RHODESIA & NYASALAND FEDERATION
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1959 QEII 1d, plate proofs of the complete design, imperforate. Block of four each diagonally overprinted 'AKYPON' (SPECIMEN), applied to piece presumably from the printer's archive. RARE. SG 19 plate proofs specimen
 
Note: the company Aspiotis Elka A. E. undertook a 1960 print of this 1d value at a time when Waterlow & Sons was in the process of being taken over by De La Rue
1961 Mining 6d, major variety IMPERFORATE, upper marginal vertical pair. Very fine, without gum. RARE, considered as printer's waste. SG 38 var.
1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower right corner quarter pane of 60, showing diagonal corner paper fold at lower right. Red printing complete, including plate '1' in margin, but black printing largely omitted from corner stamp and small part of stamp at left. Superb unmounted. RARE and spectacular. SG 19 and vars.

Note: this same type of of paper fold, although larger, that was the cause of the Black (centre) omitted variety on the 3d duty (SG 22a)

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Last updated: 29th November, 2024
1954-56 QE DEFINITIVE, SG 1-15
STAMPS
RA9306 1954-1963, complete collection of all definitive, commemorative and postage due issues. Superb unmounted. SG 1-49, D1-D4 £150
RA8589 1954-56 QEII ½d to 5/-, imperforate plate proofs. Complete set of 14 values, the 1/3 to 5/- both vignette and complete design, each in a horizontal pair. Imperforate on gummed paper, small security punctures. Very fine. SG 1-13 plate proofs £375
F684 1954 QE II ½d to £1, imperforate plate proofs. Complete set of 16 values, the 1/3 to £1 both vignette and complete design. The ½d to 1/- plus 10/- and £1 in blocks of four, the 1/3, 2/-, 2/6 and 5/- in vertical blocks of eight across the interpanneau margin, complete designs showing imprint in margins. Imperforate on gummed paper, small security punctures. Very fine. A very scarce group in this format and complete. SG 1-15 plate proofs £1,350
RA9295 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1, complete set of 16 values plus ½d and 1d coil stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 1-15 £70
F550 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1, complete set of 16 values plus ½d and 1d coil stamps and 6d shade. Superb unmounted. SG 1-15 £75
F157 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1, complete set of 16 values plus ½d and 1d coil stamps. Each a matching upper marginal copy (excluding coils). £1 hinged on margin otherwise superb unmounted. A lovely set. SG 1-15 £90
F551 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1 set of 16 values, each an upper marginal corner copy showing running sheet numbers in margins. Superb unmounted. A lovely set. SG 1-15 £145
F343 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1. Complete set of 16 values plus 6d shade, blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 1-15 £325
F745 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1. Complete set of 16 values, upper right corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers in margins. Superb unmounted. A difficult group. SG 1-15 £550
F594 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1, set of 16 values. To 1s lower marginal blocks of four and the high values in pairs, showing imprint in margins. Very fine unmounted. Very scarce as such. SG 1-15
 
Note: we are aware of three of four such sets surfacing over the last 20 years or so		 £600
RA9296 1954-56 QEII ½d to £1, complete set of 16 values plus ½d and 1d coil stamps. Very fine used. SG 1-15 £40
F294 1954 QEII ½d to £1, original set of 15 values less 2½d issued later, on large piece cancelled 'RUSAPE 1 JUL 54', the first day of issue. SG 1-15 less 3a £55
F297 1954 QEII, values to 2/- singles, pairs or blocks of four applied to illustrated envelope cancelled 'BARHAM GREEN 1 JUL 54', the first day of issue. Red registration label endorsed in manuscript. Most unusual. £45
F295 1954 QEII ½d to £1, original set of 15 values less 2½d issued later, on illustrated First Day Cover cancelled 'BULAWAYO 1 JUL 54'. SG 1-15 less 3a £75
F344 1954 QEII 1d and 4d, each an upper right corner copy showing running sheet numbers '2' or '1' in margins. Superb unmounted. Most unusual. SG 2, 5 £25
F362 1954 QEII ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes of six. Plate proofs ex. the Waterlow archives, imperforate on gummed paper, each stamp with small security puncture. Very fine and scarce. SG 1-3 booklet panes plate proofs £300
RA760 1954 QEII ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes, selvedge at left, each cancelled with light 19th JUL 1956 datestamps. Attractive and uncommon group. SG 1-3 booklet panes £20
F118 1954 QEII ½d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamp. A strip of 19 with coil leader attached, relevant printed information. Stamps unmounted. Uncommon. SG 1a coil leader £45
F512 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamp. A strip of six with coil leader attached, relevant printed information. Stamps unmounted. Uncommon. SG 2a coil leader £60
F29 1954 QEII ½d and 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Each in a strip of four with coil leaders attached, relevant printed information. Stamps unmounted. Scarce matched pair. SG 1a, 2a coil leaders £120
F257 1954 QEII ½d and 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Very fine mint or used. SG 1a, 2a £20
F820 1954 QEII ½d, coil stamps. Pair showing ‘missing perf. hole’ variety. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 1a var. £25
F701 1954 QEII ½d, coil stamps. Strip of four showing ‘missing perf. hole’ variety. Hinged on upper and lower stamps otherwise unmounted. Uncommon. SG 1a var. £35
F50 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Both deep blue and ultramarine listed shades. Superb unmounted. SG 2a, 2ab £6
F49 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Both deep blue and ultramarine listed shades in pairs. Superb unmounted. SG 2a, 2ab £12
F856 1954 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Vertical pair showing broken perforation pins affecting both stamps at left and right base. Superb unmounted. Unusual and not previously seen. SG 2a vars. SOLD
F54 1954 QEII 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Deep blue shade. Very fine used. SG 2a £15
F854 1954 QE II 1d, block of four showing very large pre-printing paper crease running vertically through at right. Now opened out to reveal the extent of the crease. Dramatic and RARE. Superb unmounted. SG 2 var. £325
F685 1954 QE II 1d, lower left corner block of six showing very large pre-printing paper crease running vertically through the right stamps. Now opened out to reveal the extent of the crease. Dramatic and RARE. Superb unmounted. SG 2 var. £475
F799 1954 QEII 1d QEII, two examples plus 6d on piece, left example showing TWO pre-printing paper creases running through, the lower strong and both now flattened out. Used on piece cancelled 'UMTALI'. Somewhat grubby but highly unusual. SG 7, 2 and var. £275
RA7278 1954 QEII 2d, vertical pair showing strong downwards shift of perforations, now running through design of stamps at top. Superb unmounted. SG 3 var. £45
F719 1954 QEII 2d, left marginal strip of three four showing strong downwards shift of perforations, now running through design of stamps at top. Superb unmounted. SG 3 vars. £100
F704 1954 QEII 2d, block of nine showing strong downwards shift of perforations, now running through design of stamps at top. Very fine unmounted. SG 3 var. £185
F702 1954 QEII 2d, upper marginal block of four, showing good leftwards shift of perforations, into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 3 vars. £90
F703 1954 QEII 2d, upper right corner horizontal strip of eight, showing good leftwards shift of perforations, into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 3 vars. £180
F862 1954 QEII 2d, lower right corner vertical block of six, showing curious reverse light diagonal impressions visible in the margins. Defective at upper right and lower left, although not affecting the variety. Diagonal unobtrusive crease, fine mint or unmounted. Most unusual. SG 3 and vars. SOLD
F855 1954 QEII 2d, block of four showing strong large inking smudge at centre affecting all four stamps. Toned, fine unmounted. Striking and scarce. SG 3 var. £185
F795 1956 QEII 2½d, upper marginal block of 12 showing curious thread-like printing interruption running vertically through the central column. Minor crease in margin just into upper right stamp, very fine unmounted. Most unusual. SG 3a and vars. £225
F347 1954 QEII 4d, upper right corner block of 16 showing running sheet number '266' and accounting mark in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 5 £15
F858 1954 QEII 4½d, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 6 £4
F348 1954 QEII 4½d, block of 20 being the upper two rows of the sheet, running sheet number '310' and accounting marks in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 6 £10
