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RA5940

1925-29 KGV 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

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

£90

NR286

1925-29 KGV complete 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

NR606

1925-29 KGV complete set of 17 values. A selected set all very fine or superb unmounted. A very difficult assembly. SG 1-17

£1,200

NR287

1925 KGV ½d to 2d, four values blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 1-4

£55

NR566

1925 KGV ½d to 6d, seven values. Very fine or superb unmounted. SG 1-7

£45

NR288

1925 KGV 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

NR289

1925 KGV 1d brown, three blocks of four in differing shades. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 2

£20

NR46

1925 KGV 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

NR290

1925 KGV 1½d carmine-red, upper right corner block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 3

£20

NR292

1925 KGV 3d ultramarine, block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 5

£25

NR492

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.

£8,000

NR494

1925 KGV 6d slate-grey, block of four. Very fine mint. SG 7

£35

NR578

1925 KGV 6d slate-grey. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 7

£55

NR567

1925 KGV 8d rose-purple. Very fine unmounted. SG 8

£15

NR579

1925 KGV 8d rose-purple. Block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 8

£60

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

NR581

1925 KGV 10d olive-green. Lower right corner block of 12. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 9

£150

NR152

1925 KGV 10d olive-green. Very fine used. SG 9

£40

NR582

1925 KGV 1/- yellow-brown and black. Lower left corner block of four. Hinged on upper pair lower unmounted. SG 10

£30

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

NR122

1925 KGV 2/- brown and ultramarine. Left marginal block of four, gum lightly browned in bands otherwise very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 11

£125

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

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

RA7478

1925 KGV 2/6 black and green. Two vertical pairs on piece superb used cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 4 AUG 34’. SG 12

£55

NR572

1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Very fine unmounted. SG 13

£70

NR585

1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Lower marginal block of four. Hinged on upper pair lower unmounted, wonderfully fresh. SG 13

£250

NR165

1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Very fine used. SG 13

£20

NR25

1929 KGV 3/- violet and blue. Superb used cancelled with crisp central 'ISOKA 31 JUL 35' datestamp. Lovely. SG 13

£25

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

NR166

1925 KGV 5/- slate-grey and violet. Very fine used. SG 14

£15

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

£275

RA9551

1925 KGV 7/6 rose-purple and black. Horizontal pair, hinge trace superb fresh mint. SG 15

£280

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

£1,000

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

£1,000

NR281

1925 KGV 7/6, rose-purple and black. Very fine used. SG 15

£225

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

£425

NR155

1925 KGV 10/- green and black. Very fine mint. SG 16

£75

NR576

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

RA7831

1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Very fine used cancelled ‘NDOLA 6 JUL 28’. Uncommon. SG 17

£225

NR589

1925 KHV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Very fine used cancelled bold ‘LIVINGSTONE 8 APR 1926’ datestamp. 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 very scarce.

£325

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

NR557

1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Superb used cancelled crisp 'LIVINGSTONE / 1 APR 1925' FIRST DAY OF ISSUE datestamp. A wonderful stamp. SG 17

£475

NR284

1925 KGV 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. Very fine fiscally used. SG 17

£20

NR497

1927 6th June, cover bearing KGV 8d rose-purple (SG 8), lightly cancelled 'MUMBWA', sent registered with hand-written endorsement as such. Addressed to BRITISH GUIANA, London transit and arrival backstops. Some cover faults although an unusual rate and extraordinary destination.

£275

NR306

1933 21st December, cover bearing KGV 1d, 4d and 6d (SG 2, 6, 7), cancelled 'LUSAKA' and sent airmail to Germany.

SOLD

NR304

1934 1st May, cover bearing KGV 4d and 6d (SG 6, 7), each cancelled 'LUANSHYA' and sent airmail to Germany.

SOLD

NR305

1934 3rd July, cover bearing KGV ½d pair, 3d pair and 4d (SG 1, 5, 6), cancelled 'NKANA' and sent airmail to Germany.

