NORTHERN RHODESIA & ZAMBIA
FEATURED ITEM
FEATURED ITEM
NR525
NR391
1925 KGV 4d violet. Left marginal block of four, major variety IMPERFORATE TO MARGIN affecting both left stamps. Usual gum for this, minor loss of gum at upper left otherwise very fresh unmounted. A GREAT RARITY OF NORTHERN RHODESIA. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). SG 6 and vars.
6d grey-black, major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Hinge trace, very fine fresh mint. RARE, few examples known and of those a number are hinged. SG 68w
£7,500
£2,850
Last updated: 26th November, 2024
1925 GEORGE V DEFINITIVE, SG 1-17
STAMPS
NR605 1925-29 KGV complete set of 17 values, including later 3/-, overprinted or perforated (3/-) ‘SPECIMEN’. An exceptionally fine set. Scarce as such. SG 1s-17s £975
RA9230 1929 KGV 3/-, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Slightly browned gum, fresh mint. Uncommon. SG 13s £60
NR746 1929 KGV 3/-, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine and fresh unmounted. Uncommon. SG 13s £110
NR757 1925-29 KGV complete set of 17 values, plus additional shades of all bar the 10d and 3/-, to 5/-. Very fine fresh mint. A lovely group. SG 1-17 £625
NR1084 1925-29 KGV complete set of 17 values. Fine or very fine unmounted. A difficult assembly. SG 1-17 £675
NR745 1925-29 KGV complete set of 17 values. Very fine or superb unmounted. A difficult assembly. SG 1-17 £875
NR287 1925 KGV ½d to 2d, four values blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 1-4 £45
NR566 1925 KGV ½d to 6d, seven values. Very fine or superb unmounted. SG 1-7 £45
NR836 1925 KGV 1d brown, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '02461' in margin. Hinged on margin, stamps very fine unmounted. SG 2 £10
NR292 1925 KGV 3d ultramarine, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 5 £25
NR838 1925 KGV 3d ultramarine, block of four. Lower marginal, very fine unmounted. SG 5 £25
NR577 1925 KGV 4d violet. Upper left corner block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 6 £45
NR525 1925 KGV 4d violet. Left marginal block of four, major variety IMPERFORATE TO MARGIN affecting both left stamps. Usual gum for this, minor loss of gum at upper left otherwise very fresh unmounted. A GREAT RARITY OF NORTHERN RHODESIA. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). SG 6 and vars. £7,500
NR494 1925 KGV 6d slate-grey, block of four. Very fine mint. SG 7 £35
NR567 1925 KGV 8d rose-purple. Very fine unmounted. SG 8 £15
NR962 1925 KGV 8d rose-purple. Block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 8 £60
NR963 1925 KGV 8d rose-purple. Upper right corner block of four without running sheet number in margin, although endorsed in pencil '46'. Very fine unmounted. SG 8 £70
NR151 1925 KGV 8d rose-purple. Very fine used. SG 8 £40
NR569 1925 KGV 10d olive-green. Very fine unmounted. SG 9 £15
NR296 1925 KGV 10d olive-green, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 9 £55
NR580 1925 KGV 10d olive-green. Block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 9 £60
NR964 1925 KGV 10d olive-green. Upper left corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 9 £60
NR152 1925 KGV 10d olive-green. Very fine used. SG 9 £40
NR568 1925 KGV 2/- brown and ultramarine. Very fine unmounted. SG 11 £45
NR278 1925 KGV 2/- brown and ultramarine. Upper right corner pair, running sheet number '176' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. SG 11 £90
NR163 1925 KGV 2/- brown and ultramarine. Very fine used. SG 11 £30
NR571 1925 KGV 2/6 black and green. Very fine unmounted. SG 12 £40
NR965 1925 KGV 2/6 black and green. Right marginal, pristine unmounted. SG 12 £45
NR584 1925 KGV 2/6 black and green. Block of four. Hinged on upper pair lower unmounted. A surprisingly difficult multiple. SG 12 £150
NR164 1925 KGV 2/6 black and green. Very fine used. SG 12 £12
NR572 1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Very fine unmounted. SG 13 SOLD
NR840 1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Lower marginal superb and fresh unmounted. SG 13 £70
NR165 1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Very fine used. SG 13 £20
NR966 1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Left marginal, superb fresh mint. SG 14 £60
NR573 1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Very fine unmounted. SG 14 £80
NR574 1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Right marginal, very fine unmounted. SG 14 £80
NR844 1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Lower marginal showing printer's mark at lower left and part imprint in margin. Pristine unmounted. SG 14 £90
NR166 1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Very fine used. SG 14 £15
NR967 1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Superb used cancelled bold 'KASEMPA 17 MAY 1926' datestamp. SG 14 £22
NR153 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Very fine mint. SG 15 £120
NR280 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Very fine mint. SG 15 £120
NR132 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black, showing printer's mark lower right. Very fine mint. SG 15 £130
NR154 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Fine unmounted. SG 15 £150
NR575 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Very fine unmounted. SG 15 £235
NR968 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Left marginal, pristine unmounted. SG 15 £275
RA9551 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Horizontal pair, hinge trace superb fresh mint. SG 15 £250
NR587 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Block of four, hinged on upper pair lower unmounted. Very fine and fresh. Uncommon. SG 15 £850
RA9553 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Lower left corner block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. Lovely and uncommon. SG 15 £875
NR281 1925 KGV 7/6, rose-purple and black. Very fine used. SG 15 £200
NR33 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Horizontal pair, fine used some short perfs., cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 15 DEC 1927'. SG 15 £300
NR11 1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Vertical pair very fine used cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 25 OCT 1928' datestamp. Uncommon multiple. SG 15 £375
NR994 1925 KGV 10/- green and black. Very fine unmounted. SG 16 £180
NR231 1925 KGV 10/- green and black. Upper marginal, very fine unmounted. SG 16 £180
NR282 1925 KGV 10/- green and black. Very fine used. SG 16 £75
NR12 1925 KGV 10/- green and black. Vertical pair fine used cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 22 MAY 1934' datestamp. Uncommon multiple. SG 15 £120
NR559 1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 17 £450
NR969 1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Left marginal, pristine unmounted. A lovely stamp. SG 17 £500
RA7831 1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Very fine used cancelled ‘NDOLA 6 JUL 28’. Uncommon. SG 17 £225
NR588 1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Showing printer's mark lower right margin, very fine used cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 9 NOV 1926’. Uncommon. SG 17 £300
NR123 1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Lower marginal very fine used cancelled bold ‘LIVINGSTONE 16 NOV 1931’ datestamp. Unwashed with some backing paper present. Lovely. SG 17

Note: the vast majority of used examples of this stamp are cleaned copies with dubious undated cancels. Copies cancelled in the correct period are scarce		 £325
AR449 1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red & rose-purple. Very fine used with central 'LIVINGSTONE 17 JUN 1937' double circle datestamp. A scarce, well centred and convincingly used example. SG 17 £325
POSTAL HISTORY
NR944 1927 25th June, envelope bearing KGV 2d (SG 4), cancelled 'FORT JAMESON', addressed to Guernsey. Further struck at left with violet oval 'NATIVE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE / FORT JAMESON', although this scored through. Usual. £35
NR631 1931 17th December, KGV 1d stationery envelope uprated with KGV 3d and 4d (SG 5, 6), cancelled 'BROKEN HILL'. Typewritten 'BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. / FIRST FLIGHT.', addressed to Cape Town. Some toning. £35
NR549 1937 3rd December, envelope bearing KGV ½d, 1d plus KGVI Coronation 1½d (SG 1, 2, 22), crisply cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE' and addressed to the USA. Original contents enclosed being two printed General Post Office and Northern Rhodesia Postmaster's Office form/letterhead. The former listing the KGV stamps and postage due labels available at the time, and the latter a typewritten letter advising of much the same and including that the KGVI Coronation set would be withdrawn from issue on the 31st December, 1937. A most unusual survivor. £60
1935 GEORGE V SILVER JUBILEE, SG 18-21
RA9232 Set perforated 'SPECIMEN', very fine mint. SG 18s-21s £165
NR528 Set perforated 'SPECIMEN', superb and fresh unmounted. SG 18s-21s £285
NR868 1d, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine mint. SG 18s £45
NR869 2d, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine mint. SG 19s £45
NR870 3d, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine mint. SG 20s £45
NR61 Set, very fine unmounted. SG 18-21 £20
NR871 Set in blocks of four, very fine unmounted. SG 18-21 £80
NR872 Set in corner blocks of four, the 3d and 6d lower right but without plate numbers in margins. Very fine unmounted. SG 18-21 £100
AR483 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee complete set of four in blocks of four. The 2d block is left marginal and shows the variety ‘DIAGONAL LINE BY TURRET’ on each of the lower two stamps [R10/1-2]. Superb unmounted mint. SG 18-21, SG 18f x 2 £275
NR301 Set, very fine used. SG 18-21 £12
NR712 1d, group of 24 upper right corner copies, all showing different running sheet numbers in margins, between '13002' and '13350', a number consecutive. Gum browning, fine unmounted. Unusual group. SG 18 £35
NR882 1d, lower marginal showing vignette plate '2A' in margin. Very fine mint. Scarce. SG 18 £15
NR881 1d, lower marginal of four showing vignette plate '4' in margin. Fine used. Scarce. SG 18 £20
NR866 1d, showing dot by flagstaff (plate 4, row 8/4). Very fine mint. SG 18h £165
NR867 1d, showing dot by flagstaff (plate 4, row 8/4). Fine used. SG 18h £150
NR883 2d, lower marginal showing vignette plate '2A' in margin. Very fine mint. Very scarce. SG 19 £20
NR875 2d, lower right corner block of four showing vignette plate '2B' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Very scarce. SG 19 £65
RA7832 2d, block of four BOTH lower stamps showing ‘diagonal line by turret’ flaws (plate 2, positions 10/1 and 10/2). Very fine used cancelled ‘NKANA 23 OCT 35’. An remarkable and rare multiple containing both flaws. SG 19, 19f £180
NR713 3d, group of six upper right corner copies, all showing differing running sheet numbers in margins, between '407' and '445'. Fine unmounted. Unusual group. SG 20 £25
NR874 3d, lower right corner pair showing vignette plate '2A' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 20 £50
RA9033 6d, showing good leftwards shift of vignette. Most unusual. Very fine mint. SG 21 var. £45
NR303 6d slate and purple, showing major variety FRAME PRINTED DOUBLE, ONE ALBINO. Very clearly downwards and to the right. Very fine mint. RARE, only a handful of copies known. R.P.S. certificate (2015). SG 21a £2,250
NR714 1935 15th May, KGV 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing complete set of four KGV Silver Jubilee (SG 18-21), each cancelled 'MUFULIRA', sent airmail to South Africa. Attractive. £45
RA6245 1935 25th August, envelope bearing pair KGV 3d Silver Jubilee (SG 30), addressed Airmail to England. Fine and clean. £20
1937 GEORGE VI CORONATION, SG 22-24
STAMPS
RA9233 Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Hinge traces, very fine mint. SG 22s-24s £110
