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Last updated: 20th December, 2018
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1925 GEORGE V DEFINITIVE, SG 1-17
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STAMPS
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| RA5940 |
Complete set of 17 values, including later 3/-, overprinted or perforated (3/-) ‘SPECIMEN’. Some faults on 7/6 and 20/- and a few without gum. SG 1s-17s |
£300 |
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| RA9230 |
3/-, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Slightly browned gum, fresh mint. Uncommon. SG 13s |
£90 |
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| NR286 |
Set of 17 values, plus additional shades of most to 2/6, mounted on two pages. Very fine fresh mint. A lovely group. SG 1-17 |
£700 |
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| NR287 |
½d to 2d, four values blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 1-4 |
£55 |
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| NR288 |
½d green, two upper right corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers in margins, contrasting shades, one with distinct crackly gum. Very fine unmounted. SG 1 |
£20 |
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| NR289 |
1d brown, three blocks of four in differing shades. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 2 |
£20 |
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| NR46 |
1d brown, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '00522' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. SG 2 |
£10 |
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| NR290 |
1½d carmine-red, upper right corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 3 |
£20 |
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| NR291 |
2d yellow-brown, upper right corner block of four, showing running sheet number '10626' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 4 |
SOLD |
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| NR292 |
3d ultramarine, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 5 |
SOLD |
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| NR293 |
4d violet, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 6 |
SOLD |
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| NR294 |
6d slate-grey, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 7 |
SOLD |
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| NR295 |
8d rose-purple, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 8 |
SOLD |
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| NR151 |
8d rose-purple, very fine used. SG 8 |
£40 |
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| NR296 |
10d olive-green, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 9 |
£55 |
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| NR152 |
10d olive-green, very fine used. SG 9 |
£40 |
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| NR297 |
1/- yellow-brown and black. Block of four, printer's mark at centre. Superb unmounted. SG 10 |
SOLD |
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| NR298 |
1/- yellow-brown and black. Upper marginal block of four, printer's mark at centre. Superb unmounted. SG 10 |
SOLD |
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| NR278 |
2/- brown and ultramarine. Upper right corner pair, running sheet number '176' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps very fine unmounted. SG 12 |
£90 |
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| NR299 |
2/- brown and ultramarine, block of four. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 12 |
SOLD |
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| NR122 |
2/- brown and ultramarine. Left marginal block of four, gum lightly browned in bands otherwise very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 12 |
£125 |
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| NR163 |
2/- brown and ultramarine. Very fine used. SG 12 |
£30 |
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| NR164 |
2/6 black and green, very fine used. SG 12 |
£12 |
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| RA7478 |
2/6 black and green, two vertical pairs on piece
superb used cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 4 AUG 34’.
SG 12
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£55 |
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| NR300 |
3/- violet and blue, block of four. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 13 |
SOLD |
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| NR165 |
3/- violet and blue, very fine used. SG 13 |
£20 |
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| NR25 |
3/- violet and blue, superb used cancelled with crisp central 'ISOKA 31 JUL 35' datestamp. Lovely. SG 13 |
£25 |
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| NR166 |
5/- slate-grey and violet, very fine used. SG 14 |
£15 |
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| NR279 |
5/- slate-grey and violet, very fine used on piece cancelled with special crested bilingual 'ROYAL TOUR / 4 IV 34' oval datestamp. SG 14 |
£25 |
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| NR153 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, very fine mint. SG 15 |
£120 |
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| NR280 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, very fine mint. SG 15 |
£120 |
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| NR132 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, showing printer's mark lower right. Very fine mint. SG 15 |
£130 |
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| NR154 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, fine unmounted. SG 15 |
£150 |
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| RA9551 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, horizontal pair, hinge trace superb fresh mint. SG 15 |
£280 |
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| RA9553 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, lower left corner block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. Lovely and uncommon. SG 15 |
£750 |
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| NR281 |
7/6, rose-purple and black, very fine used. SG 15 |
£225 |
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| NR33 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, horizontal pair, fine used some short perfs., cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 15 DEC 1927'. SG 15 |
£300 |
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| NR11 |
7/6 rose-purple and black, vertical pair very fine used cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 25 OCT 1928' datestamp. Uncommon multiple. SG 15 |
£425 |
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| NR155 |
10/- green and black, very fine mint. SG 16 |
£75 |
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| NR231 |
10/- green and black, upper marginal very fine unmounted. SG 16 |
£180 |
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| NR282 |
10/- green and black, very fine used. SG 16 |
£75 |
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| NR12 |
10/- green and black, vertical pair fine used cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 22 MAY 1934' datestamp. Uncommon multiple. SG 15 |
£120 |
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| RA5941 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, fine used. SG 17 |
£140 |
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| RA7831 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, very fine used cancelled
‘NDOLA 6 JUL 28’. Uncommon.
SG 17
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£225 |
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| NR123 |
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 |
£275 |
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| 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 |
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| NR283 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, superb used on piece cancelled crisp 'MWINILUNGA / 1 APR 1925' FIRST DAY OF ISSUE datestamp (showing the 'W' of 'N W' excised). A remarkable stamp. SG 17 |
SOLD |
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| NR284 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, very fine fiscally used. SG 17 |
£20 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| NR306 |
1933 21st December, cover bearing KGV 1d, 4d and 6d (SG 2, 6, 7), cancelled 'LUSAKA' and sent airmail to Germany. |
£35 |
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| NR307 |
1934 25th February, cover bearing pair KGV 1d brown (SG 2), each cancelled 'BROKEN HILL', addressed to Cape Town. |
£15 |
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| NR304 |
1934 1st May, cover bearing KGV 4d and 6d (SG 6, 7), each cancelled 'LUANSHYA' and sent airmail to Germany. |
£40 |
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| NR305 |
1934 3rd July, cover bearing KGV ½d pair, 3d pair and 4d (SG 1, 5, 6), cancelled 'NKANA' and sent airmail to Germany. |
£40 |
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| RA6244 |
1935 9th April, cover bearing KGV 4d (SG 6), cancelled ‘KASAMA’, addressed Airmail to Natal. A lovely and clean single rate cover. |
£45 |
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1935 GEORGE V SILVER JUBILEE, SG 18-21
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| RA9232 |
Set perforated 'SPECIMEN', very fine mint. SG 18s-21s |
£150 |
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| NR61 |
Set, very fine unmounted. SG 18-21 |
£20 |
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| NR301 |
