cover 1894 (May) U5 (roughly opened at top) from Smithfield to Thaba 'Nchu, redirected to Venterstroom, bearing 1d. (2) and showing, on reverse, a variety of transit marks including the rare "T.P.O./NORTHERN"; 1898 (9 May) U5 registered from Bloemfontein to Nova Scotia, bearing ½d. and 1d. (6) and showing, on reverse, complete though cracked "BLOEMFONTEIN/P.O./O.V.S." red wax seal; 1899 (30 Sept.) ½d. postcard (creased) from Brandfort to Port Elizabeth and showing, on reverse, "R.P.F. ZUID. O.V.S." c.d.s. (rare); 1905 (2 Sept.) blue U5 (258x114mm.) registered to Cape Town, bearing K.E. ½d. to 1/- each cancelled by "BRITISH ASSN./ORC"; 1904-05 postcards each with 1d. cancelled by "P.O. BLOEMFONTEIN ARMY/O.R.C." and "TEMPE/ORC" c.d.s. respectively. A scarce group