B.S.A. COMPANY
FEATURED ITEM
FEATURED ITEM
RA4912
RA4595
INGWANIA / MATABELELAND sc, crisp complete strike date inserted by hand 19 / 9 / 98, on pair 2d large arms (SG 43). A magnificent example of this rare office.
SABIWA MINE dc, almost complete, very fine crisp strike dated 2 JUL 1903, on ½d Arms
£225
£180
Last updated: 11th April, 2012
POSTAL STATIONERY
POSTAL CARDS
RA6138 1894 Cape of Good Hope 1d Reply Paid Post Card overprinted ‘MASHONALAND / VIA’. Fine unused. H & G 3 £20
RA6139 1894 Cape of Good Hope 1½d Post Card overprinted ‘MASHONALAND / VIA’. Very fine unused. H & G 4 £20
B184 1893 1d ‘MASHONALAND’ Inland Post Card, small Arms imprint. Very fine unused, light shade (early printing, lines of shading fine and clear). H&G 5 £12
B185 1893 1d ‘MASHONALAND’ Inland Post Card, small Arms imprint. Very fine unused, deep shade (later printing, lines of shading coarse). H&G 5 shade £12
RA6140 1898 19th December, ‘MASHONALAND’ 1d inland Post Card (H & G 5), neatly cancelled ‘GWELO’ dc datestamp, another alongside, addressed to Bulawayo. £20
B186 1893 1½d International Post Card. Very fine unused. H&G 6 £16
RA4476 1894 29th March, 1½d postal stationery card (H&G 6) used to England (adhesive removed), cancelled by very fine ‘827’ barred oval numeral cancel with proving strike of Salisbury / Mashonaland (29 Mar) sc alongside. The message on the reverse was written by E.C. Tyndale-Biscoe, a Naval Lt. with the Column who raised the flag at Fort Salisbury on 12th September 1890, the morning after their arrival. Tuli (5 Apr) and Cape Town (18 Apr) transit backstamps. £350
B187 1895 13th August, 1½d International Post Card cancelled sc ‘SALISBURY AU 13 95 / MASHONALAND’ datestamp to Johannesburg. Very fine. H&G 6 £50
B189 1896 5th July, 1½d International Post Card cancelled sc ‘BULAWAYO JU 5 96 / RHODESIA’ datestamp, un-addressed. Used during the Rebellion period, presumably cancelled as a souvenir. H&G 6 £45
B190 1893 1d ‘MASHONALAND’ Reply Paid Post Card, small Arms imprint. Very fine unused. H&G 7 £22
RA5292 1897 1d 'RHODESIA' Inland Post Card, large Arms imprint. Superb unused, uncommon. H & G 8 £35
B191 1896 1½d ‘RHODESIA’ International Post Card, large Arms imprint. Very fine unused. H&G 9 £24
B192 1896 1d ‘RHODESIA’ Reply Paid Post Card, large Arms imprint. Very fine unused. H&G 10 £30
B193 1899 1d ‘RHODESIA’ Post Card, Arms imprint. Very fine unused. H&G 11 £12
B196 1902 17th February, 1d 'RHODESIA' Post Card, Arms imprint, cancelled dc ‘UMTALI 17 FEB 02 / S. RHODESIA’ locally addressed. Very fine and clean. H&G 11 £30
B197 1903 30th October, 1d 'RHODESIA' Post Card, Arms imprint, cancelled dc ‘SALISBURY / RHODESIA’ to England, arrival mark on reverse. Fine and clean. H&G 11 £30
RA3449 1905 5th October, 1d Arms Post Card , 'GWELO / RHODESIA / 5 OCT 05' datestamp, addressed to Natal. Fine and clean. H&G 11 £30
B198 1906 1st December, 1d 'RHODESIA' Post Card, Arms imprint, cancelled dc ‘VICTORIA FALLS / S. RHODESIA’ datestamp to Switzerland, arrival strike on front. Fine and clean. H&G 11 £45
RA5566 1912 9th February, 1d Arms illustrated postal stationery card (H&G 11a) with full view on the reverse ‘Victoria Falls, Rhodesia. Profile Point, From S. Bank.’ Printed in sepia. Cancelled Broken Hill (9 Feb) and addressed to Belgium with Brussels (2 Mar) arrival strike on the front. Very fine, in well above average condition. £180
B200 1899 1d Arms ‘RHODESIA’ Reply Paid Post Card. Very fine unused. H&G 12 £20
B202 1903 ½d Arms ‘RHODESIA’ Post Card. Very fine unused. H&G 13 £12
B204 1906 29th September, ½d Arms Post Card uprated with ½d Arms cancelled dc ‘GATOOMA / S. RHODESIA’ datestamps to England. ‘BULAWAYO STATION / *’ transit strike on reverse. Fine, clean. H&G 13 £40
B205 1909 29th September, ½d Arms Post Card cancelled sc ‘MARADELLA’S / 29 SP 9 / RHODESIA’ to the Cape. Very fine and clean. H&G 13 £35
B206 1909 17th December, ½d Arms Post Card, uprated with 1d Arms and thus overpaid by ½d, cancelled dc ‘BULAWAYO / RHODESIA’ datestamp to Belgium, arrival mark on front. Message in French headed ‘Frontier of Katanga and Rhodesia’ and goes on to state that this was the first train crossing the border of the two countries, presumably this was carried on to Bulawayo and posted there. Fine and clean. H&G 13 £45
LETTER CARDS
B208 1903 1d Arms Letter Card. Superb unused. Uncommon. H&G A1 £35
