| MBSA2326 |
1896 large Arms unaccepted essay / colour trial for the design, without crown at top, denominated at '8 PENCE'. Towards issued colours of the 2d brown and mauve, perforated part gummed paper. Very fine for these. Scarce. |
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| MBSA2325 |
1896 large Arms unaccepted essay / colour trial for the design, without crown at top, denominated at '8 PENCE'. Close to issued colours of the 4d blue and mauve, perforated un-gummed paper. Very fine for these. Scarce. |
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| MBSA2324 |
1896 large Arms unaccepted essay / colour trial for the design, without crown at top, denominated at '8 PENCE'. Towards issued colours of the 4d blue and mauve, perforated gummed paper. Very fine for these. Scarce. |
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| MBSA2327 |
1897 4d ultramarine and claret. Major variety HORIZONTAL PAIR, IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Used with crisp sc 'REGISTERED / BULAWAYO 5 SP 01' datestamp. Torn and repaired, re-backed lower left corner. Despite its faults an attractive and EXCEPTIONALLY RARE variety. SG 70a
Note: this is the most rare of all BSA Company imperforate varieties. A single sheet known, resulting in six such pairs possible. A mint pair of this ex. the 'County' collection, and with this pair, they are the only known examples to have come on the market in the last 40 years or so. |
£1,200 |
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| MBSA2322 |
1898 Arms £2, plate proof colour trial, struck in similar colour to the issued £1 colour grey-purple. Horizontal pair, on thick paper, imperforate and part gum. Attractive and RARE. SG 91 colour trial |
£750 |
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| MBSA2328 |
1898 Arms £2, plate proof colour trial, struck in bright yellow-green. Vertical pair, on thick paper, imperforate and part gum. Attractive and RARE. SG 91 colour trial |
£750 |
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| MBSA2329 |
1904 Arms ½d, yellow-green. Major variety IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY, an upper marginal block of six, the left block of four showing the variety and in addition both imperforate to right stamps, and finally all three imperforate to upper margin. Very fine fresh mint or unmounted. A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY. SG 75aa |
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| MBSA2330 |
1902 25th February, envelope bearing pair 2d Arms brown (SG 79), cancelled 'BULAWAYO' with another strike above, addressed to Mustapha, Algeria. Light transit 'ALEXANDRIA' backstamp. An extraordinary destination. |
£150 |
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| MBSA2323 |
1909 Rhodesia' overprint £2, brown. Lower marginal, superb and fresh mint. A RARITY. B.P.A. certificate (1969). SG 113c |
£3,750 |
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| T2757 |
c1893, Transvaal ZAR 1d 'Vurtheim' Postal Stationery Card, the reverse with printed Transport Rates for ‘HUGHES / ZOUTPANSBERG – MASHONALAND / Receiving and Forwarding Agency.’ with space for rates to be inserted as required. Unused, with a few faults including a corner crease and small piece missing at top, otherwise fine and scarce. |
£45 |
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| MBSA2336 |
1897 30th August, 'THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY'S TELEGRAPHS.' form, for a message sent from Johannesburg to Salisbury. The message reading 'I hereby empower you to transfer Husbands block and mine into syndicates name Agnes Fairbairn'. Struck with small sc 'SALISBURY AU 30 97' datestamp, further applied with 1/- large Arms (SG 35), date cancelled in ink. Minor corner defect otherwise in a remarkable state of preservation for these flimsy forms. HIGHLY UNUSUAL, no other form seen with a stamp applied |
£250 |
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| MBSA2335 |
1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 6d re-drawn large Arms (SG 71). 'BULAWAYO' without stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE / BULAWAYO’ cachet, rounded corners. Light faults but still fine for these. |
£120 |
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| MBSA2334 |
1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 1/- large Arms (SG 35). 'BULAWAYO' without stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S / OFFICE’ cachet, rounded corners. Exceptionally fine and clean for these. |
SOLD |
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| MBSA2332 |
1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 2/- large Arms (SG 47). 'BULAWAYO' without stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S / OFFICE’ cachet, rounded corners. One corner creased otherwise very fine for these. |
£145 |
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| MBSA2333 |
1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 2/6 large Arms (SG 48). ‘BULAWAYO’ without stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S / OFFICE’ cachet, rounded corners. Three corners damaged. |
£65 |
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| MBSA2331 |
1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 10/- large Arms (SG 50). 'BULAWAYO' with stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE / BULAWAYO’ cachet, rounded corners. Corner fault and light soiling. |
£125 |
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