DOUBLE HEADS
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Roulette, dull reddish purple and ochre, short gash headplate. Lower left corner block of eight, positions 31-32 / 46-47, 42 with printer’s mark upper right. Very fine mint or unmounted. A rare large multiple. SG unlisted (RSC A)
Perf. 15, ultramarine, top right corner block of four, running sheet no ‘172’ (as per its SG number! ), superb CTO ‘SALISBURY 22 MAY 11’. SG 172
grey-black and orange, mid gash headplate. Block of four superb fresh mint or unmounted. RARE. RSC A
£900
£180
£1,800
Last updated: 11th April, 2012
2½d
D785 ultramarine, very fine mint. SG 131 £20
RA7698 ultramarine, right marginal, superb unmounted. SG 131 £40
RA8144 2½d, ultramarine. Block of ten being the upper two rows with margins on three sides, full imprint. Running sheet no. ‘292’. Hinged on margin, stamps superb unmounted. A lovely multiple. SG 131 £400
RA5226 ultramarine, complete sheet of 50, running sheet no. ‘399’. Some mostly marginal tone spotting, majority of stamps fine. Attractive and scarce. SG 131 £650
RA5227 ultramarine, complete sheet of 50, running sheet no. ‘11’. Odd tone spot in top margin, otherwise very fine and fresh. Attractive and scarce. SG 131 £1,650
RA6659 ultramarine. Cancelled with crisp central ‘BATTLEFIELDS MINE 11 NOV 10’ first day of issue datestamp. Few perf. faults. SG 131 £200
D789 ultramarine, CTO 'GWELO 13 SEP 1913', superb. SG 131 £6
D792 dull blue, very fine mint. SG 132 £22
D793 chalky blue, very fine mint. SG 133 £20
RA6419 chalky blue, applied with a blue mark to resemble the gash in ear variety! Few perf. tones, fine mint, a most amusing stamp. SG 133 fake gash £15
D796 chalky blue, very fine used, corner datestamp. SG 133 £12
RA3326 chalky blue, horizontal strip of three fine used, indistinct cancels. SG 133 £40
D798 Perf. 15, ultramarine, superb fresh mint. SG 172 £50
RA2530 Perf. 15, ultramarine, left marginal horizontal pair. Right stamp with corner crease, fine to very fine mint. SG 172 £80
RA2532 Perf. 15, ultramarine, right marginal block of four positions 29-30 / 34-35, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 172 £275
RA5474 Perf. 15, ultramarine, block of four superb fresh mint or unmounted. SG 172 £300
RA1766 Perf. 15, ultramarine, pale shade, very fine used light 'SALISBURY' datestamp, unwashed with full gum. Very scarce commercially used. SG 172 £35
D801 Perf. 15, ultramarine, CTO, superb. SG 172 £25
RA5475 Perf. 15, ultramarine, top right corner block of four, running sheet no ‘172’ (as per its SG number! ), superb CTO ‘SALISBURY 22 MAY 11’. SG 172 £180
D802 Perf. 13½, ultramarine, very fine mint. SG 184 £30
3d
D806 purple and ochre, long gash headplate. Very fine mint. SG 134 £30
RA6423 purple and ochre, long gash headplate. Re-joined right marginal vertical pair, very fine mint. SG 134 £80
RA4811 purple and ochre, long gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled ‘SALISBURY 9 FEB 11’ datestamp. Uncommon. SG 134 £35
RA6664 purple and ochre, long gash headplate. Superb used cancelled ‘21 JAN 1911’. SG 134 £35
RA8070 purple-brown and ochre, long gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled part ‘KIMBERLEY REEFS’ datestamp at base. SG 134 £35
RA7214 purple and ochre, long gash headplate. Superb used cancelled ‘REGISTERED AU 19 11’. SG 134 £45
RA7392 magenta and ochre, short hash headplate. Position 5 with medal marks, very fine mint. SG 136 £145
RA6428 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Very fine mint. SG 136 £150
RA8329 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Right marginal vertical pair, minor offsetting of another Double Head on reverse of top stamp, otherwise superb and fresh unmounted. A lovely multiple. SG 136 £450
D821 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Block of four very fine and fresh mint, few rough perfs. lower right. Very scarce. SG 136 £1,100
RA8330 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Vertical block of six, positions 18-19 / 28-29. Very fine and fresh mint or unmounted. A lovely and rare large multiple of this printing. SG 136 £1,600
RA8071 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Very fine used. SG 136 £15
RA8072 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Superb used cancelled with light crisp ‘UMTALI 13 MAY 1912’ datestamp. Lovely. SG 136 £20