B209 1910 6th May, 1d large Arms Letter Card red on pale blue, cancelled with tc ‘PENHALONGA / S. RHODESIA’ datestamp to the Transvaal. ‘BULAWAYO STATION’, ‘PRETORIA’ transit strikes on reverse and ‘WITPOORT’ arrival strike on front. A scarce card used. H&G A1 £80
ARMS EMBOSSED ENVELOPES
B210 1904 ½d embossed envelope, small size ( 137 x 79 mm ). Very fine unused. H&G B1 £18
B211 1910 27th August, ½d embossed envelope cancelled dc 'BULAWAYO' datestamp, another alongside. Violet straight line 'RHODESIA PIONEER AND / EARLY SETTLERS' SOCIETY.' cachet top left. Locally addressed. Fine and clean. H&G B1 £45
B212 1911 28th April, ½d embossed envelope cancelled dc ‘UMTALI 28 APR 11 / S. RHODESIA’ to South Africa. Very fine and clean. H&G B1 £45
B213 1917 3rd February, ½d embossed envelope cancelled dc 'UMTALI 3 FEB 17' datestamp, another alongside, addressed to Melsetter, arrival backstamp. H&G B1 £38
B216 1905 10th July, 1d embossed envelope cancelled sc ‘VICTORIA / JU 10 05 / MASHONALAND’ datestamp, another alongside, to Bulawayo, arrival backstamp. Fault at top otherwise very fine clean. H&G B2 £45
B217 1908 29th July, 1d embossed envelope cancelled sc ‘UMTALI JY 29 8 / RHODESIA’ datestamp, to Johannesburg. Very fine and clean. H&G B2 £30
B218 1910 15th July, 1d embossed envelope lightly cancelled and another alongside dc ‘VICTORIA FALLS / 15 JUL 1910 / S. RHODESIA’ datestamp to Johannesburg. Very fine and clean. H&G B2 £45
B219 1915 8th April, 1d embossed envelope cancelled dc ‘SELUKWE 8 APR 1915 / S. RHODESIA’ to Bulawayo. Few light age marks. H&G B2 £35
B220 1904 1d embossed envelope, square size ( 124 x 97 mm ). Very fine unused. H&G B2b £18
B221 1912 16th April, 1d embossed envelope cancelled sc ‘HARTLEY / AP 16 12 / RHODESIA’ datestamp to England, thus showing the correct 1d rate to the UK and Empire during 1911 to 1917. Very fine and clean. H&G B2b £45
B222 1912 10th September, 1d embossed envelope cancelled dc ‘SIN(OIA) 10 SEP 1913 / S. RHODESIA’ to Salisbury. Very fine and clean. H&G B2b £35
B223 1904 2½d embossed envelope, small size ( 140 x 80 mm ). Very fine unused. H&G B3 £24
B224 1904 3rd September, 2½d embossed envelope cancelled dc ‘BULAWAYO 3 SEP 04 / RHODESIA’ to Germany. Very fine and clean. H&G B3 £50
B226 1910 27th July, 2½d embossed envelope lightly cancelled VICTORIA FALLS (?) to France, then re-directed. Folded otherwise fine and clean. Uncommon. H&G B3 £35
B227 1904 2½d embossed envelope, large size ( 145 x 110 mm ). Very fine unused. H&G B3a £24
B230 1912 9th August, 2½d embossed envelope large size, cancelled dc ‘UMTALI 9 AUG 12 / S. RHODESIA’ to Germany. Very fine and clean. H&G B3a £50
WRAPPERS
B231 1903 ½d Wrapper. Very fine unused. H&G E1 £22
RA674 (no date) ½d Wrapper, cancelled with poorly struck barred oval cancel and addressed to Bulawayo, fine. H&G E1 £50
B233 1903 1d Wrapper. Very fine unused. H&G E2 £22
B234 1903 18th December, 1d Wrapper cancelled dc ‘SALISBURY / RHODESIA’ to Scotland. Early use, fine and uncommon. H&G E2 £45
RA3444 1903 24th December, 1d Arms wrapper, cancelled 'SALISBURY / RHODESIA / 24 DEC 03' to Scotland. Fine and clean. H&G E2 £35
RA667 1911 25th July, 1d Wrapper cancelled dc 'SALISBURY', to Bulawayo, fine. H&G E2 £55
B235 1918 30th June, 1d Wrapper cancelled dc ‘GWELO / RHODESIA’ to Belgium. Very fine, uncommon. H&G E2 £40
B236 1923 11th December, 1d Wrapper cancelled dc 'GWELO / S.RHODESIA 11 DEC 1923', addressed locally. (Falk correspondence). H&G E2 £45
B237 1923 17th December, 1d Wrapper cancelled dc 'GWELO / S.RHODESIA' locally addressed, either overpaid or weight over 4 oz. Very fine and clean. H&G E2 £48
REGISTERED ENVELOPES
B238 1893 (?) 4d Registered envelope small size die I (lion well above shield). This apparently the first 1893 printing with the 4 lines of printing on address side 84.5 ; 64.5 ; 89.0 ; 71.0 mm in length. Fine unused, uncommon. H & G C1 £45
RA903 1893 (?) 4d Registered envelope, small size Die I (lion well above shield) with the 4 line measurements 84.5, 64.5, 89, 71mm respectively. Exceptionally fine unused. H & G C1 (Ascher type 1) £50
RA905 1903 (?) 4d Registered envelope, small size Die I (lion well above shield) with the 4 line measurements 80.5, 64.5, 90, 73mm respectively. Very fine unused. H & G C1 (Ascher type 4) £45
RA5565 1893 4d Registered envelope (H & G C1). Very fine unused. £45
