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Last updated: 3rd December, 2011

1925 GEORGE V DEFINITIVE, SG 1-17

SG NO.		UM	MM	USED
SG 1	½d green	1.50	1.00	0.50
SG 2	1d brown	1.50	1.00	0.10
SG 3	1½d carmine-red	3.00	1.50	0.20
SG 4	2d yellow-brown	3.00	1.50	0.10
SG 5	3d ultramarine	*	1.50	1.00
SG 6	4d purple	6.00	3.50	0.50
SG 7	6d slate-grey	6.00	3.50	0.30
SG 8	8d rose-purple	6.00	3.50	35.00
SG 9	10d olive-green	*	3.50	32.00
SG 10	1/- yellow-brown and black	*	2.50	1.00
SG 11	2/- brown and ultramarine	*	12.00	20.00
SG 12	2/6 black and green	25.00	13.00	6.00
SG 13	3/- violet and blue (1929)	*	20.00	14.00
SG 14	5/- slate-grey and violet	*	30.00	14.00
SG 15	7/6 rose-purple and black	*	85.00	150.00
SG 16	10/- green and black	*	60.00	65.00
SG 17	20/- carmine-red and rose-purple	*	160.00	140.00
	Set of 17	*	375.00	500.00

STAMPS

RA5940

Complete set of 17 values, including later 3/-, overprinted or perforated (3/-) ‘SPECIMEN’. Some faults on 7/6 and 20/- and a few without gum. SG 1s-17s

£300

RA7830

20/-, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine fresh mint. SG 17s

SOLD

NR3

Set of 17 values, very fine or superb used. SG 1-17

£500

RA7478

2/6, two vertical pairs on piece superb used cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 4 AUG 34’. SG 12

£55

RA6830

5/-, superb used lower marginal horizontal strip of three, cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 1 DEC 35’ datestamps. SG 14

£45

RA8403

20/-, right marginal, superb and fresh unmounted. A lovely stamp. SG 17

SOLD

RA5941

20/-, fine used. SG 17

£140

RA7831

20/-, very fine used cancelled ‘NDOLA 6 JUL 28’. Uncommon. SG 17

£225

NR8

20/-, very fine fiscally used. SG 17

£20

NR9

20/-, pair on piece fiscally cancelled, very fine and lovely deep colours. SG 17

£40

POSTAL HISTORY

RA7172

1932 28th January, cover bearing 2d and 3d KGV definitives (SG 4, 7), cancelled 'MPIKA' addressed to Cape Twon. Violet rubber handstamp 'BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / FIRST FLIGHT / MPIKA TO CAPE TOWN', arrival backstamp dated 2nd February.

SOLD

RA8019

1934 16th August, cover bearing 7/6 KGV definitive (SG 15), cancelled ‘BROKEN HILL’, sent registered Airmail to England. Most attractive and very scarce.

SOLD

RA6244

1935 9th April, cover bearing 4d KGV (SG 6), cancelled ‘KASAMA’, addressed Airmail to Natal. A lovely and clean single rate cover.

£45

RA6246

1937 10th August, cover (Victoria Falls Hotel on reverse flap), bearing 3/- KGV (SG 13, showing printer’s marks upper right), cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE’, unaddressed. Lovely.

£40

1935 GEORGE V SILVER JUBILEE, SG 18-21

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 18	1d light blue and olive-green	1.50	1.00
SG 19	2d green and indigo	2.00	1.00
SG 20	3d brown and deep blue	3.00	5.00
SG 21	6d slate and purple	6.50	1.50
	Set of 4	12.00	8.00

RA7280

Set perforated 'SPECIMEN', very fine mint. SG 18s-21s

£140

RA6201

1d, ‘diagonal line by turret’ flaw, lower left stamp in a block of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 18f

£75

RA5769

2d, with prominent flaw left of flagstaff, a diagonal line resembling a canon. Very fine mint. SG 19 var.

£25

RA7832

2d, block of four BOTH lower stamps showing ‘diagonal line by turret’ flaws (plate 2, positions 10/1 and 10/2). Very fine used cancelled ‘NKANA 23 OCT 35’. An remarkable and rare multiple containing both flaws. SG 19, 19f

£250

RA5335

Set on plain cover cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 26 OCT 1935’, sent registered to England.

£20

RA6245

1935 25th August, cover bearing pair 3d KGV Silver Jubilee (SG 30), addressed airmail to England. Fine and clean.