NR522 Set, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Each left marginal, superb unmounted. SG 22s-24s £180
NR955 Set, each in matching upper right corner block of four, the 1½d and 2d showing running sheet numbers in margins, the 3d unusually without. Hinged on margins stamps fine unmounted. SG 22-24 £10
NR956 Set, each in matching lower right corner block of four. Fine unmounted, light marginal creasing including on 3d just through lower right stamp. SG 22-24 £7
NR920 Set, each in a half sheet of 30, being the left three vertical columns. Very fine unmounted. SG 22-24 £40
NR961 2d, a weak/pale impression, along with normal for comparison. Very fine unmounted. Unusual and not previously seen. SG 23 shade £15
NR416 Set on illustrated First Day Cover, cancelled forged Madame Joseph ‘LIVINGSTONE’ datestamps (diagnostic wider 'G' of 'LIVINGSTONE'). Sent registered to England. Minor corner fault, most unusual. SG 22-24 £75
NR947 1937 20th October, envelope bearing 1½d KGVI Coronation and ½d KGV (SG 1, 22), each a marginal copy showing running sheet numbers in margin, cancelled 'CHOMA', addressed to Scotland. £18
1938 GEORGE VI DEFINITIVES, SG 25-45
STAMPS
NR613 Original set of 15 values perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Odd minor perforation faults, very fine unmounted. A scarce set in this condition set. SG 25s-45s £675
RA5772 Set of 21 values, superb unmounted. SG 25-45 £160
NR224 Set of 21 values, very fine and fresh mint. SG 25-45 £75
NR233 Set of 21 values, mostly marginal, superb unmounted and a lovely selected set. SG 25-45 £200
RA8871 Set of 21 values, blocks of four. A number including the better 1½d and 2d colours unmounted, high values hinged on upper pairs. SG 25-45 £550
NR614 Set of 21 values, blocks of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 25-45 £550
NR308 Set of 21 values, blocks of four. Almost all unmounted, the 1½d carmine-red hinged on upper pair and hinge trace on one stamp from the 5/- and 20/- blocks. SG 25-45 £575
NR548 Set of 21 values including 1d chocolate shade, blocks of four. Very fine or superb unmounted. SG 25-45 £750
NR333 ½d to 1/-, less 1½d carmine-red and 2d yellow-brown, range of blocks of four with all duties and colours bar the 2d purple duplicated. Selected to illustrate the different shades / printings and gum/paper types. A total of 69 blocks. Almost all unmounted with the odd stamp hinge. A lovely and useful group. SG 25-40 less 29, 31 £350
NR309 Set of 21 values, very fine used. SG 25-45 £120
RA7068 Set of 21 values, all in multiples, at least blocks of four, the 5/-, 10/- and 20/- in blocks of six. Odd faults but generally very fine used. A most unusual group. SG 25-45 £550
NR864 ½d, green, printer's file copy showing small puncture at lower right corner. Very fine mint. SG 25 printer file £12
NR157 ½d, green, lower marginal in a distinctly worn / weak impression, with normal for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var. £15
NR829 ½d, green, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 25 £8
RA9256 ½d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘2’. Hinged on margin, stamps superb unmounted. SG 25 £6
NR769 ½d, green, lower right corner block of 14 showing imprint and plate ‘2’ in margin. Apparently an early printing on cream paper and gum. Very fine unmounted. SG 25 £20
NR316 ½d, green, block of four upper left showing printer's 'T' mark in crown. Superb unmounted. SG 25 and var. £15
NR67 ½d, chocolate, lower right corner block of four showing plate '3' in margin with plate ‘3’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 26 £20
NR771 ½d, chocolate, lower two rows of the sheet showing imprint and plate '3' in margin’. Superb unmounted. SG 26 £50
NR776 ½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, upper marginal block of four showing printer's guide cross and dot in margin. Folded vertically, superb unmounted. SG 26a £8
NR775 ½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin, perforated through. Superb unmounted. SG 26a £15
NR774 ½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin, imperforate through. Superb unmounted. SG 26a £15
NR825 ½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘4’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 26a £25
NR1076 ½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, vertical coil strip of eight showing join. Superb unmounted. SG 26a £25
NR1005 1938 KGVI 1 brown. Right marginal block of four showing printer's dot and guide cross in margin. A later printing clear gum. Hinged on margin and just into one, otherwise unmounted. SG 27 £4
NR1004 1d, brown, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. An early printing, toned gum. Very fine unmounted. SG 27 £8
NR721 1d, brown, lower right corner block of four showing plate '2' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 27 £10
NR854 1d, chocolate, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 27a £12
NR719 1d, brown, upper right corner block of four without running sheet number in margin. In addition some light inking smudges affecting upper right stamp and into margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 27 and var. £30
NR781 1d, chocolate, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Very fine mint. SG 27a £15
NR767 1d, chocolate, lower right corner block of 14 showing plate '4' and imprint in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 27a £30
NR1007 1951 KGVI 1d green. Left and right marginal blocks of four, showing printer's guide dot and cross in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 28 £15
NR31 1d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate '4' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 28 £15
NR784 1d, green, lower left corner block of 18 showing imprint and plate ‘4’ in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 28 £30
RA9436 1d, green, coil join strip of four. Very fine mint or unmounted, uncommon. SG 28 coil join strip £40
NR1078 1d, green, coil join strip of 12. Very fine unmounted, uncommon. SG 28 coil join strip £40
NR352 1½d, carmine-red, lower marginal. An early printing, deep shade and toned gum. Lower marginal, very fine unmounted. SG 29 £30
NR353 1½d, carmine-red. An later printing, brighter shade and clear gum. Superb unmounted. SG 29 shade £30
NR598 1½d, carmine-red, lower marginal pair showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 29 £100
RA7071 1½d, carmine-red, block of four, very fine unmounted. SG 29 £125
NR84 1½d, carmine-red, upper marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 29 £130
NR1014 1938 KGVI 1½d carmine-red. Left marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 29 £130
NR1138 1½d, carmine-red, upper right corner block of four, running sheet number '03995' in margin. Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. SG 29 £100
NR564 1½d, carmine-red, lower left corner block of 12, hinged on two stamps at top, otherwise very fine unmounted. An uncommon large multiple. SG 29 £375
NR992 1938 KGVI 1½d carmine-red. Position 7/1 with trace of printer’s mark upper left, showing ‘TICK BIRD’ flaw. Very fine mint. A Northern Rhodesia rarity. SG 29b £3,750
NR320 1½d, carmine-red, 'tick bird' flaw, very fine used neatly cancelled leaving the flaw clearly visible. SG 29b £285
NR914 1½d, carmine-red, position 7/1 showing printer’s mark upper left, WITHOUT ‘tick bird’ flaw. Superb unmounted. RARE. SG 29 var.

Note: being somewhat centred down, in this instance a benefit as it shows the printer's mark virtually complete. It is otherwise largely omitted by the perforations 		£950
NR1075 1½d, carmine-red, position 7/1 showing printer’s mark upper left, WITHOUT ‘tick bird’ flaw. Vine used on piece. Uncommon. SG 29 £100
NR789 1½d, yellow-brown, two lower marginal pairs showing imprint in margins, and different position of the printer's guide dot as clearly different printings. Very fine mint. SG 30 £12
NR341 1½d, yellow-brown, lower marginal block of four showing imprint and printer's guide dot in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 30 £15
NR603 1½d, yellow-brown, lower marginal block of eight showing imprint in margin. Hinged on two stamps otherwise unmounted. SG 30 £15
NR792 1½d, yellow-brown, lower right corner block of four showing plate '4' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 30 £20
NR312 1½d, yellow-brown. Showing printer's mark upper left although WITHOUT the TICK BIRD flaw. Hinge trace, very fine fresh mint. Most unusual. SG 30 var. £65
NR285 1½d, yellow-brown. Showing TICK BIRD flaw and proving printer’s guide line upper left. Hinge trace, very fine fresh mint. SG 30b £100
NR311 1½d yellow-brown. Left marginal block of four, the upper left stamp showing TICK BIRD flaw. Very fine fresh mint. SG 30/30b £110
NR310 1½d yellow-brown. Left marginal block of four, the lower left stamp showing TICK BIRD flaw, printer's cross in margin. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 30/30b £200
NR766 1½d, yellow-brown. Lower left corner vertical block of 18, upper left stamp showing TICK BIRD flaw and proving printer’s guide line in margin. Superb fresh unmounted. Ideal in this positional format and scarce as such. SG 30b/30 £200
NR267 1½d yellow-brown. Left marginal block of 20,one left stamp showing TICK BIRD flaw. Superb and fresh unmounted. A most attractive and unusual large multiple ideally showing this flaw in it's positional format (by printer's mark). SG 30/30b £200
NR313 1½d, yellow-brown, showing TICK BIRD flaw, very fine used. SG 30b £55
NR970 1½d, yellow-brown, TICK BIRD flaw, left stamp in a horizontal pair, superb used. SG 30b, 30 £75
NR158 2d, yellow-brown, very fine unmounted. SG 31 £30
NR177 2d, yellow-brown, superb unmounted. SG 31 £30
NR178 2d, yellow-brown, lower marginal showing part imprint, superb unmounted. SG 31 £32
RA9265 2d, yellow-brown, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 31 £120
NR269 2d, yellow-brown, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 31 £120
NR1015 1938 KGVI 2d yellow-brown. Left marginal block of four. Pristine unmounted. SG 31 £135
NR85 2d, yellow-brown, upper marginal block of ten, very fine unmounted. An uncommon large multiple. SG 31 £300
NR796 2d, yellow-brown, upper left corner block of four. Hinged on margin, unusual crackly / striated gum, stamps unmounted. SG 31 £140
NR1079 2d, carmine-red, upper marginal block of four showing printer's guide dot in margin, upper right stamp affected by fine pre-printing vertical paper crease. Very fine unmounted. SG 32 and var. £20
NR793 2d, carmine-red, upper left corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 32 £8
NR794 2d, carmine-red, lower left corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 32 £8
NR831 2d, carmine-red, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 32 £15
RA9444 2d, purple, both upper and lower left corner blocks of four. One hinged on margin otherwise superb unmounted. SG 33 £8
NR828 2d, purple, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 33 £15
NR764 2d, purple. Lower left corner block of four, the left corner stamp showing striking inking smears running diagonally through, slightly the adjoining stamp and margin. Superb unmounted. Highly unusual. SG 33 and var. £125
NR804 3d, ultramarine, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin and trace printer's guide dot. Superb unmounted. SG 34 £10
NR347 3d, scarlet, lower left corner block of 12 showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 £20
NR327 3d, scarlet, lower right corner block of four showing plate '2' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 £20
NR800 3d, scarlet, lower two rows of the sheet showing imprint and plate '2' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 £25
NR1010 1951 KGVI 3d scarlet. Right marginal block of ten showing printer's marks at left and right, plus dot in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 £12
NR1011 1952 KGVI 4½d blue. Upper left corner block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 37 £15
NR329 4½d, blue, lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 37 £25