RA3745 1893 4d long registered envelope. Very fine unused, uncommon as such. H&G C 1a £70
MISCELLANEOUS
RA8372 1894 Reuter’s Telegraph Service, se-tenant vertical strip of 3 containing 10/-, 5/- and 2/6 duties as issued. Unobtrusive horizontal crease running through 5 Shillings value, otherwise very fine unused with gum. B.P.A. certificate (1994). Scarce. £1,400
RA5569 1894 Reuters Telegraph Service, 5/- duty, very fine used on small piece of telegram form with manuscript date “13 / 5 / 94” and initials of Captain L. Norris-Newman (Reuter’s agent). Rare, as few of the 135 used of this value have survived. SOLD
RA8567 1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 3d re-drawn large Arms (SG 69). ‘BULAWAYO’ with stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE / BULAWAYO’ cachet, square corners. Exceptionally fine and clean and uncommon as such. £165
RA8568 1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 6d re-drawn large Arms (SG 71). ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S / OFFICE’ cachet, square corners. Exceptionally fine and clean and uncommon as such. £165
RA8570 1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 1/- Arms (SG 84). ‘BULAWAYO’ with stop, ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE / BULAWAYO’ cachet, rounded corners. Fine and clean. £165
RA8569 1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 1/- large Arms (SG 35). ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S / OFFICE’ cachet, square corners. Exceptionally fine and clean and uncommon as such. £180
RA8571 1900 Marshall Hole currency card, bearing 2/- large Arms (SG 47). ‘ADMINISTRATOR’S / OFFICE’ cachet, square corners. Exceptionally fine and clean and uncommon as such. £200
RA2473 c1903, presentation ‘Specimen’ composite set of 16 values ½d to £1 with diagonal italic handstamp ‘Specimen’ in black (Samuel R3). Each in a horizontal or vertical pair, very fine mint or unmounted. Attractive group. £240
B245 c1903, presentation ‘Specimen’ composite set of 16 values ½d to £1 with diagonal italic handstamp ‘Specimen’ in black (Samuel R3). Blocks of four, mostly superb unmounted. A fine set. £750
RA4891 1906 19th November, ‘McNeil’ picture postcard addressed to Troon, Scotland. The viewside is a privately produced sepia photo endorsed in manuscript “Lake Chila / Abercorn”. The reverse bears a single BSA 1898 Arms 1d rose (SG 77) tied by ‘ABERCORN N.E. RHODESIA’ (19 Nov) double circle datestamp with additional strike below. FORT JAMESON (7 Dec) transit datestamp at left. £65
RA4499 1907 (June), incoming colour picture postcard (Columbia River) from the USA with 2c Washington. Addressed to Mrs Agnes Falk in Gwelo with BULAWAYO STATION (28 Jun) dc transit datestamp. £20
RA4895 1907 9th July, ‘McNeil’ picture postcard addressed to Troon, Scotland. The viewside is a privately produced sepia photo endorsed in manuscript “Skinning an Eland”. The reverse bears a single BSA 1898 Arms 1d red (SG 78) tied by ‘ABERCORN N.E. RHODESIA’ (9 Jul) double circle datestamp with additional strike alongside. FORT JAMESON (31 Jul) transit datestamp below. £65
B248 1918 18th November, printed 'SOUTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS' form sent from Salisbury and delivered to Gatooma with datestamp in box at upper right. Message reads 'Have joined up Love to you all'. Some faults as to expected from the flimsy paper. £18
POSTMARKS / South of the Zambezi
B250 ANTELOPE M. / RHODESIA relief sc almost complete strike dated JA 21 19, on 1d Arms overprint. Scarce. SOLD
B282 ANTELOPE MINE dc, complete strike dated 6 JUL 1923, on pair 1d Admirals on piece £12
RA8351 ARCTURUS P.O. dc, good almost complete strike dated 19 DEC 1912, on 1d Double Head p15 £12
B288 AYRSHIRE MINE dc, complete strike dated 28 FEB 1903 £8
B289 AYRSHIRE M(INE) dc, complete strike dated 19 MAY, on 1/- Arms £15
B294 BANKET JUNCTION dc, fair large part strike dated 15 SEP 1911, on 1d Double Head £8
B292 BATTLEFIELDS (MINE excised) tc, fair large part strike dated 21 FEB 13, on 1d Double Head £10
B290 BATTLEFIELDS MINE tc, three crisp part strikes dated 13 AUG, on strip of three 1d Arms £12
RA4523 BATTLEFIELDS MINE tc, bold crisp strike dated 9 APR 12, on 1d Double Head £12
B293 BATTLEFIELDS MINE tc, almost complete crisp strike dated 5 MAY 11, on 1d Double Head £12
RA4524 BATTLEFIELDS MINE tc, bold strike dated 6 JAN 13, on 6d Double Head (RSC H) SOLD