Set, very fine used. SG 18-21 |
£12 |
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| NR302 |
1d, lower right corner block of four showing vignette plate '2A' in margin. Upper left stamp with 'Lightening strike by tower' flaw, (row 9/5, very prominent). Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 18 and var. |
SOLD |
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| 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
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£250 |
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| RA9033 |
6d, showing good leftwards shift of vignette. Most unusual. Very fine mint. SG 21 var. |
£45 |
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| 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 |
£2,650 |
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| RA6245 |
1935 25th August, cover bearing pair KGV 3d Silver Jubilee (SG 30), addressed Airmail to England. Fine and clean. |
£25 |
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1937 GEORGE VI CORONATION, SG 22-24
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STAMPS
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| RA9233 |
Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Hinge traces, very fine mint. SG 22s-24s |
£135 |
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| NR373 |
Set, each in matching corner blocks of four from all four corners of the sheet. Fine or very fine unmounted. Attractive group. SG 22-24 |
£30 |
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| RA5336 |
Set, each in a complete sheet of 60. Superb and fresh. SG 22-24 |
£65 |
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| NR417 |
Set on illustrated First Day cover, cancelled ‘BROKEN HILL’. Fine and clean. SG 22-24 |
£20 |
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| NR414 |
Set on illustrated First Day cover, cancelled ‘BROKEN HILL’. Fine and clean. Highly attractive. SG 22-24 |
£45 |
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| 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 |
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| NR415 |
1938 29th March, cover bearing KGVI Coronation set of three on front plus corner block of four of the 3d on reverse. Cancelled 'NKANA' and sent registered airmail to Latvia, endorsed 'P.O.O.C' and T 1/60c'. Arrival backstamp for the 16th April. |
£35 |
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1938 GEORGE VI DEFINITIVES, SG 25-45
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STAMPS
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| NR15 |
4d, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine without gum. SG 36s |
£20 |
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| NR16 |
5/-, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine without gum. SG 43s |
£25 |
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| RA5947 |
10/-, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 44s |
£40 |
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| RA5772 |
Set of 21 values, superb unmounted. SG 25-45 |
£200 |
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| NR224 |
Set of 21 values, very fine and fresh mint. SG 25-45 |
£75 |
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| NR233 |
Set of 21 values, mostly marginal, superb unmounted and a lovely selected set. SG 25-45 |
£225 |
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| NR334 |
Set of 21 values, range neatly mounted on four album pages, Selected to illustrate the various shades / printings with at least two of each duty and colour, the 1½d carmine-red x 3, 3/- x 5, 5/- x 4 and 10/- x 3. A total of 75 stamps. Very fine mint with the odd unmounted. SG 25-45 |
£225 |
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| RA8871 |
Set of 21 values, each in a block of four. A number including the better 1½d and 2d colours unmounted, high values hinged on upper pairs. An uncommon group. SG 25-45 |
£650 |
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| NR308 |
Set of 21 values, each in a block 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. An uncommon group. SG 25-45 |
£675 |
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| 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 |
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| NR309 |
Set of 21 values, very fine used. SG 25-45 |
£120 |
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| 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 |
£600 |
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| NR372 |
½d to 1/-, nine values each on piece and cut from the same envelope. All upper marginal showing running sheet numbers in margins. Each cancelled 'CHINGOLA 16 III 41'. Attractive group. |
£12 |
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| NR157 |
½d, green, lower marginal in a distinctly worn / weak impression, with normal for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var. |
£15 |
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| NR337 |
½d, green, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 25 |
£8 |
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| RA9256 |
½d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘2’. Hinged on margin, stamps superb unmounted. SG 25 |
£6 |
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| NR65 |
½d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘2’. Superb unmounted. SG 25 |
£10 |
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| NR316 |
½d, green, block of four upper left showing printer's 'T' mark in crown. Superb unmounted. SG 25 and var. |
£15 |
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| NR317 |
½d, green, right marginal block of 15 upper and lower right stamps each showing printer's 'T' mark in crown (apparently rows 7/10 and 9/10). Superb unmounted. SG 25 and vars. |
£20 |
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| NR315 |
½d, green, lower left corner block of four, lower right stamp showing 'Re-entry to Giraffe' (row 12/2). Superb unmounted. Uncommon in this positional format. SG 25, 25b |
SOLD |
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| NR67 |
½d, chocolate, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘3’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 26 |
£25 |
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| NR354 |
½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, upper right corner block of four showing part 'A' at corner. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. Unusual as normally trimmed off. SG 26a |
£25 |
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| NR335 |
½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 26a |
SOLD |
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| NR336 |
½d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, lower right corner block of 12 showing imprint and plate '4' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 26a |
£35 |
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| NR340 |
1d, chocolate, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 27a |
SOLD |
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| NR322 |
1d, brown, lower right corner block of four showing plate '4' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 27 |
SOLD |
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| NR321 |
1d, chocolate, lower right corner block of four showing plate '3' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 27a |
SOLD |
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| NR173 |
1d, brown, complete sheet of 120 stamp 3/2 showing 'Extra boatman' flaw, imprint and plate '4' in lower margin. Folded horizontally superb unmounted. Scarce in this complete positional format. SG 27, 27a |
SOLD |
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| NR18 |
1d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, vertical coil strip of three with join. Superb unmounted. SG 26a |
£20 |
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| NR63 |
1d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, vertical coil strip of 12 with join. Superb unmounted, folded. SG 26a |
£25 |
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| NR339 |
1d, green, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 28 |
SOLD |
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| NR31 |
1d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate '4' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 28 |
£15 |
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| NR127 |
1d, green, complete sheet of 120 stamp 3/2 showing 'Extra boatman' flaw, imprint and plate '4' in lower margin. Folded horizontally superb unmounted. Scarce in this complete positional format. SG 28, 28a |
£325 |
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| NR314 |
1d, green, showing 'extra boatman' flaw (row 3/2). Very fine used. Scarce. SG 28a |
£350 |
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| RA9436 |
1d, green, coil join strip of four. Very fine mint or unmounted, uncommon. SG 28 coil join strip |
£40 |
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| NR352 |
1½d, carmine-red, lower marginal. An early printing, deep shade and toned gum. Superb unmounted. SG 29 |
£40 |
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| NR353 |
1½d, carmine-red. An later printing, brighter shade and clear gum. Superb unmounted. SG 29 shade |
£40 |
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| RA7071 |
1½d, carmine-red, block of four, very fine unmounted. SG 29 |
£160 |
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| NR355 |
1½d, carmine-red, upper right corner block of four, running sheet number '01253' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb and
fresh unmounted.