NR808 4½d, lower two rows of the sheet showing imprint and plate ‘1’ in margin. Light faults on reverse, fine appearance. SG 37 £35
NR1016 1952 KGVI 9d violet. Block of four from the centre of the sheet showing printer's guide cross. Superb unmounted. SG 39 £15
NR809 9d, violet, upper left corner block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 39 £15
NR811 9d, violet. lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 39 £25
NR270 1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40 £15
NR558 1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Lower left corner block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40 £20
NR860 1/- yellow-brown and black. Lower right corner block of four showing vignette plate '2' in margin. Minor bends, very fine unmounted. SG 40 £40
NR861 2/6 black and green. Upper left corner block of four. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. SG 41 £65
NR1019 1938 KGVI 2/6 black and green. Block of four, light faults, fine used. SG 41 £20
NR816 3/- violet and blue, block of four. An early printing, hinged on upper pair unmounted, folded horizontally. SG 42 £70
NR615 3/- violet and blue, block of four. Hinged on one stamp otherwise very fine unmounted. SG 42 £85
NR273 1938 KGVI 3/- violet and blue. Block of four, showing printer's mark at upper right. Superb unmounted. SG 42 £95
NR1020 1938 KGVI 3/- violet and blue. Block of four, showing printer's mark at upper left. Superb unmounted. SG 42 £95
NR272 3/- violet and blue, upper marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 42 £110
NR862 3/- violet and blue, lower right corner block of four, without plate number in margin. Perf. fault at upper left otherwise superb unmounted. SG 42 £80
NR1105 3/- violet and blue, lower right corner block of four, without plate number in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 42 £180
NR490 3/- violet and blue. Lower left corner horizontal block of 16, showing imprint in margin. Appears to have been skilfully re-joined vertically between imprint, otherwise very fine unmounted. Attractive and scarce. SG 42 £450
NR160 3/- violet and blue. Lower right corner pair, margins trimmed. Very fine used. SG 42 £30
NR1021 1938 KGVI 3/- violet and blue. Block of four, superb used cancelled with light central datestamp. SG 42 £60
NR134 5/- grey and dull violet. Lower left corner copy. Superb unmounted. SG 43 £22
NR133 5/-, grey and dull reddish violet shade. Superb unmounted. SG 43 shade £22
NR1022 1938 KGVI 5/- grey and dull violet. Block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 43 £95
NR274 5/- grey and dull violet, a later printing on thinner paper. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43 £110
NR863 5/- grey and dull violet. Lower right corner pair, without plate number in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 43 £90
NR1096 5/-, grey and dull violet. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '2' in margin. Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. Very scarce. SG 43 SOLD
NR616 10/- green and black. Block of four. Hinged on one stamp otherwise very fine unmounted. SG 44 £95
NR1023 1938 KGVI 10/- green and black. Right marginal block of four showing printer's guide dot in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 44 £150
NR865 10/- green and black. Upper marginal block of four, showing printer's guide dot and cross in margin. In addition printer's guide line between at top plus vignette guide line at left. Superb unmounted. SG 44 £175
RA8887 10/- green and black. Lower left corner pair. Superb used on piece cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 13 VI 46'. SG 44 £50
NR1024 1938 KGVI 10/- green and black. Block of four, superb used centrally cancelled with 'LIVINGSTONE' datestamp. SG 44 £140
NR161 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Superb unmounted. SG 45 £55
NR135 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Upper left corner horizontal pair. Superb unmounted. SG 45 £140
NR1025 1938 KGVI 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Left marginal block of four showing printer's guide dot and cross in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 45 £280
RA6215 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Fine used. SG 45 £55
NR370 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Fine used. SG 45 £55
NR228 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Superb used. SG 45 £70
NR371 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Block of four cancelled through with blue crayon, presumably fiscal use. SG 45 £40
POSTAL HISTORY
NR551 1938 KGVI ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2d definitives, on plain envelope cancelled ‘NDOLA 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, sent registered to England. SG 25, 27, 29, 31 £40
NR555 1938 KGVI ½d, 1d, 4d and 6d definitives, on plain envelope cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, addressed to London (Selfridge & Co.). SG 25, 27, 36, 38 £25
NR554 1938 KGVI ½d, 1d, 4d and 6d definitives, then 1/- on two plain envelopes cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, sent registered to London (Selfridge & Co.). SG 25, 27, 36, 38, 40 £40
NR1122 1938 18th March, envelope bearing ½d to 1/- original colours (SG 25, 27, 29, 31, 34, 36, 38, 40), crisply cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', sent registered airmail to England. £40
NR478 1938 18th April, envelope bearing KGVI ½d, 3d and 6d pair (SG 25, 34, 38), cancelled 'LUANSHYA' and sent airmail to Germany. Light creasing. £25
NR1114 1939 20th January, printed airmail envelope with watermarked image of an aeroplane lower left corner, 'Hold this envelope up to the Light', bearing KGVI 2d yellow-brown (SG 31), cancelled 'LUANSHYA', addressed to England. Most unusual and attractive. £40
NR475 1939 1st August, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d, 2d and 1/- (SG 29, 31, 40), cancelled 'LUANSHYA'. Addressed to Germany and endorsed 'AIR MAIL', however this deleted with red cancelling bars. Unusual. £35
NR1107 1939 22nd August, long 'ON HIS MAJESTY's SERVICE' envelope, bearing KGVI 1/- yellow-brown and black upper right corner block of four, sheet number '064' in margin. Cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE' and addressed the the USA. Arrival backstamps. Minor edge faults, most attractive. £45
RA6247 1939 6th September, KGVI 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing KGVI 3d and 1/- definitives (SG 34, 40), cancelled ‘LUSAKA’ sent airmail to Italy. Opened at left then resealed with printed ‘Examined by / Censor No……’ label endorsed ‘6’. Re-addressed upon arrival with numerous transit and arrival strikes on reverse. Attractive. £40
RA6248 1939 27th October, KGVI 4d registered stationery envelope (with original letter enclosed), bearing KGVI 3d and 1/- definitives (SG 34, 40), cancelled ‘LUSAKA’ sent airmail to Italy. Opened at left then resealed with printed ‘Examined by / Censor No……’ label endorsed ‘13’, and struck with violet triangular ‘PASSED BY CENSOR / 8’ cachet. Re-addressed upon arrival with numerous transit and arrival strikes on reverse. Attractive. £40
NR1134 1940 19th March, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d yellow-brown pair (SG 30), lightly cancelled 'SESHEKE', addressed to Switzerland. Opened at right and resealed with printed tape 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 0/1'. Opening tear through tape on reverse. £35
NR1135 1940 29th March, envelope bearing KGVI 3d ultramarine (SG 34), lightly cancelled 'SESHEKE', addressed to Switzerland. Opened at left and resealed with tape and endorsed on reverse 'Censor No. l 7'. Opening tear through tape on reverse. £30
NR1132 1940 23rd May, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d Carrie-red pair (SG 29), cancelled 'CHINGOLA', addressed to Tasmania. Endorsed at lower left from the sender, struck with violet 'PASSED BY CENSOR / 8' cachet. £40
RA5599 1940 14th October, registered envelope sent airmail to England bearing KGVI 2d and 4d (SG 31, 36) tied by Fort Jameson double circle datestamp. With ‘Fort Jameson’ boxed registration cachet. Lusaka (15 Oct) transit backstamp. £25
AR209 1941 (21st January), censored envelope addressed to the USA, endorsed ‘Letter in German’. Bearing two KGVI 1½d carmine (SG 29) tied by LUANSHYA (8 Oct) double circle datestamps. Opened and resealed with black on cream censor label ‘NORTHERN RHODESIA / Examined by / Censor No. 8.’ £55
NR1136 1941 31st July, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d carmine-red pair (SG 29), lightly cancelled 'BALOVALE', addressed to Ireland. Opened both sides and resealed with printed tape, at left in Northern Rhodesia and struck with triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR / 5' cachet, at right with pink Irish type. Attractive and unusual. £45
RA2375 1941 (Nov), envelope addressed to Cape Town bearing KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by NDOLA double circle datestamp. A fine and scarce example of the ½d unsealed letter rate. £20
NR627 1941 4th November, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d yellow-brown pair (SG 30), cancelled with place not visible. Addressed to the USA, opened at left then resealed with printed 'NORTHERN RHODESIA / Examined by / Censor No. 8' tape. Neat and attractive. £30
NR1137 1941 19th November, envelope bearing KGVI ½d green and 1½d yellow-brown (SG 25, 30), crisply cancelled 'FORT ROSEBERY', addressed to Ireland. Opened both sides and resealed with printed tape 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 4748 / P.C. 90', this struck on front with black triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR / 7' cachet. Opening fault at top. £35
NR1115 1941 11th December, envelope bearing KGVI 1d brown x three (SG 27), cancelled 'KASAMA', addressed to France. Opened at both left and right then resealed with printed tape 'Examined by Censor No.' struck wit black triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR 8" cachet, and 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1259'. Unusual destination. £45
NR1130 1942 24th January, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d yellow-brown (SG 30), cancelled 'LUANSHYA', addressed to Australia. Opened at left and resealed with printed '3 Opened by Censor' label, further struck with bold '3 PASSED BY CENSOR 258' violet cachet. £40
AR210 1942 (15th July), censored envelope addressed to the USA, endorsed ‘Letter in German’. Bearing a single KGVI 3d ultramarine (SG 34) tied by a LUANSHYA (15 Jul) double circle datestamp. Opened and resealed with black on cream censor label ‘Examined by / Censor No….’ with manuscript insertion and tied by ‘PASSED BY CENSOR / 8’ triangular cachet. £45
AR211 1942 (31st August), censored envelope addressed to the USA. Bearing a single KGVI 3d ultramarine (SG 34) tied by a LUANSHYA (31 Aug) double circle datestamp. Opened and resealed with black on cream censor label ‘Opened by Examiner / O /’ and tied by ‘(Crown) / PASSED / O / 2’ hexagonal cachet. £45
NR1133 1943 17th January, printed airmail envelope bearing KGVI 1½d yellow-brown (SG 30), cancelled 'MONZE', addressed to South West Africa. Opened at left and resealed with printed bilingual 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label, violet crested cachet on reverse. Light marking. £35
NR1116 1942 2nd June, envelope bearing KGVI 1d x two, both 1½d colours, 2d, 3d and 4d (SG 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36), cancelled 'EGYPT POSTAGE PREPAID' datestamps from the South African Post Office 5 at Khataba, Egypt. Endorsed with handwritten registration details, addressed to South Africa. Struck at upper left ')crested) PASSED BY CENSOR No. 6317'. Most unusual and attractive. £65
NR1113 1944 25th March, envelope bearing KGVI 1d, 2d and 1/- (SG 27, 31, 40), cancelled 'CHINGOLA', sent airmail to England. £30
