| RU2046 |
1965 Water Conservation, set in upper left corner blocks of four showing running sheet numbers in margins. In addition 2/6 with 'forehead retouch' flaw (constant, row 1/2). Superb unmounted. SG 354-356 |
£40 |
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| RU2047 |
1965 Water Conservation, set in upper right corner blocks of four showing 'VALUE' in margins. Superb unmounted. SG 354-356 |
£30 |
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| RU2048 |
1965 Water Conservation, set imprint strips of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. Uncommon. SG 354-356 |
£25 |
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| RU2103 |
1965 1/3 Churchill, publicity folder for the issue in black and white two pages. Giving the background to the commemoration, printing details etc. By the Government printer, Salisbury. |
£15 |
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| RU2104 |
1965 1/3 Chruchill, block of four on Southern Rhodesia postal stationery registered envelope (plain flap tucked inside), cancelled 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / BULAWAYO'. Unaddressed. |
£15 |
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| RU2049 |
1965 Independence, essay for the proposed design (84x47mm). Hand drawn and executed on thin card much similar to the issued design, although with flagpole at right and a different Queen's portrait. Colouring likewise much as the issued stamp. No further markings although appears contemporary for the period. Most unusual.
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SOLD |
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| RU2050 |
1965 2/6 Independence, 'Loyalists' forgery with 'Illegal' and 'Due' added to design. Vertical strip of three, a later stage in deep violet, green and yellow but both misplaced. On thicker paper without gum, crude impressions imperforate. SG 358 forgery |
£25 |
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| RU2051 |
Complete set of 15 values including 5/- Churchill, all cylinder 1A lower right corner blocks of four. Superb unmounted. An uncommon group. SG 359-373 |
SOLD |
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| RU2027 |
½d, upper left corner block of four running sheet no. '358', showing numerous letters of overprint weak, especially upper left stamp. Superb unmounted. SG 359 var. |
£15 |
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| RU2028 |
1d, showing curious 'halo' effect around '1d'. Superb unmounted. SG 360 var. |
£10 |
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| RU2029 |
1d, block of six showing curious 'halo' effect around '1d' of both left stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 360 vars. |
£15 |
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| RU2056 |
2d, left marginal block of 24 showing defective overprint with numerous letters broken on a number of stamps, particularly the top row. Superb unmounted. SG 361 and vars. |
£25 |
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| RU2057 |
9d, lower marginal imprint block of eight, showing blurred 'DENCE' of 'INDEPENDENCE' variety on lower right corner stamp (large batch variety). Superb unmounted. SG 365 and var. |
£20 |
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| RU2037 |
2/-, right marginal horizontal strip of three showing good rightwards shift of ochre printing, colouring in 'SOUTHERN RHODESIA". Superb unmounted. SG 368 vars. |
£35 |
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| RU2100 |
5/-, lower left corner block of four, showing defective perforation hole between each pair. Superb unmounted. SG 370 vars. |
£40 |
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| RU2052 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint. Upper left corner copy showing running sheet number in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 373 |
£8 |
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| RU2031 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint, ‘scratch through sword’ flaw (constant, row 2/1). Very fine mint. SG 373 var. |
£20 |
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| RU2030 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint. Upper right corner 'VALUE' block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 373 |
£50 |
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| RU2055 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill overprint,
cylinder 1A block of four. Superb unmounted.