F746 1954 QEII 4½d, horizontal pair, a somewhat over inked impression with resultant light inking smears running vertically through, mainly affecting the left stamp. Superb unmounted. SG 6 vars. £65
F349 1954 QEII 6d, bright reddish purple. Block of 20 being the upper two rows of the sheet, running sheet number '431' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 7 £40
F859 1954 QEII 9d, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 8 £20
F829 1954 QEII 9d violet. Complete sheet of 60, running sheet number '7' upper right. Minor perf. separation, very fine unmounted. Most unusual. SG 8 £120
F860 1954 QEII 1/-, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 9 £20
F752 1954 QEII 1/3, upper left corner block of four showing running sheet number '50' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 10 £50
F831 1954 QEII 1/3, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Remarkably difficult. SG 10 £75
F354 1954 QEII 2/-, upper right corner strip of four showing running sheet number '373' and accounting mark in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 11 £35
F753 1954 QEII 2/-, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '65' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 11 £60
RA8797 1954 QEII 2/-, lower right corner block of six showing curious brown ink plate scratch in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 11 £50
F408 1954 QEII 2/6 and 5/-, each a block of four and both showing printer's mark at base. Fine used. SG 12, 13 £40
F754 1954 QEII 2/6, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '65' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 12 £60
F830 1954 QEII 2/6, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Remarkably difficult. SG 12 SOLD
F813 1954 QEII 2/6, block of six. Very fine used. SG 12 £12
F832 1954 QEII 5/-, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '97' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 13 £120
F814 1954 QEII 5/-, left marginal block of four. Very fine used. SG 13 £25
F61 1954 QEII 10/-, left marginal block of four showing printer's guide dot in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 14 £100
F755 1954 QEII 10/-, upper rigt corner block of four showing running sheet number '44' in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 14 £150
F846 1954 QEII 10/-, upper rigt corner block of four showing running sheet number '87' in margin, in addition part printer's mark at lower left corner. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 14 £150
F356 1954 QEII 10/-, lower left corner block of four. Hinged on margin and just onto upper right stamp, otherwise unmounted. SG 14 £85
F259 1954 QEII 10/- dull blue-green and orange. Lower marginal showing several inking blobs across the Queens portrait. Superb unmounted. Highly unusual on this issue. SG 14 var. £225
F33 1954 QEII 10/-, very fine used cancelled part 'IKELENJE' datestamp. SG 14 £15
F357 1954 QEII £1, left marginal showing printer's guide line and dot in margin. Very fine mint. SG 15 £30
RA6867 1954 QEII £1, upper left corner block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 15 £90
F833 1954 QEII £1, upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '81' in margin, in addition part printer's mark at lower left corner. Superb unmounted. SG 15 £190
F32 1954 QEII £1, on piece very fine used cancelled 'BULAWAYO 18 3 OCT 58'. SG 15 £30
RA8475 1954 QEII £1, upper left corner copy (trimmed margins) very fine used cancelled 'LUANSHYA 2 MAY 1956' datestamp. SG 15 £35
F260 1954 QEII £1 olive-green and lake. Very fine used cancelled 'LEWELLIN BARRACKS 1 MAY 57' datestamp. SG 15 £45
RA761 1954 QEII £1, block of four. Light but indistinct datestamps, upper left stamp with defective corner otherwise very fine used. Uncommon. SG 15 £80
F807 1954 QEII £1, lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Light datestamps, attractive and most unusual. SG 15 £135
RA5609 1954 QEII 5/- and three x £1 definitives, on piece cancelled ‘ SALISBURY 14 APR 58’. Attractive and unusual. SG 13, 15 £85
POSTAL HISTORY
F825 1954 1st July, long envelope bearing QEII ½d to 1/- definitives, corner or marginal copies (SG 1-9). Each crisply cancelled 'MKUSHI / NORTHER RHODESIA', sent airmail to England (Beck correspondence). Attractive and unusual. £55
F824 1954 16th July, long envelope bearing QEII ½d pair, plus Northern Rhodesia KGVI ½d brown coil stamps pair and strip of six and 9d, plus QEII 1d (SG 1, 26a, 39, 62, 1/3 rate), cancelled excised '(blank) / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamps, plus two further bold 'OLD MKUSHI' handstamps at top. Sent airmail to England (Beck correspondence). Most attractive and very scarce. £385
NR973 1954 12th August, envelope bearing QEII 2d bright green(SG 3), cancelled with bold 'OLD MKUSHI' hand stamp, plus excised '(blank) / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamp. Addressed to England. Very scarce. £275
F787 1956 20th January, printed manila Newspaper wrapper with printed note at left, bearing QEII ½d orange-red vertical pair, cancelled 'FORT ROSEBERY', addressed to England. Most unusual. £40
F889 1956 15th February, printed envelope bearing QEII 2½d ochre (SG 3a), cancelled 'SALISBURY' on the First Day of Issue. Uncommon. £25
F823 1956 8th May, printed envelope bearing QEII 1/3 definitive (SG 10), crisply cancelled 'KATETE RIVER', sent airmail to Scotland. A most unusual office. £45
F150 1956 16th October, small cloth tag applied at left with QEII 2½d definitive block of four mostly overlapping (SG 3a, one defective). Cancelled 'UMTALI' and addressed to Johannesburg by airmail, arrival cachet on reverse (30th October). Most unusual. £40
F682 1956 20th December, envelope bearing QEII 1d definitive (SG 2), cancelled machine 'CAUSEWAY / S. RHODESIA' in BLUE. Most unusual. £30
F156 1957 23rd May, printed airmail native envelope bearing QEII ½d and 1d pair (SG 1, 2), cancelled 'COMPOUND P.O. / CHINGOLA' and addressed to Johannesburg. This underpaid by ½d as from the recently introduced 3d rate, duly noted and endorsed 'T 1d' which was collected upon arrival with the application of a South Africa 1d due. Opening tear at top. £20
F151 1957 23rd May, printed airmail native envelope send unstamped cancelled 'KITWE' and addressed to Johannesburg. Endorsed 'T 5' and then further struck with South African 'T / 5D' cachet although this specific envelope not applied with and dues as it was probably one of a batch of underpaid envelopes which would have had a pool charge applied. £25
F325 1957 2nd July, envelope bearing QEII 5/- violet and olive-green (SG 13), tied by special crowned oval 'ROYAL VISIT / 2-17 JUL 1957' datestamp. Further alongside 'SALISBURY. 9 / S. R.' strike for the start of the visit. £25
F155 1957 16th August, printed 'NATIONAL' envelope bearing QEII ½d definitives x three (SG 1), cancelled 'KITWE'. Underpaid and endorsed as such 'T 2d' addressed to Johannesburg. Further South African 'T / 2d' cachet and duly applied with pair 1d dues. £25
F6 1957 1st November, Southern Rhodesia KGVI 4d George registered envelope (long size H&G C7) bearing QEII ½d, 2d and 2½d definitives, 'SALISBURY / S.RHODESIA 1 NOV 57' datestamps to Johannesburg. Late use of this envelope. £20
F772 1958 21st August, printed air mai; envelope bearing QEII ½d and 1d coil stamp pairs (SG 1a, 2a), cancelled 'KITWE', addressed to Johannesburg. £20
F154 1958 30th September, printed airmail envelope bearing QEII 2½d (SG 3a), lightly cancelled 'LUSAKA' and addressed to Johannesburg. This underpaid by ½d, duly noted and endorsed 'T 1d' which was collected upon arrival with the application of a South Africa 1d due. £20
F153 1958 30th September, printed airmail envelope bearing QEII 2½d (SG 3a), machine cancelled 'KITWE / SEE THE VICTORIA FALLS' and addressed to Johannesburg. This underpaid by ½d, duly noted and endorsed 'T 1d' which was collected upon arrival with the application of a South Africa 1d due. £20
F891 1959 8th February, airmail envelope bearing QEII 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d and 6d (SG 2, 3, 3a, 4, 7), cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', further with 'LIVINGSTONE TOURIST CENTENARY FOR THE VICTORIA FALLS' publicity label in green lower left. Addressed to the USA. £20
F385 1959 29th April, envelope bearing QEII ½d and 1d coil stamps strips of four (SG 1a, 2a), cancelled 'MTOKO' and addressed to Salisbury. £75
F890 1959 4th July, envelope bearing QEII ½d pair, 1d x two COIL stamps, plus 1/- (SG 1a, 2a, 9), cancelled 'LIVINGSTONE', sent airmail to England. Uncommon genuine usage of these coils. £45
F592 1959 5th July, window envelope machine cancelled 'BULAWAYO / LAKE NYASA FOR HAPPY HOLIDAYS', applied at upper left with QEII 10/- dull blue-green and orange (SG 14), struck with large single line 'CANCELLED' handstamp. Highly unusual and not previously seen used during the Federation era, possibly the charge for delivery of a telegram. £175
