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x 1937 (1 July) envelope registered from Austria to Ndola franked at 1s.30g., missent to New York (1.6) and then carried by ship to Cape Town, arrived Ndola (30.6) and redirected to Lusaka with Ndola despatch c.d.s. (1.7) on face and Lusaka c.d.s. (2.7) on reverse, and 1946 (28 Dec.) envelope registered from Kitwe to Lodz, Poland, bearing Victory 1 1/2d. (2) and 2d. (11, all on reverse) at the correct rate of 2/1d., upon arrival bearing Postage Due 2z. apparently charged with the cover addressed "Poste Restante". An interesting and unusual pair £100-120
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x 1939 Capt. Smye envelope from Tristan da Cunha to "GPO Northern Rhodesia", bearing 1925 2d. cancelled by Type VII handstamp in violet and showing Livingstone Returned Letter Branch c.d.s. (23.1); 1945 and 1946 Harwood envelopes registered from Livingstone via Lusaka to Wales, bearing 1938 3/- and 10/- respectively £100-120
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x 1940-44 selection (5) comprising 1940 from Luanshya to Switzerland franked at 3d. and censored, 1942 registered from Ndola to Nkana franked at 5 1/2d. with Not Known and Not Claimed cachets on reverse, 1943 re-used envelope from Lusaka Information Office to England and sealed with Buy War Savings Certificates label, 1944 registered from Kitwe to Malta franked at 1/7d., and 1944 registered from Broken Hill to Switzerland franked at 1/7d., showing local, British and German censor labels and with Feldpost hand stamp and Swiss Civilian Post label; a fascinating group £150-200
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x 1940 (15 Aug.) envelope from Mongu Lealui "via Spain" to France, bearing 1 1/2d. carmine-red pair with censor handstamp alongside the stamps and censor label at left tied by two "no service/return to sender" handstamps in violet, applied due to the German Occupation of France, and 1941 (4 June) envelope from Luanshya to Russia, bearing 3d. blue and with Northern Rhodesia and British censor labels, bi-lingual Undeliverable boxed cachet in violet and returned to sender via Moscow (7.7.42) with "Retour" label on face. A rare and most unusual pair £120-150
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x 1942 (Dec.) envelope (226x101mm.) from Kitwe to New York franked at 3/3d. and carried on the Pan American South Atlantic Service via Leopoldville to Miami, censor label and handstamp at left, 1943 (Feb.) envelope registered from Kitwe "via Leopoldville Belgium Congo & United States" to Bahamas franked at 3/7 1/2d., and 1943 (June) envelope from Mission Siding to U.S.A. franked at 3/3 1/2d. and with censor label at left.
An unusual trio £150-200
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x 1944-53 selection of registered covers (6), three to South Africa from Broken Hill, Luanshya and Ndola franked at 5 1/2d., and three to the U.K. from Livingstone franked at 6d. and from Lusaka franked at 1/1d. and 1/7d. (4d. registered envelope); also 1937 and 1955 registered letter receipts from Livingstone and 1949 Telegraphs form from Kitwe £120-150
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x 1944 (17 June) envelope to a P.O.W. in Switzerland, bearing 1/2d. green (4) and 1d. chocolate unusually cancelled at Bulawayo Station, probably having been posted on a southbound train and with both U.K. and Swiss censor labels and cachets, and 1945
(27 Mar.) envelope from Kitwe to a P.O.W. in Germany, franked at 9d. and showing U.K. censor label and cachet, framed "british prisoner of war" and "kriegsgefangenenpost" cachets and, on reverse, "this letter formed part of undelivered mails which fell into the hands of the allied forces in germany. it is undeliverable as addressed, and is therefore returned to you" cachet in violet £120-150
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x 1946? envelope to Broken Hill, bearing Victory 1 1/2d. cancelled at Bulawayo Station though without the 1d. additional fee for the facility of posting on a train and showing boxed "t/posted on train/without special fee" completed for 2d. £80-100
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x 1947 (6 Jan.) window envelope from Chingola showing despatch c.d.s. alongside "postage paid/chingola" handstamp, applied as a result of the post office running out of 1/2d. stamps. Scarce £100-120
Note: As a result of a delayed order for low value stamps, the Chingola Post Office stock of 1/2d. stamps became exhausted. In order to avoid any delay a two-line handstamp was used on all mail requiring the 1/2d. unsealed letter rate until fresh supplies of stamps arrived. Recorded dates of use are from 31 December 1946 until 6 January 1947