NR1129 1944 13th April, printed advertising envelope from Border Motor Company, Ndola, bearing KGVI 2d, 1/- and 3/- (SG 32, 40, 42), cancelled 'NDOLA' and sent airmail the the USA. Opened at both left and right then resealed with printed or sellotape 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / 0/ 3' and 'OPENED BY 5834' tape. A most unusual and attractive high value franking. SOLD
NR1125 1944 15th July, envelope bearing KGVI 2d carmine-red (SG 32), machine cancelled 'NDOLA', addressed to India. Struck at lower left with octagonal 'C 4' cachet. Arrival backstamp. Unusual. £45
NR1128 1944 2nd October, printed advertising envelope from Border Motor Company, Ndola, bearing KGVI 1/- and 3/- (SG 40, 42), although apparently one further stamp removed prior to censorship, cancelled 'NDOLA' and sent airmail the the USA. Opened at both left and right then resealed with printed or sellotape 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / 0/ 1' and 'EXAMINED BY 5139' tape. A most unusual and attractive high value franking. £75
NR1126 1944 15th December, printed advertising envelope from Border Motor Company, Ndola, bearing KGVI 4d, 2/6 and 10/- (SG 36, 41, 44), cancelled smudged 'NDOLA' and sent registered airmail the the USA. Opened at left and then resealed with printed 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / 0/ 3', further 'PASSED / 0/3' cachet. Numerous backstamps including Leopoldville, Miami and New York. A remarkable and attractive high value franking. £225
NR1109 1945 15th May, printed 'On His Majesty's Service' envelope, bearing KGVI 1½d pair and 1/- (SG 30, 40), cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', and sent airmail to England. Struck at lower left with large 'ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL' cachet. £40
NR1127 1945 13th June, printed advertising envelope from Border Motor Company, Ndola, bearing KGVI 6d, 1/- and 3/- (SG 38, 40, 42), cancelled 'NDOLA' and sent airmail the the USA. A most unusual and attractive high value franking. £75
NR612 1945 27th June, printed airmail envelope bearing KGVI 2d carmine-red (SG 32), cancelled 'E. A. / A.P.O. 52' datestamp, addressed to Cape Town. Struck at lower left with crisp violet crowned shield 'PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 406' and signed below. Unusual. £55
NR1108 1945 18th September, printed 'On His Majesty's Service' envelope, bearing KGVI 1d, 2d and 3d x four (SG 27, 32, 34), cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', and sent airmail to England. Struck at lower left with large 'ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL' cachet. £40
NR630 1945 31st December, KGVI 4d registered stationery envelope bearing KGVI 3d ultramarine (SG 34), cancelled 'KITWE'. Addressed to the USA, struck with violet circular 'PASSED FREE / U.S. CUSTOMS' cachet. Arrival backstamps. £30
NR1111 1946 6th February, envelope bearing KGVI 2d, 4d pair and 1/- x three (further example removed, SG 32, 36, 40), cancelled 'NDOLA', sent registered airmail to the USA. £30
NR940 1947 21st January, envelope bearing KGVI 4d and 2/6 (SG 36, 41), cancelled 'BROKEN HILL', sent airmail to the United States. £40
NR552 1947 24th November, printed advertising envelope for 'THE RHODESIAN STAMP COLLECTORS' EXCHANGE CLUB', bearing KGVI 1½d yellow-brown (SG 30), machine cancelled 'KITWE', addressed to the USA. Endorsed 'T30c' in pencil although apparently no further action taken. Most attractive. £30
RA3809 1947 11th December, printed advertising envelope for 'THE RHODESIAN STAMP COLLECTORS' EXCHANGE CLUB', bearing KGVI ½d green (SG 25), machine cancelled 'KITWE', addressed to Canada. A most attractive example of the ½d unsealed letter rate. £30
RA5135 1948, 3rd March, unsealed open letter rate window envelope. Bearing a single KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by NDOLA machine canceller. Scarce usage. £20
NR941 1948 7th May, printed air mail envelope bearing KGV ½d and 2d (SG 25, 32), cancelled 'LUSAKA', addressed to London. Endorsed at top 'FORCES MAIL' with violet oval cachet on reverse. £25
NR1119 1948 17th July, KGVI 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing KGVI ½d, 1d a 1½d (SG 25, 27,30), lightly cancelled 'LUSAKA', addressed to Johannesburg. Fine and clean £30
AR539 1949, 18th January, envelope addressed to the USA, bearing two Royal Silver Wedding 1½d orange (SG 48) cancelled with SENANGO / N. RHODESIA (18 JAN 49) double circle datestamps (all later datestamps had the spelling SENANGA). With MONGU-LEALUI / NTH RHODESIA (21 Jan) transit backstamp. The sender’s address at upper left appears to read ‘? Burke / Maun S.D.A. Mission / Maun via Francistown / Bechuanaland, Africa’. ‘S.D.A.’ is presumably an abbreviation for ‘Seventh Day Adventist’. Interesting. £55
NR1110 1950 8th February, envelope bearing KGVI 4d, 6d, 1/- and 2/6 (SG 36, 38, 40, 41), cancelled 'CHOMA', sent registered to South Africa. Attractive and clean. £45
NR1124 1950 13th March, airmail envelope bearing KGVI ½d green x two, 2d carmine-red x seven and 3d ultramarine (SG 25, 32, 35), cancelled 'LUSAKA', addressed the the USA. £25
NR1131 1950 14th March, envelope with printed 'VICTORIA FALLS HOTEL' imprint on reverse flap, bearing KGVI one of each ½d to 6d, cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', addressed to Canada. £20
NR1123 1950 12th October, airmail envelope bearing KGVI 1½d yellow-brown x 8 and 1/- yellow-brown and black (SG 30, 40), cancelled 'LUSAKA', addressed to the USA. £30
AR112 1950 (October), envelope to England bearing a single KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by LUANSHYA (20 Oct) double circle datestamp. Probably sent at the unsealed open letter rate though the flap is now stuck. £30
RA4987 1951, 1st February, locally addressed envelope sent at the ½d open-letter-rate, bearing a single KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by KITWE (1 Feb) machine canceller. Very fine example of this rate. £20
RA6252 1951 17th April, reused (folded inside out) envelope bearing KGVI ½d (SG 25), cancelled ‘KITWE’ addressed to Austria. Endorsed at top ‘PRINTED MATTER’. A fine example of the unsealed overseas rate. £20
RA6251 1951 7th May, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d and 4d (SG 30, 36), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’ and sent registered with black rubber stamp registration cachet, addressed to South Africa. Attractive. £30
RA6253 1951 15th November, envelope bearing KGVI ½d brown and 1d green (SG 26, 28), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’. Endorsed ‘1st DAY ISSUE’, unaddressed. Uncommon. £25
RA6254 1951 1st December, envelope bearing KGVI 2d purple and 3d scarlet definitives (SG 33, 35), cancelled ‘KITWE’ on the first day of issue, and typewritten as such lower left. Uncommon. £25
NR95 1951, 1st December, envelope addressed to Nkana bearing KGVI final colour change 2d purple and 3d scarlet (SG 33, 35) tied by KITWE (1 Dec) double circle datestamp. Endorsed at top FIRST DAY COVER. £25
NR1112 1952 22nd April, envelope bearing KGVI 1d, 2d, 3d and 6d x two (1/6 rate, SG 28, 33, 35, 38), cancelled 'MINDOLA', sent registered airmail to the USA. £45
NR229 1952 5th May, printed envelope for 'First Flight Between London and Johannesburg by BOAC'. Bearing KGVI 1/- (SG 40), tied by LIVINGSTONE dc datestamp. Addressed to Italy with Rome (6 May) arrival backstamp. £35
NR1118 1952 10th October, envelope bearing KGVI 1½d and 4d (SG 30, 36 corner fault), cancelled 'CHINGOLA' and sent registered to Kitwe. £20
NR1117 1953 3rd January, envelope bearing KGVI 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d and 6d (SG 28, 33, 34, 36, 38), cancelled 'MONZE', sent registered airmail to Scotland. £40
NR1121 1953 20th January, KGVI 4d registered stationery envelope bearing KGVI 1/- yellow-brow and black (SG 40), cancelled 'BROKEN HILL', and sent airmail to England. £45
NR1091 1955 15th June, long airmail envelope bearing KGVI ½d brown perf. 12½ x 14 and 1d green definitives (SG 26a, 28), each in a coil join strip of six. Cancelled ‘SALISBURY’ (interprovincial period), and addressed to S. Kelly, Kitwe. Most unusual. £65
1946 VICTORY, SG 46-47
NR729 Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 46s-47s £75
NR523 Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Superb unmounted. SG 46s-47s £125
RA5950 Set plate ‘1A’ blocks of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 46-47 £20
NR167 1½d, perf. 13½. Superb unmounted. SG 46a £8
NR374 1½d, perf. 13½. Block of four, hinged on upper pair lower unmounted. SG 46a £25
NR168 1½d, perf. 13½. Upper marginal block of four showing printer's guide cross in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a £30
NR911 1½d, perf. 13½. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1A' in margin. Folded horizontally, superb unmounted. SG 46a £40
NR912 1½d, perf. 13½. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '75A' (inverted) in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a £40
NR375 1½d, perf. 13½. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '75B' (inverted) in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a £40
RA8471 1½d, perf. 13½. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a £40
NR919 1½d, perf. 13½. Complete sheet of 60, plates '1B' and '75B' in margin. Folded and some perfs. parted , very fine unmounted. An uncommon survivor. SG 46a £300
NR170 1½d, perf. 13½. Upper right corner block of four, superb used. SG 46a £40
NR169 1½d, perf. 13½. Superb used. SG 46a £8
NR889 Set in blocks of four. Superb used cancelled central 'LIVINGSTONE 26 NOV 1946' first day of issue date-stamps. SG 46-47 £10
1948 GEORGE VI SILVER WEDDING, SG 48-49
NR202 1½d and 20/-. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £75
NR203 1½d and 20/-, set in marginal blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £300
NR885 20/-, showing curious inking irregularity at right. Hinge trace, very fine mint. Most unusual and not previously seen on this or any other RSW high value. SG 49 var. £120
NR632 20/-, lower marginal showing plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 49 £110
NR377 1½d and 20/-, each a lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margins. Hinged on margins stamps superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £460
NR887 1½d and 20/-, each a lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £485
NR376 1½d and 20/-. Superb used. SG 48-49 £80
NR853 1½d and 20/-. Superb used, each cancelled with crisp 'FORT JAMESON' datestamps. Lovely. SG 48-49 £110
NR971 1½d only, applied to picture side of a sepia post card of their Majesties, at lower left corner cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 1 DEC 48' First Day of issue datestamp. Most attractive. SG 48 £45
NR850 1949 25th February, envelope bearing 20/-, left marginal, boldly cancelled 'SERENJE', locally addressed. Lovely and unusual usage outside the larger towns. SG 49 £145
1949 75th ANNIVERSARY OF U.P.U., SG 50-53
STAMPS
NR379 Set blocks of four, very fine used central datestamps. SG 50-53 £35
NR890 Set lower right corner blocks of four, showing cylinder ‘1’ 2d and 1/-, '1' and '1a' 3d and '1' and '2a' 6d. Very fine unmounted. A difficult group. SG 50-53 £60
RA1513 Set in double lower rows with imprint and mixed cylinder numbers. Superb unmounted. SG 50-3 £60
NR918 Set in complete sheets of 60, although both the 6d and 1/- missing upper right corner blocks of four. The 6d with some staining, otherwise fine or very fine unmounted, minor creasing. An uncommon group. SG 50-53 £120
1953 BIRTH CENTENARY OF CECIL RHODES, SG 54-58
STAMPS
NR957 Complete set of five in blocks of 12 (6x2), comprising the lower two rows of the pane showing full imprints and plate numbers. Apparently a complete group of these, both '1A' and '1B' plates of each of the ½d, 1d and 2d, the 4d pale '1' and the 1/' plates '1 1'. The lower right corner stamp of the ½d from plate 1B shows the ‘CECIL’ re-entry flaw. Odd minor gum wrinkle, otherwise fine or superb unmounted, some folded vertically. An uncommon group. SG 54-58 £110
RA9279 Complete set in matching lower left corner blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54-58 £12