F783 1960 1st March, printed Air Mail envelope (truncated at base), bearing QEII 2/6 definitive (SG 24), cancelled 'KANSENJI / N. RHODESIA' datestamp, addressed to the USA. Scarce office. £30
F152 1960 20th July, printed airmail envelope bearing QEII 1d x two (SG 2), cancelled 'MUFULIRA' and addressed to Johannesburg. This underpaid by 1d, duly noted and endorsed 'T' and 'T / 2d' cachet, which was collected upon arrival with the application of a South Africa 2d due. £25
F887 1960 7th November, QEII publicity Air Letter, VISIT RHODESIA & NYASALAND - THE FAMOUS BALANCING ROCKS', bearing QEII 6d bright reddish purple x two (SG 7), cancelled 'MOUNT SELINDA', addressed to the USA. Uncommon usage. £25
1955 LIVINGSTONE, SG 16-17
STAMPS
F595 1955 Livingstone Centenary, set of plate proofs of the vignettes only, ex. the printer's archive. Matching right marginal blocks of four showing printer's guide line in margins. Imperforate on gummed paper, security punctures. Usual condition for these. SG 16-17 plate proofs £225
F596 1955 Livingstone Centenary, set of plate proofs of the complete design, ex. the printer's archive. Matching right marginal blocks of four showing printer's guide dot in margins. Imperforate on gummed paper, security punctures. Usual condition for these. SG 16-17 plate proofs £225
F648 1955 Livingstone Centenary, set of plate proofs of the vignettes and complete designs, ex. the printer's archive. Matching upper marginal pairs, the two complete designs showing printer's guide line in margins. Imperforate on gummed paper, security punctures. Usual condition for these. SG 16-17 plate proofs £245
F62 Set in imprint blocks. 3d hinged on upper pair otherwise unmounted. SG 16-17 £15
F160 Set in imprint blocks. Superb unmounted. SG 16-17 £18
F464 1955 Livingstone Centenary, 3d 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only), right stamp in a horizontal pair. Superb unmounted. SG 16, 16a £25
F463 1955 Livingstone Centenary, 3d 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only), in upper left corner positional block of nine. Superb unmounted. SG 16, 16a £30
F544 1955 Livingstone Centenary 3d. Two upper marginal blocks of 18 consecutive running sheet numbers '299' and '300', the former showing 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only), the latter without. Superb unmounted. Unusual. SG 16 and 16a £60
POSTAL HISTORY
F771 1955 15th June, plain envelope bearing both Livingstone Centenary values, cancelled 'RIDGEWAY' on the First Day of issue. Further applied with the relevant Victoria Falls publicity label between, sent airmail to London. Attractive. £20
1959 QE DEFINITIVES, SG 18-31
STAMPS
F410 1959 QEII ½d, plate proofs of the vignette, imperforate on gummed paper. Vertical pair, usual punctures and condition for these. Attractive and uncommon. SG 18 vignette plate proofs £50
F210 1959 QEII ½d, plate proofs of both the vignette and complete design, imperforate on gummed paper. Blocks of four of each, usual punctures and condition for these. Attractive and uncommon. SG 18 plate proofs £200
F211 1959 QEII 1d, plate proofs of both the vignette and complete design, imperforate on gummed paper. Blocks of four of each, usual punctures and condition for these. Attractive and uncommon. SG 19 plate proofs £200
F411 1959 QEII 1d, plate proofs of the vignette, imperforate on gummed paper. Upper marginal block of six, unusually showing a paper split repair running diagonally through. Usual punctures and condition for these. Most unusual. SG 19 vignette plate proofs var. £200
F412 1959 QEII 1d, plate proofs of the complete design, imperforate. Block of four each diagonally overprinted 'AKYPON' (SPECIMEN), applied to piece presumably from the printer's archive. RARE. SG 19 plate proofs specimen
 
Note: the company Aspiotis Elka A. E. undertook a 1960 print of this 1d value at a time when Waterlow & Sons was in the process of being taken over by De La Rue		 £900
F413 1959 QEII 3d, plate proof of the vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Horizontal pair. Attractive and uncommon. SG 22 vignette plate proof £75
F414 1959 QEII 3d, plate proof of the vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Block of four. Attractive and uncommon. SG 22 vignette plate proofs £150
F415 1959 QEII 1/3, plate proof of the vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Single, very fine. Attractive and uncommon. SG 26 vignette plate proof £50
F416 1959 QEII 1/3, plate proof of the vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Block of four, very fine. Attractive and uncommon. SG 26 vignette plate proofs £200
F217 1959 QEII 1/3, apparently plate proofs of the complete design and perforated. Upper right corner block of four showing most of both vignette and frame plate '1 1' in upper margin. Without gum. RARE. SG 26 plate proofs ? £300
F417 1959 QEII 5/-, plate proof of the vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Upper marginal single, light vertical crease. Attractive and uncommon. SG 29 vignette plate proof £45
F218 1959 QEII 5/-, plate proof of the vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Block of four, very fine. Attractive and uncommon. SG 29 vignette plate proofs £250
F418 1959 QEII £1, plate proof of the Arms vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Very fine. SG 31 vignette plate proof £75
RA3819 £1, plate proof of the Arms vignette. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, block of four, imperforate on gummed paper. SG 31 vignette plate proofs £300
RA9299 ½d to £1, complete set of 15 values plus ½d and 1d coil stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 18-31 £75
RA9301 ½d to £1, complete set of 15 values plus ½d and 1d coil stamps. Very fine used. SG 18-31 £55
F361 1959 QEII 1/3 to £1, six values matching upper right corner copies showing running sheet numbers in margins. Interestingly the differing numeral style used by the different printers, and the 5/- showing small part of the frame plate '1' visible. Superb unmounted. SG 26-31 £110
F750 1959-62 QEII complete set of 15 values in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 18-31 £350
F765 1959-62 QEII complete set of 15 values in matching upper left corner blocks of four. Odd minor blemish otherwise superb unmounted. Uncommon group. SG 18-31 £420
F766 1959-62 QEII ½d to 10/- set of 14 values, blocks of four, each upper right corner showing running sheet numbers in margins. 4d, 1/- and 2/- hinged on margins otherwise very fine or superb unmounted. Uncommon group. SG 18-30 £285
F776 1959-62 QEII complete set of 15 values in matching lower left corner blocks of four or six of the 1/3, 2/- and 2/6. The 1d showing frame plate '1A' in margin. The 3d with some marginal faults otherwise very fine or superb unmounted. SG 18-31 £445
F767 1959-62 QEII, ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/-, 1/3, 5/-, 10/- and £1, each a lower right corner block of four WITHOUT plate number in margin. Top three values hinged on one stamp and margin otherwise very fine or superb unmounted. Uncommon group. SG 18, 19, 29, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31
 
Note: depending on the printing, only the 1d from this group may show a plate number at lower right. All other values never show a plate number. 		£325
F541 1959 QEII original set of 14 values on Arms illustrated First Day Cover. Exceptionally fine and clean, unaddressed. SG 18-31 less 24a £110
F290 1962 QEII 9d additional value, on printed envelope cancelled 'CHILANGA' on the First Day of Issue. SG 24a £15
F609 1959 QEII ½d black and light green, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Strip of three, the centre stamp distinctly lighter / weaker impression than other two. Trimmed perfs. at left, very fine unmounted. SG 18a and var. £20
F857 1959 QEII ½d black and light green, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Two pairs, each showing prominent diagonal green line to the right of the tea picker (frequency unknown). Very fine mint or unmounted and used. Distinct. SG 18a and vars. £30
F451 1959 QEII ½d black and light green, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Strip of 24 attached to blue coil tail, printed on the tail 'FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND / 480 - ½d POSTAGE STAMPS £1'. Stamps unmounted. Very scarce. SG 18a coil tail £90
F635 1959 QEII 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps, pair attached to pink coil tail. Stamps unmounted. SG 19a coil tail £30
F399 1959 QEII ½d and 1d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps, pairs attached to pink or blue coil tails. Each printed on the tail 'FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND / 480 - POSTAGE STAMPS'. Stamps unmounted. Very scarce. SG 18a, 19a coil tails £180
F232 1959 QEII ½d and 1d, coil stamps perf. 12½ x 14, both values each in a pair, very fine used. SG 18a, 19a £25
RA9297 ½d and 1d, coil stamps perf. 12½ x 14, both values each in a pair, on piece very fine used. SG 18a, 19a £25