B296 BELINGWE dc, large part crisp strike dated 6 NOV 00, on 4d large Arms £4
B297 BELINGWE dc, good large part strike dated 14 NOV 12, on 1d Double Head £8
RA4529 (B)LINKWATER dc, crisp large part strike dated 28 DEC 1905, on 1d Arms (SG 78) £60
B300 B.S.A.P. CAMP sc, large part strike dated JA 20 00, on 6d large Arms £10
B301 BULAWAY(O) small sc, large part bold strike dated AP 28 97, on 5/- Arms. Attractive high value useage £25
B302 BULAW(AYO) sc in violet, part strikes on 1d Cape overprint £18
AR128 BUSH TICK dc, clear large part strike dated 10 JUL 1912, on 1d Double Head £12
RA4533 CHARTER sc, large part crisp strike dated SP 29 (no year), on 1d Arms (SG 29) £25
RA4901 CHARTER / MASHONALAND sc, crisp almost complete strike dated MY 14 (no year), on 2d large arms (SG 30) £45
RA4536 CHARTER / MASHONALAND sc, almost complete crisp strike dated JU 11 (no year), on 4d Arms (SG 32) £45
B251 CHARTER / MASHONALAND sc two crisp strikes dated JU 7 02, on strip of three 1d Arms (SG 77) £35
B309 CHIPINGA dc, crisp large part strike dated 28 MAR, on pair 2d Admirals £12
B310 CHIPINGA dc, complete strike dated 4 JUL 1922, on imprint pair 6d Admirals £10
RA4543 EAGLE HAWK dc, large part strike dated 1 MAR 00, on 1d Arms (SG 77) £35
B314 EIFFEL FL(ATS) dc, crisp part strike dated 73 (?) MAR, on 1d Double Head SOLD
RA8238 EIFFEL FLATS dc, fair large part strike dated 2 OCT 13(?), on 2d Double Head £25
RA8246 EIFFEL FLATS dc, crisp large part strike dated 15 JUL 1912, on 2d Double Head (RSC D) £45
B317 ELDORADO MIN(E) dc, large part strike dated 9 FEB 1912, on ½d Double Head £10
B318 ELDORADO MINE dc, crisp large part strike dated 2 FEB 1911, on 1d Double Head £10
B320 ENKELDOORN dc, crisp large part strike dated 14 MAY 12, on 1d Double Head £8
B323 FELIXBURG dc, part crisp strike dated 16 FEB 1924, on 1½d Admiral £6
RA4546 FIGTREE sc, part strike dated MR 11 (year off stamp), on pair of 1d Arms (SG 1) £15
B327 FIGTREE / MATABELELAND sc, almost complete strike date unclear, on ½d Double Head £12
RA4549 FORT RIXON dc, almost complete crisp strike dated 2 OCT 1907, on pair of 1d Arms (SG 78) £40
B331 (FO)RT RIXON dc, part crisp strike dated 1907, on 1d Arms £20
B516 GADZEMA dc, crisp large part strike dated 11 JUN 12, on 1d Double Head £10
B517 GADZEMA dc, crisp part strike dated 20 MAY 12, on 1d Double Head £12
B518 GATOOMA dc, large part strike dated 27 MAY 1911, on 4d Double Head £40
RA4907 FRANCESTOWN / S. AFRICA sc, crisp almost complete strike dated DE 3 97, on 1d large arms (SG 29) £10
RA4908 FRANCESTOWN / S. AFRICA sc, crisp complete strike dated SP 8 97, on pair 2d large arms (SG 30) £20
B256 FRANCESTOWN / S. AFRICA sc virtually complete strike dated JA 4 9, on 4d large Arms (SG 44a) £10
RA5733 GADZEMA dc crisp large part strike dated 11 JUL 12, on 1d Double Head £8
RA4551 GEELONG dc, complete crisp strike dated 13 NOV 02, on 2d Arms (SG 79) on small piece £40
D1233 GOLDEN VALLEY dc crisp large part strike dated 1912 on 1d Double Head £8
RA5735 GOLDEN VALLEY dc good large part strike dated 16 DEC 11, on 1d Double Head £8
B521 GOLDEN VALLEY dc, large part strike dated 23 MAR 11, on 2d Double Head £20
B522 (GOLD)EN VALLEY dc, large part strike dated 1913, on 3d Double Head SOLD
B334 GREAT ZIMBABWE dc, crisp part strike dated 6 MAR 1917, on 1d Admiral £7
RA4909 GWANDA / S. RHODESIA sc, crisp almost complete strike dated DE 22 06, on 1d arms (SG 77) £12
RA8249 GWANDA / S. RHODESIA sc, two crisp part strikes dated JY 1 05, on 3d large arms £12
B339 GWANDA dc, crisp large part strike dated 12 APR 12, on 1d Double Head £8
RA4912 INGWANIA / MATABELELAND sc, crisp complete strike date inserted by hand 19 / 9 / 98, on pair 2d large arms (SG 43). A magnificent example of this rare office. £225
AR151 INGWANIA / MATABELELAND sc, neat full strike with date inserted by hand 1 / 9 / 99, on pair of 1d large arms (SG 67). A very fine strike of this rare postmark. £180
RA8262 (IN)GWANIA / (MATABEL)ELAND sc, (no date) large part strike on 4d redrawn large Arms £45
RA4560 (IN)GWANIA / (MATABEL)ELAND sc, (no date) large part strike on 1d Arms (SG 77) £40
B257 INGWANIA / MA(TABELELAND) sc, crisp large part strike dated FE 14 01, on 1d Arms (SG 77) £70
B353 INSIZA STATION dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 4 OCT 1912, on ½d Double Head £12
