| AR654 |
Die Proof. King George V and Queen Mary vignette printed in black, before hardening, on wove paper inset on thick card (69x100mm). The portrait is in its full design before the medals were cut down to fit the frame and also show ‘bruise’ flaws below the King’s medals and a diagonal scratch between 4 and 5mm above the King’s Head. Exceptionally rare and beautifully written up on an exhibition page. Believed to be unique in black.
Note: this proof is believed to have originally been in the Arthur V. Jacob collection. Subsequently ex Harry Birkhead (private sale), Henk de Lange (private sale), Alan Uria (Spink 2012) and Dr. Arnold Brickman (Stanley Gibbons 2024). The description in the Alan Uria catalogue incorrectly stated the proof was ex the Robert Gibbs sale in 1987.
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£14,500 |
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| AR653 |
1910 ½d bluish green, perf. 14. An upper marginal BLOCK OF 12 (3x4), positions 6-8 / 36-38, showing part imprint. Superb fresh unmounted mint. A Scarce multiple. SG 120 / RJL 5
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£525 |
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| AR647 |
1910 ½d apple-green group, perf 14. BLOCK OF FOUR, positions [66-67 / 76-77]. Superb fresh unmounted mint. A very scarce multiple. RJL 6
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£350 |
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| AR648 |
1910 1d carmine-red, perf 14. A deep shade with ‘saturated’ colour. Plateable as position [17]. Very fine fresh mint with light hinge marks. SG 124 group
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£85 |
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| AR649 |
1910 4d blue-black and yellowish orange, no gash headplate, perf. 14. Position 28 showing the ‘Hairpin’ flaw. Superb fresh unmounted mint with very faint corner bend at upper left. Ex Montgomery (2002), Vestey (2015), Brickman (2024). RSC F
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£275 |
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| AR650 |
1910 1/- black and (very) pale blue-green, mid gash headplate. Lower right corner pair, positions 49-50. Light hinge remnant in the right margin only, the stamps are superb unmounted mint. Most attractive. SG 152
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£250 |
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| MDH2541 |
1910 1/- blue-black and turquoise-blue, thick ear headplate. Position 7 showing constellation flaw, thus proving the headplate. Very fine fresh mint. A RARITY OF THE ISSUE, few mint examples known in this perf. RSC E var.
Note: this printing in unused condition is one of the rarest of the entire Double Head issue |
£4,500 |
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| AR651 |
1910 5/- deep carmine-red and yellow-green, short gash headplate. Hinge remainders, otherwise very fine fresh mint. SG 160 variant 1
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£275 |
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| AR652 |
1910 £1 scarlet and (‘aniline-indigo’) blue-black, perf 14, short gash headplate, position 21. Very fine used with an almost complete MUMBWA / N.W. RHODESIA (29 May 1916?) double circle datestamp. The last year digit is largely absent. Very scarce usage. RSC H
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£650 |
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| AR645 |
1911 (19th December), unsealed envelope addressed to South Africa sent at the ½d open letter rate. Bearing a single Double Head ½d yellow-green (SG 119 / RJL 1) tied by a Bulawayo (19 Dec) double circle datestamp with an additional strike alongside. With a Johannesburg (22 Dec) machine roller arrival cancellation on the reverse. Rare, being only the second example of a ½d Double Head correctly paying this rate we have handled. |
£275 |
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| AR646 |
1912 (21st June), envelope addressed to Germany bearing a Double Head ½d olive-green and two overlapping 1d carmine-red (SG 121 / RJL 3, SG 124) each tied by a PENHALONGA / S. RHODESIA (21 Jun) triple circle datestamp. Some minor edge crumpling otherwise a fine and attractive franking. |
£150 |
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