| MDH2543 |
1910 ½d pale green (aniline). Upper marginal block of four, part imprint in margin, both upper stamps show 'wedge' flaws, crackly gum. Hinged on margin stamps pristine unmounted. Lovely and scarce. RJL 4 and vars. |
£325 |
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| RA10000 |
1910 1d carmine-red. Vertical pair, major variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN. Very fine mint. A great rarity of the Double Head issue. Clear BPA certificate (1977, then listed as SG 123a). Ex Vestey (2015, lot 39). SG 124a
Note: we have been able to trace eleven examples of this variety, eight of which are mint including four contained as one unit within a block of eight.
It is apparent from the plated pairs and differences in shade and impression, that two sheets each had one row imperforate: one sheet between rows six and seven and the other between rows nine and ten.
It is also noteworthy that four pairs (1 to 4 below) were originally adjacent.
1) Used pair, positions [57/67] on ‘ABC Dyer’ cover. Ex Gibbs (1987), Brickman (2024)
2) Mint pair, positions [58/68]. Damaged (tear, crease and thin). Ex Gibbs (1987)
3) Mint pair (offered above), positions [59/69]. BPA certificate (1977). Ex Vestey (2015)
4) Mint pair, positions [60/70]. BPA certificate (1976). Ex Besançon (2020), Gibbs ‘Cottonwood’ (June 2021, lot 38)
5) Mint pair, lower left corner marginal, positions [81/91]. Ex Sinton (1955).
6-9) Four mint pairs within a block of eight stamps. Positions [82/92-85/95]. Ex Vestey (2015)
10) Mint / used pair, positions unknown. Mint with gum, the upper stamp with postmark. Ex Uria (2012)
11) Mint pair, positions unknown. Damaged (torn through, creased and thin). Ex Simpson (1982), Birkhead (1986).
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£17,500 |
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| MDH2567 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 8 showing printer's mark lower left. Very fine mint. SG 126 |
£45 |
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| MDH2565 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 12. Very fine mint. SG 126 var. |
£40 |
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| MDH2564 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 13 showing printer's mark upper left. Very fine mint. SG 126 var. |
£45 |
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| MDH2563 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 14. Very fine mint. SG 126 |
£40 |
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| MDH2562 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 16. Very fine mint. SG 126 var. |
£40 |
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| MDH2571 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 18. Very fine mint. SG 126 |
£40 |
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| MDH2570 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Brownish blotchy frame, position 19. Very fine mint. SG 126 shade |
£45 |
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| MDH2566 |
black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 24. Very fine mint. SG 126 |
£40 |
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| MDH2568 |
1910 2d black and grey, long gash headplate. Position 26 showing King's button flaw. Very fine fresh mint. SG 126 var. |
£45 |
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| MDH2573 |
1910 2d black and 'pearl' grey shade, long gash headplate. Position 15 showing King's extra eyebrow. Fine mint. Distinct and uncommon. SG 126 variant i |
£65 |
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| MDH2572 |
1910 2d black and 'pearl' grey shade, long gash headplate. Position 44 showing King's wisp. Very fine mint. Distinct and uncommon. SG 126 variant i |
SOLD |
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| MDH2574 |
1910 2d black and 'pearl' grey shade, long gash headplate. Position 46 showing King's extra curl. Very fine unmounted. Distinct and uncommon. SG 126 variant I var. |
£100 |
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| MDH2576 |
1910 2d black-purple and slate-grey, long gash headplate. Position 13 showing printer's mark upper left. Very fine mint. SG 127 |
£100 |
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| MDH2575 |
1910 2d black-purple and slate-grey, long gash headplate. Position 50 showing King's nostril flaw. Very fine mint. SG 127 |
£95 |
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| MDH2581 |
1910 2d black and slate-grey, long gash headplate. Position 23. Very fine unmounted. SG 128 |
£75 |
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| MDH2578 |
1910 2d black and slate-grey, long gash headplate. Position 24. Fine mint. SG 128 |
£35 |
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| MDH2579 |
1910 2d black and slate-grey, sepia tinted heads, long gash headplate. Very fine mint. SG 128 variant i |
£65 |
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| MDH2587 |
1910 2d black and slate-grey, long gash headplate. Superb cancelled part 'SALISBURY' datestamp. Uncommon. SG 128 |
£25 |
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| MDH2545 |