NR1001 Complete set imprint blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 54-58 £40
NR998 Complete set in blocks of four, each twice cancelled 'MARAMBA / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamps. Lovely group. SG 54-58 £50
NR1002 ½d, two matching lower marginal part imprint vertical pairs, in contrasting shades red-brown and brown. Superb unmounted. SG 54 £8
NR999 ½d, upper right corner block of six showing numerous brown ink dots affecting five stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 54 vars. £20
RA5339 ½d, ‘CECIL’ re-entry (constant, row 10/6), in positional lower right cylinder 1B block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54 var. £15
NR213 1/-, major re-entry of ‘FALLS AND RAIL’ flaw, (constant, row 1/4). Upper right stamp in an upper marginal positional (by guide cross) block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 58 and var. £45
NR259 1/-, major re-entry of ‘FALLS AND RAIL’ flaw, (constant, row 1/4). Upper left stamp in an upper right corner positional block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 58 and var. £50
NR997 1/-, major re-entry of ‘FALLS AND RAIL’ flaw, (constant, row 1/4). Very fine used. Uncommon. SG 58 var. £45
NR381 1/-, showing an over-inked impression of the black printing, somewhat distorting the frame image. Fine used. Striking and most unusual. SG 58 var. £75
NR938 1953 15th July, envelope bearing 1/- Rhodes Centenary plus KGVI 2d pair and 3d (SG 58, 33, 35), cancelled 'KITWE', and sent registered airmail to England. Attractive. £25
1953 RHODES CENTENARY EXHIBITION, SG 59
STAMPS
NR888 Left marginal block of four, showing inking smear between left pair. Superb unmounted. Most unusual from an issue bereft of any varieties. SG 59 and var. £25
RA5954 Cylinder ‘1’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 59 £5
NR1000 Imprint block of four. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 59 £5
RA1519 Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinder ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 59 £10
1953 QE CORONATION, SG 60
STAMPS
NR907 Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number. Superb unmounted. SG 60 £5
RA1522 Double lower rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1B 5B’. Superb unmounted. SG 60 £15
RA1524 Double lower rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1B 5B’, in addition the lower margin showing additional strike (3 or 4 pins) of the vertical perforations along the edge. Superb unmounted. SG 60 £30
NR383 Lower right corner blocks of four showing cylinders '1A 5A' or ‘1B 5B’ plus lower marginal strip showing imprint in margins. Fine mint or unmounted. SG 60 £12
NR906 Block of four, superb used cancelled 'MAZABUKA 2 JUN' first day of issue datestamp. SG 60 £4
NR948 1953 2nd June, printed illustrated card for the Queen's Coronation, bearing QE II 2d (SG 60), cancelled ‘LUANSHYA’ on the first day of issue. Unusual. £18
NR933 1953 2nd June, printed AIR LETTER, with additional illustration below ‘CORONATION H. M. QUEEN ELISABETH II’, this produced by H. Crocker as the 'APSLEY' air letter. Bearing block of four QE II coronation (SG 60), cancelled ‘CHINGOLA’ on the first day of issue. Unusual. £35
NR974 1953 13th November, envelope bearing QEII 2d Coronation in combination with KGVI ½d green (SG 60, 25), cancelled 'OLD MKUSHI' hand stamp plus excised ('blank) / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamp, with another hand stamp lower left, addressed to Lusaka. Most attractive and scarce. £350
1953 QE DEFINITIVES, SG 61-74
STAMPS
NR380 Complete set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 61-74 £55
NR1097 Complete set in blocks of four, 1/- to 20/- all left marginal. Superb unmounted. SG 61-74 £285
NR1098 Complete set of 14 values, each a lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margins. Superb unmounted. A remarkably difficult group. SG 61-74 SOLD
NR1086 Complete set of 14 values, each a lower marginal block of four showing plates '1' or '1 1' in margins. Very fine unmounted. A remarkably difficult group. SG 61-74 £575
NR1099 Complete set of 14 values, blocks of 12 (3x4). The four high values (2/6, 5/-, 10/- and 20/-) all lower right corner showing plates '1 1' in margins. In addition, these blocks also showing the printer's marks (dot line) on 2/2 of the blocks. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 61-74. £1,000
NR386 Complete set of 14 values, very fine used. SG 61-74 £70
NR472 ½d to 2/6 set of 11 values on KGVI 4½d postal stationery envelope, cancelled 'LUSAKA' on the First Day of Issue. SG 61-71 £35
NR975 Complete set of 14 values, applied to three illustrated envelopes and cancelled 'COMPOUND P.O. / CHINGOLA' on the First Day of Issue. Most attractive. SG 61-74 £125
NR238 1d bluish green, lower two rows of the sheet showing imprint and plate '1' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 62 £15
NR391 6d grey-black, major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Hinge trace, very fine fresh mint. RARE, few examples known and of those a number are hinged. SG 68w £2,850
NR397 20/- rose-red and rose-purple, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '119' in margin. Superb used. SG 74 £40
NR708 20/- rose-red and rose-purple, very fine used on piece. SG 74 £35
NR398 20/- orange and rose-purple, a colour changeling. Fine unmounted. A curiosity. SG 74 colour changeling £15
POSTAL HISTORY
NR927 1954 3rd February, envelope bearing 4½d QEII definitive (SG 67), cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', and paying the single surface rate to the United States. Unusual. £30
NR929 1954 2nd March, QEII 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing four ½d QEII definitives (SG 61), lightly cancelled 'SENGA HILL'. Manuscript 'Senga Hill 68' registration endorsement, addressed to South Africa. Despatch and 'KASAMA' transit datestamps on reverse. Opened on three sides. £45
NR1088 1954 18th March (?), printed 'SOUVENIR LETTER CARD of VICTORIA FALLS', with six folding images of various scenes of the Falls and surrounds internally. Bearing QEII 2d definitive (SG 64), lightly cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE'. Addressed to Scotland. Most attractive and not previously seen. £65
NR932 1954 21st March, QEII 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing 2d QEII definitive (SG 64), cancelled 'MULUNDU', printed registration label. Sent airmail to Port Elizabeth. Opened three sides. £30
NR924 1954 25th March, envelope bearing 6d QEII definitive (SG 68), cancelled 'PETAUKE'. Manuscript registration endorsement at upper left, addressed to Port Elizabeth. Most attractive. £45
NR930 1954 2nd April, QEII 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing pair 1d QEII definitives (SG 62), sent airmail to South Africa. Opened on three sides. £30
NR923 1954 29th April, printed airmail envelope bearing QEII 3d and 1/- definitives (SG 65, 70), cancelled 'CHISEKESI SIDING', paying the single rate to England. Attractive. £35
NR931 1954 7th May, QEII 4d registered stationery envelope, bearing ½d and 1½d QEII definitives (SG 61, 63), lightly cancelled 'SOLWEZI', addressed to Port Elizabeth. Opened three sides. £20
NR972 1954 15th July, envelope bearing QEII 4d and 6d plus KGVI 9d (SG 66, 68, 39), twice cancelled with bold 'OLD MKUSHI' handstamps, thrice with excised 'blank / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamps, another at lower left. Further with bold 'OLD MKUSHI' registration cachet, endorsed '104'. Addressed to England, further similar despatch strikes on reverse plus '24 JUL 1954' arrival hand stamp. Most unusual and very scarce. £475
1963 QE ARMS DEFINITIVE, SG 75-88
STAMPS
NR1090 1963 definitive, Publicity brochure for the issue. Three section folding and printed both sides, giving details of the issue internally and illustrated on the outer. Highly unusual and not previously seen. £75
NR917 1963 10th December, complete set on printed First Day cover cancelled 'KITWE', un-addressed. Very fine, uncommon. SG 75-88 £100
NR996 1964 23rd October, envelope bearing QEII 9d definitive (SG 81), cancelled 'NDOLA'. Cancelled on the last day of Northern Rhodesia as printed, plus a carefully cut out illustration of a mining scene, presumably from the Copperbelt. Most attractive and unusual. £45
NR205 Set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 75-88 £40
NR399 Set of 14 values, all corner copies, superb unmounted. SG 75-88 £45
NR488 Set of 14 values, each a matching lower right corner copy showing part cylinder number in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 75-88 £50
NR412 2/- to 20/- set of five values in lower right corner blocks of four, showing plates '1A' in margins. Hinged on margins and lightly at centre of each block. SG 84-88 £150
NR905 Set in lower right corner blocks of four, showing plates '1B' 1d and 3d or the balance '1A', in margins. Superb unmounted. A difficult group. SG 75-88 £350
NR489 Set of 14 values, blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 75-88 £170
NR142 Set of 14 values, very fine used. SG 75-88 £55
NR37 Set of 14 values in blocks of four. Superb used central datestamps. SG 75-88 £220
NR206 ½d and 1d, each in a coil strip of four each showing join at centre. Superb unmounted. SG 75, 76 coil joins £20
NR1026 ½d, showing small downwards shift of ‘½d’. Very fine mint. SG 75 var. £20
NR664 ½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Very fine mint and uncommon on this duty. SG 75 var. £45
RA7836 ½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Superb unmounted and uncommon on this duty. SG 75 var. £70
NR730 ½d, horizontal pair, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Superb unmounted and uncommon on this duty. SG 75 var. £140
NR1027 ½d, block of four showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Superb unmounted and a scarce multiple. SG 75 var. £280
NR892 ½d, coil join strip of four, left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted, scarce. SG 75 coil join and 75a £75
RA5968 1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 76a £6
NR401 1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 76a £25
NR1028 1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Lower right corner strip of three showing plate '1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 76a £45
NR902 1d, four singles each showing progressive downwards shift of '1d'. Superb unmounted. SG 76 vars. £60
NR654 1d, block of four showing leftwards shift of '1d'. Superb unmounted. SG 76 vars. £40
NR655 1d, upper marginal vertical pair, showing shift of '1d' left. Superb unmounted. SG 76 vars. £45
NR898 1d, upper right corner vertical pair, showing strong leftwards shift of '1d' left. Superb unmounted. SG 76 vars. £50
NR901 1d, showing good downwards shift of ‘1d’, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. £25
RA6226 1d, horizontal pair showing major downwards shift of ‘1d’, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted. SG 76 vars. £80
NR591 1d, showing strong down and leftwards shift of ‘1d’, now below the shield. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. £40
NR657 1d, showing strong down and leftwards shift of ‘1d’, now below the shield. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. £45
NR656 1d, right marginal showing strong down and leftwards shift of ‘1d’, now below the shield. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. £55
NR659 1d, showing strong leftwards shift of '1d', now well into the shield. Very fine mint. SG 76 var. £35
NR658 1d, showing strong leftwards shift of '1d', now into the shield. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. £65
NR653 1d, showing leftwards shift of ‘1d’. Fine used, uncommon thus. SG 76 var. £20
NR981 1d, right marginal pair, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Very fine mint. SG 76 var. £30
NR1029 1d, upper right corner pair, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. £40