F652 1959 QEII ½d black and light emerald. Left marginal block of six, showing printer's guide cross in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 18 £6
F840 1959 QEII ½d black and light emerald. Lower marginal block of four showing 'Waterlow & Sons Limited' imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Remarkably difficult, indeed the first we have ever been able to offer. SG 18 SOLD
RA5353 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Pylon re-entry (constant, row 3/6), in a positional upper left corner block of 18. Superb unmounted. SG 19aa £40
F203 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Showing vertical shift of perforations into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 19 var. £10
RA6276 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower marginal block of four, showing vertical shift of perforations into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 19 var. £40
F819 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Showing dramatic downwards shift of perforations, into design of lower stamp. Hinge remnant, fine mint. RARE, a perforation shift of this size not previously seen. SG 19 var. £200
F516 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Left marginal block of four showing rightwards shift of red printing. Superb unmounted. SG 19 vars. £50
F421 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Block of four showing rightwards shift or red printing. Superb unmounted. SG 19 vars. £65
F630 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Right marginal horizontal strip of eight, showing progressive leftwards shift of red printing from left to right, either just touching or well into the Queen's cameo. Very fine unmounted. SG 19 vars. £100
F680 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Upper marginal running sheet number '27' block of four, showing downwards shift or red printing. Superb unmounted. SG 19 vars. £40
F491 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Showing fine vertical pre-printing paper crease running through at left. Superb unmounted. Unusual. SG 19 var. £45
F513 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Upper marginal strip of five, centre stamp showing good black ink smear across the Queen's cameo. Superb unmounted. Striking and very scarce. SG 19 and var. £125
F634 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower right corner block of four, vignette plate '1' in margin, lower left stamp showing good red inking smear to left of pylon. Very fine unmounted. SG 19 and var. £95
F790 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower right corner quarter pane of 60, showing diagonal corner paper fold at lower right. Red printing complete, including plate '1' in margin, but black printing largely omitted from corner stamp and small part of stamp at left. Superb unmounted. RARE and spectacular. SG 19 and vars.

Note: this same type of of paper fold, although larger, that was the cause of the Black (centre) omitted variety on the 3d duty (SG 22a)

£1,800
F654 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '300' and value '£1.0.0' in margin. Minor marginal creasing, very fine unmounted. SG 19 £10
F655 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Three upper right corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers and value '£1.0.0' in margin, all apparently different printings. Very fine unmounted. A most unusual group. SG 19 £35
F524 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower left corner block of four showing frame plate '1A' in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 19 £45
F764 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower right corner block of four showing vignette plate '1' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 19 £45
F661 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower left and right corner blocks of four WITHOUT any plate numbers in margins. Superb unmounted. A remarkably difficult pair. SG 19 £80
F842 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Lower marginal block of four showing ‘Waterlow & Sons Limited’ imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 19 SOLD
F841 1959 1d carmine-red and black. Lower marginal block of four showing ‘THOMAS DE LA RUE’ imprint in margin, imperforate through margin. Folded vertically, very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 19 £45
F659 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and black. Right marginal block of four showing printer's guide cross and large plug mark in margin. Superb unmounted. Most unusual. SG 19 £35
F583 1959 QEII 1d, coil stamp perf. 12½ x 14. Major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 19ac £165
F782 1959 QEII 1d carmine-red and grey-black, coil stamp perf. 12½ x 14. Vertical strip of four, major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Spectacular. SG 19ac £700
F720 1959 QEII 2d violet and yellow-brown. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '478' in margin. Superb unmounted. Remarkably difficult. SG 20 £15
F759 1959 QEII 2½d purple and grey-blue. Lower right corner block of four showing plates '3 1' in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 21 £45
F433 1959 QEII 2½d purple and grey-blue. Lower marginal strip of four showing full 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint in margin. Folded through vertically otherwise superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 21 £30
F843 1959 QEII 2½d purple and grey-blue. Lower marginal block of eight showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint in margin. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 21 £60
F885 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Four matching right marginal blocks of four taken from the Bradbury, Wilkinson archive sheets, representing the four printings made of this duty. Each noted on margin in pencil of the date of printing and order number (16.9.58, 24.4.59, 16.9.60 and 21.2.62), along with two further matching blocks of the vignette only, these noted as being from the first and third printings. With gum, mounted on album page. An uncommon group. SG 22 archival proofs £300
F721 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '037' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 22 £8
F722 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Lower marginal block of four showing 'BRADBURY, WILKINSON' imprint in margin. Very fine mint or unmounted. Uncommon. SG 22 £20
F514 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Left marginal block of six showing blue inking smears affecting all. Superb unmounted. Striking and very scarce. SG 22 vars. £225
F853 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Showing complete 'confetti' flaw top centre. Superb unmounted. RARE, very few examples of this variety seen on Federal issues. SG 22 var. SOLD
F729 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Major variety PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE. Accompanied with a typewritten note from Cecil Russell stating that this was taken from a portion of a sheet on sale at Abercorn Post Office, Northern Rhodesia. Superb unmounted. SG 22b £335
F19 1959 QEII 3d black and blue. Major variety PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE. Block of four, very scarce as such. Superb unmounted. SG 22b £1,400
F640 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Right marginal block of six, showing leftwards shift of maroon printing. Superb unmounted. SG 23 vars. £60
F641 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower left corner block of nine, showing upwards shift of maroon printing, partially through 'RHODESIA' panel at top. Superb unmounted. SG 23 vars. £100
F689 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Showing good rightwards shift of maroon printing, into margin. Superb unmounted. SG 23 var. £40
F718 4d, two upper right corner blocks of four, showing vale and running sheet numbers in margins. In addition, first showing strong leftwards shift of maroon printing, revealing 'ghost boatman', and second strong rightwards shift of maroon printing now with traces in right margin. Superb unmounted. A striking and unusual pair. SG 23 vars. £185
F690 1959 QEII 4d, block of four showing maroon inking affecting all stamps. Superb unmounted. Most unusual. SG 23 var. £100
F519 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Upper right corner pair showing running sheet number '316' in margin, WITHOUT '£1.0.0', plain numerals. Ink endorsement on margin, superb unmounted. SG 23 £20
F760 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Upper right corner block of four showing value and running sheet number '467' in margin, WITH '£1.0.0, plain numerals. Ink endorsement '3' in margin, superb unmounted. SG 23 £20
F723 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '148' in margin, WITHOUT '£1.0.0', serif numerals. Very fine unmounted. SG 23 £15