£25

1937 GEORGE VI CORONATION, SG 22-24

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 22	1½d carmine	0.30	0.30
SG 23	2d buff	0.40	0.30
SG 24	3d blue	0.60	1.00
	Set of 3	1.10	1.50

STAMPS

RA5770

Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 22s-24s

£65

RA5945

Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 22s-24s

SOLD

RA5336

Set, each in a complete sheet of 60. Superb and fresh. SG 22-24

£65

No photo

RA6831

Set on illustrated First Day cover, cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE’. Sent registered to England. Fine and clean. SG 22-24

£15

POSTAL HISTORY

1938 GEORGE VI DEFINITIVES, SG 25-45

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 25	½d green	0.10	0.10
SG 26	½d chocolate (1951)	0.80	0.70
SG 26a	½d chocolate, perf. 12½ x 14	1.50	*
SG 27	1d brown	0.10	0.10
SG 27a	1d chocolate (1948)	1.50	*
SG 28	1d green (1951)	0.50	1.50
SG 29	1½d carmine-red	35.00	0.30
SG 30	1½d yellow-brown (1941)	0.30	0.10
SG 31	2d yellow-brown	35.00	0.80
SG 32	2d carmine-red (1941)	0.50	0.20
SG 33	2d purple (1951)	0.30	1.00
SG 34	3d ultramarine	0.40	0.20
SG 35	3d scarlet (1951)	0.50	2.00
SG 36	4d dull violet	0.30	0.30
SG 37	4½d blue (1952)	1.00	5.00
SG 38	6d grey	0.30	0.10
SG 39	9d violet (1952)	1.00	4.50
SG 40	1/- yellow-brown and black	3.00	0.40
SG 41	2/6 black and green	6.00	3.50
SG 42	3/- violet and blue	14.00	10.00
SG 43	5/- grey and dull violet	14.00	10.00
SG 44	10/- green and black	18.00	15.00
SG 45	20/- carmine-red and rose-purple	45.00	48.00
	Set of 21	175.00	100.00

STAMPS

NR15

4d, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine without gum. SG 36s

£10

NR16

5/-, perforated 'SPECIMEN'. Fine without gum. SG 43s

£15

RA5947

10/-, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 44s

£40

RA5772

Set of 21 values, superb unmounted. SG 25-45

£175

RA7722

Set of 21 values, all marginal, superb unmounted and a lovely selected set. SG 25-45

£200

NR17

Set of 21 values, very fine used. SG 25-45

£100

RA7068

Set of 21 values, all in multiples, at least blocks of four, the 5/-, 10/- and 20/- in blocks of six. Odd faults but generally very fine used. A most unusual group. SG 25-45

£525

RA6203

½d, green, lower two rows with imprint and cylinder ‘2’. Folded, very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 25

£45

RA4228

1½d, carmine-red, block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 29

£140

RA7071

1½d, carmine-red, block of four, very fine unmounted. SG 29

£160

RA7072

1½d, carmine-red, top marginal block of four showing running sheet no. '0352'. Superb unmounted. SG 29

£180

RA8404

1½d, carmine-red, lower left corner block of four, superb and fresh unmounted. SG 29

SOLD

RA7074

1½d, carmine-red, 'tick bird' flaw, very fine used. SG 29b

£300

RA6835

1½d, carmine-red, ‘tick bird’ flaw, left stamp in a horizontal strip of three. Very fine used clear ’15 XI 39’ datestamps. Scarce in this format. SG 29b

£400

RA7075

2d, yellow-brown, marginal block of four, superb unmounted. SG 31

SOLD

RA7833

1½d, yellow-brown, showing ‘tick bird’ flaw and proving printer’s guide line upper left. Very fine mint. SG 30b

SOLD

NR24

1½d, yellow-brown, 'tickbird' flaw, fine used. SG 30b

£25

RA8003

3/-, lower right corner pair without plate indications in margin. Hinged in margin, stamps unmounted. SG 42

£50

RA8405

3/-, upper marginal block of four showing vertical printer’s marks between. Hinged on margin, stamps superb unmounted. SG 42

SOLD

RA8406

5/-, block of four. Hinged on one stamp otherwise very fine unmounted. SG 43

SOLD

RA8407

10/-, left marginal block of four. Hinged on margin, stamps very fine unmounted. SG 44

SOLD

NR28

20/-, lower marginal copy, superb unmounted. SG 45

£45

AR147

1938 KGVI 20/- carmine-red and rose-purple. An upper right corner example, superb unmounted mint. SG 45

SOLD

RA8408

20/-, block of four. Hinge trace on one stamp otherwise very fine unmounted. SG 45

SOLD

RA6215

20/-, fine used. SG 45

£35

POSTAL HISTORY

RA6832

1938 ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6, 3/- and 5/- KGVI definitives, on plain cover cancelled ‘LUANSHYA 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, sent registered locally addressed. Very scarce. SG 25, 27, 29, 31, 34, 38, 40-43

£75

RA6833

1938 ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d then 2/6, 3/-, 5/- and 10/- KGVI definitives, on two plain covers cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 1 MAR 38’, the First Day of issue, sent registered either to London or the USA. Very scarce. SG 25, 27, 29, 31, 34, 36, 38, 41-44

£110

RA6247

1939 6th September, 4d KGVI registered envelope, bearing 3d and 1/- KGVI definitives (SG 34, 40), cancelled ‘LUSAKA’ sent airmail to Italy. Opened at left then resealed with printed ‘ Examined by / Censor No……’ label endorsed ‘6’. Re-addressed upon arrival with numerous transit and arrival strikes on reverse. Attractive.