SOLD

RA6244

1935 9th April, cover bearing KGV 4d (SG 6), cancelled ‘KASAMA’, addressed Airmail to Natal. A lovely and clean single rate cover.

£45

NR549

1937 3rd December, cover 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

RA9232

Set perforated 'SPECIMEN', very fine mint. SG 18s-21s

£185

NR528

Set perforated 'SPECIMEN', superb and fresh unmounted. SG 18s-21s

£325

NR61

Set, very fine unmounted. SG 18-21

£20

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

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

£250

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

£2,650

RA6245

1935 25th August, cover bearing pair KGV 3d Silver Jubilee (SG 30), addressed Airmail to England. Fine and clean.

£25

RA9233

Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Hinge traces, very fine mint. SG 22s-24s

£135

NR522

Set, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Each left marginal, superb unmounted. SG 22s-24s

£180

RA5336

Set, each in a complete sheet of 60. Superb and fresh. SG 22-24

£65

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

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.

SOLD

NR15

4d, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine without gum. SG 36s

£20

NR16

5/-, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine without gum. SG 43s

£25

RA5947

10/-, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 44s

£40

NR565

½d to 1/-, range of 28 stamps mounted on cut down album pages. Endorsed above each with the date of issue and illustrating the range of shades associated with these. Fine and fresh mint. Useful reference group. SG 25-40

£80

RA5772

Set of 21 values, superb unmounted. SG 25-45

£200

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

£225

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

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

NR548

Set of 21 values including 1d chocolate shade, each in a block of four. Very fine or superb unmounted. An uncommon group. SG 25-45

£925

NR604

Set of 21 values including 1d chocolate shade, each in a block of four. All top values matching left marginal. Very fine or superb unmounted. An uncommon group. SG 25-45

£975

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

£600

NR157

½d, green, lower marginal in a distinctly worn / weak impression, with normal for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var.

£15

RA9256

½d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘2’. Hinged on margin, stamps superb unmounted. SG 25

£6

NR65

½d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘2’. Superb unmounted. SG 25

£10

NR316

½d, green, block of four upper left showing printer's 'T' mark in crown. Superb unmounted. SG 25 and var.

£15

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

NR67

½d, chocolate, lower right corner block of four showing plate ‘3’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 26

£25

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

NR595

1d, brown, upper marginal block of four showing complete plate '43772' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps unmounted. RARE. SG 27

£175

NR340

1d, chocolate, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 27a

SOLD

NR594

1d, chocolate, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '1618' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 27a

£12

NR593

1d, chocolate, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '4793' in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 27a

£12

NR601

1d, chocolate, lower marginal block of eight showing imprint in margin. Hinged on two stamps otherwise unmounted. SG 27a

£20

NR18

1d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, vertical coil strip of three with join. Superb unmounted. SG 26a

£20

NR63

1d, chocolate perf. 12½ x 14, vertical coil strip of 12 with join. Superb unmounted, folded. SG 26a

£25

NR31

1d, green, lower right corner block of four showing plate '4' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 28

£15

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

RA9436

1d, green, coil join strip of four. Very fine mint or unmounted, uncommon. SG 28 coil join strip

£40

NR597

1d, green, coil join strip of four. Very fine unmounted, uncommon. SG 28 coil join strip

£40

NR352

1½d, carmine-red, lower marginal. An early printing, deep shade and toned gum. Superb unmounted. SG 29

£40

NR353

1½d, carmine-red. An later printing, brighter shade and clear gum. Superb unmounted. SG 29 shade

£40

NR598

1½d, carmine-red, lower marginal pair showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 29

£150

RA7071

1½d, carmine-red, block of four, very fine unmounted. SG 29

£160

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

£200

NR84

1½d, carmine-red, upper marginal block of eight, very fine unmounted. An uncommon large multiple. SG 29