F761 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Upper right corner block of four showing value and running sheet number '474' in margin, WITH '£1.0.0', serif numerals. Superb unmounted. SG 23 £20
F631 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Upper marginal pair showing good vertical shift of perforation, into design of stamps at left. Superb unmounted. Unusual for the issue. SG 23 vars. £45
F636 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Upper right corner pair, running sheet number '217' and value in margin, showing good vertical shift of perforation, into design of stamps at left. Superb unmounted. Unusual for the issue. SG 23 vars. £50
F834 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower marginal strip of six showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and plates ‘1A 1A’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 23 £45
F620 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower right corner of four showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and plates ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 23 £40
F836 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower marginal strip of six showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and plates ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 23 £45
F835 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower right corner block of ten showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and cylinders ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 23 SOLD
F671 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower marginal strip of six showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and plates ‘2B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 23 £50
F792 1959 QEII 4d maroon and olive. Lower right corner block of four showing plates ‘2B 1B’ in margin. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 23 £65
F724 1959 QEII 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '021' in margin, sans-serif style. Superb unmounted. SG 24 £20
F673 1959 QEII 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '060' in margin, serif style. Superb unmounted. SG 24 £20
F838 1959 QEII 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Lower right corner block of four showing plates ‘1A 1A’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24 £45
F619 1959 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Lower right corner strip of four showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and cylinders ‘1A 1A’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24 £40
F837 1959 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Lower two rows of the sheet showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and cylinders ‘1A 1A’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24 SOLD
F777 1959 QEII 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Lower right corner block of four showing plates ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24 £50
F675 1959 QEII 6d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green. Lower right corner block of four showing plates ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Very fine used. Uncommon. SG 24 £30
F633 1962 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Lower right corner block of four, plates '1B 1B' in margin, showing rightwards shift of the orange-brown printing, into margin. Superb unmounted. SG 24a vars. £75
F552 1959 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Upper right corner block of four showing value and running sheet no. ‘132’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 24a £45
F844 1959 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 24a £55
F707 1959 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Two lower marginal blocks of four showing imprint in margins, apparently from different printings, one with and the other without printer's guide dot below imprint. In addition differing shades and perforation types. Hinged on one stamp otherwise superb unmounted. SG 24a £80
F439 1962 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Lower right corner block of four showing plates ‘1A 1A’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24a £60
F179 1962 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Block of 12 being the right two columns of the sheet, showing sheet value, running sheet number '205' and plates ‘1A 1A’ in margins. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24a £150
F440 1962 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Lower right corner pair showing plates ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24a £40
F762 1962 QEII 9d orange-brown and reddish violet. Lower right corner block of four showing plates ‘1B 1B’ in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 24a £60
F613 1959 QEII 1/- light green and ultramarine. Lower marginal block of four showing ‘WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED.’ imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 25 £65
F845 1959 QEII 1/- light green and ultramarine. Lower marginal block of four showing ‘THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED.’ imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 25 SOLD
F233 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Showing good leftwards shift of the green printing, into Queen’s cameo. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var. £50
F427 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Showing strong leftwards shift of the green printing, into Queen’s cameo. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var. £50
F234 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Horizontal pair showing good leftwards shift of the green printing, into Queen’s cameo. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £90
F692 1959 QEII 1/-, right marginal block of four showing good leftwards shift of the green printing, into Queen’s cameo. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £180
F237 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Lower marginal block of six showing good leftwards shift of the green printing, into Queen’s cameo. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £250
F240 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Upper marginal block of four showing good rightwards shift of the green printing. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £225
F693 1/-, pair showing strong rightwards shift of green printing, just into margin. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var. £110
F553 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Lower right corner block of four showing strong downwards shift of the green printing. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £160
F637 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Right marginal pair showing upwards shift of green printing. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £30
F638 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Right marginal block of four showing upwards shift of green printing. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £60
F639 1959 QEII 1/- light green and emerald. Upper right corner block of four, running sheet number '271' and value in margin, showing upwards shift of green printing. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £70
F428 1959 QEII 1/3 emerald and deep chocolate. Left marginal block of eight, lower left corner stamp showing curious ink smudge to '1/3'. Superb unmounted. SG 26 and var. £40
F678 1959 QEII 1/3 emerald and deep chocolate. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '235' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 26 £35
F445 1959 QEII 1/3 emerald and deep chocolate. Right marginal vertical block of six showing printer's guide cross in margin. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 26 £45
F621 1959 QEII 1/3 emerald and deep chocolate. Lower marginal block of four showing 'BRADBURY, WILKINSON' imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 26 £40
F848 1959 QEII 1/3 emerald and deep chocolate. Lower marginal strip of six showing imprint in margin. Folded vertically, lightly browned area on reverse at right, fine unmounted. SG 26 £45
F452 1959 QEII 1/3 emerald and deep chocolate. Lower marginal block of 12 showing imprint in margin. Very fine unmounted. Very scarce. SG 26 £145
F793 1959 2/- grey-green and carmine. Lower right corner block of four showing plates '1A 1A' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 27 £60
F839 1959 2/- grey-green and carmine, lower row of the sheet showing 'THOMAS DE LA RUE' imprint and cylinders ‘1A 1A’ in margin. Folded vertically, uperb unmounted. Scarce. SG 27 £85
F847 1959 2/- grey-green and carmine. Lower right corner block of four showing plates '1B 1B' in margin. Very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 27 £60
F779 1959 QEII 2/6 light blue and yellow-brown. Upper right corner block of four showing running sheet number '469' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 28 £75