RA8073 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Position 13 with printer’s mark upper left, very fine used cancelled bold ‘SALISBURY’ datestamp. SG 136 £25
RA8074 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Position 13 with printer’s mark upper left, fine used. SG 136 £20
RA8076 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. On piece (almost severed) with 4d and 1/- Arms, cancelled ‘SELUKWE’ datestamps. SG 136 £20
RA859 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Horizontal pair fine used. SG 136 £25
RA8077 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Vertical pair fine used cancelled ‘SALISBURY 1912’, minor faults. SG 136 £25
RA2955 magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Violet oval cancel, attractive. SG 136 fiscal use £15
RA8079 Perf. 15, magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. Position 8 with part printer’s mark lower left. Off-centre, fine used. Scarce. SG 173 £90
D828 Perf. 15, magenta and yellow-ochre, short gash headplate. This stamp is the Perf. 15 equivalent of the Perf.14 magenta & yellow-ochre (SG 136). Fine used. Rare. SG 173 £175
RA3333 violet and ochre, thick ear headplate. Very fine mint. SG 137 £95
RA4814 violet and ochre, thick ear headplate, printing 2. Ex. the Waterlow Archive, printer’s proof left marginal pair,usual punctures and condition. SG 137 printer’s proof £75
D833 dull reddish purple and brownish ochre, short gash headplate. Very fine mint. RSC A £45
D834 maroon and ochre, hook headplate. Very fine mint. RSC B £40
RA6430 maroon and ochre, hook headplate. Position 42 with full printer’s mark upper right. Very fine mint. RSC B £70
RA5832 maroon and ochre, hook headplate. Superb CTO ‘BULAWAYO’. RSC B £40
D837 maroon and ochre, hook headplate. Superb CTO 'GWELO 1912'. RSC B SOLD
RA3334 maroon and ochre, hook headplate. Superb CTO 'BULAWAYO / 12 FEB'. RSC B £40
RA7741 deep reddish purple and ochre, hook headplate. Very fine fresh mint. Scarce. RSC C £750
RA1350 deep reddish purple and ochre, hook headplate. Fine used 'BULAWAYO 23 APR 13' datestamp. RSC C £35
RA5666 deep reddish purple and ochre, hook headplate. Very fine used cancelled with several light datestamps. RSC C £45
RA8081 deep reddish purple and ochre, hook headplate. Position 12 with full printer’s mark upper right, fine used. RSC C £55
RA8082 deep reddish purple and ochre, hook headplate. Horizontal pair very fine used cancelled ‘SALISBURY’. Lovely. RSC C £80
D840 Perf 15, deep reddish purple and ochre, hook headplate. Fine used. Very scarce. SG 173 / RSC C £90
RA5479 Perf. 15, deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, thick ear headplate. Superb fresh mint. Exceptional and very rare. SG 173a / RSC E £3,000
RA8085 Perf. 15, deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, thick ear headplate. Very fine used cancelled ‘SALISBURY’ datestamp. SG 173a / RSC E £55
RA8087 Perf. 15, deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, thick ear headplate. Very fine used. SG 173a / RSC E £55
RA7742 Perf. 15, deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, thick ear headplate. Very fine used. SG 173a / RSC E £75
RA7218 lake and pale yellow-ochre, thick ear headplate. Fine used with light datestamp. Lovely colour and uncommon. RSC F £65
RA5669 lake and pale yellow, thick ear headplate. Superb used cancelled with part crisp ‘BULAWAYO’ datestamp. Uncommon. RSC F £80
RA3665 Perf. 15, lake and pale yellow-ochre, thick ear headplate. Very fine used cancelled 'T.P.O. UP 28 DEC 1912'. Scarce. SG 173a / RSC F £80
RA5834 brown-purple and pale yellow-ochre, no gash headplate. Very fine used, light part ‘1 JUL 13’ datestamp. RSC G £30
RA8093 brown-purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Position 13 with printer’s mark upper left, fine used cancelled part ‘BULAWAYO STATION’ datestamps. RSC G £45
RA8091 brown-purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled part ‘UMBOE’ datestamps. RSC G £50
RA862 Perf. 15, brown-purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Fine used cancelled with 'UMVUMA 14 JAN 13(?)' datestamp. Very scarce. SG 173 / RSC G £60
RA5480 deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Superb fresh mint with barest evidence of a hinge. Exceptional and rare. RSC I

Note: this is the exact printing equivalent of the compound perforation 14 x 15, SG 180. It would appear to be as rare, if not more so, in perf. 14.

