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1900 (19 Oct.) soldier's envelope to London and redirected locally, headed "From No 12076 Tpr Proby 65th Coy I.Y.", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing 1898 1d. tied by "bulawayo/rhodesia" double-ring d.s. and showing London datestamp alongside; the envelope with small tear at top of face panel £100-120
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1900 Marshall Hole Currency cards, eight examples showing "stop" after "bulawayo" and bearing seven different values, four with "administrator's office/bulawayo" validating handstamp and five with "administrator's/office" validating handstamp. A fine group £300-350
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1900 Marshall Hole Currency cards, nine examples with no "stop" after "bulawayo" and bearing seven different values, four with "administrator's office/bulawayo" validating handstamp and five with "administrator's/office" validating handstamp. A fine group £300-350
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1901 (25 Mar.) envelope to Bournemouth, bearing 1898 2d. pair tied by "fort jameson/n.e. rhodesia" double-ring d.s., showing another strike alongside and, on reverse, Chinde (5.4) and arrival (10.5) datestamps £80-100
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1909-12 selection of the printer's file stamps, comprising 1/2d. (4), 1d. (2), 2 1/2d. and 1/- marginal blocks of four, 7/6d. (2), £2 and £5 singles, all with security punctures and the usual slight water staining £100-120
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1909-15 £2 rosy brown, perf 14 1/2x15, fine unused with part original gum. Holcombe Certificate (1990). S.G. 113d, £3750. Photo £1,000-1,200
| 1910-13 Double Head Issue | |
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1/2d. (two shades), 2d. S.G. 127, and RSC "B", 2 1/2d. (two shades), 3d. S.G. 135, 136, 137 and RSC "B", 4d. RSC "E", 6d. S.G. 145, RSC "B" and "D", and 1/- S.G. 152 and 152a, part to large part original gum; a couple with small thins and/or perf. imperfections though of generally fine appearance £1,000-1,500
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x 1d. used plating study (101 including one block of four) in a stockbook, all positions represented except for 68 and 69; also another 36 examples unplated £120-150
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x 2d. black and grey block of four, mint with some fox spotting, and 2d. black and slate block of four without gum. S.G. 126, 129 £120-150
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2d. black-purple and slate-grey, fine mint. S.G. 127, £160 £70-80
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3d. purple and ochre, two marginal examples from the top of the sheet, one Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint and both the stamp remaining unmounted. S.G. 134 £80-100
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3d. maroon and ochre, RSC "B", fresh with part original gum. Photo £150-200
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x 3d. purple and ochre, perf. 14x15, neatly cancelled with small part double-ring datestamp at upper right corner, fine. S.G. 180, £300. Photo £120-150
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4d. black and orange, [25] Lines by King's cheek, lightly mounted mint; small thin in margin. S.G. 140 £70-80
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5d. purple-brown and olive-yellow horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp [25], Lines by King's cheek, lightly mounted mint; the normal with light crease, otherwise sound. S.G. 141a £70-80
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5d. purple-brown and ochre, lightly mounted mint; small gum bend, otherwise sound. S.G. 141ab, £650. Photo £150-200
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6d. brown and purple lower left corner example, variety vignette plate set unusually high, fresh mint and mounted in margin only. S.G. 145 £60-80
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8d. greenish black and purple, [2] marginal, Mid gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint and mounted in margin only. S.G. 148. Photo £120-150
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1/- black and pale blue-green, [2] Mid gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint. S.G. 152. Photo £150-180
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2/- black and ultramarine, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint; trace of a thin, otherwise fine. S.G. 153. Photo £100-120
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2/- black and ultramarine, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, mint with hinge remainder; traces of foxing on a few top perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 153. Photo £100-120
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2/- black and ultramarine, [25] Lines by King's cheek, fresh mint. S.G. 153 £70-80
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x 2/6d. black and rose-carmine, fresh lightly mounted mint; very fine. S.G. 157, £350. Photo £140-180
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2/6d. black and rose-carmine, fresh mint. S.G. 157. Photo £140-180
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3/- green and violet, unmounted mint with usual gum skips and "finger" mark. S.G. 158 £80-90
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5/- vermilion and deep green lower left corner example, fresh mint. S.G. 159. Photo £120-150
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5/- scarlet and pale yellow-green, marginal from the foot of the sheet, fine mint. S.G. 160. Photo £120-150
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5/- crimson and yellow-green, mint with some gum redistribution. S.G. 160a £80-100
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7/6d. deep rose-red and bright grey-blue, RSC "C" fresh mint; fine. Photo £300-350
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10/- deep myrtle and orange, fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 163. Photo £400-500