F446 1959 QEII 2/6 light blue and yellow-brown. Two marginal or corner vertical pairs each showing plate '1B' in margins. Superb unmounted. Scarce pair. SG 28 £65
F756 1959 QEII 2/6 light blue and yellow-brown. Lower right corner block of four showing plates '1B 1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. Remarkably difficult. SG 28 £100
F849 1959 QEII 2/6 light blue and yellow-brown. Lower marginal strip of six showing plates '1B 1B' and imprint in margin. Folded vertically, superb unmounted. SG 28 £120
RA9061 1959 QEII 5/- deep chocolate and yellow-green. Lower marginal pair showing 'BRADBURY WILKINSON' imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 29 £45
F851 1959 QEII 5/- deep chocolate and yellow-green. Lower marginal block of four showing 'BRADBURY WILKINSON' imprint in margin. Hinged on margin, stamps superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 29 £90
F571 1959 QEII 10/- olive-brown and rose-red. Lower left corner strip of four showing 'BRADBURY WILKINSON' imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 30 £145
F625 1959 QEII 10/- olive-brown and rose-red. Lower marginal block of four showing 'BRADBURY WILKINSON' imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 30 £180
F822 1959 QEII 10/- olive-brown and rose-red. Right marginal pair, right stamp showing striking pre-printing paper crease running vertically through. This apparently closed during the rose-red print run, then opened out during the olive-brown print run with inking through the opened out area. Superb unmounted. Striking and RARE, no other similar variety encountered on this issue. SG 30 and var. £450
F21 1959 QEII 10/- olive-brown and rose-red. Upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '418' in margin. Very fine used cancelled. SG 30 £25
F447 1959 QEII 10/- olive-brown and rose-red. Vertical pair, fine used. SG 30 £45
F499 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Upper right corner copy showing running sheet number '050' in margin. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 31 £50
F194 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Upper right corner pair showing running sheet number '130' in margin. Superb and fresh unmounted. SG 31 £90
F751 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Right marginal block of four, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 31 £165
F548 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Lower marginal pair showing BRADBURY WILKINSON imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 31 £125
F852 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 31 £300
RA7871 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Superb used cancelled with bold ‘PARKTOWN’ 14 SEP 62’ datestamp. SG 31 £60
RA7415 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Vertical pair superb used cancelled with almost complete ‘JULIASDALE 23 JAN 64’ datestamp. SG 31 £90
F450 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Vertical pair in combination with pair 2/-, very fine used cancelled 'CAUSEWAY', part violet oval lower left. SG 31, 27 £110
RA8677 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Block of four, few blunt perfs. top left otherwise very fine used with cancelled 'BULAWAYO 9 AUG 63' central datestamp. SG 31 £150
RA8780 1959 QEII £1 black and deep violet. Vertical block of eight, upper pair both with corner faults otherwise very fine used cancelled 'BULAWAYO 9 AUG 63'. An uncommon large multiple. SG 31 £225
POSTAL HISTORY
AR407 1958 (9th December), Federal registered postal stationery envelope addressed to Germiston, South Africa. Bearing QEII 9d violet (SG 8) tied by SKYWAYS–NDOLA / N. RHODESIA (9 Dec) double circle datestamps with additional strike on reverse. The ‘dumb’ blue on white registration label shows ‘SKYWAYS / 1713’ inserted in manuscript. £65
F769 1959 29th August, printed AIR LETTER, bearing QEII 3d, ½d and 2½d (SG 4, 18, 21), twice cancelled 'WOODLANDS LUSAKA' datestamps, addressed to London. £18
F406 1960 (5th January), native envelope bearing QEII ½d x two (SG 18), cancelled 'MWAMBO / 5 JAN 1960 / NYASALAND' datestamp, addressed to Johannesburg. Underpaid and upon arrival struck with black circular 'T4D' cachet. Although no further action taken, and bearing in mind the addressee, no doubt a large number of such underpaid envelopes would have been received and a pool charge applied to all. £40
AR408 1960 (10th May), Federal registered postal stationery envelope addressed to Germiston, South Africa. Bearing QEII definitive 4d and 1/- (SG 9, 23) tied by KAMATIVI / S. RHODESIA (10 May) double circle datestamps with DETT (11 May) transit struck on the front and back. Also Backstamped with Registration / Bulawayo (12 May) oval datestamp struck in purple. The ‘dumb’ blue on white registration label shows ‘KAMATIVI’ inserted in manuscript. £55
F470 1960 3rd December, envelope bearing QEII 2d (SG 20), cancelled 'SANDAMA / NYASALAND' addressed to the USA. Original printed missionary contents enclosed. £25
F471 1961 28th June, window envelope bearing QEII 1d definitive (SG 19), crisply cancelled 'SAKUBVA'. £20
F784 1961 (24th August), registered stationery envelope bearing QEII 3d and 1/- (SG 22, 25), each crisply cancelled 'IKELENGE / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamps, addressed to Bulawayo. Violet oval receiving strike dated 29th August. Most attractive. £45
AR267 1962 (1st March), printed ‘O.H.M.S.’ airmail envelope addressed to Sweden. Bearing QEII definitives 6d and 1/- (SG 24, 25) tied by a CAUSEWAY (1 Mar) double circle datestamp. With light crowned oval ‘Director of Census & Statistics / Official Free / Rhodesia and Nyasaland’ struck in violet at left. Presumably the free mail privilege did not extend to mail sent overseas. Small opening tear at upper right, clear of the adhesives. £25
F826 1962 (27th October), long printed 'ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE' envelope / 'LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION'. Bearing QEII 1/- definitive (SG 25), cancelled 'SOLWEZI', addressed to Kite. Most unusual. £35
F627 1962 (8th November), printed airmail O.H.M.S. envelope struck at lower right with crested 'ARMY HEADQUARTERS / OFFICIAL FREE / CAUSEWAY' cachet, this then deleted and applied with QEII 6d vertical strip of three (SG 24). Endorsed at upper right 'STAMP PLEASE', although this also deleted. Addressed to Switzerland. Most unusual. £45
F291 1962-63 19th July and 18th February, 11 values from the definitive set variously applied to three envelopes. One with values to £1 cancelled special 'WORLD TOBACCO CONGRESS / 18 FEB 1963' datestamps, the other two cancelled 'SALISBURY 19 JUL 62'. All on the same style envelope and to the same printed addressee in South West Africa. Sent registered airmail and with arrival backstamps. Most attractive. £100
F785 1963 (25th May), printer Air Mail envelope bearing QEII ½d and 2½d definitives (SG 18, 21), twice cancelled 'MOBILE POST OFFICE / NORTHERN RHODESIA' datestamps, addressed to Bulawayo. £45
F628 1963 (31st August), envelope bearing QEII ½d pair definitive coil stamps (SG 18a), cancelled 'SALISBURY'. Addressed to Israel, and underpaid receiving both a local and Israeli tax cachets, duly applied with 0.12 paying the charge. Some crumpling, attractive and unusual. £45
F328 1963 (30th September), plain post card bearing QEII ½d x two pairs definitive coil stamps (SG 18a). Machine cancelled ‘BULAWAYO’ to Johannesburg. £20
1960 KARIBA, SG 32-37
STAMPS
F365 1960 Kariba, complete set of six in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 32-37 £55
RA7111 1960 Kariba, complete set of six in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 32-37 £55
F125 1960 Kariba, complete set of six in matching upper right value / sheet number blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 32-37 £60
F598 1960 Kariba, complete set of six in matching upper right value / sheet number blocks of four (right pane). The 1/3 showing 'Ear-ring' flaw. Superb unmounted. SG 32-37, 35aa £90
RA9493 1960 Kariba, complete set of six in matching upper right value / sheet number vertical blocks of ten. Superb unmounted. SG 32-37 £140
F44 1960 Kariba, complete set of six on two pieces, cancelled with special oval crested 'ROYAL VISIT / 17 MAY 1960 / KARIBA' datestamps. SG 32-37 £20
F808 1960 Kariba, complete set of six blocks of four. Each cancelled with special oval crested 'ROYAL VISIT / 17 MAY 1960 / KARIBA' datestamps. SG 32-37 £70
F861 1960 Kariba 3d, ‘Gorge’ flaw (constant, row 4/6). Upper right stamp in a block of four. Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. Uncommon. SG 32, 32b £25
F366 1960 Kariba 3d, ‘Gorge’ flaw (constant, row 4/6). Superb used. SG 32b £8
F607 1960 Kariba 3d, vertical pair, lower stamp showing ‘Gorge’ flaw (constant, row 4/6). Very fine used. SG 32b £10
F532 1960 Kariba 3d, vertical strip of four upper stamp showing ‘cables across gorge’ variety. Superb unmounted. SG 32 and var. £20