SG 29
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£200 |
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| NR84 |
1½d, carmine-red, upper marginal block of eight, very fine unmounted. An uncommon large multiple. SG 29 |
£325 |
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| NR483 |
1½d, carmine-red, major variety IMPERF BETWEEN, HORIZONTAL PAIR. Short perf. at left and two small tone spots on reverse, fresh mint. A GREAT RARITY OF THE COLONY, AFRICA AND THE GEORGE VI ERA. SG 29a
Note: apart from the Polakow corner block containing four of these varieties, only three other pairs are recorded. Of those three, two are in less than ideal condition and this pair remains the finest single pair available |
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| NR113 |
1½d, carmine-red, position 7/1 with printer’s mark upper left, showing ‘TICK BIRD’ flaw. Merest hint of a hinge, very fine and fresh mint. A Northern Rhodesia rarity. SG 29b |
£4,500 |
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| NR320 |
1½d, carmine-red, 'tick bird' flaw, very fine used neatly cancelled leaving the flaw clearly visible. SG 29b |
£325 |
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| NR199 |
1½d, carmine-red, 'tick bird' flaw, very fine used on piece cancelled 'CHOMA 20 MAY 40'. SG 29b |
£325 |
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| NR117 |
1½d, carmine-red, position 7/1 with printer’s mark upper left, WITHOUT ‘tick bird’ flaw. Very fine used light cancel. Uncommon. SG 29 |
£100 |
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| NR342 |
1½d, yellow-brown, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 30 |
SOLD |
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| 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 |
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| NR323 |
1½d, yellow-brown, lower right corner block of four showing plate '3' in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 30 |
£18 |
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| NR324 |
1½d, yellow-brown, lower right corner block of four showing plate '4' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 30 |
SOLD |
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| NR318 |
1½d, yellow-brown, upper left corner block of six, stamp 2/1 showing printer's 'T' mark in crown. Superb unmounted. SG 30 and var. |
£15 |
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| 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. |
£85 |
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| 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 |
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| NR319 |
1½d, yellow-brown, left marginal showing TICK BIRD flaw and proving printer’s guide line upper left. Hinge trace, very fine fresh mint. SG 30b |
£110 |
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| NR311 |
1941 KGVI 1½d yellow-brown. Left marginal block of four, the upper left stamp showing the TICK BIRD flaw. Very fine fresh mint. SG 30/30b
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£110 |
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| NR310 |
1941 KGVI 1½d yellow-brown. Left marginal block of four, the lower left stamp showing the TICK BIRD flaw, printer's cross in margin. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 30/30b
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£200 |
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| NR267 |
1941 KGVI 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
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£200 |
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| NR313 |
1½d, yellow-brown, showing TICK BIRD flaw, very fine used. SG 30b |
£55 |
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| NR172 |
1½d, yellow-brown, TICK BIRD flaw, left stamp in a horizontal pair, very fine used. SG 30b, 30 |
£65 |
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| NR35 |
1½d, yellow-brown, TICK BIRD flaw, lower left stamp in left marginal block of four, very fine used cancelled 'NDOLA 7 JUL 44'. Highly unusual in a positional commercially used multiple. SG 30b, 30 |
£75 |
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| NR158 |
2d, yellow-brown, very fine unmounted. SG 31 |
£35 |
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| NR177 |
2d, yellow-brown, superb unmounted. SG 31 |
£35 |
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| NR178 |
2d, yellow-brown, lower marginal showing part imprint, superb unmounted. SG 31 |
£40 |
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| RA9265 |
2d, yellow-brown, block of four, superb unmounted. SG 31 |
£140 |
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| NR269 |
2d, yellow-brown, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 31 |
£175 |
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| NR85 |
2d, yellow-brown, upper marginal block of ten, very fine unmounted. An uncommon large multiple. SG 31 |
£350 |
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| NR338 |
2d, carmine-red, lower right corner block of 12 showing imprint and without plate number in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 32 |
£40 |
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| RA9444 |
2d, purple, both upper and lower left corner blocks of four. One hinged on margin otherwise superb unmounted. SG 33 |
£8 |
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| NR343 |
2d, purple, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 33 |
SOLD |
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| NR325 |
2d, purple, lower right corner block of four without plate number. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 33 |
£8 |
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| NR344 |
3d, ultramarine, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 34 |
£10 |
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| NR326 |
3d, ultramarine, lower right corner block of four showing plate '2' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 34 |
SOLD |
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| NR345 |
3d, ultramarine, lower right corner block of 12 showing imprint and plate '2' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 34 |
SOLD |
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| NR346 |
3d, scarlet, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 |
SOLD |
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| NR347 |
3d, scarlet, lower left corner block of 12 showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 |
£20 |
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| NR327 |
3d, scarlet, lower right corner block of four showing plate '2' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35 |
£20 |
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| NR328 |
4d, dull violet, lower right corner block of four without plate number. Superb unmounted. SG 37 |
SOLD |
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| NR348 |
4½d, blue, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 37 |
SOLD |
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| NR329 |
4½d, blue, lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 37 |
£25 |
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| NR330 |
6d, grey, lower right corner block of four without plate number. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 38 |
£8 |
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| NR356 |
9d, violet, upper right corner block of four showing small part 'A' in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce as usually trimmed off. SG 39 |
SOLD |
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| NR357 |
9d, violet, lower left corner block of four showing small part '9' in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce as usually trimmed off. SG 39 |
£25 |
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| RA9275 |
9d, violet, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 39 |
£20 |
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| NR349 |
9d, violet, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 39 |
SOLD |
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| NR331 |
9d, violet. Lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 39 |
£25 |
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| NR270 |
1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40 |
£15 |
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| NR358 |
1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Upper marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40 |
£15 |
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| NR359 |
1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Upper left corner block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40 |
SOLD |
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| NR351 |
1/-, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin, printer's guide cross just under imprint. Superb unmounted. SG 40 |
SOLD |
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| NR350 |
1/-, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin, printer's guide cross away from imprint. Superb unmounted. SG 40 |
SOLD |
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| NR332 |
1/- yellow-brown and black. Lower right corner block of four showing vignette plate '2' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 40 |
SOLD |
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| NR360 |
2/6 black and green, lower marginal part imprint, printer's mark upper left. Most unusually showing running sheet number '304" (inverted) in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 41 |
SOLD |
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| NR361 |
2/6 black and green, upper marginal block of four showing running sheet number '003' in margin. Very fine mint. SG 41 |
SOLD |
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| NR362 |
2/6 black and green, lower left corner block of eight. Endorsed in margin 'Apr 45'. Superb unmounted. SG 41 |
£120 |
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| NR363 |
2/6 black and green. Upper left corner block of four, fine used with KITWE central datestamp. SG 41 |
SOLD |
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| NR364 |
3/- violet and blue, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '028' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 42 |
£30 |
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| NR365 |
3/- violet and blue, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 42 |
SOLD |
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| NR273 |
3/- violet and blue, block of four showing printer's mark at upper right. Superb unmounted. SG 42 |
£110 |
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| NR366 |
3/- violet and blue, block of four showing printer's mark at upper leftt. Superb unmounted. SG 42 |
SOLD |
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| NR272 |
3/- violet and blue, upper marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 42 |
£110 |
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| NR367 |
3/- violet and blue, lower marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 42 |
£110 |
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| NR160 |
3/-, lower right corner pair, margins trimmed very fine used. SG 42 |
£30 |
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| NR134 |
5/-, lower left corner copy. Superb unmounted. SG 43 |
£22 |
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| NR133 |