NR1030 1d, right marginal block of four, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 76 vars. £80
NR899 1d, upper right corner block of four, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 76 vars. £90
NR1031 1d, lower right corner vertical block of 14, cylinder ‘1B’ in margin, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Superb unmounted. Striking and rare in this format. SG 76 and vars. £325
NR1032 1d, coil join strip of three. Fine used, scarce as such. SG 75 coil join £25
NR640 2d, horizontal pair left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 77, 77c £50
NR1033 2d, right marginal horizontal pair, left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 77, 77c £50
NR983 2d, block of nine showing good double 'doctor blade' lines running through right vertical column. Fine unused without gum. Uncommon. SG 77 and vars. £50
NR904 3d, two matching lower left corner blocks of four, the second endorsed in pencil in margin '16.10.64', this apparently the date of issue of the second (and only), printing from this issue. Most unusual. SG 78 £20
NR1034 3d, lower right corner block of six showing cylinder '1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 78 £18
NR45 3d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78a £75
NR1036 3d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Upper marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 78a £300
NR405 3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78b £165
RA1960 3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED, lower left vertical corner pair. Superb unmounted. SG 78b £335
NR1035 3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED. Left marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 78b £675
NR1073 3d, major variety EAGLE PRINTED DOUBLE. Superb unmounted. RARE. Brandon opinion (1997). SG 78c £3,250
NR1037 3d, major variety FALLEN EAGLE, the eagle now straddling 'NORTHERN RHODESIA' panel. Superb unmounted. RARE. SG 78 var. £475
NR1074 3d, major variety FALLEN EAGLE, the eagle now straddling 'NORTHERN RHODESIA' panel. Block of four. Superb unmounted. RARE. SG 78 vars. £2,000
NR852 3d, showing good down and rightwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. £60
NR1047 3d, showing dramatic up and leftwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and scarce. SG 78 var. £150
NR1038 3d, upper marginal block of four showing progressive downwards shifts of ‘3d’ from left to right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £45
NR896 3d, showing downwards shift of '3d'. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. £15
RA6231 3d, showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon this strong. SG 78 var. £40
NR1042 3d, vertical pair showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon this strong. SG 78 vars. £80
NR897 3d, upper right corner vertical pair, showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon this strong. SG 78 vars. £85
NR985 3d, upper marginal block of four, showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon this strong. SG 78 vars. £170
NR1040 3d, upper right corner block of four, showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘POSTAGE'. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £150
NR1039 3d, lower marginal showing major down and leftwards shift of ‘3d’, just into shield. Superb unmounted. Scarce this strong. SG 78 var. £55
NR491 3d, vertical block of 20 being two columns down the sheet, showing progressive and major leftwards shift of ‘3d’, at top largely normal then progressing finally at base to within the Arms shield. Two stamps at top with closed tears otherwise superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £400
NR667 3d, showing strong leftwards shift of eagle. Very fine mint. Striking and uncommon. SG 78 var. £45
NR403 3d, left marginal showing good up and leftwards shift of the eagle. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. £45
NR1046 3d, left marginal pair showing strong leftwards shift of eagle. Superb unmounted. Striking and uncommon. SG 78 vars. £100
NR1045 3d, showing downwards shift of eagle. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. £45
NR986 3d, upper right corner block of four, showing good downwards shift of eagle on each. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £120
NR1043 3d, showing upwards shift of orange printing. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. £35
NR669 3d, lower right corner block of four, cylinder '1A' in margin, showing strong upwards shift of orange printing including the relevant cylinder '1A' number. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 78 vars. £200
NR1044 3d, lower right corner block of six, cylinder '1B' in margin, showing good leftwards shift of orange printing including the relevant cylinder '1B' number. Hinged on two stamps otherwise superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 78 vars. £200
NR1053 3d, lower marginal vertical block of 16 showing progressive rightwards shift of blue printing down the block. Superb unmounted. SG 78 and vars. £90
NR1041 3d, showing downwards shift of '3d', now over 'POSTAGE'. Fine used and scarce thus. SG 78 var. £75
NR1048 3d, showing thin ‘3d’ variety. Fine used, uncommon. SG 78 var. £25
NR648 3d, right marginal pair, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamp. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 78 and var. £75
NR1049 3d, right marginal vertical pair, showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £140
NR1050 3d, right marginal block of four showing additional strike of horizontal perforations through right margin and into stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 78 and vars. £150
RA1239 3d, upper marginal pair each showing missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at top right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £30
RA7081 3d, upper right corner pair each stamp showing missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at top right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £35
NR1052 3d, upper marginal strip of three each showing missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at top right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £50
NR650 3d, upper left corner horizontal strip of six, each showing a missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at top right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £120
NR651 3d, upper right corner horizontal strip of six, each showing a missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at top right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £120
NR652 3d, upper marginal pair each showing missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at top right. Superb used and uncommon as such. SG 78 var. £45
NR984 3d, lower marginal showing black inking lines through shield. Very fine mint. SG 78 var. £25
NR1051 3d, lower right corner horizontal strip of four, cylinder '1A' in margin, showing black inking lines running through shields. Superb unmounted. SG 78 vars. £100
NR900 3d, lower marginal vertical pair, lower stamp showing strong orange 'doctor blade' inking smear running through. Hinged on upper stamp, lower unmounted. Striking and very scarce. SG 78 and var. £120
NR1072 4d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 79a £90
NR1054 4d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 79a £400
NR486 4d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘4d’, now through 'POSTAGE'. Superb unmounted, scarce on this value. SG 79 var. £100
NR823 4d, upper marginal pair showing downwards shift of ‘4d’. Superb unmounted, scarce on this value. SG 79 vars. £150
NR1055 4d, upper right corner block of four showing strong downwards shift of ‘4d’, now into 'RHODESIA' panel. Superb unmounted, very scarce this strong. SG 79 vars. £400
NR893 4d, showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. SG 79c £50
NR618 4d, right marginal strip of three centre stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 79, 79c £55
NR1057 4d, showing ‘break in Queen’s hairline’ flaw. Superb used, uncommon as such. SG 79c £50
NR672 6d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘6d’. Superb unmounted, uncommon. SG 80 var. £85
NR1059 6d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘6d’. Superb unmounted, uncommon. SG 80 var. £90
NR1060 6d, showing dramatic down and rightwards shift of ‘6d’. Very fine mint, scarce this strong. SG 80 var. £100
RA5978 6d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Fine unmounted, oily patches as often encountered on this duty. SG 80a £350
NR1058 6d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted, and free from the oil staining which affects many of these. SG 80a £685
NR1061 6d, right marginal pair left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 80, 80c £55
NR1062 6d, pair left stamp showing white patch behind 'P' of 'POSTAGE'. Fine used, most unusual for this issue. SG 80 and var. £40
RA4982 9d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Lower marginal, superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG 81a

Note: previous experience would suggest this variety to be more difficult to locate than the 6d.		 £475
RA6842 9d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 81a

Note: previous experience would suggest this variety to be more difficult to locate than the 6d.		 £475
NR408 9d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 81b £425
NR620 9d, right marginal pair left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 81, 81c £75
NR1063 9d, right marginal block of four, lower left stamp showing ‘break in Queen’s hairline’ flaw (row 4/11). Very fine unmounted. SG 81 and var. £70
NR894 9d, showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Fine used. Scarce. SG 81c £80
NR1064 9d, right marginal block of four, lower left stamp showing ‘break in Queen’s hairline’ flaw (row 4/11). Superb used, uncommon. SG 81 and var. £80
NR621 1s, right marginal pair left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 82, 82c £75
NR677 1s, lower marginal showing downwards shift of ‘1/-’. Superb unmounted, scarce on this duty. SG 82 var. £85
NR732 1s, pair showing downwards shift of ‘1/-‘, now into ‘POSTAGE’. Very fine mint, uncommon on this duty. SG 82 vars. £95
RA7849 1s, pair showing downwards shift of ‘1/-‘, now into ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted, uncommon on this duty. SG 82 vars. £175
NR731 1s, showing very strong rightwards downwards shift of ‘1/-’. Very fine mint. This rightwards shift not previously seen. SG 82 var. £150
NR1065 1/-, showing downwards shift of the blue printing. Very fine used. Most unusual on this duty. SG 82 var. £40
NR622 1s3d, right marginal pair left stamp showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 83, 83c £90
NR895 1s3d, showing ‘Parting in hair’ flaw (right pane, row 4/11). Very fine used. Scarce. SG 83c £60
NR987 1s3d, showing downwards shift of '1/3'. Superb unmounted. Uncommon on this duty. SG 83 var. £60
NR678 1s3d, showing downwards shift of '1/3'. Superb unmounted. Uncommon on this duty. SG 83 var. £60
NR1066 2/-, upper marginal block of four showing downwards shift of eagle. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG 84 vars. £140
NR1067 2/6, block of four. Fine used. SG 85 £10
NR207 5/-, lower right corner block of four showing cylinder numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 86 £60
NR186 5/-, lower right corner block of four showing cylinder numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 86 £60
NR1068 5/-, block of four. Very fine used. SG 86 £35
NR1106 5/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Left marginal, superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 86a £2,650
NR208 10/-, lower right corner block of four showing cylinder numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 87 £90
NR1069 10/-, block of four. Very fine used cancelled 'NDOLA'. Uncommon. SG 87 £85
NR410 10/-, block of four commercially used. Uncommon. SG 87 £85
NR209 20/-, left marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 88 £60