£2,750
RA8095 deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled part ‘BULAWAYO’ datestamp. RSC I £55
RA8096 deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled part ‘SALISBURY 9 JAN 1913’ datestamp. RSC I £55
RA8097 deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Superb used cancelled ‘GATOOMA 2 JUL 1913’ datestamp. Lovely. RSC I £65
RA4366 Compound perf. 14 x 15, deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Fine used cancelled sc ‘REGISTERED / BULAWAYO 13’ datestamp. SG 180 / RSC I £110
D848 Compound perf. 14 x 15, deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Very fine used. SG 180 / RSC I £140
RA6973 Compound perf. 14 x 15, deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled 'BULAWAYO'. SG 180 £175
RA1356 deep rose-lilac and ochre, no gash headplate. One pulled perf. at top otherwise fine and fresh mint. Very scarce. RSC J £375
RA863 deep reddish purple and ochre, no gash headplate. Vertical pair positions 12 - 17, cancelled with 'SALISBURY 28 SEP 13' datestamps. Light faults. RSC J £60
RA6672 Roulette, dull reddish purple and ochre, short gash headplate. Lower left corner block of eight, positions 31-32 / 46-47, 42 with printer’s mark upper right. Very fine mint or unmounted. A rare large multiple. SG unlisted (RSC A) £900
4d
RA1358 greenish black and (aniline) orange, long gash headplate. Very fine fresh mint. SG 138 £70
D854 brown-purple and orange, long gash headplate. Very fine mint. SG 139 £55
RA8145 4d, brown-purple and orange, long gash headplate. Horizontal pair, right stamp with some toned perf. tips otherwise fine mint. SG 139 £130
RA8533 4d, brown-purple and orange, long gash headplate. Horizontal pair, left stamp with short perf. at base otherwise fine mint. SG 139 £130
D856 brown-purple and orange, long gash headplate. Position 25 with lines by King's cheek. Some foreign matter on front lower left and endorsed on reverse in pencil 'Foreign body / on paper / Do not remove'. Very fine mint and most unusual. SG 139 var. £100
D857 brown-purple and orange, long gash headplate. Fine used. SG 139 £45
RA8534 4d, brown-purple and orange, long gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled 'GATOOMA 9 JUN 1911. SG 139 £50
D861 black and orange, long gash headplate. Very fine mint. SG 140 £40
RA6673 black and orange, long gash headplate. Left marginal, superb unmounted. SG 140 £60
RA6674 black and orange, long gash headplate. Positions 31/40 horizontal block of ten with margins at left and right. Odd light tones affect two stamps at top, otherwise superb and fresh unmounted. A lovely and scarce multiple. SG 140 £1,100
RA7699 (brownish) black and orange, long gash headplate. Very fine fresh mint, distinct. SG 140 shade £55
RA6675 (brownish) black and orange, long gash headplate. An extraordinary shade, the heads showing through greenish (?) on reverse. Superb mint. SG 140 shade £150
D870 black and orange, long gash headplate. Very fine used. SG 140 £25
RA8535 black and orange, long gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled 'BELINGWE 26 OCT 11'. SG 140 SOLD
RA7611 4d, brownish black and orange shade, long gash headplate. Positions 43-44 / 48-49 lower marginal block of four with large part imprint. Minor crease through lower right stamp, otherwise very fine and fresh mint or unmounted. A lovely and uncommon multiple. SG 140 variant i SOLD
RA5672 (purplish)-black and orange, long gash headplate. Cancelled with almost complete crisp ‘BATTLEFIELDS MINE 11 NOV 10’ tc first day of issue datestamp. Very scarce, and highly attractive. SG 140 (shade) SOLD
RA2566 grey-black and orange, mid gash headplate. Position 2 with mid gash in Queen’s ear. Very fine mint, a very scarce stamp. RSC A var. SOLD
RA7378 grey-black and orange, mid gash headplate. Position 2 with mid gash in Queen’s ear. Minor gum loss upper right, otherwise very fine mint, a very scarce stamp. RSC A var. £475
RA5483 grey-black and orange, mid gash headplate. Block of four superb fresh mint or unmounted. RARE. RSC A £1,800
RA4368 grey-black and orange, mid gash headplate. Position 36 with rust flaw. Fine used part datestamp at left. Scarce. RSC A £55
D877 black and orange, hook headplate. Very fine mint. RSC B £45
RA7700 black and orange, hook headplate. Superb CTO ‘SALISBURY 27 MAY 13’ datestamp. RSC B £45
RA3343 black and orange, hook headplate. Superb CTO 'SALISBURY 27 MAY'. RSC B £45
AD220 blue-black and dull orange, hook headplate. Area of gum loss verging on a thin at upper left, otherwise fine mint. A scarce printing in this perf. RSC C £100
D883 blue-black and dull orange, hook headplate. CTO 'SALISBURY'. Rare. RSC C £75
D885 Perf. 15, blue-black and dull orange, hook headplate. Very fine mint. SG 174 / RSC C £40
RA7613 4d, perf. 15, blue-black and dull orange, hook headplate. Block of four, paper inclusion on upper left stamp otherwise superb and fresh unmounted. SG 174 / RSC C £300
RA7220 Perf. 15, blue-black and dull orange, hook headplate. Right marginal block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 174 / RSC C £300
RA7385 Perf. 15, blue-black and dull orange, hook headplate. Right marginal block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 174 / RSC C £325
RA7535 Compound perf. 15 x 14, black and orange, hook headplate. Lower right corner block of four, superb and fresh mint or unmounted. A lovely and very scarce multiple. SG 181 / RSC C £2,250
RA8331 olive-black and yellow-orange, hook headplate. Left marginal position 25 showing medal marks. Superb and fresh unmounted. A rarity of the issue. RSC D

Note: a single sheet of this printing is known. From that sheet, rows 1 - 2, rows 6 - 8 remain intact, rows 9 and 10 remaining largely intact. As yet, not all of the balance of 15 stamps have been located.