F545 1960 Kariba 3d, lower right corner block of 16 the second row down showing ‘cables across gorge’ variety through all four stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 32 and vars. £90
F864 1960 Kariba 1/-, left marginal block of four, upper left stamp showing white spot in 'P' of 'POSTAGE' (row 10/1, left pane). Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. SG 34 and var. £20
F865 1960 Kariba 1/-, block of four, upper left stamp showing 'truck on dam wall' flaw (position unknown). Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. SG 34 and var. £20
F871 1960 Kariba 1/-, lower left corner pair, left stamp showing white spot in sky to right of '&' and right stamp white spot in sky on tail of 'S' of 'RHODESIA' (constant, row 12/1 and 12/2, left pane). Very fine mint. SG 34 vars. £15
F872 1960 Kariba 1/-, lower right corner block of four, upper left stamp showing 'retouch behind dam wall', stamp below with small dark spot on dam wall (constant, row 11/4, 12/4 left pane). Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. SG 34 and vars. £20
F699 1960 Kariba 1/3, showing ‘white lake’ variety, very fine used cancelled with complete ‘HARARI’ datestamp. SG 35 var. £20
F459 1960 Kariba 1/3, ‘ear ring’ flaw in positional upper right corner block of four (constant, row 1/4, right pane). Superb unmounted. SG 35, 35aa £65
F879 1960 Kariba 1/3, ‘dam retouch’ flaw, upper right stamp in a block of four (constant, row 11/5, left pane), in addition stamp alongside nick in frameline of Queen's cameo (constant, row 11/4). Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. SG 35 and vars. £35
F608 1960 Kariba 1/3, showing ‘dam retouch’ flaw (constant, row 11/5, left pane). Superb used. SG 35 and var. £25
F533 1960 Kariba 1/3, block of four upper right stamp showing ‘dam retouch’ flaw (constant, row 11/5, left pane). Superb used. SG 35 and var. £35
F880 1960 Kariba 1/3, left marginal pair, left stamp showing dots below 'Y' and 'LA' of NYASALAND (constant, row 10/1, left pane). Very fine mint. SG 35 and var. £20
F869 1960 Kariba 1/3, pair, left stamp showing orange lines on dam wall (constant, row 7/2, right pane). Very fine mint. SG 35 and var. £12
F868 1960 Kariba 1/3, left marginal pair, right stamp showing mark on hill below second 'A' of 'NYASALAND' plus mark on Queen's neck (constant, row 9/2, right pane). Hinge trace, very fine mint. SG 35 and var. £12
F867 1960 Kariba 1/3, lower right corner block of four, lower left stamp showing dot in lake plus mark on 'E' of 'POSTAGE', centre right white spot in Queen's hair plus mark above dash of value (constant, rows 12/4 and 11/5, right pane). Hinged on upper pair otherwise superb unmounted. SG 35 and vars. £30
F870 1960 Kariba 1/3, lower left corner block of six, both lower left and centre stamps showing clear 'white lake' variety, upper left stamp dot in sky alongside second 'A' of 'NYASALAND (constant, row 11/1, right pane). Hinge trace on one otherwise superb unmounted. SG 35 and vars. £45
F873 1960 Kariba 2/6, pair, right stamp showing prominent orange line on Queen's forehead (constant, row 2/3 left pane). Hinge trace, very fine mint. SG 36 and var. £20
F875 1960 Kariba 2/6, left marginal strip of three, left stamp showing 'mole on Queen's cheek' and right flaw in roof below 'S' of 'NYASALAND'prominent orange line on Queen's forehead (constant, row 4/1 and 4/3 left pane). Superb unmounted. SG 36 and vars. £30
F757 1960 Kariba 5/-, 'seagull' flaw (constant, row 8/4 right pane). Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG 37 var. £265
F815 1960 Kariba 5/-, 'seagull' flaw (constant, row 8/4 right pane), stamp 3/1 in a right marginal vertical block of eight. Superb unmounted. Extremely scarce in this positional multiple (by printer's guide cross in margin). SG 37 and var. £345
F877 1960 Kariba 5/-, left marginal block of four, lower right stamp showing screening flaw below 'AL' of 'NYASALAND' (constant, row 6/2). Very fine unmounted. SG 37 and var. £60
F878 1960 Kariba 5/-, left marginal pair, right stamp showing horizontal line and dot on dam wall (constant, row 9/2). Very fine mint. SG 37 and var. £35
F876 1960 Kariba 5/-, lower left corner block of four, lower right stamp showing 'boulder' flaw (constant, row 12/2). Hinged on upper pair, lower unmounted. SG 37 and var. £65
F874 1960 Kariba 5/-, lower marginal pair, upper stamp showing 'eyelash' to Queen Mother's left eye, and stamp below white cloud in sky above left portrait (constant, rows 11/3 and 12/3). Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 37 vars. £45
POSTAL HISTORY
F768 1960 9th September, envelope bearing 3d Kariba, machine cancelled 'LUSAKA / CAPITAL CITY'. Further hand stamped at lower left 'CITY STATUS / LUSAKA / 9 SEPTEMBER 1960'. Locally addressed. Unusual. £15
1961 MINING CONGRESS, SG 38-39
STAMPS
F289 1961 Mining, printed First Day Cover for the issue. Most unusually 'unused'. A highly unusual survivor. £20
F246 1961 Mining, set imprint blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 38-39 £20
F866 Set in lower left corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers. Superb unmounted. SG 38-39 £12
F695 1961 Mining, 6d major variety IMPERFORATE, lower marginal single. Very fine without gum. RARE, considered as printer's waste. SG 38 var. £225
F525 1961 Mining 6d, major variety IMPERFORATE, upper marginal vertical pair. Very fine, without gum. RARE, considered as printer's waste. SG 38 var. £485
F462 1961 Mining 6d, major variety IMPERFORATE, horizontal pair. Left stamp with vertical crease, very fine without gum. RARE, considered as printer's waste. SG 38 var. £485
F696 1961 Mining, 1/3 lower marginal vertical pair, the upper stamp showing good blue 'doctor blade' lines running horizontally through. Superb unmounted. A very scarce variety on this issue. SG 39 and var. £85
1962 AIRMAIL, SG 40-42
STAMPS
F538 1962 Airmail, set upper left corner blocks of four showing cylinder '1A' in margins. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 40-42 £60
F493 1962 Airmail, set upper left corner blocks of four showing cylinder '1B' in margins. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 40-42 £60
F135 1962 Airmail, set lower right corner blocks of four showing imprint in margins, the 2/6 without as issued but matching block. Superb unmounted. SG 40-42 £40
F809 1962 Airmail, set lower left corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers in margins, in addition the 2/6 showing Extra landing light flaw (row 9/2, cylinder B). Hinged on margins stamps superb unmounted. SG 40-42, 42a £60
F251 1962 Airmail 1/3, showing rightward shift of the yellow printing. Superb unmounted. SG 41 var. £40
F805 1962 Airmail 1/3, showing strong upwards shift of black printing, into margin. Superb unmounted. Most unusual and uncommon. SG 41 var. £45
F591 1962 Airmail 2/6, upper left corner cylinder '1A' pair, left stamp showing extra tail-light flaw (constant row 1/1 cyl. A). Superb unmounted. SG 42 and var. £25
F3 1962 Airmail 2/6, 'extra landing light' flaw (constant row 9/2 cyl. B). Superb unmounted. SG 42a £45
F537 1962 Airmail 2/6, 'extra landing light' flaw (constant row 9/2 cyl. B) in pair with normal. Superb unmounted. SG 42, 42a £45
F189 1962 Airmail 2/6, 'extra landing light' flaw (constant row 9/2 cyl. B). Very fine used. Uncommon. SG 42a SOLD
F698 2/6, upper left corner cylinder '1B 1B' block of four showing good downwards shift of rose-red printing, also affecting the cylinder '1B' indication. Superb unmounted. SG 42 vars. £80
POSTAL HISTORY
F883 1962 Airmail printed First Day Cover, the 2/6 showing 'extra landing light' flaw (constant row 9/2 cyl. B). Most unusual. SG 40, 41, 42a £50
F882 1962 Airmail, set on airmail envelope twice cancelled 'THEYDON' 6 FEB 1962' First Day of issue datestamps. An uncommon office. SG 40-42 SOLD
F472 1962 17th May, airmail envelope bearing Airmail 2/6 (SG 42), machine cancelled 'CAUSEWAY' to the USA. £15
AR268 1962 (20th August), envelope sent by registered airmail to England. Bearing a single marginal example of the 2/6 (SG 42) tied by a neat Kitwe (20 Aug) double circle datestamp with further strikes on the reverse. £20
AR264 1962 (1st May) envelope sent by registered airmail to Johannesburg, bearing 6d and 1/3 (SG 40, 41) tied by a neat Ndola (4 May) double circle datestamp with a further strike on the reverse. £18
1963 TOBACCO CONGRESS, SG 43-46
STAMPS
F140 1963 Tobacco, set cylinder 1A blocks. Superb unmounted. SG 43-6 £25
F267 1963 Tobacco, set imprint blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43-46 £25
F590 1963 Tobacco, set upper left corner 'Value' number blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43-46 £20
F508 1963 Tobacco, set lower right corner sheet number blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43-46 £20
F546 1963 Tobacco, set upper marginal block of 12 showing VALUE and cylinder 1A numbers in margins. A number of minor flaws including 'extra roof light' on 1/3. Superb unmounted. SG 43-6 £75
F34 1963 Tobacco 3d, 'serif' flaw. Superb unmounted. SG 43 var.