£65

RA6248

1939 27th October, 4d KGVI registered envelope (with original letter enclosed), bearing 3d and 1/- KGVI definitives (SG 34, 40), cancelled ‘LUSAKA’ sent airmail to Italy. Opened at left then resealed with printed ‘ Examined by / Censor No……’ label endorsed ‘13’, and struck with violet triangular ‘PASSED BY CENSOR / 8’ cachet. Re-addressed upon arrival with numerous transit and arrival strikes on reverse. Attractive.

£70

RA5599

1940 14th October, registered cover sent airmail to England bearing KGVI 2d and 4d (SG 31, 36) tied by Fort Jameson double circle datestamp. With ‘Fort Jameson’ boxed registration cachet. Lusaka (15 Oct) transit backstamp.

£25

RA2375

1941 (Nov), cover addressed to Cape Town bearing KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by NDOLA double circle datestamp. A fine and scarce example of the ½d unsealed letter rate.

£40

RA5343

1944 17th August, basic set KGVI definitives (less 4½d issued later), on cover cancelled ‘KITWE’, locally addressed. SG 25-45 basic, less 37

£75

RA3809

1947 11th December, printed advertising cover for 'THE RHODESIAN STAMP COLLECTORS' EXCHANGE CLUB', bearing KGVI ½d green (SG 25), machine cancelled 'KITWE', addressed to Canada. A most attractive example of the ½d unsealed letter rate.

£30

RA5135

1948, 3rd March, unsealed open letter rate ‘window’ envelope. Bearing a single KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by NDOLA machine canceller. Scarce usage.

£40

RA5344

1950, 17th July, cover with red typewritten endorsement ‘PRINTED MATTER’ at top, addressed to Czechoslovakia and bearing KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by KITWE machine slogan cancellation. A fine example of the ½d unsealed letter rate.

£40

AR112

1950 (October), cover to England bearing a single KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by LUANSHYA (20 Oct) double circle datestamp. Probably sent at the unsealed open letter rate though the flap is now stuck.

£30

RA4987

1951, 1st February, locally addressed cover sent at the ½d open-letter-rate, bearing a single KGVI ½d green (SG 25) tied by KITWE (1 Feb) machine canceller. Very fine example of this scarce rate.

£40

NR94

1951, 14th March, unsealed open letter rate cover to USA, endorsed 'PRINTED MATTER' and bearing KG VI ½d green (SG 25) tied by 'KITWE' (14 Mar) machine canceller. With red printed inscription at left ‘The Rhodesian Stamp Collectors / Exchange Club. / . . . Kitwe-Nkana’

£40

RA6252

1951 17th April, reused (folded inside out) cover bearing ½d KGVI (SG 25), cancelled ‘KITWE’ addressed to Austria. Endorsed at top ‘PRINTED MATTER’. A fine example of the unsealed overseas rate.

£40

RA6251

1951 7th May, cover bearing 1½d and 4d KGVI (SG 30, 36), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’ and sent registered with black rubber stamp registration cachet, addressed to South Africa. Attractive.

£35

RA5600

1951 5th June, registered cover sent airmail to Cape Town bearing KGVI 6d (SG 38) tied by Broken Hill (5 June) double circle datestamp. With ‘Broken Hill 1’ registration label.

£25

RA6253

1951 15th November, cover bearing ½d brown and 1d green KGVI (SG 26, 28), cancelled ‘MUFULIRA’. Endorsed ‘1st DAY ISSUE’, unaddressed. Uncommon.

£25

RA6254

1951 1st December, cover bearing 2d purple and 3d scarlet KGVI definitives (SG 33, 35), cancelled ‘KITWE’ on the first day of issue, and typewritten as such lower left. Uncommon.

£25

NR95

1951, 1st December, cover addressed to Nkana bearing KGVI final colour change 2d purple and 3d scarlet (SG 33, 35) tied by KITWE (1 Dec) double circle datestamp. Endorsed at top FIRST DAY COVER.

£30

RA6255

1952 5th May, cover bearing 4½d and 9d KGVI definitives (SG 37, 39), cancelled ‘KITWE’ on the first day of issue, and typewritten as such lower left. Uncommon.