5/-, grey and dull reddish violet shade. Superb unmounted. SG 43 shade |
£22 |
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| NR274 |
5/- grey and dull violet, a later printing on thinner paper, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43 |
SOLD |
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| NR234 |
10/-, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '048' in margin. Hinged on margin, stamp superb unmounted. SG 44 |
£30 |
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| NR226 |
10/-, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '048' in margin. A late printing on thinner paper and clear gum. Hinged on margin, stamp superb unmounted. SG 44 |
£30 |
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| NR275 |
10/- green and black, right marginal block of four showing printer's guide dot in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 44 |
SOLD |
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| NR368 |
10/- green and black, upper right corner block of four, without running sheet number and endorsed 'New printing 15 / 3 / 48' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 44 |
SOLD |
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| NR227 |
10/-, upper marginal showing running sheet number '188' in margin. Superb used. SG 44 |
£35 |
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| RA8887 |
10/-, lower left corner pair superb used on piece cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 13 VI 46'. SG 44 |
£50 |
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| NR161 |
20/-, superb unmounted. SG 45 |
£50 |
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| NR28 |
20/-, lower marginal copy, superb unmounted. SG 45 |
£60 |
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| NR135 |
20/-, upper left corner horizontal pair, superb unmounted. SG 45 |
£140 |
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| NR276 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, left marginal block of four showing printer's guide dot in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 45 |
£350 |
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| NR369 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin, badly damaged. Stamps very fine unmounted. SG 45 |
SOLD |
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| RA6215 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Fine used. SG 45 |
£55 |
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| NR370 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Fine used. SG 45 |
£55 |
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| NR228 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Superb used. SG 45 |
£70 |
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| NR371 |
20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Block of four cancelled through with blue crayon, presumably fiscal use. SG 45 |
£40 |
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| RA9038 |
20/-, upper marginal vertical block of six cancelled with violet oval datestamps. Attractive. SG 45 |
£60 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| NR430 |
1938 KGVI ½d, 1d, 1½d and 3d definitives, on plain cover cancelled ‘BROKEN HILL 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, sent registered to England. Scarce. SG 25, 27, 34 |
£40 |
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| NR4 |
1938 29th June, KGVI 4d registered envelope bearing KGVI 1½d, carmine-red (SG 29). Position 7/1 (by printer's mark upper left) WITHOUT 'Tick bird' flaw. Lightly cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE' addressed to Pretoria. A highly unusual useage. |
£275 |
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| NR478 |
1938 18th April, cover bearing KGVI ½d, 3d and 6d pair (SG 25, 34, 38), cancelled 'LUANSHYA' and sent airmail to Germany. Light creasing. |
£25 |
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| NR475 |
1939 1st August, cover 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. |
£40 |
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| RA6247 |
1939 6th September, KGVI 4d registered 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. |
£65 |
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| RA6248 |
1939 27th October, KGVI 4d registered 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. |
£70 |
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| NR474 |
1940 9th October, cover bearing KGVI 2d (SG 31), cancelled 'LUSAKA' and addressed to England. Struck with triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet duly signed. Readdressed three times and several backstamps. A little crumpled. |
SOLD |
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| RA5599 |
1940 14th October, registered cover 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 |
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| AR209 |
1941 (21st January), censored cover 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 |
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| NR480 |
1941 1st March, cover bearing KGVI 1½d (SG 29), cancelled 'KASAMA' and addressed to the USA. Opened at both left and right and resealed with printed 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' at left and clear '5954' at right. Further endorsed 'T 10c' and further relevant US strikes. Light faults. |
£45 |
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| RA2375 |
1941 (Nov), cover 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. |
£40 |
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| NR248 |
1941 5th November, cover bearing KGVI 3d and 1/- (SG 34, 40), machine cancelled at Kitwe and addressed to a serving member of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Middle East Forces. Endorsed at right in pencil 'CERT MISSING 22/11/41' and then struck with violet rectangular 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER' cachet. Various return datestamps including RETURNED LETTER BRANCH / SALISBURY (27 JAN 42) on reverse. Few cover faults, most unusual. |
£120 |
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| NR476 |
1941 9th December, cover bearing KGVI 1½d x 2, 2d and 3d x 4 (SG 30, 32, 34), cancelled 'LUANSHYA' addressed to the U.S.A. and requested 'BY AIRMAIL'. However, this deleted with red bars cachet. Further typewritten 'Letter in German!', then opened at left and resealed with printed 'Examined by / Censor No.' tape struck with triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR / 7' cachet. |
SOLD |
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| AR210 |
1942 (15th July), censored cover 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 |
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| AR211 |
1942 (31st August), censored cover 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 |
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| NR102 |
1943 18th June, two covers bearing KGVI various values ½d to 20/- cancelled LUSAKA and sent registered to Salisbury. Each struck with red rectangular 'PASSED BY BASE CENSOR / E. A. No. VI/03' and countersigned. Most attractive and highly unusual. |
£250 |
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| NR479 |
1945 3rd July, cover bearing KGVI ½d and 1½d (SG 25, 30), cancelled 'CHISELESI SIDING' dc datestamp. Addressed to London. |
£30 |
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| NR477 |
1947 8th July, advertising cover for PROCTOR'S GARAGE bearing KGVI 1d, 2d x 2, 3d and 2/6 (SG 27, 32, 34, 41), cancelled 'BROKEN HILL' and sent registered airmail to Chrysler Corp, U.S.A. Most attractive. |
£75 |
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| RA3809 |
1947 11th December, printed advertising cover 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 |
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| NR481 |
1948, black and white Post Card of the Boiling Pot, Victoria Falls, bearing KGVI 1½d (SG 30), written from the Victoria Falls with the stamp scored around in red pencil and endorsed 'T 3d', being invalid in Southern Rhodesia. Addressed to Cape Town and upon arrival struck with circular 'T 3d' cachet and then applied with Union 3d bantam postage due. Attractive. |
£75 |
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| 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. |
£40 |
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| RA5344 |
1950, 17th July, cover with red typewritten endorsement ‘PRINTED MATTER’ at top, addressed to Czechoslovakia and bearing KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by KITWE machine slogan cancellation. A fine example of the ½d unsealed letter rate. |
£40 |
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| AR112 |
1950 (October), cover 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 |
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| RA4987 |
1951, 1st February, locally addressed cover 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 scarce rate. |
£40 |
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| NR94 |
1951, 14th March, unsealed open letter rate cover to USA, endorsed 'PRINTED MATTER' and bearing KG VI ½d green (SG 25) tied by 'KITWE' (14 Mar) machine canceller. With red printed inscription at left ‘The Rhodesian Stamp Collectors / Exchange Club. / . . . Kitwe-Nkana’ |
£40 |
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| RA6252 |
1951 17th April, reused (folded inside out) cover bearing KGVI ½d (SG 25), cancelled ‘KITWE’ addressed to Austria. Endorsed at top ‘PRINTED MATTER’. A fine example of the unsealed overseas rate. |
£40 |
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| RA6251 |
1951 7th May, cover bearing KGVI 1½d and 4d (SG 30, 36), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’ and sent registered with black rubber stamp registration cachet, addressed to South Africa. Attractive. |
£35 |
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| RA6253 |
1951 15th November, cover bearing KGVI ½d brown and 1d green (SG 26, 28), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’. Endorsed ‘1st DAY ISSUE’, unaddressed. Uncommon. |
£25 |
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| RA6254 |
1951 1st December, cover 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 |
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| NR95 |
1951, 1st December, cover 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. |
£30 |
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| NR432 |
1951 1st December, cover bearing KGVI 2d purple and 3d scarlet plus their replacement 2d carmine-red and 3d ultramarine definitives. Cancelled 'MARAMBA' on the First Day of Issue. Most unusual. |
£35 |
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| NR431 |
1952 5th May, cover bearing KGVI 4½d and 9d definitives (SG 37, 39), cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE’ on the first day of issue. Sent registered to Port Elisabeth. Uncommon. |
£35 |
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| NR229 |
1952 5th May, printed cover 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 |
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1946 VICTORY, SG 46-47
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| RA5950 |
Set plate ‘1A’ blocks of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 46-47 |
£25 |
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| RA9290 |
Set plate ‘1B’ plus 1½d '75B' blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 46-47 |
£25 |
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| NR374 |
