BRITISH SUFFERED A HUMILIATING DEFEAT AT THE BATTLE OF AMAJUBA. IN 1883, PAUL KRUGER WAS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSVAAL AND HE RETAINED THIS PRESIDENCY DURING THE NEXT THREE ELECTIONS. AFTER THE TRANSVAAL REGAINED INDEPENDENCE, A FURTHER GOLD DISCOVERY WAS MADE IN THE BARBERTON AREA IN 1883. THE RESULTING ECONOMIC BOOM IN THE AREA RESULTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STOCK EXCHANGE. SOME EXCEPTIONAL GOLD DISCOVERIES WERE MADE AND THE FIRST 50 TONS OF ORE AT THE FAMOUS GOLDEN QUARRY PRODUCED NEARLY 300 OUNCES OF GOLD. THE BARBERTON GOLD FIELD PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 252,553 KG OF GOLD FOR THE PERIOD 1883 TO 1983. THIS IMPORTANT DISCOVERY WAS NEVERTHELESS SOON DWARFED BY PRODUCTION IN THE WITWATERSRAND BASIN.  

Subtitle: A Career at the Crease Author: Frederick Cleary Inscribed by Jimmy Cook Publisher: Pelham Books () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 232 Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm +++ by Frederick Cleary (Inscribed by Jimmy Cook) +++ This is an account of the sporting achievements of Jimmy Cook, one of the world's finest opening batsmen. The book ranges from the early years of a century-scoring South African schoolboy, through the heady days of the "Mean Machine", the Transvaal team that dominated the domestic scene through the s, to Cook's seasons as Somerset's top run-maker and the historic tour of India in with the South African team.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

By the end of the Anglo-Boer War on 31 May 1902, most of the Transvaal's post offices had been taken over by the British authorities. These offices varied from those largely destroyed to instances where all or part of the contents had been removed.  The uncensored cover below was sent from "Army Post Office / Johannesburg" with date of 31 May 1902, the day that the surrender terms were signed at Pretoria. It received the London arrival strike on 23 June 1902 and was then re-directed to Southsea, Portsmouth (24 June 1902). A scarce example of this Army Post Office strike with historic datestamp and re-directed mail. See scans below.