NR190 20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Right marginal, superb unmounted. SG 88a £750
RA4231 20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 88a £750
NR988 20/-, lower marginal showing downwards shift of eagle. Superb unmounted. Most unusual on this duty. SG 88 var. £50
NR1070 20/-, right marginal block of four, showing downwards shift of eagle. Superb unmounted. Most unusual on this duty. SG 88 vars. £200
POSTAL HISTORY
NR952 1964 20th February, envelope bearing 2/- QEII Arms (SG 84), cancelled 'MUFULIRA' and sent registered to a passenger aboard a ship in Mombasa, Kenya. Unusual. £45
NR936 1964 20th February, envelope bearing QEII 3d Arms (SG 78), cancelled 'MWANYA'. Addressed to London. A most unusual office on envelope. £35
RA6260 1964 25th March, envelope bearing QEII 1d strip of three definitives (SG 76), cancelled ‘IKELANGE’, addressed to England. Scarce. £55
NR921 1964 6th April, envelope bearing QEII 1d and 2d Arms (SG 76, 77), each cancelled 'NTAMBU', addressed to England. Uncommon office on envelope. £30
NR953 1964 21st October, long envelope bearing QEII 4d Arms (SG 79), part machine cancelled with another complete alongside 'ZAMBIA INDEPENDENCE DAY 24th OCTOBER, 1964'. Folded at left. Sent airmail to Salisbury. £15
NR954 1964 23rd October, envelope bearing 1d and 2d QEII Arms (SG 76, 77), each cancelled 'LUSAKE', addressed to South Africa. £15
1929-52 POSTAGE DUES, SG D1-D4
STAMPS
NR524 Complete set of four perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine unmounted. SG D1s-D4s £190
RA5990 2d, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG D2s £25
NR425 Complete set of four values, early printings on toned paper / gum. Very fine mint. SG D1-D4 £20
NR1082 Complete set of four values, superb unmounted. SG D1-D4 £35
NR145 Complete set of four values, each a marginal copy superb unmounted. SG D1-D4 £25
NR424 Complete set of four values. Fine to very fine used. SG D1-D4 £45
NR960 1d, complete left pane of 60 (6x10). Some light toning affecting upper two rows, otherwise fine or very fine unmounted. A very scarce survivor. SG D1 £100
NR959 3d, complete left pane of 60 (6x10). Twice folded, very fine unmounted. A very scarce survivor. SG D3 £150
RA7851 3d, showing clear offset of ‘3d’ on reverse. Hinge trace, most unusual and not previously seen. SG D3 var. £45
NR423 3d, very fine used. SG D3 £20
NR147 3d, left marginal superb used. SG D3 £20
RA9254 3d, block of four fine used cancelled 'KITWE'. SG D3 £80
NR422 4d, an early printing, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '127' in margin. Hinged on margin stamp very fine unmounted. SG D4 £20
NR421 1d and 3d chalk-surfaced papers. Superb unmounted. SG D1a, D3a £30
NR427 3d chalk-surfaced paper. Lower right corner block of six, showing 'Error. Crown missing' in watermark. This straddling the lower centre stamp and margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG D3ab, D3a £475
NR526 3d chalk-surfaced paper. Right marginal block of six, showing 'Error. Crown missing' in watermark. This the centre stamp in the block. Superb unmounted. Scarce. B.P.A. certificate (2012). SG D3ab, D3a £550
NR527 3d chalk-surfaced paper. Right marginal block of six, showing 'Error. St. Edwards Crown' in watermark. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG D3ac, D3a £325
NR428 3d chalk-surfaced paper. Upper right corner block of 15, showing 'Error. St. Edwards Crown' in watermark. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG D3ac, D3a £345
NR149 4d, very used. SG D4 £35
POSTAGE DUES ON COVER
RA5597 Postal History / Postage Dues 1937 (5th November), window envelope underfranked at 1d meter frank cancellation, Durban and presumably addressed to Nkana. Endorsed in red crayon ‘T’ then applied with upper portion of a horizontally bisected 2d due, this cancelled ‘NKANA / 1 NOV 37’. The due partially torn through, presumably by a previous attempt to bisect by hand. A clean and attractive example of this scarce temporary use. (see footnote in SG) £350
RA5598 Postal History / Postage Dues 1938 (29th April), window envelope underfranked at 1d, meter frank cancellation, Port Elisabeth and presumably addressed to Nkana, with arrival backstamp dated 4th May. Endorsed in blue crayon ‘T 1d’, and struck with black circular ‘T / 1d’ plus violet straight line ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID’ bilingual cachets. Then applied with lower portion of a right marginal horizontally bisected 2d due, indistinctly cancelled. Opening tear at top and minor stains, an attractive example of this scarce temporary use. (see footnote in SG) £350
AR352 Postal History / Postage Dues 1946 (August), window envelope sent unsealed from Southern Rhodesia, bearing a single KGVI ½d (SG 40) tied by a large Bulawayo datestamp. The envelope was taxed and bears a small ‘T2d’ in manuscript. This was apparently cancelled and replaced with a ‘1d’ and a marginal postage due 1d grey-black (SG D1) was affixed partly over the Rhodesian stamp and tied by a KITWE (26 Aug) double circle datestamp with an additional strike on the reverse. A fine example of an incoming taxed item. £135
1963 POSTAGE DUES, SG D5-D10
STAMPS
NR1083 Set of six values, superb unmounted. SG D5-D10 £25
NR429 Set of six values each imperforate to right margin. Superb unmounted. SG D5-D10 vars. £45
RA7286 Set, each a right marginal pair and all showing imperforate right margin. Superb unmounted, uncommon group. SG D5-D10 vars. £55
NR737 Set of six values, superb used. SG D5-D10 £55
RA3529 2d, block of four, each horizontal pair either narrower or wider than usual due to misalignment of horizontal perforations. Superb unmounted. SG D6 var. £8
NR55 2d, horizontal left marginal strip of six, with each alternate stamp narrower or wider than usual due to incorrectly aligned vertical perforations. Superb unmounted. SG D6 var. £28
NR1087 1/- Postage Due, showing DOUBLE PRINTING . Superb unmounted. SG D10 var. £85
RA7853 1/- Postage Due, major variety BLOCK OF FOUR IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY AND IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICALLY. Left marginal, superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG D10b £1,000
RA8410 1/- postage due, major variety BLOCK OF FOUR IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY AND IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICALLY. In addition, and as usual, showing light double impression of the green printing. Superb unmounted, very scarce. SG D10b £1,000
BOOKLETS
NR201 1964 1/- QE booklet, pane upright. Pane with perforations trimmed at top, unexploded. SG SB1
 
Note: for some unknown reason, booklets showing the pane upright are considerably more difficult than the inverted type		 £25
RA8878 1964 1/- QE booklet, pane inverted. Very fine, unexploded. SG SB1 £12
POSTAL STATIONERY
NR688 1925 KGV 2d stationery envelope, square size. Very fine unused. H&G B1 £35
AR590 1925 KGV 2d yellow-brown postal stationery envelope, square size. Very fine unused. H&G B1 £35
NR690 1925 KGV 2d stationery envelope, square size. overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine unused. H&G B1s £45
NR692 1925 KGV 2d stationery envelope, square size. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and further struck with '1930' in black at top centre, the UPU date for this issue. Very fine unused. Scarce, apparently only six of these so cancelled. H&G B1s £75
NR691 1925 KGV 2d stationery envelope, long size. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and further struck with '1925' in black at top centre, the UPU date for this issue. Very fine unused. Scarce, apparently only six of these so cancelled. H&G B1as £75
AR589 1930 KGV 1d deep brown postal stationery envelope, square size. Very fine unused. H&G B2. £35
NR686 1932 KGV 1½d stationery envelope, long size. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine unused. H&G B3as £75
AR588 1925 KGV 4d blue registered postal stationery envelope (size G), with ‘WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, / LONDON WALL, LONDON’ embossed imprint under flap. Very fine unused. H&G C1. £75
NR695 1925 KGV 4d registered envelope (size G), 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD' embossed imprint under flap. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black, and further struck with '1925' in black at top centre, the UPU date for the issue. Very fine unused. Scarce, apparently only six of these so cancelled. H&G C1s £125
NR699 1925 KGV 4d long registered envelope (size H2), 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD' embossed imprint under flap. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black, and further struck with '1925' in black at top centre, the UPU date for the issue. Very fine unused. Scarce, apparently only six of these so cancelled. H&G C1as £125
NR700 c1938 KGVI 4d registered envelope, two proof impressions of the indicium, struck in black on thin card. RARE. £950
NR702 1938 KGVI 4d registered envelope, blue on cream (size G). Overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Very fine unused. Uncommon. H&G C2s £125
NR979 c1948, GB Air Letter blue on cream, applied with Northern Rhodesia KGVI 6d grey (SG 38). Folded, very fine unused. Scarce. £65
NR436 1953 21st April, KGVI 6d Air Letter, with five lines of text at upper left. Additionally bearing KGVI ½d x 3 (SG 26), lightly cancelled and addressed to Holland. Uncommon. H&G F1. £35
NR949 1953 QEII 6d Air Letter (H & G F3), lightly machine cancelled, addressed to England. £15
NR942 1953 16th September, QEII 6d Air Letter (H & G F3), cancelled 'LUSAKA', addressed to Scotland. Few wrinkles. £15
REVENUES
NR438 Revenue 1929 printed 'Northern Rhodesia / Certificate of Registration' form, impressed with green oval embossed 'FIVE SHILLINGS / REVENUE'. Issued for the holder of 10 claims, dated 23 DEC 1919. Punctures at top, most unusual. £125
NR537 Revenue 1938 KGVI 10/-, handstamped with black 'Fee Stamp' cachet. Apparently used, fine for these. Scarce. £50
NR536 Revenue 1938 KGVI 10/-, handstamped with black 'Fee Stamp' cachet. Apparently used, fine for these. Scarce. £50
NR458 Revenue 1953 QEII 1/-, 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Each cancelled with relevant revenue strike. A RARE group. Mewett 588-592 £750
NR503 Revenue 1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. ½d deep brown block of four, superb unmounted mint. Mewett 584 £60
NR540 Revenue 1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. 1d upper right corner vertical strip of three, running sheet number '32700', superb unmounted. Mewett 585 £60
NR505 Revenue 1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. 1d bluish green block of four, superb unmounted. Mewett 585 £80
NR462 Revenue 1953 QEII 3d postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Horizontal block of six on piece, cancelled violet hand stamps. Mewett 586 £50
NR1100 Revenue 1953 QEII 1d revenue, block of 9. Superb unmounted. Mewett 594 £45
NR513 Revenue 1953 QEII 1d revenue, block of 36 being the upper six rows of the sheet, running sheet number '09268'. Superb unmounted. Mewett 594 £100
NR514 Revenue 1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Upper left corner block of four, very fine unmounted. Mewett 595 £55
NR515 Revenue 1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Upper marginal block of six showing printer's dot in margin, very fine unmounted. Mewett 595 £80
NR516 Revenue 1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '0259' in margin, very fine unmounted. Mewett 595 £80
NR1101 Revenue 1953 QEII 3d revenue, block of 9. Superb unmounted. Mewett 595 £90
NR1102 Revenue 1953 QEII 6d revenue, block of 9. Superb unmounted. Scarce. Mewett 596 £250
NR1103 Revenue 1953 QEII 1/- revenue, block of 9. Superb unmounted. Scarce. Mewett 597 £250
NR533 Revenue 1955 QEII 1/- Revenue, with violet 'FEE STAMP' handstamp. Apparently used. Very scarce and not previously seen. Mewett 597 £100