£25

RA5347

1955 15th June, cover bearing 20/- KGVI definitive (SG 45), cancelled ‘BULAWAYO / S. RHODESIA’, sent registered airmail to S. Kelly, Kitwe. Attractive interprovincial use

SOLD

RA6846

1955 28th June, long cover bearing ½d brown perf. 12½ x 14 and 1d green KGVI definitives (SG 26a, 28), each in a coil join strip of six. Cancelled ‘ZOMBA’ and addressed to S. Kelly, Kitwe. Most unusual.

£60

1946 VICTORY, SG 46-47

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 46	1½d red-orange	0.40	0.50
SG 46a	1½d red-orange, perf. 13½	12.00	10.00
SG 47	2d carmine	0.10	0.50

RA5777

Set, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Superb unmounted. SG 46s-47s

SOLD

RA5950

Set cylinder ‘1A’ blocks of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 46-47

£25

RA5951

Complete set of cylinder blocks of four, 1½d and 2d 1A, 1B, 75A, 75B. 1½d 75A perf. 13½, others perf. 13½ x 14. Very fine mint or unmounted. Very scarce as a complete group. SG 46-47

£100

1948 GEORGE VI SILVER WEDDING, SG 48-49

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 48	1½d orange	0.20	0.10
SG 49	20/- brown-lake	65.00	60.00

1949 75th ANNIVERSARY OF U.P.U., SG 50-53

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 50	2d carmine	0.20	0.30
SG 51	3d deep blue	1.30	1.50
SG 52	6d grey	0.50	1.50
SG 53	1/- red-orange	0.60	1.00
	Set of 4	2.50	4.00

STAMPS

RA1513

Set in double bottom rows with imprint and cylinder ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 50-3

£40

No photo

1953 BIRTH CENTENARY OF CECIL RHODES, SG 54-58

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 54	½d brown	0.40	0.50
SG 55	1d green	0.30	0.50
SG 56	2d mauve	0.30	0.10
SG 57	4½d blue	0.50	2.50
SG 58	1/- orange and black	0.70	4.00
	Set of 5	2.00	7.50

STAMPS

RA5952

Complete set imprint blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 54-58

£35

RA5339

½d, ‘CECIL’ re-entry (constant, row 10/6), in positional lower right cylinder 1B block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 54 var.

£15

RA6219

1/-, major re-entry of ‘FALLS AND RAIL’ flaw, (constant, row 1/4). Fine used. SG 58 var.

£20

1953 RHODES CENTENARY EXHIBITION, SG 59

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 59	6d violet	0.50	1.00

STAMPS

RA5954

Cylinder ‘1’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 59

£5

RA6220

Imprint block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 59

£5

RA1519

Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinder ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 59

£10

No photo

1953 QE CORONATION, SG 60

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 60	1½d black and yellow-orange	0.50	0.20

STAMPS

RA1521

Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1A 5A’. Superb unmounted. SG 60

£15

No photo

RA1522

Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1B 5B’. Superb unmounted. SG 60

£15

No photo

RA1523

Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1B 2B’. Superb unmounted. SG 60

£15

No photo

RA1524

Double bottom rows with imprint and cylinders ‘1B 5B’, in addition the lower margin showing additional strike (3 or 4 pins) of the vertical perforations along the edge. Superb unmounted. SG 60

£30

No photo

1953 QE DEFINITIVES, SG 61-74

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 61	½d deep brown	0.50	0.10
SG 62	1d bluish green	0.50	0.10
SG 63	1½d orange-brown	0.70	0.10
SG 64	2d reddish purple	0.70	0.10
SG 65	3d scarlet	0.50	0.10
SG 66	4d slate-lilac	1.00	1.00
SG 67	4½d deep blue	1.00	3.50
SG 68	6d grey-black	1.00	0.10
SG 69	9d violet	0.80	3.00
SG 70	1/- orange-brown and black	0.80	0.10
SG 71	2/6 black and green	7.00	4.00
SG 72	5/- grey and dull purple	8.00	10.00
SG 73	10/- green and black	6.00	22.00
SG 74	20/- rose-red and rose-purple	24.00	30.00
	Set of 14	50.00	70.00

STAMPS

RA5596

Complete set of 14 values, very fine and fresh mint. SG 61-74

£22

RA5956

½d to 1/-, imprint blocks of four. Hinged in margins, stamps unmounted. SG 61-70

£60

RA7835

1d, upper marginal block of four in a light blue colour instead of green. Lower right stamp thinned, otherwise fine unmounted. SG 61 colour changeling

Note: this variety has been the subject of numerous articles and queries over the years. As with many ‘green’ stamps turned ‘blue’, it is simply a colour change, presumably by some chemical treatment.