Pair £6
Block £8		  
F711 1963 Tobacco 3d, 'serif' flaw. Very fine used. SG 43 var. £3
F271 1963 Tobacco 3d, block of four showing light green doctor blade line running vertically through left stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 43 and vars. £75
F886 1963 Tobacco 3d, Complete sheet of 60 divided into halves, each mounted on album page, the glassine overlay annotated where minor flaws exist. As noted and quite remarkably, only one position on the sheet without a detectable flaw. Superb unmounted. A most unusual presentation. SG 43 and vars. £30
RA9303 1963 Tobacco 6d, showing ‘torn trouser’ flaw (constant, row 10/1), in positional lower right corner pair. Superb unmounted. SG 44 and var. £15
F378 1963 Tobacco 6d, showing 'spot on Queen's cheek' and ‘torn trouser’ flaw (constant, rows 8/2, 10/1), in positional lower right corner block of six. Superb unmounted. SG 44 and vars. £30
F273 1963 Tobacco 1/3, showing ‘extra roof light’ flaw (constant, row 1/3), in positional upper left corner strip of three. Superb unmounted. SG 45 and var. £30
F379 1963 Tobacco 1/3, showing ‘extra roof light’ flaw (constant, row 1/3), in positional upper two rows of the sheet, cylinder '1A' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 45 and var. £35
F863 1963 Tobacco 1/3, showing ‘extra roof light’ flaw (constant, row 1/3), left stamp in an upper marginal pair. Superb used. SG 45 and var. £10
POSTAL HISTORY
F884 1963 6th May, printed envelope from the Rhodesia Railways, although not relevant to the Tobacco issue, bearing 3d showing the 'serif' flaw, cancelled crisp 'WORLD TOBACCO CONGRESS 6 MAY 1963 SALISBURY' datestamp. £10
RA4998 1964 (30th June), airmail envelope bearing 2/6 Tobacco (SG 46), sent registered from KITWE to Canada. Fine and attractive. £15
1963 RED CROSS CENTENARY, SG 47
STAMPS
RA765 1963 Red Cross 3d, cylinder 1A block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 47 £6
F276 1963 Red Cross 3d, imprint block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 47 £6
F741 1963 Red Cross 3d, blocks of four from each corner of the sheet. Value, running sheet number '67730' and cylinder '1A'. Superb unmounted. SG 47 £20
F278 1963 Red Cross 3d, complete sheet of sixty. Folded vertically, superb unmounted. SG 47 £75
F810 1963 Red Cross 3d, lower right corner cylinder ‘1A’ block of six, showing distinct lighter impression of left four stamps, then a clear line of normal impression through the right vertical pair. Superb unmounted. SG 47 var. £60
F742 1963 Red Cross 3d, block of 12 being the right two columns of the sheet, vale and cylinder '1A' in margins. Stamp 2/2 of the block showing striking weak impression around the 'RHODESIA & NYASALAND' panel. Minor crease affecting and some horizontal perfs. parted, otherwise very fine unmounted. Unusual. SG 47 and var. £85
F811 1963 Red Cross 3d, left marginal block of 12 showing interrupted printing line running vertically through central column, distorting the images to the left. Superb unmounted. SG 47 and vars. £95
F744 1963 Red Cross 3d, horizontal strip of ten from the top of the sheet, eight of the ten stamps showing varying degrees of interrupted printing, resultant watery part impressions and vertical lines running through. Superb unmounted. DRAMATIC AND RARE IN THIS COMPLETE FORMAT. SG 47 and vars.

Note: the image for this strip would indicate the strip being split. This is not the case and in two parts to show more clearly the nature of the varieties		 £475
F743 1963 6th August, printed First Day cover for the issue, bearing block of four plus QEII 3d definitive (SG 47, 22), cancelled 'SALISBURY' and sent registered to Que Que. £20
1963 Y.M.S.C., SG 48-49
STAMPS
F279 1963 YMSC, set in lower right corner blocks of four showing cylinder '1A' in margins. Superb unmounted. SG48-49 £20
RA6287 1963 YMSC, set lower marginal blocks of four showing imprint in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £20
F172 1963 YMSC, set in upper left corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers in margins. Very fine mint. SG 48-49 £10
F171 1963 YMSC, set in upper right corner blocks of four showing 'VALUE' in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £15
F542 1963 YMSC, set right marginal blocks of 12 showing 'VALUE' and cylinder '1A' numbers in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £40
F739 1963 YMSC, set in lower two rows of the sheets, imprint and cylinder '1A' in margins. Folded, superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 48-49 £50
F280 1963 YMSC, set on illustrated First Day cover, cancelled special 'WORLD COUNCIL 1963' datestamp. Un-addressed. £10
F734 1963 YMSC, set lower marginal blocks of four showing imprint in margins, further showing complete or partial set-off of gold printing on reverse. Minor marks, very fine unmounted. Most unusual. SG 48-49 vars. £80
F281 1963 YMSC, 6d and 1/3, matching upper marginal blocks of six, both showing ‘forehead retouch’ flaws (constant row 3/5). Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 vars. £60
F382 1963 YMSC, 6d and 1/3, matching vertical marginal blocks of 12, both showing ‘forehead retouch’ flaws (constant row 3/5) and imprint in lower margins. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 and vars. £90
F735 1963 YMSC, 6d pale yellow-green shade. Lower left corner block of four. Normal shade for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 48 shade £20
F736 1963 YMSC, 6d pale yellow-green shade. Lower right corner block of eight, showing cylinder '1A' in margin. Normal shade for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 48 shade £45
F282 1963 YMSC 6d, 'forehead retouch' flaw (constant row 3/5) in vertical marginal of three, in addition showing good downwards shift of the black printing. Superb unmounted. SG 48 vars. £200
F494 1963 YMSC 6d, left marginal block of eight showing rightwards shift of gold printing. Superb unmounted. SG 48 vars. £30
F284 1963 YMSC 6d, showing strong downwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. SG 48 var. £75
F585 1963 YMSC 6d, showing strong downwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. SG 48 var. £75
F731 1963 YMSC 6d, lower marginal showing strong leftwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. SG 48 var. £75
F732 1963 YMSC 6d, lower marginal block of four showing good up and leftwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. SG 48 vars. £200
F286 1963 YMSC 6d, showing dramatic downwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and RARE this strong. SG 48 var. £225
F733 1963 YMSC 6d, showing dramatic downwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and RARE this strong. SG 48 var. £225
F816 1963 YMSC 6d, lower right corner cylinder '1A' block of four, showing dramatic down and leftwards shift of black printing. Minor marginal faults, stamps very fine unmounted. DRAMATIC AND RARE this strong, and no doubt unique as such. SG 48 vars.

Note: the progressive nature of the shift may well indicate that the most pronounced size of the shifts may well be at the base of the sheet, and by the slight slant, at this right corner		 £1,000
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