£325

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

£450

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

NR320

1½d, carmine-red, 'tick bird' flaw, very fine used neatly cancelled leaving the flaw clearly visible. SG 29b

£325

NR199

1½d, carmine-red, 'tick bird' flaw, very fine used on piece cancelled 'CHOMA 20 MAY 40'. SG 29b

£325

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

£110

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

£200

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

£200

NR313

1½d, yellow-brown, showing TICK BIRD flaw, very fine used. SG 30b

£55

NR172

1½d, yellow-brown, TICK BIRD flaw, left stamp in a horizontal pair, very fine used. SG 30b, 30

£65

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

NR158

2d, yellow-brown, very fine unmounted. SG 31

£35

NR177

2d, yellow-brown, superb unmounted. SG 31

£35

NR178

2d, yellow-brown, lower marginal showing part imprint, superb unmounted. SG 31

£40

RA9265

2d, yellow-brown, block of four, superb unmounted. SG 31

£140

NR269

2d, yellow-brown, block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 31

£175

NR596

2d, yellow-brown, lower marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 31

£150

NR85

2d, yellow-brown, upper marginal block of ten, very fine unmounted. An uncommon large multiple. SG 31

£350

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

RA9444

2d, purple, both upper and lower left corner blocks of four. One hinged on margin otherwise superb unmounted. SG 33

£8

NR347

3d, scarlet, lower left corner block of 12 showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 35

£20

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

NR270

1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40

£15

NR358

1/- yellow-brown and black, a later printing on thinner paper. Upper marginal 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

NR362

2/6 black and green, lower left corner block of eight. Endorsed in margin 'Apr 45'. Superb unmounted. SG 41

£120

NR364

3/- violet and blue, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '028' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 42

£30

NR273

3/- violet and blue, block of four showing printer's mark at upper right. Superb unmounted. SG 42

£110

NR272

3/- violet and blue, upper marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 42

£110

NR367

3/- violet and blue, lower marginal block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 42

£110

NR490

1938 KGVI 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/-, lower right corner pair, margins trimmed very fine used. SG 42

£30

NR134

5/-, lower left corner copy. Superb unmounted. SG 43

£22

NR133

5/-, grey and dull reddish violet shade. Superb unmounted. SG 43 shade

£22

NR234

10/-, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '193' in margin. Hinged on margin, stamp superb unmounted. SG 44

£30

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

NR227

10/-, upper marginal showing running sheet number '188' in margin. Superb used. SG 44

£35

RA8887

10/-, lower left corner pair superb used on piece cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE 13 VI 46'. SG 44

£50

NR161

20/-, superb unmounted. SG 45

£50

NR487

1938 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple, left marginal. Superb unmounted. SG 45

£50

NR135

20/-, upper left corner horizontal pair, superb unmounted. SG 45

£140

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

RA9038

20/-, upper marginal vertical block of six cancelled with violet oval datestamps. Attractive. SG 45

£60

NR551

1938 KGVI ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2d definitives, on plain cover 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 cover 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 covers cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, sent registered to London (Selfridge & Co.). SG 25, 27, 36, 38, 40

£40

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NR479

1945 3rd July, cover bearing KGVI ½d and 1½d (SG 25, 30), cancelled 'CHISELESI SIDING' dc datestamp. Addressed to London.

£30

NR552

1947 24th November, printed advertising cover 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RA6253

1951 15th November, cover bearing KGVI ½d brown and 1d green (SG 26, 28), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’. Endorsed ‘1st DAY ISSUE’, unaddressed. Uncommon.