B355 INSIZA STATION dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 25 MAR 1911, on 4d Double Head £35
B356 INSIZA STATION dc, large part strike dated 4 OCT 1920, on pair 1½d Admirals £10
RA4913 INYANGA sc, crisp part strike dated JL 12(?) 98, on 5/- arms (SG 8). Attractive high value usage £40
B358 INYANGA dc, large part strike date unclear, on 2/- Admiral £20
B359 INYATI dc, complete strike dated 4 MAY 1910, on pair ½d Arms £8
B360 INYATI dc, light almost complete strike dated 8 JAN 1912, on 1d Double Head £10
B363 JUMBO MINE dc, almost complete strike dated 29 NOV 1913, on 6d Double Head £30
B364 KILLARNEY MINE dc, part strike dated AUG 1906, on 2½d Arms £12
B366 KOPJE sc, almost complete strike dated AP 12 97, on 6d large Arms £7
B367 KOPJE SALSISBURY dc, large part crisp strike dated 9 OCT 01, on 1/- Arms £5
B368 LALAPANZI dc, fair strike dated 10 JUL 1912, on 1d Double Head £8
AR116 LALAPANZI dc, large part strike dated 10 DEC 1912, on 1d Double Head £20
B370 (L)ONELY MINE dc, fair part strike dated 22 JUL 1913, on 1d Double Head £8
RA8232 (L)ONELY MINE dc, large part strike dated 15 MAR 1913, on 2d Double Head £25
B373 MACHEKE dc, crisp large part strike dated 18 DEC 11, on 1d Double Head £8
RA8253 MAKUPEKUPEN tc, large part strike dated 22 MAR 00, on 1d Arms. Scarce. £65
RA8255 MAKUPEKUPEN tc, large part strike dated 5 NOV 03, on 2½d Arms. Scarce. £50
B377 MAKWIRO dc, large part strike dated 31 JUL 1912, on 1d Double Head £10
B378 MAKWIRO dc, complete crisp strike dated 22 MAR 1920, on 2d and 3d Admirals on piece £15
RA2254 MANGWE sc, complete and part strikes dated JU 16 9 (blank), on pair 1d large Arms (SG 42). Very fine. £30
B380 MANZIM'NYAMA dc, crisp large part strike dated 30 MAY 99, on 1d Arms. RARE. £250
B382 MARULA TANK dc, large part strike date unclear, on pair 1½d Admirals £8
RA8248 MASHABA dc, two bold almost complete strikes dated 1 DEC 1922, on strip of three 3d Armirals. Lovely. £40
B388 MAZOE dc, crisp large part strike dated 1 MAR 1912, on 1d Double Head £12
RA4583 M’ REWAS dc, large part strike dated 2 JUN 00, on 1d Arms (SG 77). Rare. £150
B392 (NA)TIVE DEPT dc, part strike dated JA 7 05, on 1/- Arms £4
B394 NYAMANDSHLOVU dc, light part strike dated 27 MAY 1911, on 1d Double Head £8
RA5746 NYAMANDSHLOVU dc part strike dated 15 JAN, on 4d Double Head (creased) £20
B395 ODZI crisp part strike dated 20 MAY 12, on 1d Double Jead £10
RA4587 ORTONS DRIFT dc, large part strike, date unclear, on 1d Arms (SG 78). Very scarce. £75
RA8352 PANHALANGA sc, crisp part strike dated NO 25 00, on 1d Arms £20
RA8242 PAULINGTON dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 4 NOV 1911, on 4d Double Head (RSC E, colour loss) £45
B398 (P)EGGY MINE dc, large part crisp strike dated DEC 1911, on 1d Double Head £25
RA4919 PEGGY MINE / S. (RHODESIA), part fair strike dated 11 MAY 1912, on 2d Double Head, thick ear headplate. £35
B399 PENHALONGA tc, crisp almost complete strike dated 9 DEC 10, on ½d Double Head £10
RA8239 PENHALONGA tc, almost complete crisp strike dated 24 JUL 11, on 5d Double Head. Lovely. £75
RA4588 PFNHALONGA dc, almost complete strike dated 26 JUN 1917, on 8d Double Head (SG 148) £60
RA8259 PLUMTREE dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 25 FEB 99, on 6d redrawn large Arms £15
B401 PLUMTREE dc, almost complete strike dated 5 SEP 11, on 1d Double Head £10
RA4591 QUEENS MINE dc, part strike dated 5 FEB 1913, on 3d Double Head (SG 136) £30
B405 QUEENS MINE dc, two crisp almost complete strikes dated 21 MAR 1924, on strip of three ½d Admirals on piece £12
B406 QUEENS MINE dc, crisp part strike dated 11 JUL 1914, on 1d Admiral £8
RA8353 SABIWA sc, complete strike dated MY 7 03, on pair 6d large Arms £40
RA4595 SABIWA MINE dc, almost complete, very fine crisp strike dated 2 JUL 1903, on ½d Arms £180
RA8354 SEBAKWE dc, two crisp almost complete strikes dated 4 JUL 01, on pair 6d large Arms £20
RA5750 (S)EBANGA POORT dc part strike dated 20 AUG 03, on 1d large Arms redrawn £8
RA4598 SEBANGA POORT dc, almost complete strike dated 26 JAN 99, on 2d Arms (SG 68) £20
RA3469 SHAGARI dc, fine large part strike dated APR 1912, 1d Double Head (SG 123, colour run) £10
RA8244 SHAMVA dc, part strike dated 26 JUL 1913, on 1d Double Head £8
AR117 SHAMVA dc, sharp large part strike dated 10 APR 1913, on 1d Double Head £8
B417 SIBALI dc, two crisp complete strikes dated 25 JUL 1911, on block of six 1d Arms overprints. Lovely £45