1910 2d black and slate, hook headplate. Block of four positions 12-13 / 17-18, 13 showing printer's mark upper left. Very fine mint. SG 129 |
SOLD |
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| MDH2544 |
1910 2d black and slate, hook headplate. Block of four positions 13-14 / 18-19, 13 showing printer's mark upper left. Superb unmounted. SG 129 |
£350 |
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| MDH2584 |
1910 2d black and grey-black, long gash headplate. Upper marginal pair positions 1-2, 2 showing long gash in Queens ear. Minor perf. tones, hinged on margin stamps fine unmounted. SG 130 and var. |
£150 |
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| MDH2582 |
1910 2d black and grey-black, long gash headplate. Position 23. Very fine mint. SG 130 |
£50 |
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| MDH2585 |
1910 2d black and grey-black, long gash headplate. Position 43. Very fine unmounted. SG 130 |
£100 |
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| MDH2586 |
1910 2d black and grey-black, long gash headplate. Position 46 showing King’s extra curl. Very fine mint. SG 130 var. |
£75 |
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| MDH2583 |
1910 2d black and grey-black, long gash headplate. Position 50 showing King's nostril flaw. Very fine mint. SG 130 var. |
£55 |
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| MDH2546 |
1910 3d maroon and ochre, hook headplate. Right marginal block of four, positions 39-40 / 44-45. Very fine fresh mint. RSC B |
SOLD |
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| MDH2561 |
1910 4d purplish sepia and dull orange, long gash headplate. Upper marginal showing large part imprint in margin. Hinge trace, exceptionally fine mint. An extraordinary shade. Ex. Gibbs, Brickman. SG 140 shade |
SOLD |
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| MDH2548 |
1910 6d chocolate and maroon, thick ear headplate. Very fine fresh mint. Scarce. RSC E |
£275 |
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| MDH2549 |
1910 8d perf. 13½, (purplish) grey-black and deep dull purple, long gash headplate. Position 2 showing long gash in Queen's ear. Very fine mint. SG 185 / RSC C var. |
£125 |
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| MDH2547 |
1910 10d scarlet and reddish mauve, long gash headplate. Right marginal vertical pair, positions 10/15, 15 showing King's extra eyebrow. Very fine unmounted. SG 149 |
£150 |
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| MDH2550 |
1910 10d carmine and deep purple, long gash headplate. Light shades, very fine mint. SG 150 |
£265 |
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| MDH2551 |
1910 10d deep rose-red and (aniline) brown purple, long gash headplate. Hinge trace, very fine mint. SG 150 variant |
£350 |
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| MDH2553 |
1910 10d scarlet-vermilion and maroon, (clean) thick ear I headplate. Exceptionally fine mint. Scarce as such. RSC C |
£675 |
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| MDH2554 |
1910 10d vermilion and maroon, (flawed) thick ear headplate. Short perf. at base, fine fresh mint. RARE. RSC E |
SOLD |
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| MDH2558 |
1910 1/- grey-black and deep blue-green, long gash headplate. Superb used cancelled crisp 'SALISBURY 15 DEC 1910' datestamp. SG 151 |
£40 |
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| MDH2557 |
1910 2/- black and china blue, thick ear headplate. Position 2 showing Queen's thick ear. Exceptionally fine and fresh mint. RARE. RSC D var. |
£1,250 |
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| MDH2556 |
1910 2/6 black and lake, hook headplate. Position 1 upper left corner copy. Pristine unmounted. Lovely. SG 155 |
£475 |
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| MDH2555 |
1910 7/6 (reddish) carmine and dull blue, mid gash headplate. Very fine mint. Very scarce. RSC D |
£1,450 |
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| MDH2559 |
1910 £1 carmine-vermilion and (paler) blue-black, long gash headplate. Showing a curious area to the left of the King's forehead, apparently a wood chip fallen out. However, this happening prior to the frame being printed with lines of black printing running vertically through. Fine used cancelled '(SA)LISBURY 3 SEP 1912'. A RARE commercial usage and intriguing variety. RSC A |
£425 |
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| MDH2542 |
1910 £1 (scarlet) rose-red and grey-black, short gash II headplate. Superb CTO part (SALISBU)RY'. RARE with this cancel. RSC I |
£650 |
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| AR655 |
1912 (30th November), envelope addressed to Germany endorsed ‘via Cape Town’. Bearing a horizontal pair of 1d carmine-red and an upper right corner example of a 3d deep claret and pale yellow-ochre with sheet number ‘142’ (SG 124, RSC E) each tied by SALISBURY / S. RHODESIA’ (30 Nov) double circle datestamps. The 3d soiled though very scarce usage. |
£175 |
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