£80

POSTAL HISTORY

1963 QE ARMS DEFINITIVE, SG 75-88

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG 75	½d bright violet	0.30	0.50
SG 76	1d light blue	0.30	0.10
SG 77	2d brown	0.30	0.10
SG 78	3d yellow	0.20	0.10
SG 79	4d green	0.30	0.20
SG 80	6d light olive-green	0.30	0.10
SG 81	9d yellow-brown	0.30	1.00
SG 82	1/- slate-purple	0.30	0.10
SG 83	1/3 bright purple	1.50	0.10
SG 84	2/- orange	1.20	2.50
SG 85	2/6 lake-brown	1.20	1.20
SG 86	5/- magenta	7.00	4.50
SG 87	10/- mauve	9.00	15.00
SG 88	20/- blue	12.00	25.00
	Set of 14	35.00	48.00

STAMPS

RA5781

1d, the Lusaka trial printing in grey-blue. Vertical pair, imperforate on gummed paper. Fine unmounted, creasing as usual. Scarce. SG 76 trial printing

£220

RA6221

1d, the Lasaka trial printing in grey-blue. (Wide) left marginal block of four. Superb unmounted (for these, often creased). SG 76 trial printing

£450

RA5961

1963 10th December, two printed ‘FIRST DAY COVER’, bearing complete set QEII Arms definitives (SG 75-88), cancelled at Kitwe on the first day of issue. Uncommon.

£75

RA6222

1963 10th December, complete set on printed First Day cover, typewritten address. Very fine, uncommon. SG 75-88

£45

RA7570

Set in lower right corner blocks of six or four, showing cylinder 1A numbers. Superb unmounted, and a scarce set in this complete format. SG 75-88

£300

NR37

Set in blocks of four. Superb used central datestamps. SG 75-88

£180

RA7837

½d and 1d, each in a coil strip of five showing joins. Superb unmounted. SG 75, 76 coil joins

£30

RA6843

Cylinder 1A blocks of four. Superb unmounted.

1d SG 76, 2d SG 77, 4d SG 79, 6d SG 80, 9d SG 81	£5 each
5/- SG 86	<>£45
10/- SG 87	<>£55
	<>
3d 1B SG 78	<>£5
	<>

£55

No photo

RA7836

½d, showing rightwards shift of ‘½d’. Superb unmounted and scarce on this value. SG 75 var.

£95

RA5966

½d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 75a

£725

RA5968

1d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 76a

£10

NR40

1d, showing shift of '1d' left, hinged. SG 76 var.

£15

RA5970

1d, showing strong shift of ‘1d’ downwards, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Very fine mint. SG 76 var.

£25

RA7839

1d, showing strong leftwards shift of ‘1d’, just touching shield. Upper marginal, superb unmounted. SG 76 var.

£25

RA7285

1d, showing strong shift of ‘1d’ downwards, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var.

£50

RA6226

1d, horizontal pair showing major shift of ‘1d’ down, now across ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted. SG 76 var.

£100

NR45

3d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 78a

£70

RA6229

3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED. Left marginal, superb unmounted. SG 78b

£180

RA1960

3d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED, lower left vertical corner pair. Superb unmounted. SG 78b

£350

RA6230

3d, major variety ORANGE (EAGLE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. R.P.S. certificate (2008), for a vertical pair, this the lower marginal example. Very scarce. SG 78d

£1,200

RA7412

3d, showing strong downwards shift of ‘3d’. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£55

RA6231

3d, pair showing major shift of ‘3d’ down, through ‘RHODESIA’ and into margin. Superb unmounted. Scarce this strong. SG 78 var.

£120

RA7846

3d, showing upwards shift of orange printing. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£25

NR48

3d, with value shifted down over 'POSTAGE'. Fine used and uncommon thus. SG 78 var.

£45

RA3167

3d, with strong shift of orange eagle up. Fine used, uncommon. SG 78 var.

£30

RA3168

3d, with thin ‘3d’ variety. Fine used, uncommon. SG 78 var.

£25

RA1239

3d, top marginal pair each with missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£75

RA7081

3d, top right corner pair each stamp showing missing perforation hole upper right in top row. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£80

RA1240

3d, top marginal strip of three each with missing perf. hole between stamp and margin at right. Superb unmounted. SG 78 var.

£110

NR49

3d, top marginal pair each with missing perf. hole. Superb used. SG 78 var.

£45

NR52

4d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 79a

£85

RA5977

4d, showing ‘break in Queen’s hairline’ flaw. Superb used, uncommon as such. SG 79 var.

£20

RA5978

6d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Fine unmounted, oily patches as often encountered on this value. SG 80a

£300

RA6233

6d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted, and free from the oil staining which affects many of these. SG 80a

£550

RA5981

9d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 81a

Note: previous experience would suggest this variety to be more difficult to locate than the 6d.

£450

RA4982

9d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Lower marginal, superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG 81a

Note: previous experience would suggest this variety to be more difficult to locate than the 6d.