1½d, perf. 13½. Block of four, hinged on upper pair lower unmounted. SG 46a |
£35 |
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| NR168 |
1½d, perf. 13½. Upper marginal block of four showing printer's guide cross in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a |
£40 |
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| NR375 |
1½d, perf. 13½. Lower left corner block of four showing plate '75B' (inverted) in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a |
£75 |
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| RA8471 |
1½d, perf. 13½. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a |
£75 |
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| NR169 |
1½d, perf. 13½. Superb used. SG 46a |
£8 |
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| NR170 |
1½d, perf. 13½. Upper right corner block of four, superb used. SG 46a |
£40 |
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1948 GEORGE VI SILVER WEDDING, SG 48-49
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| NR203 |
1½d and 20/-, set in marginal blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 |
£300 |
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| NR118 |
1½d, lower right corner block of four showing plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 48 |
£10 |
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| NR38 |
20/-, lower marginal pair showing full imprint in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted. Lovely and uncommon. SG 49 |
£250 |
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| 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 |
£650 |
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| NR128 |
20/-, block of 12 being the lower two rows of the sheet, showing full imprint and plate '1a' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Lovely and very scarce. SG 49 |
£1,750 |
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| NR376 |
1½d and 20/-. Superb used. SG 48-49 |
£80 |
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1949 75th ANNIVERSARY OF U.P.U., SG 50-53
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STAMPS
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| NR379 |
Set blocks of four, very fine used central datestamps. SG 50-53 |
£35 |
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| RA9280 |
Set in combined imprint and cylinder ‘1’ or ‘2a’ (3d and 6d), lower right corner strips of three. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 50-53 |
£25 |
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| NR378 |
Set lower right corner blocks of four, showing cylinder ‘1’ 2d and 1/-, '1' and '2a' 3d and '1a', '2' and '2a' 6d. Very fine unmounted. A difficult group. SG 50-53 |
SOLD |
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| NR418 |
Set on illustrated First Day Cover, cancelled KITWE. Very fine unaddressed. SG 50-53 |
£25 |
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1953 BIRTH CENTENARY OF CECIL RHODES, SG 54-58
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STAMPS
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| RA9279 |
Complete set in matching lower left corner blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54-58 |
£12 |
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| NR257 |
Complete set in lower right corner blocks of four showing plates '1' or '1 1' in margins. In addition the ½d showing ‘CECIL’ re-entry (constant, row 10/6). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 54 (var) -58 |
£45 |
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| NR385 |
Complete set in lower right corner blocks of eight showing imprint plus plates '1A' or '1B' for the ½d, '1B' for the 1d, '1A' and '1B' for the 2d, '1' for the 4½d and '1 1' for the 1/- in margins. In addition the ½d '1B' showing ‘CECIL’ re-entry (constant, row 10/6). Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 54 (var) -58 |
£90 |
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| RA5339 |
½d, ‘CECIL’ re-entry (constant, row 10/6), in positional lower right cylinder 1B block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54 var. |
£15 |
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| RA8634 |
1/-, major re-entry of ‘FALLS AND RAIL’ flaw, (constant, row 1/4). Upper marginal hinged on margin stamp very fine unmounted. SG 58 var. |
£30 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| NR265 |
1953 4th July, long cover bearing Rhodes Centenary 1/- lower left corner block of four showing plates '1 1' in margin, the reverse with similar block but the 4½d duty (SG 57, 58), each cancelled KITWE and sent registered airmail to London. Attractive and unusual. |
£35 |
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| NR264 |
1953 21st August, printed S. Kelly commercial cover (now opened out for display), bearing on front QE II Rhodes Centenary 1d and reverse lower marginal block of four 4½d duty (SG 55, 57), each cancelled KITWE and sent registered airmail to London. Attractive and unusual.
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£30 |
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1953 RHODES CENTENARY EXHIBITION, SG 59
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STAMPS
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| NR384 |
Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '2403' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 59 |
£5 |
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| RA5954 |
Cylinder ‘1’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 59 |
£5 |
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| RA1519 |
Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinder ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 59 |
£10 |
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1953 QE CORONATION, SG 60
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STAMPS
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| NR382 |
Lower right corner block of four showing cylinders ‘1B 5B’. Superb unmounted. SG 60 |
£5 |
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| RA1521 |
Double lower rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1A 5A’. Superb unmounted. SG 60 |
£15 |
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| RA1522 |
Double lower rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1B 5B’. Superb unmounted. SG 60 |
£15 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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1953 QE DEFINITIVES, SG 61-74
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STAMPS
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| NR388 |
Set of eight values, ½d to 6d, each in a lower right horizontal corner pair showing plate number ‘1’. Superb fresh unmounted. SG 61-68 |
£20 |
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| NR380 |
Complete set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 61-74 |
£55 |
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| NR387 |
Complete set in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 61-74 |
£240 |
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| NR386 |
Complete set of 14 values, very fine used. SG 61-74 |
£70 |
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| 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 |
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| NR473 |
Complete set of 14 values, applied to two covers and cancelled 'FORT JAMESON' on the First Day of Issue. Most attractive. SG 61-74 |
£100 |
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| NR389 |
½d brown and 9d violet, each upper right corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 61, 69 |
£8 |
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| NR392 |
1d bluish green, lower right corner block of 12 showing imprint and plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 62 |
£15 |
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| NR393 |
3d scarlet, lower two rows of the sheet showing imprint and plate '1' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 65 |
£20 |
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| NR390 |
4½d deep blue, left marginal block of four, printer's mark upper left stamp, most unusually showing running sheet number '6121' in margin (was this duty distributed in half sheets ?). Superb unmounted. SG 67 |
SOLD |
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| 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 |
£3,250 |
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| NR394 |
9d violet, lower right corner block of 12 showing imprint and plate '1' in margin. Very fine unmounted. SG 69 |
£25 |
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| NR484 |
1/- orange-brown and black, lower right corner block four showing plates '1 1' in margin. Few short perfs. at top, unmounted SG 70 |
£6 |
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| RA9282 |
2/6, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '0719'. Superb unmounted. SG 71 |
£55 |
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| NR395 |
5/- grey and dull purple, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Adhesion on two stamps otherwise unmounted. SG 72 |
£50 |
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| NR396 |
20/- rose-red and rose-purple, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '035' in margin. Adhesions on margins stamps superb unmounted. SG 74 |
SOLD |
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| NR397 |
20/- rose-red and rose-purple, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '119' in margin. Superb used. SG 74 |
£40 |
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| NR138 |
20/- rose-red and rose-purple, very fine used on piece cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE'. SG 74 |
£35 |
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| RA8823 |
20/- rose-red and rose-purple, superb used on piece cancelled 'RIDGEWAY'. SG 74 |
£38 |
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| NR398 |
20/- orange and rose-purple, a colour changeling. Fine unmounted. A curiosity. SG 74 colour changeling |
£15 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
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| NR471 |
1957 6th April, printed ' NATIONAL' cover bearing QE II ½d plus Federal QE II ½d, 3d and 4½d, cancelled 'MKUSHI' dc datestamps, sent registered to Johannesburg. Most attractive. |
£65 |
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1963 QE ARMS DEFINITIVE, SG 75-88
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STAMPS
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| NR205 |
Set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 75-88 |
£50 |
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| NR399 |
Set of 14 values, all corner copies, superb unmounted. SG 75-88 |
£60 |
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| 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 |
£175 |
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| NR142 |
Set of 14 values, very fine used. SG 75-88 |
£55 |
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| NR37 |
Set of 14 values in blocks of four. Superb used central datestamps. SG 75-88 |
£220 |
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| NR411 |
½d, complete sheet of 120, cylinders '1A'. Showing 'Parting in hair' flaw on row 4/11 and a few other minor flaws. Odd minor faults, unmounted. SG 75, 75c |
£95 |
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| RA7836 |
½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’.