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x 1/- hand-drawn essay in pencil and light colour wash, partially completed in a design close to that finally issued with the crown at top highlighted in Chinese white and with enlarged other portions surrounding it, the whole executed on thin card (97x109mm.) with a few pencil sketch outlines on reverse; also issued mint set of five. Photo £800-1,000
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x A selection of the issued stamps, comprising the set in imprint and plate number (except 4 1/2d.) blocks of four, 1/2d. plate 1B corner block of four showing "cecil" re-entry, 2d. imprint block of four (2) showing two pin holes "imperforate" and with a normal block for comparison, and 1/- marginal block of four from the top centre of the sheet showing "falls and rail" re-entry, all unmounted mint; also the set, together with other values, on 1953 (5 June) KGVI 4d. registered envelope from Chingola to Nairobi £60-80
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x 6d. master die proof in black on wove paper showing guide lines outside the design and with small security punch hole at upper right, affixed to Waterlow & Sons Ltd. presentation sheet (183x128mm.) inscribed "printed direct from plate", fine and very rare; also an imprint block of four of the issued stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200
Note: This master die was also used to produce stamps for the other territories participating in the issue: Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia
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x Head die proofs in oval cross-hatched surrounds for the pence and shilling formats, both on wove paper inscribed "northern rhodesia", the pence die numbered "19778" and the shilling die numbered "19790" and lettered "d". A unique pair from the printer's record book. PFSA Certificate (1985) for the small format proof. Photo £2,000-2,500
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x 1/2d. to 20/- set of fourteen in marginal blocks of four from the foot of the sheet with imprint; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 61-74, £300+ £120-150
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x 1/2d. to 20/- set of fourteen in blocks of four, a few to 1/- marginal or corner with imprint or sheet numbers, and singles, fine mint with the blocks largely unmounted. S.G. 61-64, £375 £80-100
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x 6d. grey, variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. Very rare. S.G. 68w, £4,500. Photo £3,500-4,000
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x 6d. grey, variety watermark inverted, fine used with part Broken Hill c.d.s. Very rare and with far fewer known (maybe only two) than the mint though the catalogue value does not reflect this. S.G. 68w, £4,500. Photo £3,500-4,000
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x 1954 (Mar.-May) envelopes (4) regarding the move of the Mkushi Boma Post Office which was relocated to a new site at Chiwefwe, comprising 25 March registered to Canada at 2/4d. with District Commissioner oval datestamp and with typed registration label affixed over registration handstamp numbered "2", 23 April to England bearing 3d. marginal block of four with sheet number at side and corner example with sheet number at top, both cancelled with District Commissioner oval datestamp, 19 June to Broken Hill and 17 July to England at 1/3d, both with stamps cancelled by "dumb" datestamp and "old/mkushi" handstamp, and 18 November (3, all unaddressed) similarly cancelled in dull violet ink. Also two pieces, one with District Commissioner oval datestamp, the other with "old/mkushi" handstamp. A rare and interesting group. Photo £800-1,200
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x 1954 (31 May) envelope from Chitimukulu to Lusaka, bearing 1d. green neatly cancelled by "dumb" c.d.s. ("1" of "31" inverted), being a substitute cancellation supplied ex Broken Hill on opening of this office. A scarce last day usage, being only in use from
26 May for six days. Photo £100-120
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x 1d. Lusaka trial printing imperforate marginal block of twelve (6x2) in pale grey-blue on gummed wove paper. A large and rare multiple of this interesting trial. Photo £1,000-1,200
Note: This trial was made by the Government Printer in Lusaka during October/November 1963. This was at the request of the G.P.O. who feared that the new issue of stamps being printed by Harrison's in the U.K. would not be delivered on time for the issue date in early December. As there was only a slight delay in delivery of the Harrison stamps, which were placed on sale on 10 December, the printing of these trial stamps was not pursued