SG 373
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£50 |
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| RU2053 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint. Upper right corner 'VALUE' block of four, showing good downwards shift of the overprint, now only one cancelling bar through original '1/3'. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 373 vars. |
SOLD |
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| RU2106 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint, on small plain cover cancelled 'SALISBURY 14 FEB 1966', airmail to South Africa. Lovely. |
£30 |
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| RU2107 |
1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint, on small airmail cover cancelled 'SALISBURY 14 MAY 1969', registered Express airmail to Germany. Arrival backstamps. Lovely. |
£45 |
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| RU2033 |
1966 5/- Harrison definitive, showing good downwards shift of the light blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG 385 var. |
£45 |
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| RU2032 |
1966 5/- Harrison definitive, showing good downwards shift of the light blue printing. Superb unmounted, striking and scarce this strong. SG 385 var. |
£75 |
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| RU2034 |
1966 5/- Harrison definitive, showing dramatic rightwards shift of the ochre printing, 'ghost' cattle. Superb unmounted, striking and very scarce this strong. SG 385 var. |
£250 |
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| RU2035 |
1966 10/- Harrison definitive, showing downwards shift of red printing. Superb unmounted. SG 386 var. |
£15 |
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| RU2058 |
1966 10/- Harrison definitive, showing downwards shift of red printing. 'CANCELLED' strike in violet. SG 386 var. |
£15 |
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| RU2085 |
1966 2/6 and 5/- CAA, two matching pieces each with both values and presumably cut from First Day covers. Showing blue vertical line in top margin of each duty respectively. Superb CTO. SG 395, 396 and vars. |
£15 |
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| RU2065 |
Original set of 11 values, cylinder '1A' blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 397-407 |
SOLD |
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| RU2061 |
1/3 JH4 printing. Lower left corner block of four showing cylinder '1A' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 403 |
£10 |
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| RU2075 |
1/3 JH4 printing. Upper left corner block of four showing colour dots in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 403 |
£8 |
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| RU2062 |
2/- JH4 printing. Lower right corner block of four showing cylinder '1A' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 404 |
£10 |
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| RU2067 |
2/- JH4 printing. Upper left corner block of four showing colour blocks in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 404 |
£10 |
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| RU2068 |
5/- JH4 printing. Upper left corner block of four showing colour blocks in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 405 |
£15 |
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| RU2083 |
5/- JH4 printing. Showing large blue spot in oval at right (constant, cylinder 1A row 5/2). Superb unmounted and CTO examples. SG 405 vars. |
£20 |
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| RU2039 |
5/- JH4 printing. Lower marginal cylinder '1B' copy showing 'branded cow' flaw, (constant, row 6/8 cylinder 1B). Superb unmounted. SG 405 var. |
SOLD |
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| RU2069 |
10/- JH4 printing. Upper left corner block of four showing colour blocks in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 406 |
£45 |
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| RU2060 |
10/- JH4 printing. Upper marginal vertical pair showing red blob in 'D' flaw (constant row 2/4). Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. SG 406 and var. |
£50 |
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| RU2063 |
£1 JH4 printing. Lower right corner block of four showing cylinder '1A' numbers in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 407 |
£60 |
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| RU2070 |
£1 JH4 printing. Upper right corner block of four showing 'VALUE' and running sheet number '1004' in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 406 |
£60 |
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| RU2059 |
5/-, 10/- and £1 JH4 printings. Each with 'CANCELLED' strikes (internal Post Office accounting). SG 405-407 |
£20 |
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| RU2066 |
1d, experimental printing dri gum. Lower left corner block of four showing cylinder '2B' numbers in margin. Hinged on margin stamps superb unmounted. Scarce. SG unlisted |
£50 |
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| RU2072 |
6d, trial printing, brown gum supreme chromo paper (flourescent). Upper right corner proving sheet number block, '2 033'. Hinged on upper margin stamps very fine unmounted. Very scarce, one of 55 possible. SG unlisted |