Superb unmounted and scarce on this duty.
SG 75 var.
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£95 |
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| NR400 |
½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Upper marginal, superb unmounted and scarce on this duty. SG 75 var. |
£100 |
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| RA5966 |
½d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 75a |
£850 |
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| RA5968 |
1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 76a |
£6 |
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| NR401 |
1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED, block of four. Superb unmounted.
SG 76a
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£25 |
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| NR402 |
1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED, lower left corner block of four. Superb unmounted.
SG 76a
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SOLD |
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| NR40 |
1d, showing leftwards shift of '1d', hinged. SG 76 var. |
SOLD |
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| RA6226 |
1d, horizontal pair showing major downwards shift of ‘1d’, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var. |
£100 |
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| NR217 |
3d, lower right corner block of four showing cylinder '1B' numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 78 |
£6 |
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| NR45 |
3d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78a |
£95 |
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| NR405 |
3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78b |
£225 |
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| RA1960 |
3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED, lower left vertical corner pair. Superb unmounted. SG 78b |
£500 |
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| AR365 |
3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED, very fine used with machine cancellation. Rare. SG 78b |
£650 |
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| NR403 |
3d, left marginal showing good up and leftwards shift of the eagle. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 78 var. |
£85 |
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| NR404 |
3d, showing dramatic up and leftwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and scarce. SG 78 var. |
SOLD |
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| NR175 |
3d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘3d’. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. |
£65 |
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| RA6231 |
3d, showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce this strong. SG 78 var. |
£75 |
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| NR413 |
3d, vertical block of 20 being the left 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. Superb unmounted. Striking and very scarce. SG 78 vars. |
SOLD |
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| RA1239 |
3d, upper marginal pair each with missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. |
£75 |
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| RA7081 |
3d, upper right corner pair each stamp showing missing perforation hole in upper row. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. |
£80 |
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| RA1240 |
3d, upper marginal strip of three each showing missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var. |
£110 |
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| NR52 |
4d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 79a |
£110 |
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| NR407 |
4d, major variety VALUE OMITTED, in addition 'Parting in hair' flaw (row 4/11). Superb unmounted. RARE, one of two possible. SG 79a and c |
SOLD |
 |
| NR406 |
4d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘4d’, now through 'POSTAGE'. Superb unmounted, very scarce on this duty. SG 79 var. |
SOLD |
 |
| RA5978 |
6d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Fine unmounted, oily patches as often encountered on this value. SG 80a |
£400 |
 |
| RA5981 |
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 |
 |
| 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 |
£525 |
 |
| RA7849 |
1/-, pair showing downwards shift
of ‘1/-‘, now into ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted, uncommon
on this duty.
SG 82 vars.
|
£175 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| NR409 |
5/-, block of four commercially used. SG 86 |
SOLD |
 |
| NR130 |
5/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 86a |
£2,500 |
 |
| NR208 |
10/-, lower right corner block of four showing cylinder numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 87 |
£90 |
 |
| 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 |
£900 |
 |
| RA5988 |
20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Lower marginal, superb unmounted. SG 88a |
£1,000 |
 |
| RA4231 |
20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 88a |
£900 |
 |
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POSTAL HISTORY
| | |
| RA8849 |
1963 10th December, cover bearing QEII 6d and 2/6 definitives (SG 80, 85), cancelled 'KITWE', sent registered airmail to Bulawayo. |
£45 |
 |
| RA6260 |
1964 25th March, cover bearing QEII 1d strip of three definitives (SG 76), cancelled ‘IKELANGE’, addressed to England. Scarce. |
£55 |
 |
| RA6267 |
1964 21st October, printed ‘ON HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE’, bearing pairs QEII 2/-, 2/6, 5/- and 10/- definitives (SG 84-87), cancelled ‘NDOLA. Unaddressed. |
£60 |
 |
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1929-52 POSTAGE DUES, SG D1-D4
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STAMPS
| | |
| NR419 |
Complete set of four perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Fine unmounted. SG D1s-D4s |
£175 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| NR426 |
Complete set of four values, later printings on white paper / gum, impressions distinctly blurred. Very fine mint. SG D1-D4 |
£25 |
 |
| NR420 |
Complete set of four values, superb unmounted. SG D1-D4 |
£25 |
 |
| NR145 |
Complete set of four values, each a marginal copy superb unmounted. SG D1-D4 |
£25 |
 |
| RA7850 |
Complete set of four values each in a matching
left marginal block of four. Superb unmounted.
SG D1-D4
|
£100 |
 |
| NR424 |
Complete set of four values. Fine to very fine used. SG D1-D4 |
£45 |
 |
| RA7851 |
3d, showing clear offset of ‘3d’ on reverse.
Hinge trace, most unusual and not previously seen.