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x A selection including the set in cylinder blocks of four and singles, 1/2d. and 1d. coil stamps with two strips including "leaders", 1d. block of four with value omitted, 1d. (two different) and 1/- with values misplaced, and 1/- booklets (2, one with panes inverted); fine unmounted mint £120-150
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x 1/2d. Plate 1A cylinder block of six, 1d. (6 with a marginal block of four), 3d. (5 with a corner block of four), 4d., 6d., 1/- marginal block of four and a marginal pair, and 1/3d., all with variety shifted value and all different with some extreme; fine unmounted mint with the 1/2d. plate block possibly unique and the 1/3d. rare. Photo £800-1,000
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x 1/2d., 2d., 4d. and 6d. (on piece with 3d. and 1/- block of three) used, 1/- and 1/3d. mint, all showing "hair" flaw (missing portion of hair above the Queen's right eye); a fine group of this unusual flaw £120-150
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x 1/2d. Plate 1A cylinder of eight (4x2), 1/2d. Plate 1B cylinder block of twenty (2x10) and 3d. marginal block of four, all the right-hand stamps showing additional perforations through the margin and encroaching in to the top of the stamps, and 3d. strip of twelve from the top of the sheet with full margins, each stamp with one perforation hole missing at upper right; fine unmounted mint £100-120
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x 3d. yellow selection of orange (eagle) colour shifts, comprising an upper right corner block of twelve (4x3) showing minor shift to left, a single with eagle shifted to foot resulting in "white" eagle, unmounted mint and one with shift to top resulting in "flying" eagle, tied to 1964 (13 Mar.) piece by Kalulushi c.d.s.; also a mint single with orange-yellow shifted to top resulting in "Queen's halo" flaw £150-180
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x 3d. yellow block of six (2x3), variety blue shifted 1mm. to upper left, fine unmounted mint and unusual £120-150
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x 3d. yellow, marginal from the left of the sheet, variety blue shifted dramatically to upper left, fine unmounted mint. Photo £200-250
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x 3d. yellow lower right corner cylinder 1B block of four, variety eagle printed double, the additional impression appearing at the base of the shield, fresh unmounted mint; the upper right stamp with a natural wrinkle. Very rare with about eighteen examples recorded, this being the cylinder block of record. S.G. 78c, £16,000+. Photo £10,000-12,000
Note: This variety occurred during the first printing. Most if not all the known examples emanate from an incomplete sheet purchased at the Ndola Post Office in April 1964
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x 3d. yellow lower left corner block of twenty-four (6x4), variety orange (eagle) omitted, the first stamp in rows 8, 9 and 10 showing varying traces of orange in the lower part of the shield, superb unmounted mint. The largest intact block remaining from the half sheet of sixty discovered in 1996 and a wonderful showpiece multiple. S.G. 78d, £28,000+. Photo £20,000-22,000
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x 4d. green block of forty (4x10), being the four left-hand columns of a sheet showing progressive misplacement of the value tablet from slightly to the right at upper left to well to the left above "p" of "postage" at lower right, fine unmounted mint and offered with a normal block for comparison. Probably the largest recorded multiple from one of the two sheets recorded £1,000-1,200
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x 6d. light olive-green selection with shifted value, comprising a lower left corner block of four with value to upper left of "postage", a block of four with value over "postage", and two pairs with differing positions over "rhodesia", one below the lower frameline into the perforations; also a cylinder block of four for comparison. Fine unmounted mint and an unusual group. Photo £400-500
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x 5/- magenta with eagle misplaced 2mm. to foot resulting in the eagle appearing largely white, used with a normal 5/- on 1963 (10 Dec.) first day cover envelope from Livingstone addressed locally. A very rare high value colour shift of which only three examples are recorded, this being the sole example on cover. PFSA Certificate (1979). Photo £800-1,000