£400 |
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| RU2071 |
6d, trial printing, white esparto paper. Lower left corner block of four showing cylinder '1A' numbers in margin. Uncommon, 79 sheets printed. Superb unmounted. SG unlisted |
£80 |
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| RU2073 |
6d, trial printing, white esparto paper. Lower marginal block of four showing imprint in margin. Superb unmounted. 155 sheets printed. SG unlisted |
£60 |
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| RU2036 |
1/3, trial printing, German brown gum. Superb unmounted. SG unlisted |
£15 |
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| RU2077 |
1/3, trial printing, German brown gum. Upper left 'traffic light' block of four. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG unlisted |
£90 |
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| RU2076 |
1/3, trial printing German brown gum. Upper right proving sheet number block of four showing '2 079' in margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG unlisted |
£150 |
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| RU2078 |
1/3, trial printing German brown gum. Upper right proving sheet number block of four showing '2 036' in margin. Superb CTO with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / 1 NOV 1966' central datestamp. Scarce. SG unlisted |
£125 |
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| RU2074 |
1/3, trial printing, German cream gum. Right marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG unlisted |
£30 |
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| RU2038 |
5/-, trial printing on JH3 paper. Right marginal. Superb unmounted. SG unlisted (see footnote) |
£15 |
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| RU2079 |
5/-, trial printing on JH3 paper. Upper right corner block of four showing 'VALUE' and running sheet number 001 in margin. Superb unmounted. Delightful. SG unlisted (see footnote) |
£100 |
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| RU2064 |
10/-, trial printing on JH3 paper. Lower right corner block of four showing cylinder '1A' in margin. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG unlisted (see footnote) |
SOLD |
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| RU2080 |
10/-, trial printing on JH3 paper. Lower right corner block of six showing cylinder '1B' in margin. Hinged on two stamps otherwise superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG unlisted (see footnote) |
£300 |
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| RU2082 |
£1, trial printing on JH3 paper. Upper marginal block of four, each stamp showing a ‘ring’ (litho) flaw in differing positions. Superb unmounted. Most unusual. SG unlisted (see footnote) |
£250 |
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| RU2081 |
£1, trial printing on JH3 paper. Lower right corner block of six showing cylinder '1B' in margin. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG unlisted (see footnote) |
£450 |
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| RU2084 |
1967-68 Dual Currency. Complete set of five values in imprint pairs. Superb unmounted. SG 408-412 |
£30 |
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| RU2086 |
1967 4d Nature Conservation (Elephant), showing 'serif on 'E' of 'RHODESIA' flawbirds nest' flaw (constant, row 5/1 both cylinders). Superb unmounted. SG 420 var. |
SOLD |
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| RU2087 |
1970 2½c decimal definitive, early printings on brown gum. Cylinder '1A' and '1B' blocks of four showing the original colour dot sequence plus the later changed. Superb unmounted. Difficult. SG 441 |
£15 |
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| RU791 |
1970 $1 decimal definitive, horizontal pair with thick black vertical cancelling bars plus machine datestamps, Post Office training stamps. Most unusual. SG 451 |
£35 |
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| RU2090 |
1970 15c Mother Patrick, imprint block of six. Superb unmounted. SG 457 |
£8 |
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| RU2089 |
1972 13c Moffat, imprint block of six. Superb unmounted. SG 469 |
£6 |
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| RU2091 |
1972 Prevent Pollution, set of four imprint blocks of six. Superb unmounted. SG 470-473 |
£8 |
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| RU2088 |
1974 5c definitive, two lower marginal blocks, the first original printing showing the imprint across four stamps and the later printing with the imprint larger across six stamp. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 493 |
£15 |
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| RU2097 |
1974-78 definitive, complete set of original, new values, surcharges and later printings on white or white fluorescent papers, complete set of 35 values. Cylinder '1A' blocks of four. Superb unmounted. A very difficult group complete. SG 489-508, 526-528 and unlisted |
£150 |
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| RU2098 |
1974-78 definitive, complete set of original, new values, surcharges and later printings on white or white fluorescent papers, complete set of 35 values. Cylinder '1B' blocks of four. Superb unmounted. A very difficult group complete. SG 489-508, 526-528 and unlisted |