SG D3 var.
|
£75 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| RA6235 |
3d, showing ‘thick and slanting ‘d’ of ‘3d’ variety, lower left stamp in a lower right corner block of four. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG D3 var. |
£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 |
£575 |
 |
| NR428 |
3d chalk-surfaced paper. Upper right corner block of 15, showing 'Error. St. Edwards Crown' in watermark. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG D3ac |
£350 |
 |
| NR149 |
4d, very used. SG D4 |
£35 |
 |
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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 top portion of a horizontally biected 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) |
£550 |
 |
| 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 biected 2d due, indistinctly cancelled. Opening tear at top and minor stains, an attractive example of this scarce temporary use. (see footnote in SG) |
£450 |
 |
| AR343 |
Postal History / Postage Dues 1946 (6th March), South Africa pictorial postal stationery card (‘Baboon Castle, Oribi, Natal’), addressed to Nkana, Northern Rhodesia. The 1d carmine imprinted stamp is cancelled with a Durban (6 Mar) machine roller cancellation. The card was apparently underpaid as indicated by a ‘T1d’ in blue manuscript and a postage due 1d grey-black (SG D1) was affixed and tied by a KITWE (11 Mar) double circle datestamp. A very fine example of an incoming taxed postcard. |
£150 |
 |
| 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 cover 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 cover.
|
£135 |
 |
| NR447 |
Postal History / Postage Dues. 1955 21st September, cover from Cape Town sent unpaid, to Kitwe. Struck with circular 'T 4d' cachet then applied with NYASALAND 4d and 6d postage dues (SG D4, D5), cancelled on the 30th September. Rare interprovincial usage. |
£650 |
 |
| NR448 |
Postal History / Postage Dues. 1955 24th November, cover from Johannesburg underpaid at 2d, sent airmail to Kitwe. Struck with circular 'T 2d' cachet then applied with NYASALAND 4d postage due (SG D4), cancelled on the 23rd November. Very scarce interprovincial usage. |
SOLD |
 |
| NR446 |
Postal History / Postage Dues. 1956 3rd January, cover from Pretoria, sent unpaid airmail to Kitwe. Struck with boxed 'ONTBETAALD / UNPAID' plus circular 'T 6d' cachet, then applied with NYASALAND 6d postage due (SG D5), cancelled on the 15th January. RARE interprovincial usage. |
£750 |
 |
|
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1963 POSTAGE DUES, SG D5-D10
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STAMPS
| | |
| 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 |
 |
| RA8889 |
3d, 4d and 1/-, each in a right marginal block of four imperforate to right margin. Superb unmounted. SG D7, D8, D10 and vars. |
£50 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| RA7853 |
1/- Postage Due, major variety BLOCK OF FOUR
IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY AND IMPERFORATE
BETWEEN VERTICALLY. Left marginal, superb unmounted.
Very scarce.
SG D10b
|
£1,100 |
 |
| 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
|
£1,200 |
 |
|
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BOOKLETS
| | |
| RA8878 |
1964 1/- QE booklet, pane inverted. Very fine, unexploded. SG SB1 |
£12 |
 |
|
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POSTAL STATIONERY
| | |
| NR433 |
1925 KGV ½d Postcard. Fine unused. H&G 1 |
£25 |
 |
| NR59 |
1925 KGV 1d Postcard. Very fine unused. H&G 2 |
£25 |
 |
| NR434 |
1925 KGV 1½d Postcard. Very fine unused. H&G 3 |
£25 |
 |
| NR435 |
1933 22nd August, KGV embossed 2d envelope, cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', addressed to Cape Tow. Fine and clean. |
SOLD |
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| RA1527 |
1949 KGVI 6d Air Letter, with five lines of text at upper left. Very fine unused, folded. H&G F1. |
£15 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| RA1974 |
1953 QEII 6d Air Letter (H & G F3). Very fine unused, folded. |
£12 |
 |
| RA5604 |
1953 (15th September), QEII 6d Air Letter (H&G F3). Unaddressed and cancelled with neat COMPOUND P.O. / CHINGOLA, N.R. (15 Sep) double circle datestamp. |
£15 |
 |
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REVENUES
| | |
| NR449 |
Revenue 1925 KGV large format £2 red-brown, in combination with 20/- on piece. Cancelled with violet oval 'SOLWEZI' datestamp. Mewett 517, Barefoot 1, SG 17
|
£20 |
 |
| NR450 |
Revenue 1925 KGV large format £5 pale ultramarine, fine used with part oval datestamp. Uncommon. Mewett 518, Barefoot 2
|
£20 |
 |
| NR451 |
Revenue 1925 KGV large format £10 reddish lilac, fine used with oval datestamp. Mewett 522, Barefoot 3 |
£20 |
 |
| NR452 |
Revenue 1925 KGV large format £30 lake-brown, very fine used with light oval datestamp. Very scarce. Mewett 524, Barefoot 4
|
£145 |
 |
| NR453 |
Revenue 1925 KGV large format £50 greenish slate on buff paper. Very fine used with light violet cancellation. M525 / Barefoot 5
|
£110 |
 |
| NR454 |
Revenue 1925 KGV large format £50 greenish slate on buff paper. Very fine used on piece, pen and light violet cancellations. Lovely strong colour. M525 / Barefoot 5
|
£125 |
 |
| NR439 |
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. Most unusual. |
£125 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| NR437 |
Revenue 1945 24th March, typewritten piece in respect of undertaking fees of a deceased estate. Applied with KGVI 1½d yellow-brown (SG 30), cancelled in ink and company handstamp. Unusual. |
£35 |
 |
| NR440 |
Revenue 1946 printed on flimsy paper British South Africa Company INSPECTION CERTIFICATE with Livingstone altered to Lusaka. Bearing KG V £2 x two and £50 revenues (B&H 1, 5) tied by oval Accountant General’s Department / Lusaka / Northern Rhodesia oval datestamps. Most attractive. |
£250 |
 |
| NR441 |
Revenue 1948, printed on flimsy paper British South Africa Company 'CERTIFICATE OF EXTRA WORK' form, with Livingstone altered to Lusaka. Bearing KG V £5 and £30 revenues (B&H 2, 4) tied by oval Accountant General’s Department / Lusaka / Northern Rhodesia oval datestamps. Most unusual and attractive. |
£275 |
 |
| NR455 |
Revenue 1938 KGVI 10/- and 5/-, on piece cut from a Passport page cancelled with crisp violet oval 'PASSPORT OFFICE / LIVINGSTONE' strike. Most unusual. |
£45 |
 |
| NR456 |
Revenue 1938 KGVI 10/-, handstamped with black 'Fee Stamp' cachet. Apparently used, some short perfs. Scarce. |
£45 |
 |
| NR457 |
Revenue 1953 QEII postage 20/- rose-red and purple. On piece cancelled in ink and oval datestamp. SG 74 fiscal use
|
£35 |
 |
| 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 |
 |
| NR459 |
Revenue 1953 QEII ½d postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Horizontal pair, few short perfs. Fine unmounted. Mewett 584 |
£20 |
 |
| NR460 |
Revenue 1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. 1d lower right corner block of four showing running plate '1' in margin. Superb unmounted.Very scarce. Mewett 585 |
£75 |
 |
| NR461 |
Revenue 1953 QEII 3d postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '00007' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Mewett 586 |
£75 |
 |
| NR462 |
Revenue 1953 QEII 3d postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Horizontal block of six on piece, cancelled violet hand stamps. Mewett 586 |
£50 |
 |
| NR463 |