£25

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

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

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

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

NR523

Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Superb unmounted. SG 46s-47s

£150

RA5950

Set plate ‘1A’ blocks of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 46-47

£25

RA9290

Set plate ‘1B’ plus 1½d '75B' blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 46-47

£25

NR374

1½d, perf. 13½. Block of four, hinged on upper pair lower unmounted. SG 46a

£35

NR168

1½d, perf. 13½. Upper marginal block of four showing printer's guide cross 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

£75

RA8471

1½d, perf. 13½. Lower right corner block of four showing plate '1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 46a

£75

NR169

1½d, perf. 13½. Superb used. SG 46a

£8

NR170

1½d, perf. 13½. Upper right corner block of four, superb used. SG 46a

£40

NR203

1½d and 20/-, set in marginal blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49

£300

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

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

NR376

1½d and 20/-. Superb used. SG 48-49

£80

NR379

Set blocks of four, very fine used central datestamps. SG 50-53

£35

NR418

Set on illustrated First Day Cover, cancelled KITWE. Very fine unaddressed. SG 50-53

£25

RA9279

Complete set in matching lower left corner blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54-58

£12

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

RA5339

½d, ‘CECIL’ re-entry (constant, row 10/6), in positional lower right cylinder 1B block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54 var.

£15

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

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

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

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.

SOLD

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.

SOLD

NR384

Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '2403' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 59

£5

RA5954

Cylinder ‘1’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 59

£5

RA1519

Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinder ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 59

£10

RA1521

Double lower rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1A 5A’. Superb unmounted. SG 60

£15

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

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

NR380

Complete set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 61-74

£55

NR387

Complete set in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 61-74

£240

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

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

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

RA9282

2/6, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '0719'. Superb unmounted. SG 71

£55

NR395

5/- grey and dull purple, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Adhesion on two stamps otherwise unmounted. SG 72

£50

NR397

20/- rose-red and rose-purple, upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '119' in margin. Superb used. SG 74

£40

NR138

20/- rose-red and rose-purple, very fine used on piece cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE'. SG 74

£35

RA8823

20/- rose-red and rose-purple, superb used on piece cancelled 'RIDGEWAY'. SG 74

£38

NR398

20/- orange and rose-purple, a colour changeling. Fine unmounted. A curiosity. SG 74 colour changeling

£15

NR556

1963 10th December, complete set on plain cover cancelled 'LUSAKA' on the First Day of issue. Very fine, uncommon. SG 75-88

£55

NR205

Set of 14 values, superb unmounted. SG 75-88

£50

NR399

Set of 14 values, all corner copies, superb unmounted. SG 75-88

£60

NR488

Set of 14 values, each a matching lower right corner copy showing part cylinder number in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 75-88

£60

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

NR489

Set of 14 values, blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 75-88

£240

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

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

RA7836

½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Superb unmounted and scarce on this duty. SG 75 var.

£95

NR400

½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Upper marginal, superb unmounted and scarce on this duty. SG 75 var.

£100

RA5966

½d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 75a

£850

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

RA6226

1d, horizontal pair showing major downwards shift of ‘1d’, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var.

£100

NR217

3d, lower right corner block of four showing cylinder '1B' numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 78

£6

NR45

3d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78a

£95

NR405

3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78b

£225

RA1960

3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED, lower left vertical corner pair. Superb unmounted. SG 78b

£500

NR403

3d, left marginal showing good up and leftwards shift of the eagle. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 78 var.

£85

NR590

3d, showing dramatic up and leftwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and scarce. SG 78 var.

£200

NR175

3d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘3d’. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£65

RA6231

3d, showing major downwards shift of ‘3d’, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce this strong. SG 78 var.

£75

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.

£550

RA1239

3d, upper marginal pair each with missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£75

RA7081

3d, upper right corner pair each stamp showing missing perforation hole in upper row. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£80

NR52

4d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 79a

£110

NR486

4d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘4d’, now through 'POSTAGE'. Superb unmounted, very scarce on this value. SG 79 var.

£150

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

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

£750

RA5988

20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Lower marginal, superb unmounted. SG 88a

£750

RA4231

20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 88a

£750

RA6260

1964 25th March, cover bearing QEII 1d strip of three definitives (SG 76), cancelled ‘IKELANGE’, addressed to England. Scarce.