RA4608 (S)TEYNSTROOM dc, large part strike dated 7 DEC 01, on 1d Arms £180
RA4612 (T). P. O. DOWN dc, part strike dated 24 AUG 1912, on 1d Double Head £35
B427 T.P.O. UP dc, almost complete strike dated 16 MAR 1913, on ½d Double Head £10
B426 T.P.O. UP dc, large part strike dated 13 JUL 1912, on ½d Double Head £12
B428 T.P.O. UP dc, large part strike dated 3 NOV 1912, on 1d Double Head £12
B430 T.P.O. UP dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 30 JUN 1912, on 1d Double Head £15
B429 T.P.O. UP dc, large part strike dated 23 MAR 1913, on 1d Double Head £12
RA627 T. P. O. UP dc, crisp part strike dated 20 JUL1912 (?), on 1d Double Head (SG 125, colour run) £15
RA4614 TURKOIS MINE dc, large part strike dated 29 JUL 1910, on ½d Arms £35
RA4616 UMTALI dc, part strike dated 4 NOV 02 in violet, on 6d Arms (SG 83) SOLD
RA8236 (UM)VUMA skeleton, part strike dated AP 13, on 2d Double Head £45
RA8358 VICTORIA (blank below) sc, crisp almost complete strike dated 31 AU 8, on 1d large Arms £40
RA3473 VICTORIA / MASHONALAND sc, fine large part strike dated AP 5 99, 1d large Arms re-drawn (SG 67) £15
B439 VICTORIA dc, part strike dated 7 MAR 1914, on ½d Double Head £12
RA4619 VICTORIA FALLS / S. AFRICA sc, almost complete strike dated JU 1 / 01, on 4d Arms (SG 70). Rare. £225
RA4620 VICTORIA FALLS dc, large part strike dated 29 NOV 1905, on 2/6 Falls (SG 98) £85
RA8250 VICTORIA FALLS dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 10 APR 1911, on ½d Double Head. Lovely. £30
B441 WANKIES sc, fair part strike dated AU 11 06, on 1d Falls £8
B442 WANKIES dc, crisp large part strike dated 20 JAN 1912, on 1d Double Head £15
AR115 WEST NICHOLSON dc, crisp large part strike dated 16 JAN 1912, on 1d Double Head £15
RA8260 WEST NICHOLSON dc, bold large part strike dated 27 MAY 1917, on 2d Double Head £35
POSTMARKS / Barred Diamonds
RA8361 'A' (Salisbury), on 1d Admiral £8
B501 'D' (Bulawayo), on 5/- large Arms £20
RA4665 ‘D’ (Bulawayo) large part strike on 3/- Arms (SG 36) £30
RA4931 ‘D’ (Bulawayo) two almost complete strikes on strip of three 1/- Arms (SG 84) £15
RA4668 ‘E’ (Victoria) part strike on 1/- Arms (SG 35) £30
RA8362 ‘E’ (Victoria) on 2d large Arms redrawn £25
RA5757 ‘F’ (Victoria) crisp large part strike on 4d small Arms £15
RA8363 'F' (Victoria), on 4d small Arms £15
B503 'F' (Victoria), on 4d small Arms £20
RA4669 ‘F’ (Victoria) large part strike on 8d Arms (SG 24) £30
RA4670 ‘F’ (Victoria) part strike on 2d Arms (SG 20) £20
B505 'G' (Umtali), two strikes on pair 2d small Arms on piece £25
RA4671 ‘G’ (Umtali) large part strike on 2d Arms (SG 20) £35
RA4672 ‘G’ (Umtali) almost complete strike on 6d Arms (SG 3) £35
RA8364 ‘I’ (Kopje) on 4d small Arms £15
RA8365 ‘I’ (Kopje) on 2d small Arms £15
RA4674 ‘I’ (Kopje) large part crisp strike on 1d Arms (SG 77) £15
RA4675 ‘I’ (Kopje) large part crisp strike on 2d Arms (SG 27) £20
RA4932 ‘I’ (Kopje) bold almost complete strike, on 1d arms (SG 67) £15
RA4933 ‘I’ (Kopje) bold large part strike, on 2d large arms (SG 43) £10
RA2736 ‘K’ (Kopje) a fine large part and clear strike on British Bechuanaland 2d unappropriated die (SG 11). Scarce so fine. £160
RA4934 ‘K’ (Salisbury) good large part strike, on 6d arms (SG 2) £20
RA4676 ‘K’ (Salisbury) large part crisp strike on 1d Arms (SG 77) £15
RA3475 ‘K’ (Salisbury) very fine almost complete strike on 2d large Arms re-drawn (SG 68) £12
RA4678 ‘K’ (Salisbury) large part strike on 6d Arms (SG 46) £15
RA8366 ‘K’ (Salisbury) large part strike on 1/- Arms £12
POSTMARKS / Barred Oval Numerals
B509 '608' (Melsetter), on 4d small Arms SOLD
RA4682 ‘678’ (Gubulawayo) large part clear strike on 5/- Arms (SG 8). Scarce high value usage £60
RA4684 ‘826’ (Victoria) large part strike on 2d Arms (SG 20) £40
RA4926 ‘826’ (Victoria) fine clear strike on 2d arms, thick paper (SG 27) SOLD
B512 '827' (Salisbury), three good to fair strikes on strip of three 1d Arms £12
RA4686 ‘951’ (Gwelo) part strike on 6d Arms (SG 3) £35
B269 ‘951’ (Gwelo) two strikes on pair 1d large Arms (SG 29) £16
RA4927 ‘951’ (Gwelo) crisp large part strike on 1d large arms (SG 42) £30
RA4928 ‘951’ (Gwelo) fine clear strike on 2d large arms (SG 43) £25
POSTMARKS / North of the Zambezi
RA5725 ABERCORN dc crisp part strike dated 27 DEC 12, on 1d Double Head £15