£450

RA6842

9d, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 81a

Note: previous experience would suggest this variety to be more difficult to locate than the 6d.

£450

RA5782

9d, major variety VALUE AND ORANGE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 81b

£350

RA5983

9d, right marginal block of four, lower left stamp showing ‘break in Queen’s hairline’ flaw. Superb used, uncommon. SG 81 var.

£35

RA7849

1/-, pair showing downwards shift of ‘1/-‘, now into ‘POSTAGE’. Superb unmounted, uncommon on this value. SG 82 vars.

£175

RA5987

5/-, showing black ‘doctor blade’ like smear in shield. Superb used. SG 86 var.

£35

RA1970

20/-, marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 88

£48

RA5342

20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Brandon opinion (2002). SG 88a

£900

RA5988

20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Lower marginal, superb unmounted. SG 88a

£950

RA4231

20/-, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 88a

£1,000

POSTAL HISTORY

RA6257

1964 11th January, cover bearing QEII 1d definitive, major variety VALUE OMITTED (SG 76a), cancelled ‘NDOLA’, locally addressed. Scarce.

£250

RA6260

1964 25th March, cover bearing strip of three 1d QEII definitives (SG 76), cancelled ‘IKELANGE’, addressed to England. Scarce.

£55

RA6267

1964 21st October, printed ‘ON HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE’, bearing pairs 2/-, 2/6, 5/- and 10/- QEII definitives (SG 84-87), cancelled ‘NDOLA. Unaddressed.

£50

1929-52 POSTAGE DUES, SG D1-D4

SG NO.		UM	MM	USED
SG D1	1d grey-black	3.00	2.00	2.00
SG D1a	1d grey-black, chalk-surfaced paper	*	18.00	*
SG D2	2d grey-black	4.50	3.00	2.50
SG D3	3d grey-black	4.00	3.00	20.00
SG D3a	3d grey-black, chalk-surfaced paper	6.00	4.00	*
SG D4	4d grey-black	11.00	8.00	25.00
	Set of 4	22.00	15.00	45.00

STAMPS

RA5990

2d, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG D2s

£25

RA5991

3d, perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG D3s

£25

RA7850

Complete set of four values each in a matching left marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG D1-D4

£90

RA7851

3d, showing clear offset of ‘3d’ on reverse. Hinge trace, most unusual and not previously seen. SG D3 var.

£75

RA6235

3d, showing ‘thick and slanting ‘d’ of ‘3d’ variety, lower left stamp in a lower right corner block of four. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG D3 var.

£80

RA4985

3d, on chalk surfaced paper. Complete pane of 60 stamps, fresh unmounted. SG D3a

£250

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POSTAGE DUES ON COVER

RA5597

1937 5th November, window envelope underfranked at 1d meter frank cancellation, Durban and presumably addressed to NKANA. Endorsed in red crayon ‘T’ then applied with top portion of a horizontally biected 2d due, this cancelled ‘NKANA / 1 NOV 37’. The due partially torn through, presumably by a previous attempt to bisect by hand. A clean and attractive example of this scarce temporary use. (see footnote in SG)

£550

RA5598

1938 29th April, window envelope underfranked at 1d meter frank cancellation, Port Elisabeth and presumably addressed to NKANA, with arrival backstamp dated 4th May. Endorsed in blue crayon ‘T 1d’, and struck with black circular ‘T / 1d’ plus violet straight line ‘INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID’ bilingual cachets. Then applied with lower portion of a right marginal horizontally biected 2d due, indistinctly cancelled. Opening tear at top and minor stains, an attractive example of this scarce temporary use. (see footnote in SG)

£450

1963 POSTAGE DUES, SG D5-D10

SG NO.		UM	USED
SG D5	1d orange	0.80	4.00
SG D6	2d deep blue	0.80	4.00
SG D7	3d lake	1.00	5.00
SG D8	4d ultramarine	1.00	9.00
SG D9	6d purple	5.00	7.00
SG D10	1/- light emerald	6.50	22.00
	Set of 6	14.00	50.00

STAMPS

RA7852

Set of six each imperforate to right margin. Superb unmounted. SG D5-D10 vars.

SOLD

RA7286

Set, each a right marginal pair and all showing imperforate right margin. Superb unmounted, uncommon group. SG D5-D10vars.

£55

RA3529

2d, block of four, each horizontal pair either narrower or wider than usual due to misalignment of horizontal perforations. Superb unmounted. SG D6 var.

£8

NR55

2d, horizontal left marginal strip of six, with each alternate stamp narrower or wider than usual due to incorrectly aligned vertical perforations. Superb unmounted. SG D6 var.