£55

NR419

Complete set of four perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Fine unmounted. SG D1s-D4s

£175

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

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, D3a

£575

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

£700

NR527

3d chalk-surfaced paper. Right marginal block of six, showing 'Error. St. Edwards Crown' in watermark. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG D3ac, D3a

£375

NR428

3d chalk-surfaced paper. Upper right corner block of 15, showing 'Error. St. Edwards Crown' in watermark. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG D3ac, D3a

£375

NR149

4d, very used. SG D4

£35

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

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

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

RA8878

1964 1/- QE booklet, pane inverted. Very fine, unexploded. SG SB1

£12

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

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

NR529

Revenue 1925 KGV large format £2 red-brown. Fine used with oval datestamp. Mewett 517, Barefoot 1

SOLD

NR500

Revenue 1925 KGV £10 large format revenues, block of six in combination with pair KGVI 10/- regular issues, on piece cancelled with light violet datestamps and each pen cancelled. Fresh and attractive Mewett 522, SG 44

£150

NR501

Revenue 1925 KGV £50 large format revenue, very fine used cancelled with very light violet datestamp. Uncommon. B & H 5, Mewett 526

£125

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.

SOLD

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.

SOLD

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

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

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

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

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

NR507

Revenue 1953 QEII 3d postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Block of four very fine unmounted. Mewett 586

£100

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

NR508

Revenue 1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. 6d, rounded corner fine unmounted. Mewett 587

£20

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

NR521

Revenue 1953 QEII 2/6 postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. Very fine used. Uncommon. 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

NR511

Revenue 1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. 10/- very fine used. Mewett 591

SOLD

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

NR545

Revenue 1955 QEII Revenue, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/- and 20/- in marginal blocks of four (the 20/- an upper left corner block, wmk. multiple block CA). Superb unmounted. A very attractive group. Mewett 594-7, 602

£550

NR535

1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Very fine unmounted. Mewett 595

£15

NR514

Revenue 1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Upper left corner block of four, very fine unmounted. Mewett 595

£80

NR515

Revenue 1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Upper marginal block of six showing printer's dot in margin, very fine unmounted. Mewett 595

£120

NR516

Revenue 1955 QEII 3d Revenue. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '0259' in margin, very fine unmounted. Mewett 595

£90

NR534

Revenue 1955 QEII 1/- Revenue. Superb unmounted. Mewett 597

£30

NR533

Revenue 1955 QEII 1/- Revenue, with violet 'FEE STAMP' handstamp. Apparently used. Very scarce and not previously seen. Mewett 597

£100

NR520

Revenue 1955 QEII 2/6 Revenue. Right marginal block of four, very fine unmounted. Mewett 599

£100

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

NR538

Revenue 1955 QEII 5/- Revenue. Upper marginal, superb unmounted. Scarce. Mewett 600

£50

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

NR543

Revenue 1955 QEII 20/- Revenue, wmk. multiple block CA. Superb unmounted. Mewett 602

£80

NR544

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

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

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

AR484

Revenue 1948 Employment Stamp. 5/- printed in bright blue. Superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce. Barefoot 1

£175

RA6239

Revenue 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.

SOLD

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.

£65

NR518

Revenue 1930 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green. Pair, top strip with large tone spot, otherwise fine unused. Scarce.

£90

NR532

Revenue 1930 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green. Vertical pair, fine unused. Scarce.

£130

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

NR592

Dumb dc 'NORTHERN RHODESIA' below, dated 31 MAY 54 (the '1' inverted), struck on piece. This datestamp used in Chitimkulu (capital of the Paramount Chief of the Bemba tribe), apparently only for seven days from the 25th May to the 31st. RARE.

£85

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

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

NR561

1962-63, long On Government Service cover 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 also 'KAWAMBWA 23 OC 62'. Most unusual.

£55

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

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 cover 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 cover 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

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

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

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

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

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.

£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

NR89

1970 20n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB4

£6

NR90

1970 30n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB5

£7


		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
		£8,000				£3,250