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10/- deep myrtle and orange, fresh mint with a hinge remainder. S.G. 163. Photo £200-250
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£1 bright carmine and bluish slate (RSC "E") with long gash in Queen's ear (LG2), unused with small part original gum; two small thin spots at top not affecting appearance. Photo £400-500
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£1 lake-brown and pale slate-black, RSC "F", fresh mint with a single hinge remainder. A fine example of this rare printing. Photo £1,500-1,800
| 1913-24 Admiral Issue | |
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Engraved die proof in black in unframed oval on surfaced wove paper (62x78mm.) affixed to card (97x119mm.), marked "Rhodesia" at lower left and with unknown signature at lower right. Highly attractive and a wonderful frontispiece to a collection of this issue. Photo £250-300
| Imperforate Colour Trials | |
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5/- in deep ultramarine and green, the issued colour combination, with design lightly scored through horizontally at centre, on wove paper (26x31mm.) affixed to piece of card (39x45mm.). Superb. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1969). Photo £3,000-4,000
Provenance: Dyer, Lynde, Everard, Jacob
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7/6d. in carmine and black with printer's guide marks at all four corners, with design lightly scored through horizontally at centre, on wove paper (26x31mm.) affixed to piece of card (39x47mm.). Superb. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1969). Photo £3,000-3,500
Provenance: Dyer, Lynde, Everard, Jacob
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10/- in carmine-lake and yellow-green, the issued colour combination, with design lightly scored through horizontally at centre, on wove paper (26x31mm.) affixed to piece of card (39x45mm.). Superb. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1969). Photo £3,000-3,500
Provenance: Dyer, Lynde, Everard, Jacob
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£1 in black and violet, the issued colour combination, with design lightly scored through horizontally at centre, on wove paper (26x32mm.) affixed to piece of card (39x45mm.). Superb. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1969). Photo £3,000-3,500
Provenance: Dyer, Lynde, Everard, Jacob
| Waterlow Revenue Forgery Prevention Proofs | |
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Head in a circular frame within a vertical oblong frame with burelage background, five examples in ochre, green, blue, maroon and brown. Photo £200-250
Note: Whilst the design was suitable for cheques, money orders and banknotes, etc., it was not suitable for revenue purposes and the design was not adopted
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A mint range comprising perf 14 1/2d., 1d. and 2 1/2d., perf 15 1 1/2d., Die I perf 14 4d., 5d. and perf 15 3d., 6d. and 2/-, Die II perf 14 8d., 3/- (2), 5/- (4), 7/6d. and perf 15 2d. (2), 10d. (6 including a block of four), 1/- (2), 7/6d., 10/- and £1, Die III perf 14 10d. block of four, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6d. (2) and 5/-, 1922-24 white paper perf 14 1 1/2d. corner block of six, 6d., 2/-, 2/6d. and £1; generally fine £600-800
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1/2d. deep green perf. 14 marginal block of eighteen, [36-60] with part imprint, lightly mounted mint with most remaining unmounted; a few short perfs. at right though an attractive block which is believed to emanate from Plate 4, Die III £100-120
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1/2d. dull green perf. 14 marginal pair from the foot of the sheet, variety imperforate between, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). S.G. 188a, £950. Photo £400-500
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1/2d. bright green perf. 14 upper right corner vertical pair, variety imperforate between stamps and margin, mint with a couple of hinge remainders; a couple of small imperfections though very rare and not to be confused with the imperforate between stamps and interpanneau margin varieties which are perforated through the margin. S.G. 189 var. Photo £250-300
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2 1/2d. deep blue perf. 15 complete sheet of sixty (10x6), numbered "6", with imprints at top and at foot, fresh mint with nearly all remaining unmounted; three small thins in margins, otherwise fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 207, £1,320+ £400-500
| 1913-22 Double Working Plates | |
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Die IIIA "White Shoulder", perf. 14 4d. black and orange-red, fine mint. S.G. 261 var. Photo £150-200
| 1913-24 Admiral Issue | |
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Die III, perf 14 £1 black and bright purple, £1 black and violet-indigo and £1 black and deep violet, the last with a few shortish perfs at left, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 278, 279, 279a; £1850. Photo £500-600
| 1917 Livingstone Provisionals | |
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"Half/Penny" complete pane of sixty (10x6), [51] showing "P" of "Penny" and part of the left-hand bars, "H" and "e" failing to print, fine mint with most remaining unmounted. Most unusual. S.G. 280, b, c £400-500
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Perf 15 2d. to £1, fine mint. S.G. 312-322, £2340. (11). Photo £900-1,100
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Perf. 14 5/- bright ultramarine and emerald block of eight cancelled by six Filabusi 1923 c.d.s., traces of backing paper on reverse; one with a small hole though a very rare multiple. S.G. 306. Photo £400-500
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x 1965-78 collection of unmounted mint blocks of four in a stockbook, largely Commemoratives though including 1978 Definitives, most from the corners of the sheet with colour bars, Postage Due 1970-73 1c. to 6c. used blocks of fifteen unmounted mint 2c. and 6c. blocks of ten, together with SB6 (21), 8 (3) and 10 (12) booklets. Also Nyasaland 1954 SB1 (2) and 2 (3) booklets £140-180
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