£28

RA7853

1/- Postage Due, major variety BLOCK OF FOUR IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY AND IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICALLY. Left marginal, superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG D10b

£1,100

RA8410

1/- postage due, major variety BLOCK OF FOUR IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY AND IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICALLY. In addition, and as usual, showing light double impression of the green printing. Superb unmounted, very scarce. SG D10b

£1,200

BOOKLETS

RA2822

1964 1/- QE booklet, pane upright. Very fine, unexploded. SG SB1

£12

POSTAL STATIONERY

NR59

1925 1d KG V Postcard. Very fine unused. H&G 1

£30

NR62

1925 4d KG V Registered envelope (size G), 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD' embossed imprint under flap. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black. Very fine unused. H&G 1 spec.

£45

RA1527

1949 6d KG VI Air Letter, with five lines of text at upper left. Very fine unused, folded. H&G F1.

£14

RA1974

1953 6d QE II Air Letter (H & G F3). Very fine unused, folded.

£12

RA5604

1953 (15th September), QEII 6d Air Letter (H&G F3). Unaddressed and cancelled with neat COMPOUND P.O. / CHINGOLA, N.R. (15 Sep) double circle datestamp.

£15

REVENUES

RA7854

1925 £10 KGV large format revenues, block of six in combination with pair 10/- KGVI regular issues, on piece cancelled with light violet datestamps and each pen cancelled. Fresh and attractive Mewett 522, SG 44

£120

RA8231

1949 printed British South Africa Company INSPECTION CERTIFICATE with Livingstone altered to Lusaka. Bearing KG V £10 x 2 and £50 revenues plus KG VI 10/- and 20/- postage stamps (SG 44, 45) all tied by oval Accountant General’s Department / Lusaka / Northern Rhodesia (6th Apr) oval datestamps.

£225

AR101

1953 QEII postage and revenue issue overprinted ‘R’. ½d deep brown block of four, very fine used with manuscript cancellation. Mewett 584

£35

RA6237

1955 QEII 2/6 Revenue, very fine used. Mewett 599

£10

RA6238

1955 QEII 10/- Revenue, very fine used. Uncommon. Mewett 601

£35

NR68

1955 QEII 20/- Revenue issue, block of six (3 x 2), superb unmounted. Mewett 602

£220

RA6239

1955 30th March, large part printed ‘MIGRANT LABOURER’S WORK BOOK’ (green card covers), issued to one ‘Trywell Mbale’. First internal page (3) applied with four 5/- Employment Stamps, second internal page (7) with a further two examples, each pen cancelled. Internal pages 1-2 and 5-6 removed, apparently as normal. RARE in this form, with a very low survival rate.

£700

RA5351

1959 12th September, printed ‘NDOLA LOTTERY LIMITED’ receipt, bearing 1d QEII revenue, pen cancelled. Attractive and uncommon

£20

RA5606

(?) 15th January, printed ‘The Rhodesian Autolot’ receipt, bearing 1d QEII revenue, pen cancelled. Attractive and uncommon.

£20

RA8411

1930 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green. Fine unused, scarce.

£65

RA8412

c1940 6¼d Cigarette Tax, grey-green, overprinted ‘SIXPENCE FARTHING’ with original value deleted. Vertical pair, fine unused, scarce. David Crocker opinion (2000).

SOLD

RA5607

1960 revenue ‘frank’ impression on piece, dated ’11 X 60’ to the value of ‘£3 14/5d’. Most unusual.

£45

RHODESIA RAILWAYS

RA5605

1964 – 67, range of five part Railways Waybills. Variously franked with 4d to 5/- ‘NKA’ (NKANA) Railways Parcel stamps, some with violet rubber stamp ‘NKA’ station code, another showing overprinted use and balance with printed ‘NKA’. Attractive and uncommon group.

£45

MISCELLANEOUS

AM112

undated envelope addressed to Lusaka bearing large crowned oval GOVERNOR’S OFFICE / OFFICIAL PAID / NORTHERN RHODESIA struck in purple. The flap bears the coat of arms embossed in gold.

£35

NR101

1946 stampless ‘On His Majesty’s Service’ cover addressed to the USA. LIVINGSTONE (22 June) double circle datestamp at upper left and large oval POSTMASTER’S OFFICE / LIVINGSTONE (22 June) cachet struck in violet at lower left, with signature endorsement.

£25

RA4990

1959 1st December, stampless official ‘O.H.M.S.’ window envelope, cancelled with 'CHINGOLA' datestamp. Unusual.

£15

ZAMBIA

STAMPS

NR73

1964 ½d & 1d definitive, coil strips with joins. Superb unmounted, uncommon.

£12

NR74

1964 1d definitive, coil pair with join, superb unmounted.

£4

RA7084

1964 2d definitive, top right corner strip of three showing large downwards shift of red printing (face mask). Superb unmounted. SG 96 var.

£45

RA6850

1964 2d definitive, block of four showing large downwards shift of red printing (face mask). Superb unmounted. SG 96 var.