£150 |
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| RU2099 |
1965 - 1976, a complete run of the postage dues issued during this period. Including 1965 1d roulette 5 and 9 on white paper, 2d and 4d fluorescent papers, the decimal types with all papers/gums brown, white and white fluorescent plus 5c brown shade. Superb unmounted. A remarkably difficult assembly. SG D8-unlisted |
£60 |
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| RU2092 |
1976 1c, 2c, 5c and 6c postage dues, later printings on white gummed paper. The complete set of four values cylinder '1A' blocks of four. Superb unmounted. Uncommon group. SG unlisted |
£40 |
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| RU2093 |
1976 1c, 2c, 5c and 6c postage dues, later printings on white gummed paper. The complete set of four values cylinder '1B' blocks of four. Superb unmounted. Uncommon group. SG unlisted |
£40 |
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| RU1919 |
1977 13th June, cover underpaid at 1c machine cancelled BULAWAYO, locally addressed. Struck with instructional 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED' cachet indicated as 'INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS'. Endorsed in red 'T 6' and then applied with three 2c PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE decimal dues (SG D19a), cancelled 'BELLEVUE 14 JUN 1977'. Philatelic although still a most unusual and very scarce useage of these. P.F.S.A. certificate (1981). |
SOLD |
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| RU2094 |
1970 46c booklet, second printing with front cover not pre-folded at staple edge. C type panes imperforate right margins. Fine and complete. SG SB9 (second printing) |
£8 |
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| RU2121 |
1965 11th November, printed cover 'RHODESIAN INDEPENDENCE' / 'FROM THE HOME OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF RHODESIA, The Hon. I. D. SMITH'. Bearing SG QE II 3d definitive cancelled 'SELUKWE', locally addressed. Very fine and most unusual. |
£45 |
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| RU2122 |
1965 11th November, cover bearing pair QEII ½d definitives cancelled 'BUHERA 11th November 1965', printed at left 'RHODESIA INDEPENDENCE (etc.)'. Uncommon. |
£25 |
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| RU2126 |
1965 8th December, cover bearing Independence 2/6 (SG 358), cancelled 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / SALISBURY' and sent registered airmail to England. Upon arrival struck with green cachet, 'INVALID STAMPS USED / POSTAGE DUE' endorsed '3/6'. Apparently no further action taken and allowed. Fine and attractive. |
£20 |
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| RU2128 |
1965 23rd December, printed commemoration cover bearing Independence 2/6 (SG 358), cancelled 'SALISBURY' and sent airmail to England. Upon arrival struck with two boxed green cachets, 'STAMPS NOT VALID' and 'MORE TO PAY' endorsed '2-6', then applied with GB 2/6 due. Fine and attractive. |
£20 |
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| RU2123 |
1966 11th January, cover bearing Independence 2/6 block of four (SG 358), machine cancelled in violet 'SALISBURY' and with cds below. 'GOOD LUCK RHODESIA' label upper left, addressed to London. No charge markings although applied with GB 2/6 due. Attractive. |
£35 |
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| RU2119 |
1966 17th January, printed First Day cover bearing complete set of the Independence overprints (less Churchill), cancelled 'SALISBURY'. Sent registered to England and upon arrival struck with green boxed 'INVALID STAMPS USED / POSTAGE DUE' endorsed '6/-'. Reverse duly applied with GB 1/- and 5/- dues. Attractive. |
£75 |
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| RU2120 |
1966 17th January, printed First Day cover bearing complete set of the Independence overprints with 5/- Churchill and not Cattle, cancelled 'SALISBURY'. Sent registered airmail to London and upon arrival struck with small violet boxed 'STAMP(S) NOT VALID WHERE POSTED / TO PAY' endorsed '4/3'. However, this apparently ignored and reverse applied with GB 2/6 and £1 x two dues. Attractive and most unusual. |
£90 |
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| RU2102 |
1966 17th January, reduced coloured image of the Declaration of Independence, bearing at upper right 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint (SG 373), cancelled 'SALISBURY 17 JAN 1966' on the first day of issue. Most attractive. |
£75 |
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| RU2124 |
1966 17th January, cover bearing Independence 2/6 (SG 358), machine cancelled 'BINDURA' and addressed to England. Further with 'GOOD LUCK RHODESIA' 1966 Publicity label (tied), and upon arrival struck with green rectangular 'INVALID STAMPS USED / POSTAGE DUE' cachet endorsed '2/6'. Duly applied with GB 2/6 due. Fine and attractive. |
£20 |
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| RU2127 |
1966 2nd February, cover bearing Independence overprint 9d block of four (SG 365), cancelled 'UMTALI' and sent registered to England. Upon arrival struck with green boxed 'INVALID STAMPS USED / POSTAGE DUE' and endorsed '1/3'. Duly applied with GB 3d and 1/- dues. Attractive. |
£25 |
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| RU2125 |