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x A selection of covers bearing a variety of values and comprising one from Lusaka to Kitwe bearing 1/3d., three registered to England franked at 2/3d and 3/6d. (2, different frankings) and two from Kalomo to West Germany, one registered at 2/6d. and one franked at 6/- with 1/- and 5/-, two further covers from Kitwe to Johannesburg and England (registered) bearing values in combination with Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and 1964 Certificate of Posting bearing 1/2d. pair. An attractive group £150-200
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x 1/2d. bright violet block of four, fine unmounted mint. A rare multiple. S.G. 75a, £4,400+. Photo £2,500-3,000
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x 1d. light blue cylinder 1A and 1B corner blocks of six (3x2), proving the error occurred on both cylinders, and an upper left corner block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 76a £100-120
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x 3d. yellow cylinder 1A corner block of four, unmounted mint; very fine. Photo £300-350
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x 3d. yellow and 4d. green, unmounted mint; the 3d. with a few small marks on gum, the 4d. superb, and 3d. with value and eagle omitted, unmounted mint, stains on reverse. S.G. 78a, 78b, 79a, £500 £120-150
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x 6d. light olive-green lower left corner block of four, unmounted mint; pristine and a rare multiple. S.G. 80a, £3,200+. Photo £1,800-2,000
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x 6d. light olive-green, showing the eagle in an unusually light "yellow" shade, unmounted and very fine. Scarce. S.G. 80a, £800. Photo £250-300
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x 9d. yellow-brown marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint;
very fine and a rare multiple. S.G. 81a, £2,400. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x 5/- magenta, unmounted mint; very fine. The rarest of all the value omitted errors.
S.G. 86a, £2750. Photo £1,500-1,800
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x 20/- blue, marginal from the foot of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 88a, £1,200. Photo £600-700
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x 1d. light blue neatly tied by large Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (11 Jan.) envelope addressed locally to Clan Transport. Scarce on cover. Photo £100-120
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x 1d. light blue horizontal pair tied by small Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964
(21 Oct.) envelope addressed locally; the sole cover recorded with a multiple of this value. Photo £200-250
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x 4d. green tied by large Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (July) envelope to Rondebosch; the envelope with some fox marks, nearly all confined to reverse. A very rare stamp used on cover, being one of only two examples recorded. Photo £400-500
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x 3d. yellow cylinder 1B corner block of four, unmounted mint; fine and very scarce.
S.G. 78b, £1,000+. Photo £700-800
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x 9d. yellow-brown, champhered margin, unmounted mint; very fine. Scarce. S.G. 81b, £600. Photo £300-320
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x 3d. yellow marginal pair from the left of the sheet, used together with normal 3d. and 2/- cancelled by large Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (8 Oct.) envelope registered to Nairobi, despatch and arrival (10.10) c.d.s. on reverse. Very rare with three covers bearing this variety recorded, this being the unique example with a multiple. Photo £800-1,000
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x George V selection comprising 1/2d., 1d. and 1 1/2d. cards, 1d., 1 1/2d. and 2d. (both sizes) envelopes, 4d. sizes G and H2 (folded at centre) registered envelopes, all overprinted "specimen" and with a small datestamp applied at top of each by a receiving authority;
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x George V selection comprising 1d. and 1 1/2d. cards, 1 1/2d. and 2d. (both sizes) envelopes, 4d. size H2 and George VI G size (2) registered envelopes, all overprinted "specimen"; two items with minor stains/foxing £60-80
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