£60

RA7728

1964 1/3 definitive, lower marginal block of four showing upwards shift of the brown printing. Folded horizontally, superb unmounted. SG 102 var.

£35

RA7727

1964 1/- definitive, block of 12 being two vertical rows of the sheet, showing dramatic progressive left and downwards shift of the black printing. Superb unmounted. Striking and scarce. SG 101 var.

£300

RA1263

1964 2/- definitive, with good shift of black printing left. Fine unmounted, small blemishes on gum. SG 103 var.

£35

RA6853

1964 2/- definitive, block of four showing right shift of black printing (faces). Superb unmounted. SG 103 var.

£60

RA7729

1964 2/- definitive, block of 12 being two horizontal rows across the sheet, showing dramatic leftwards shift of black printing. Superb unmounted, scarce this strong. SG 103 var.

£200

RA3811

1964 5/- definitive, lower marginal cylinder 1A copy, showing 'hat on child' flaw. Very fine mint. SG 105 var.

£5

RA1264

1965 6d First Anniversary of Independence. Major variety BRIGHT PURPLE (FIREWORKS) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 113a

SOLD

RA7087

1965 6d First Anniversary of Independence, major variety BRIGHT PURPLE (FIREWORKS) OMITTED. Very fine unmounted, minor mark on gum at top. SG 113a

SOLD

RA6613

1966 3d WHO, major variety GOLD OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 116a

£130

RA7088

1966 3d WHO, left marginal pair showing dramatic shift of gold printing right. Superb unmounted. Striking. SG 116 var.

£70

RA6857

1966 1/3 WHO, block of four showing shift of light blue printing right. Superb unmounted. SG 117 var.

£60

RA6858

1966 1/3 WHO, block of four showing upwards shift of light blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG 117 var.

£60

RA7089

1968 1n definitive, major variety COPPER-BRONZE (INCLUDING VALUE) OMITTED. Light srrface mark lower right corner, very fine unmounted. Scarce. SG 129a

SOLD

RA6614

1968 8n definitive, major variety BLUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Scarce. SG 133b

£130

RA1268

1981 8n Musical Instruments, major variety IMPERFORATE, horizontal pair. Ungummed paper. SG 356 var.

Note: this variety was discovered in the archive of the printers and released as such.

£45

NR76

1981 Traditional Musical Instruments issue. Artist's rough sketch / painting, this instrument the 'Nshingili' was used for the 18n stamp. Signed by the artist Gabriel Ellison. Most unusual.

£85

POSTAL HISTORY

RA1531

1964 ‘Independence’ Air Letter, with Makishi dancer illustration. Very fine unused, folded.

£8

NR77

1965 illustrated Air Letter, 1st Anniversary of Independence with map and Independence Monument illustration. Very fine unused, folded.

£4

NR79

1966 14th November, cover endorsed 'BY FORCES AIR MAIL' Broken Hill to Kitwe with black boxed 'REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA / HEADQUARTERS COMPANY / 3RD BN. ZAMBIA REGIMENT / 14 NOV 1966' cachet. Uncommon.

£20

RA1273

1968 3/6 ‘ZAMBIA AIRWAYS’ Air Letter Service labels. Ex. Booklet, pane of two in emerald green, roulette 10 x imperf. with margin at left which shows the two pairs of staple holes through. Superb unused with gum. Uncommon. Mewett type 7, no. 13. (See SA Philatelist October 1986, pages 246-249, N. Mewett)

£35

AM106

1968 19th November, incoming underpaid window envelope from Rhodesia, bearing 2d definitive (SG 398) tied by Salisbury (19 Nov) roller cancellation. Circular TO PAY taxe marking in violet. The shortfall was receipted on the reverse with a pair of 1N postage stamps (SG 129) tied by Nkana ? (27 Nov) datestamp with Mufulira (26 Nov) datestamp alongside.

£25

NR87

1974 6th (?) December, window envelope bearing 1d REVENUE stamp uncancelled but alongside with 'KITWE' cds. No further tax indications and presumably allowed. Unusual.

£20

RA8004

1982 16th June, 50n International Reply Paid Coupon, cancelled ‘BUCHI’ but not exchanged.

£8

BOOKLETS

NR89

1970 20n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB4

£6

NR90

1970 30n booklet. Fine and complete. SG SB5

£7

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		FEATURED ITEM				FEATURED ITEM

		RA7570				RA8410
		Set in lower right corner blocks of six or four, showing cylinder 1A numbers. Superb unmounted, and a scarce set in this complete format. SG 75-88				1/- postage due, major variety BLOCK OF FOUR IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY AND IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICALLY. In addition, and as usual, showing light double impression of the green printing. Superb unmounted, very scarce. SG D10b
		£300				£1,200