RA8359 (A)BERCORN dc, crisp part strike date unclear, on 1/- Admiral £15
RA4898 ABERCORN / N. E. RH(ODESIA) dc, crisp large Part strike, dated 3 FEB 00, on 1d large arms. (SG 67) £20
B448 ABERCORN dc, large part strike dated 15 MAR 12, on 1d Double Head £18
B449 ABERCORN dc, large part strike dated 9 DEC 11, on 1d Double Head £18
RA2737 ABERCORN / N.E.RHODESIA dc, almost complete crisp strike dated 7 JUN 13, on 1d Double Head £35
B451 BROKEN HILL dc, almost complete strike dated 10 MAR 25, on pair 1d Admirals on piece (SG 196) £40
B452 BWANAMKUBWA dc, tow large part strikes dated 26 MAR 1925, on pair 1d Admirals on piece £15
RA8254 CHIENJI / (N.) RHODESIA sc, crisp part strike dated NO 21 02, on 4d large Arms re-drawn (SG 70) £35
B454 CHILANGA dc, large part strike dated 17 FEB, on 1/- Admiral £12
B253 CHILANGA dc crisp almost complete strike dated 1 SEP 1924, on rejoined pair 3d Admirals (SG 293) £20
B455 CHOMA dc, large part strike dated 10 MAY 1912, on 1d Double Head £10
B456 CHOMA dc, large part strike dated 25 FEB 1925, on pair 1d Admirals £5
RA4635 FIFE / B.C.A. sc, almost complete light strike dated JY 22 / 99, on 1d large Arms (SG 67) £50
RA4903 FIFE / N. E. RHODESIA sc, crisp strikes dated FE 2 01, on 3d large arms (SG 31) £10
RA4904 FIFE / N. E. RHODESIA sc, crisp complete strike dated MR 27 02, on 4d large arms (SG 70) £14
B460 FORT JAMESON dc, fair large part strike date unclear, on 6d Double Head (RSC H) £20
B464 KAFUE dc, part strike dated 6 FEB 1914, on 6d Double Head (thin) £15
B465 KAFUE dc, almost complete strike dated 5 MAR 1925, on pair 1d Admirals on piece £6
RA4638 (KAL)ENE HILL dc, small part strike dated 1911, on ½d Double Head £15
RA8234 KALENE HILL dc, almost complete strike dated 23 JUL 1912, on 1d Double Head £40
RA4914 KALOMO dc, crisp large part strike, dated 25 OCT 1905, on 3/- large arms (SG 36). Attractive high value usage £35
RA4915 KALUNGUISI / N. E. RHODESIA dc, fine complete strike dated 9 APR 00, on 6d large arms on piece (SG 46) £65
RA4640 KALUNGUISI dc, large part strike dated 12 AUG 09, on 1d Arms (SG 78) £60
B467 KALUNGUISI dc, fair part strike dated 25 JUN 12, on ½d Double Head £60
B469 KALOMO dc, complete strike dated 31 MAR 1925, on 2 x 1d Admirals on piece £8
RA3761 KASAMPA / N. W. RHODESIA good almost complete strike, dated 17 OC 1905, on 2d Arms (SG 79) £25
B468 KANSANSHI dc, almost complete strike dated 23 MAY 1918, on pair 1d Arms £20
RA8247 KAWAMB(WA) dc large part strike dated 5 AUG 1918, on 3d Admiral £20
RA4645 KAWAMBWA dc, almost complete strike dated 31 DEC 1917, on pair of 1d Admirals £25
B260 KAWAMBWA / NTH (RHOD)ESIA dc, crisp almost complete strike dated 16 MAY 1921, on rejoined pair 1d Admirals £35
B472 LEALUI dc, part strike dated 13 APR 1911, on 2d Arms £8
B473 LEALUI dc, crisp part strike dated 27 JUN 1911, on ½d Double Head £12
B474 LUSAKA dc, in BLUE, fair large part strike dated MAR 1911, on 1d Arms RHODESIA overprint £45
B478 MAZABUKA dc, part strike dated 21 FEB 1925, on pair 1d Admirals £5
B263 MKUSHI / N. W. RHODESIA dc, good complete strike dated 21 APR 1915, on rejoined pair 5/- Arms (SG 87) £40
RA8245 MONGU-LEALUI dc, crisp large part strike dated 27 MAR 1914, on ½d Double Head £12
B483 MONGU-LEALUI dc, crisp complete strike dated 11 DEC 1913, on 1d Double Head on piece £12
RA8237 MONGU-LEALUI dc, crisp large part strike dated 15 MAY 1913, on 2d Double Head £30
B491 MONGU-LEALUI dc, crisp large part strike dated 8 FEB 1923, on pair ½d Admirals £6
B489 MWOMBOSHI sqc, fair large part stike dated JU 11 04, on pair ½d Arms SOLD
B490 MWOMBOSHI sqc, large part strike dated SE 19 03, on 2½d Arms SOLD
B494 NDOLA dc, crisp large part strike dated 18 FEB 1912, on 1d Double Head £8
POSTMARKS / Railway Related
REVENUES
RA4696 1896 £100 large format Arms revenue, perf. 12½. Perfined and very light violet cancel. Mewett 73 £160
B274 1897 £50 large format Revenue, perf. 15, very fine used. Mewett 75 £40
B273 1903 £30 large format Revenue, perf. 14½, fine used. Mewett 78 £40
RA4211 1894, Hotel License (No.5) issued 31st March to 'H.L.Lloyd' to conduct business for one year at stand 444, Bulawayo (site of the Central Hotel). Provisions include "No liquor shall be sold or supplied to any Coloured Men or Natives". Bearing on the reverse, 99 (!) overlapping examples of the 1892 postage £1 deep blue (SG 10) all pen cancelled with official's initials, full name, position and date. Faults, including ageing and corner missing which probably had the 100th stamp affixed. A most remarkable and fascinating historical item. £350