Revenue 1953 QEII 6d postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Upper left corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. Mewett 587 |
£100 |
 |
| NR464 |
Revenue 1953 QEII 1/- postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Upper left corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. RARE. Mewett 588 |
£300 |
 |
| NR465 |
Revenue 1953 QEII 2/6 postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Lower right corner block of four showing plates '1 1' and running sheet number '1345' in margin. Very fine unmounted. RARE. Mewett 589 |
SOLD |
 |
| NR466 |
Revenue 1953 QEII 10/- postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Left marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. RARE. Mewett 591 |
£1,250 |
 |
| NR468 |
Revenue 1955 QEII 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- Revenue, very fine used. A difficult group. Mewett 594-602 |
£175 |
 |
| RA6237 |
1955 QEII 2/6 Revenue, very fine used. Mewett 599 |
£10 |
 |
| NR467 |
Revenue 1955 QEII 2/6 Revenue, very fine used. Mewett 599 |
£12 |
 |
| RA6238 |
1955 QEII 10/- Revenue, very fine used. Uncommon. Mewett 601 |
£35 |
 |
| RA9430 |
1955 QEII 20/- Revenue, very fine used. Uncommon. Mewett 602 |
£45 |
 |
| RA9941 |
1955 QEII 20/- Revenue, on piece very fine used. Uncommon. Mewett 602 |
£45 |
 |
| RA9942 |
c1955 (date not clear), cover bearing single QEII 1d revenue stamps (Mewett 594), cancelled 'BROKEN HILL' locally addressed. Incorrect useage of these revenues for postal purpose, however apparently allowed. Unusual. |
£50 |
 |
| RA6239 |
1955 30th March, large part printed ‘MIGRANT LABOURER’S WORK BOOK’ (green card covers), issued to one ‘Trywell Mbale’. First internal page (3) applied with four 5/- Employment Stamps, second internal page (7) with a further two examples, each pen cancelled. Internal pages 1-2 and 5-6 removed, apparently as normal. RARE in this form, with a very low survival rate. |
£700 |
 |
| RA5351 |
1959 12th September, printed ‘NDOLA LOTTERY LIMITED’ receipt, bearing QEII 1d revenue, pen cancelled. Attractive and uncommon |
£20 |
 |
| RA5606 |
(?) 15th January, printed ‘The Rhodesian Autolot’ receipt, bearing QEII 1d revenue, pen cancelled. Attractive and uncommon. |
£20 |
 |
| RA8411 |
1930 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green. Fine unused, scarce. |
£65 |
 |
|
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RHODESIA RAILWAYS
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|
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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 |
 |
| NR194 |
1940 25th September, cover 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, cover 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 |
 |
| NR251 |
1942 6th July, cover 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 |
 |
| NR445 |
1945 16th January, cover typewritten at top 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' plus tape endorsed 'O.A.S.', cancelled 'NDOLA' and addressed to Johannesburg. Struck at lower left with crested shield 'PASSED BY CENSOR' strike duly signed. |
£35 |
 |
| NR101 |
1946 stampless ‘On His Majesty’s Service’ cover 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 cover 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 |
 |
| NR442 |
1952 1st January, printed deep blue on pale blue 'NORTHERN RHODESIA GOVERNMENT / PETROL COUPON'. For 1 unit, valid for January, 1952. Most unusual. |
SOLD |
 |
| NR443 |
1952 1st January, printed deep blue on pale blue 'NORTHERN RHODESIA GOVERNMENT / PETROL COUPON'. For 3 units, valid for January, 1952. Most unusual. |
SOLD |
 |
| NR469 |
1955 13th April, cover bearing multiple franking, KGVI 2d and 3d, QE II 1/- revenue and Federal QE II 4d. Cancelled 'CHINGOLA' and sent registered to South West Africa. Unusual. |
SOLD |
 |
| NR255 |
1956 4th October, cover 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 covers which would have had a pool charge applied to all. |
£25 |
 |
| NR444 |
1957 10th August, cover endorsed at top 'O.H.M.S.' and struck with 'MULUNDU' dc datestamp, addressed to the District Commissioner, Kawambe. Further with crisp 'JOHNSTON FALLS ' MISSION' cachet lower left. Opening tear at top. Most unusual. |
£40 |
 |
| NR197 |
1958 20th February, re-used cover 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, cover 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 |
 |
| NR260 |
c1960 Publicity labels. Vertical strip of six showing various scenes from the country, printed in black and white / yellow. Gummed and very fine, apparently the complete unit of these. Most unusual. |
£35 |
 |
| NR485 |
KASANE block below. Almost complete strike dated 17 SEP 38, on KGVI 1d brown. Scarce. |
£25 |
 |
|
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ZAMBIA
| | |
|
STAMPS
| | |
| RA9247 |
1964 definitive. Complete set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 94-107 |
£8 |
 |
| NR73 |
1964 ½d & 1d definitive, coil strips with joins. Superb unmounted, uncommon. SG 94, 95 coil joins |
£12 |
 |
| 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 |
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| NR77 |
1965 illustrated Air Letter, 1st Anniversary of Independence with map and Independence Monument illustration. Very fine unused, folded. |
£4 |
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| AR396 |
1966 (June), airmail envelope sent from Johannesburg to Kitwe. Bearing a South Africa 3c definitive tied by a Johannesburg (6 June) machine cancellation. A bilingual two line ‘INSUFFICIENTLY FRANKED FOR AIRMAIL’ cachet was struck in violet and ‘T4d’ added in manuscript. The shortfall was receipted by Zambia 1d and 3d postage dues (SG D11, D13) which were affixed and tied by KITWE (15 Jun) double circle datestamps. Also with ‘By Train’ added in manuscript below the address. Unusual. |
£45 |
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| NR79 |
1966 14th November, cover 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 |
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| AR397 |
1967 (March), window envelope sent from Germiston to Kitwe. Bearing a Germiston (9 Mar) machine cancellation and also a red Germiston (10 Mar) meter franking for ‘1c’. The envelope was taxed and bears a ‘T1/5’ circular cachet. The shortfall was receipted by Zambia 1d postage due (SG D11) which was affixed and tied by KITWE (23 Mar) double circle datestamps. Backstamped with a KITWE (22 Mar) double circle datestamp. |
£35 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RA8790 |
1970 11th May, pair of underpaid window envelopes from South Africa, clipped together the top envelope struck with black circular 'T 8/5' cachet. The applied with 3n and 15n commemorative issues as postage dues. Attractive.
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£25 |
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| 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 |
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| RA8004 |
1982 16th June, 50n International Reply Paid Coupon,
cancelled ‘BUCHI’ but not exchanged.
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£8 |
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BOOKLETS
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| NR89 |
1970 20n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB4 |
£6 |
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| NR90 |
1970 30n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB5 |
£7 |
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