1966 2nd February, cover bearing Independence 2/6 (SG 358), cancelled 'MARLBOROUGH' and sent registered (still using Federal label) airmail to England. Upon arrival struck with boxed green cachet, 'INVALID STAMPS USED / Postage Due' endorsed 'TO PAY', then applied with GB 3d and 1/- dues. Fine and attractive. |
£20 |
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| RU2117 |
1966 9th February, printed First Day cover bearing Harrison definitive set of 14. Sent registered to Kitwe, Zambia and upon arrival endorsed in ink 'TAX 2/6d'. Duly applied with Zambian 6d and 1/- x two dues. Uncommon and most attractive. |
£75 |
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| RU2116 |
1966 printed propaganda Air Letter, 'No doubt you are worried (etc.)', however in PORTUGUESE. Very fine unused. RARE, not previously seen. |
£75 |
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| RU2115 |
1966 printed propaganda Air Letter, 'No doubt you are worried (etc.)', however in ITALIAN. Very fine unused. RARE, not previously seen. |
£75 |
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| RU2114 |
1966 printed propaganda Air Letter, 'No doubt you are worried (etc.)', however in AFRIKAANS. Very fine unused. RARE, not previously seen. |
£75 |
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| RU2113 |
1966 printed propaganda Air Letter, 'No doubt you are worried (etc.)', however in GERMAN. Very fine unused. RARE, not previously seen. |
£75 |
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| RU2112 |
1966 printed propaganda Air Letter, 'No doubt you are worried (etc.)', however in FRENCH. Very fine unused. RARE, not previously seen. |
£75 |
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| RU2118 |
1968 11th November, printed cover for the Third Anniversary of Independence bearing complete overprint set (no Churchill). Cancelled 'SALSBURY'. Very fine and most attractive. |
£75 |
 |
| RU2105 |
1969 11th November, airmail cover bearing 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint (SG 373), cancelled 'SALISBURY 11 NOV 1969' as noted on the Fourth Anniversary of Independence. Locally addressed. |
£45 |
 |
| RU2108 |
1971 22nd February, Airmail cover bearing 1/6 Harrison with additional pairs of 1/- and 1/6 Harrisons (=50c) paying special charge for UK delivery, and struck with double ring 'EMERGENCY / MAIL SERVICE' cachet. Upon arrival struck with small 'POSTAGE DUE' hand stamp endorsed '1p' and duly applied with QE II machin. |
SOLD |
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| RU2111 |
1976 29th April, cover bearing 1c definitive and 3c Aloes, Airmail addressed to Mocambique. Struck with two violet straight line 'NO SERVICE' cachets, and endorsed 'R. T. S.'. |
£20 |
 |
| RU2109 |
1976 16th September, window envelope bearing 2½c and 1c bisect definitives. Both machine cancelled ‘SALISBURY’ indicating this practice as being allowed. Uncommon.
Note: on the 1st July various postal rates were increased, no postal rates remaining such that it included a ½c rate. On that same date all stamps that indicated a ½c face value were withdrawn. However, they were still valid for postage so anyone who wanted to use a 2½c would need to add an additional 1c stamp, thus overpaying by ½c. This was not of any great significance, although some people did bisect a 1c stamp to avoid over-paying. At first this was allowed, although sometime on the 16th September this was suddenly stopped and any further covers were treated as underpaid and taxed |
£55 |
 |
| RU2110 |
1979 3rd April, cover applied with 'MACY'S GREEN STAMP' (not related to the US company, a local department store and their loyally saving programme). This addressed to 'Mzilikazi Police Camp' and receiving a machine 'BULAWAYO (RHODESIA excised) / SONKE SESIZAKU VOTA' datestamp. Apparently allowed although during the volatile pre-Independence period. Delightful. |
SOLD |
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| RU2043 |
1966 Arms 10/-. Superb unmounted. Mewett 454 |
£5 |
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| RU2095 |
1965-6 Arms 3d, 1/-, 10/-, £1. Very fine used. Mewett 453-6 |
£25 |
 |
| RU2044 |
1966 Arms £2 right. Superb unmounted. Mewett 456 |
£20 |
 |
| RU2096 |
1965-6 Arms 3d, 1/-, 10/-, £1 and £2, each in an IMPERFORATE pair. Superb unmounted, a scarce and complete group of these. Mewett 451, 453-456 vars. |
£125 |
 |
| RU2040 |
c1967 Arms 6d black and orange perf 14½. Very fine used pen cancel. RARE. Mewett 452 |
£550 |
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| RU2042 |
c1969 Arms 6d brownish black and red-orange (perf 12½). Upper right corner vertical pair colour dots in margin, showing variety IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY. Without gum, very fine for these. Most attractive. Mewett 452 var.
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£150 |
 |
| RU2041 |
c1969 Arms 6d brownish black and red-orange (perf 12½). Horizontal strip of three showing variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN at left and right of centre stamp, also imperforate at top and bottom. Without gum although uncreased. Mewett 452 var.
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£150 |
 |
| RU2045 |
1970 decimal Arms $20, perf. 12½. Fine used Mewett 470 A |
£8 |
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