RA8583 1898 printed 'PROSPECTING LICENCE' (now folded horizontally), bearing strip of three £1 Arms (SG 10), each cancelled in red ink and black oval datestamp. Issued at Umtali and dated 16th February, 1898. Fresh and most attractive. £225
RA5099 1901 printed ‘CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER’, dated 30th March 1901, the reverse applied with 1892 £5 and eight x £10 Arms (SG 12, 13). Perfined ‘USED’ and cancelled with violet oval ‘MINE’S OFFICE / 2 APL 1901 / GWELO’ cancels. Most attractive. £180
RA5100 1901 printed ‘CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER’, dated 30th March 1901, the reverse applied with 1892 £5 and 12 x £10 Arms (SG 12, 13). Perfined ‘USED’ and cancelled with violet oval ‘MINE’S OFFICE / 2 APL 1901 / GWELO’ cancels. Most attractive. £240
RA4212 1901 printed 'CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER' with "New Certificate of Special Registration" added in manuscript above. Issued at Gwelo for ten gold reef claims registered in the name of "Rose of Sharon and Shamrock Gold Mine". Bearing, on the reverse, 1896 large format revenue £100 orange-red and deep lilac (perf 12½) used together with a horizontal strip of four 1892 £10 brown and single £5 sage-green 'Arms' postage stamps (Mewett 73, SG 12, 13), each perfinned 'USED' and tied by 'MINES OFFICE / 2 APL 1901 / GWELO' violet oval datestamps. The £5 damaged. Rare usage and most attractive. £850
B276 1901 5th June, printed ‘CONTRACT OF SERVICE’ form ( Waterlow and Sons ), bearing top left 1/- 1898 Arms ( SG 84 ) cancelled with violet oval ‘Registrar of Natives / 5 JUN 1901 / BULAWAYO(?)’ cachet. Issued for one ‘Tomesa’ a native of ‘Basuto’ tribe for the period of one month at the rate of 15/-. Portion torn away lower right and folded, however a most unusual item as the survival rate of these would be very low. £55
B277 1904 22nd April, 'CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER' document issued at Hartley, certifying the transfer of ten claims to the “Lone Star Mining Co. Ltd.’ bearing £30 large format revenue together with £2 rosy red and £10 lilac postage stamps. All tied by ‘22/4/04’ perfins and ‘MINING COMMISSIONER / 22 APR 1904 / HARTLEY’ oval datestamps struck in violet. Very rare and attractive. Mewett 13, 78, 97 £1,250
RA5102 1912 printed two page ‘DEED OF TRANSFER’, dated 21st May 1912, inner page bearing 1898 10/- Arms x 4 and 1909 £1 Arms overprinted ‘RHODESIA’ (SG 89, 113), perfined by date and violet oval ‘DEEDS REGISTRY OFFICE / BULAWAYO’ cancels. £40
RA4701 1913 20th August, printed black/blue ‘BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY / QUITRENT RECEIPT’, bearing at top 7/6 Arms (SG 88) perfined ‘BSA / C’ and struck with straight line violet ‘COMMERCIAL BRANCH / BULAWAYO’ cachet. Issued for one years rent on the farm ‘Spring Grange’. Minor faults. £40
RA5103 1915 printed two page ‘DEED OF TRANSFER’, dated 29th January 1915, inner page bearing 1898 5/- Arms, 1909 £1 Arms overprinted ‘RHODESIA’ and 1/- Admiral (SG 87, 113, 248), perfined by date and violet oval cancel. £45
RA4213 1919 Mining Commissioner's Office 'New Certificate of Registration after Transfer.' for ten gold reef claims. Bearing handstamped violet box 'AMOUNT / PAID / £ ' with '5/-' inserted in manuscript. Very scarce. £225
TATI CONCESSIONS
RA5570 1897 1/- deep rose-red, fine used with ‘THE TATI CONCESSIONS / LIMITED / TATI, MATABELELAND’ part cancellation lightly struck in violet. Rare. T&M TC 1.1 £175
RA6767 1897 1/- deep rose-red, fine used with ‘THE TATI CONCESSIONS / LIMITED / TATI, MATABELELAND’ part cancellation lightly struck in reddish purple. Rare. (ab1507) T&M TC 1.1 £175
RA5571 1897 £1 slate-blue, fine used with ‘July 1st / 1897’ manuscript cancellation. Rare. T&M TC 1.4 £175
RAILWAY STAMPS
B280 c1903 1d carmine BEIRA & MASHONALAND RAILWAYS prepaid newspaper stamp. Used, adherence on reverse, without cancel as often encountered. Scarce. (RSC Journal no. 169, page 72 H. C. Russell) £90
RA4938 c1903 1d carmine BEIRA & MASHONALAND RAILWAYS prepaid newspaper stamp. Very fine used cancelled with light violet oval. Very scarce in this condition £120
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