£4,500
AD219 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick Ear headplate. Gum loss from large hinge, otherwise very fine and fresh mint. RSC E £120
RA6442 blue-black and dull orange, thick ear headplate. Pale subtle shades, very fine mint. RSC E £125
D887 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Very fine mint. RSC E SOLD
RA3346 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Very fine mint. RSC E £130
RA8332 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Very fine fresh mint, lovely. RSC E SOLD
RA7382 blue-black and yellow-orange. Thick ear headplate. Superb fresh mint with wonderful colours. Exceptional. RSC E £200
D889 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Position 2 with Queen's thick ear. Very fine mint. Scarce. RSC E var. £475
RA2572 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Position 6 with tiara flaw. Very fine mint, a striking and definitive proving position from this headplate. Scarce. RSC E var £300
RA5838 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Position 7 with constellation flaw. Hinge remainder, very fine mint. RSC E var £110
RA3347 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Superb used with full gum and intact colour, neat cancel place not visible dated '29 JUL 16'. RSC E £45
RA3348 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Position 2 with Queen's thick ear. Fine used, some colour loss, cancelled 'GWANDA 13 JUN 17'. RSC E var. £55
RA2574 blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Position 14 with two white lines in Queen’s hair. Very fine used, light cancel, intact colour. RSC E var. £45
D893 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Fine mint. Scarce. SG 174 / RSC E £160
RA7383 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange. Thick ear headplate. Very fine fresh mint. SG 174 / RSC E £220
RA6974 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Position 4 with King's temple and Queen's cheek flaws. Very fine mint. SG 174 / RSC E £220
RA8333 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Upper marginal block of four, positions 1-2 / 6-7, position 2 showing Queen’s thick ear and 6 Queen’s re-cut Tiara. Superb fresh mint, a wonderful and very rare multiple showing two of the major headplate flaws associated with this printing. SG 174 / RSC E and vars. £2,250
D897 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Fine used intact colour, prominent orange vertical smear top right value tablet, striking. SG 174 / RSC E £45
RA8537 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Very fine used on piece cancelled with corner datestamp. SG 174 / RSC E £45
RA8536 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Very fine used on piece cancelled with corner ‘BULAWAYO’ datestamp. SG 174 / RSC E £50
RA6678 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, thick ear headplate. Very fine used cancelled with bold ‘SHAGARI 6 APR 1915’ datestamp. SG 174 / RSC E SOLD
D898 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Fine used. RSC F £35
RA2577 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled ‘SALISBURY 8 JUL 18’(?), unwashed with gum and intact colour. RSC F £40
RA6679 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Very fine used, part datestamp at top. RSC F £40
RA7221 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Very fine used cancelled ‘BULAWAYO 10 JAN 17'. RSC F £45
RA8539 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Very fine used on piece cancelled ‘9 JUN 14. RSC F £45
RA8538 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Right marginal on piece very fine used cancelled ‘SALISBURY 22 FEB 16'. RSC F £45
RA8540 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Position 38 with printer's mark lower left, very fine used cancelled ‘BINDURA'. RSC F £50
RA5486 blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Vertical pair positions 13-18, 13 with printer’s mark upper left. Fine used, ‘BULAWAYO OCT 13’ datestamp. Attractive. RSC F £80
RA5674 blue-black and yellowish orange, no gash headplate. Horizontal pair superb used cancelled ‘SALISBURY 28 DEC 1913’ datestamps. Lovely. RSC F £100
RA2965 Perf. 15, blue-black and yellow-orange, no gash headplate. Position 39, very fine used cancelled '1 JAN 17', place not visible. Scarce. SG 174 / RSC F £70
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