NR634 Revenue 1955 QEII 2s plus 6d and 1s Revenues. On piece cancelled with company violet straight line cachet. Very scarce. Mewett 598, 596, 597 £85
RA6237 Revenue 1955 QEII 2/6 Revenue, very fine used. Mewett 599 £10
NR467 Revenue 1955 QEII 2/6 Revenue, very fine used. Mewett 599 £12
NR541 Revenue 1955 QEII 5/- Revenue. Very fine used. Scarce. Mewett 600 £45
RA6238 Revenue 1955 QEII 10/- Revenue, very fine used. Uncommon. Mewett 601 £35
NR636 Revenue 1955 QEII 10/- Revenue, with black 'FEE STAMP' handstamp. Very fine used. Very scarce and not previously seen. Mewett 602 £100
NR1104 Revenue 1953 QEII 20/- revenue, upper marginal block of 9. Superb unmounted. RARE. Mewett 602 £800
NR837 Revenue 1955 QEII 20/- Revenue, wmk. multiple block CA. Very fine used. Scarce. Mewett 602 £75
RA9430 Revenue 1955 ? QEII 20/- Revenue, wmk. multiple script CA. Very fine used. Mewett 602 var. £40
RA9941 Revenue 1955 QEII 20/- Revenue, on piece very fine used. Uncommon. Mewett 602 £45
NR925 (year unclear) c1957 envelope bearing QEII 1d revenue stamp (Mewett 594), lightly machine cancelled and addressed to Ndola. Reverse flap lacking. Unusual as apparently no further action taken. £30
NR926 1958 2nd June, envelope bearing Federal QEII ½d definitive plus two QEII 1d revenue stamps (Mewett 594), cancelled 'PETAUKE, addressed to Ndola. Folded vertically, still unusual and attractive usage apparently with no further action taken. £45
NR539 Revenue c1948 5/- EMPLOYMENT STAMP, bright blue. Perforated 'SPECIMEN' in arc (Samuel type B9), and further with 'B.W.ARCHIVES / IMPRIMATUR' handstamp on reverse. UNIQUE. £550
RA5351 Revenue 1959 12th September, printed ‘NDOLA LOTTERY LIMITED’ receipt, bearing QEII 1d revenue, pen cancelled. Attractive and uncommon £20
RA5606 Revenue (Year unclear) 15th January, printed ‘The Rhodesian Autolot’ receipt, bearing QEII 1d revenue, pen cancelled. Attractive and uncommon. £20
RA8411 Revenue 1930 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green. Fine unused. Scarce. £45
NR518 Revenue 1930 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green. Pair, top strip with large tone spot, otherwise fine unused. Scarce. £65
RHODESIA RAILWAYS
MISCELLANEOUS
AM112 Undated envelope addressed to Lusaka bearing large crowned oval 'GOVERNOR’S OFFICE / OFFICIAL PAID / NORTHERN RHODESIA' struck in purple. The flap bears the coat of arms embossed in gold. £35
NR752 1932 29th January, printed envelope for the SOUTH AFRICAN TRAVEL BUREAU, Agent for IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, bearing KGV 1/- (SG 10), cancelled 'BROKEN HILL', sent air mail on the first flight to England. Attractive. £40
NR1093 INCOMING MAIL 1936 11th December, postal stationery card from POLAND, uprated and addressed to Elizabethville, Belgian Congo. Upon arrival re-addressed firstly to Ndola and then to Luanshya, both receiving transit / arrival strikes for the 11th or 12th January. Most unusual. £45
NR1092 INCOMING MAIL 1939 12th September, envelope from ESTONIA, sent registered airmail addressed to 'N'KANA'. Numerous backstamps including arrival, dated 23rd September. Most unusual. SOLD
NR194 1940 25th September, envelope endorsed at top 'On Active Service' and sent without charge. Struck with violet boxed 'O.H.M.S. / No. 15 / MILITARY / FRANKED' cachet and 'LUSAKA' despatch datestamp. Reverse with violet rectangular 'PASSED BY / R.A.F. / Censor No. 1' cachet and further 'A.P.S. E.A.F / SE 20(?) 40' datestamp. Addressed to Nkana and with Kitwe 27th September arrival strike on front. Opening tear at top otherwise fine and scarce. £95
NR253 1941 28th March, envelope endorsed at to 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' and sent without charge to Chingola. Struck at lower left with violet rectangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR / M.F.F. No. 353 U.D.F.' bilingual cachet duly signed, and then 'A.P.O. - U - M.P.K. / 19' datestamp for the 28th March. Upon arrival re-addressed with Lusaka (3 APR) and then Chingola (7 IV) datestamps. £55
NR711 1941 11th September, envelope typewritten at top 'O.H.M.S.', sent registered from Ridgeway, Lusaka with appropriate cachet and despatch datestamp. Addressed to INKISI, Belgian Congo, further struck with large violet 'ARMY SIGNALS / LOXO' strike upper right. Reverse with an array of transit and receiving datestamps, including a further 'ARMY SIGNALS / BD' strike and an unusual red 'AIR LETTER SERVICE / NAIROBI' cachet. Original contents enclosed which is typewritten in French and apparently concerning the medical arrangements for one Louise Bembaka. Fascinating. £325
NR251 1942 6th July, envelope endorsed at top 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' and sent without charge from Ndola to Kitwe. Struck at lower left with crisp violet 'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR / No. 483' duly signed. Very fine and clean. £55
NR101 1946 stampless ‘On His Majesty’s Service’ envelope addressed to the USA. LIVINGSTONE (22 June) double circle datestamp at upper left and large oval POSTMASTER’S OFFICE / LIVINGSTONE (22 June) cachet struck in violet at lower left, with signature endorsement. £25
NR252 1951 20th April, stampless envelope addressed to Kitwe, struck at upper right with black oval 'M. O. T. H. / KUMBUKA SHELL HOLE' cachet duly signed and despatch 'CHINGOLA' datestamp. Puncture lower left. Highly unusual. £95
NR255 1956 4th October, envelope endorsed at top 'By forces AIR MAIL FREE' and sent without charge. Cancelled 'LUSAKA' and addressed to Johannesburg, struck at lower left with purple straight line '1st Bn. The Northern Rhodesia Regiment' cachet. Most unusual. £65
F162 1957 18th April, printed company return order envelope sent unpaid cancelled 'MONZE / NORTHERN RHODESIA' to Johannesburg. Endorsed in ink 'T 5d' and then struck with black circular 'T / 5d' cachet. This presumably one of a group of underpaid envelopes which would have had a pool charge applied to all. £25
NR197 1958 20th February, re-used envelope entirely pasted over with printed 'On Her Majesty's Service / ECONOMY LABEL'. Struck with large purple oval 'DISTRICT COMMISSIONER / KALULUSHI' cachet and further 'KALULUSHI (blank below)' datestamp. Addressed to Kasempa. Most unusual. £55
NR250 1958 26th February, envelope printed with the Kings African Rifles crest on reverse flap, endorsed at top 'FORCES MAIL FREE' and sent without charge to Kitwe. Machine cancelled at Lusaka and struck with violet oval 'ORDERLY ROOM / 1st (Ny) Bn. K.A.R.' cachet lower left. Highly unusual. £125
NR980 c1960 Publicity labels. Two vertical strips of three showing various scenes from the country, printed in black and white / yellow. Gummed, light faults. Most unusual. £25
NR561 1962-63, long On Government Service envelope re-used apparently twice with printed 'ECONOMY GUMMED LABEL / O.H.M.S.' labels used for the new address. Posted between Government departments with relevant cachets, first sent in September 1962 and finally in April 1963 (remarkable Government efficiency). The labels variously cancelled and also 'KAWAMBWA 23 OC 62'. Most unusual. £55
ZAMBIA
STAMPS
NR74 1964 1d definitive, coil pair with join, superb unmounted. SG 95 coil join £4
RA7084 1964 2d definitive, upper right corner horizontal strip of three showing dramatic downwards shift of red printing (face mask). Superb unmounted. SG 96 var. £45
RA6850 1964 2d definitive, block of four showing large downwards shift of red printing (face mask). Superb unmounted. SG 96 var. £60
RA8791 1964 3d definitive, upper marginal block of eight showing rightwards shift of perforations, well into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 97 var. £40
RA7728 1964 1/3 definitive, left marginal block of four showing upwards shift of the brown printing. Folded horizontally, superb unmounted. SG 102 var. £35
RA7727 1964 1/- definitive, block of 12 being two vertical rows of the sheet, showing dramatic progressive left and downwards shift of the black printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and scarce. SG 101 var. £300
RA6853 1964 2/- definitive, block of four showing rightwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. SG 103 var. £60
RA9246 1965 6d First Anniversary of Independence. Major variety BRIGHT PURPLE (FIREWORKS) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 113a £160
RA7088 1966 3d WHO, left marginal pair showing dramatic rightwards shift of gold printing. Superb unmounted. Striking. SG 116 var. £70
RA8793 1966 3d WHO, block of ten across the sheet showing progressive left and downwards shift of gold printing. Superb unmounted. SG 116 var. £50
RA9248 1968 decimal definitive. Complete set of 12 values superb unmounted. SG 129-140 £13
RA9040 1968 1n definitive, major variety COPPER-BRONZE (INCLUDING VALUE) OMITTED. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 129a £170
RA6614 1968 8n definitive, major variety BLUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 133b £130
RA9249 1975 definitive. Complete set of 14 values superb unmounted. SG 226-239 £15
NR245 1989 Frogs and Toads issue. K10 upper marginal vertical pair, major variety IMPERFORATE. Superb unmounted. SG 570 var. £35
POSTAL HISTORY
AR427 Postal History 1948 (24th October), incoming registered envelope sent airmail from CHINA. Addressed to Nkana, and bearing 1947-48 China Dr Sun Yat-sen and plum blossoms issue 300,000 x 3, 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 (pair) all tied by Tientsin (24 Oct) datestamps. With ‘dumb’ red on white registered label with ‘TSIENTSIN’ handstamped in red and a blue airmail label. Backstamped Tsientsin (24 Oct), Shanghai (25 Oct), Salisbury (6 Nov), Kitwe (8 Nov) transit / arrival datestamps. Also one indecipherable transit backstamp in Arabic (1 Nov). A few edge faults. A most unusual origin / destination. £275
RA1531 1964 ‘Independence’ Air Letter, with Makishi dancer illustration. Very fine unused, folded. £8
NR562 1964 March, long On Government Service envelope apparently re-used three times with printed 'ECONOMY GUMMED LABEL' used for the new address, additionally sealed with sellotape at right. Posted between Government departments with relevant cachets, the uppermost cancelled 'KITWE 19 DEC 64'. Most unusual. £40
NR560 1969 March, long On Government Service envelope re-used with printed 'ECONOMY GUMMED LABEL' over opened edge at right, plus a further type this used for the new address. Posted between Government departments with relevant cachets, the labels cancelled 'KAWAMBWA 16 APR 1969'. Most unusual. £40
NR77 1965 illustrated Air Letter, 1st Anniversary of Independence with map and Independence Monument illustration. Very fine unused, folded. £4
NR79 1966 14th November, envelope endorsed 'BY FORCES AIR MAIL' Broken Hill to Kitwe with black boxed 'REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA / HEADQUARTERS COMPANY / 3RD BN. ZAMBIA REGIMENT / 14 NOV 1966' cachet. Uncommon. £20
RA1273 1968 3/6 ‘ZAMBIA AIRWAYS’ Air Letter Service labels. Ex. Booklet, pane of two in emerald green, roulette 10 x imperf. with margin at left which shows the two pairs of staple holes through. Superb unused with gum. Uncommon. Mewett type 7, no. 13. (See SA Philatelist October 1986, pages 246-249, N. Mewett) £35
AM106 1968 19th November, incoming underpaid window envelope from Rhodesia, bearing 2d definitive (SG 398) tied by Salisbury (19 Nov) roller cancellation. Circular TO PAY taxe marking in violet. The shortfall was receipted on the reverse with a pair of 1N postage stamps (SG 129) tied by Nkana ? (27 Nov) datestamp with Mufulira (26 Nov) datestamp alongside. £25
NR87 1974 6th (?) December, window envelope bearing 1d REVENUE stamp uncancelled but alongside with 'KITWE' datestamp. No further tax indications and presumably allowed. Unusual. £20
RA8004 1982 16th June, 50n International Reply Paid Coupon, cancelled ‘BUCHI’ but not exchanged. £8
BOOKLETS
NR89 1970 20n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB4 £6
NR90 1970 30n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB5 £7
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