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FEATURED ITEM
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RA 6920
RA 6920


BCA / NYASALAND 1896 Arms, watermark Crown CC, £25 black and green. An exceptionally well centred fresh mint example of this rarity. Most of the few known examples are considerably off-centre and often show clipped perforations. This stamp is arguably the finest extant. PFSA certificate (1989). Outstanding. SG 42

£15000




RA 6813
RA 6813 (part)





SOUTHERN RHODESIA 1964 1/- QEII definitive, major variety BLUE-GREEN (QUEEN AND EMERALDS) OMITTED. A complete horizontal strip of ten across the sheet, stamp 3 with 90% omission, stamps 4 and 5 completely omitted and stamps 6 and 7 largely omitted. A spectacular piece, and rare today in this complete format. SG 99, 99a

SOLD

RA 6924
RA 6924
BCA / NYASALAND 1898 ‘Cheque Stamp’, Setting I, 1d vermilion and grey-blue, imperforate. Showing the major variety WITHOUT INITIALS AND CENTRE INVERTED (position 7). Very fine unused with complete margins. One of the finest examples extant of the 15 originally printed (of which a pair resides in the Royal Philatelic Collection). With clear RPS cert (1991). A great British Africa rarity. SG 54b

£24000


  
       

SOUTHERN RHODESIA





RA6768
 1924 ½d KGV Admiral. Major variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, HORIZONTAL PAIR. Very fine fresh mint. Scarce. SG 1a
 £800
 RA6768
RA6769
 1933 1½d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12 ex. booklet. Complete pane of six, some perfs. trimmed at base otherwise superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 16c
 £330
 RA6769
RA6770
 1931 4d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Block of four, superb unmounted. SG 19
 SOLD RA6770
RA6771
 1931 4d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Marginal block of four, superb unmounted. SG 19
 £8
 RA6771
RA6772
 1931 6d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Top marginal block of four, superb unmounted. SG 20
 £12
 RA6772
RA6773
 1931 6d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Right marginal horizontal block of ten, two hinged otherwise superb unmounted. SG 20
 £30
 RA6773
RA6774
 1931 8d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Block of four, superb unmounted. SG 21
 SOLD RA6774
RA6775
 1931 8d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Top marginal block of four, superb unmounted. SG 21
 £12
 RA6775
RA6776
 1934 9d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 21b
 SOLD RA6776
RA6777
 1934 9d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 21b
 £30
 RA6777
RA6778
 1934 9d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Lower right corner block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 21b
 £30
 RA6778
RA6779
 1931 10d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Upper marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 22
 SOLD RA6779
RA6780
 1933 10d KGV Field Marshal, perf. 11½. Marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 22a
 £25
 RA6780
RA6781
 1931 1/- KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Block of four, very fine mint or unmounted. SG 23
 £10
 RA6781
RA6782
 1931 1/- KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Top marginal block of four, stamps superb unmounted. SG 23
 £15
 RA6782
RA6783
 1931 1/6 KGV Field Marshal, perf. 12. Top marginal block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 24
 SOLD RA6783
RA6784
 1937 1/- KGV Field Marshal, perf 14. Lower left corner example, very fine and fresh lightly mounted mint. SG 23b
 £140
 RA6784
RA6785
 1933 2/- KGV Field Marshal, perf. 11½. Lower right corner copy, superb unmounted. SG 25a
 £45
 RA6785
RA6786
 1933 2/6 KGV Field Marshal, perf. 11½. Left marginal block of four, marginal guide cross. Stamps superb unmounted, hinged on margin. SG 26a
 £145
 RA6786
RA6787
 1933 2/6 KGV Field Marshal, perf. 11½. Lower left corner block of 16, with guide line in left margin. On piece cancelled with light but indistinct ‘PARCELS’ datestamps. Odd minor faults although a remarkable large used multiple. SG 26a
 £500
 RA6787
RA6788
 1937 KGVI Coronation. Set in imprint blocks of four. 1d hinged on top pair, otherwise very fine unmounted. SG 36-39
 £45
 RA6788
RA6789
 1937 8d KGVI definitive. Plate proof ex. the Waterlow archive, block of six perforated. Usual security punctures and condition for these. Uncommon. SG 45 proof.

Note: the final perforated examples of these proofs are far more uncommon than their imperforate counterparts.
 £80
 RA6789
RA6790
 1937 9d KGVI definitive. Plate proof ex. the Waterlow archive, block of four perforated. Usual security punctures and condition for these. Uncommon. SG 46 proof.

Note: the final perforated examples of these proofs are far more uncommon than their imperforate counterparts.
 £60
 RA6790
RA6791
 1937 10d KGVI definitive. Plate proof ex. the Waterlow archive, right marginal imperforate block of four, marginal guide cross. Showing ‘tagged ear’ flaw, circled in red ink for correction, but apparently no further action taken as this flaw is known on early printings of the issued stamps. Usual security punctures, gummed paper. SG 47 proof.
 SOLD RA6791
RA6792
 1937 10d KGVI definitive. Plate proof ex. the Waterlow archive, block of four perforated. Usual security punctures and condition for these. Uncommon. SG 45 proof.

Note: the final perforated examples of these proofs are far more uncommon than their imperforate counterparts.
 £60
 RA6792
RA6793
 1937 5/- KGVI definitive. Plate proof ex. the Waterlow archive, block of four perforated. Usual security punctures and condition for these. Uncommon. SG 52 proof.

Note: the final perforated examples of these proofs are far more uncommon than their imperforate counterparts.
 £80 RA6793
RA6794
 1937 5/- KGVI definitive. Lower right corner block of 14 (7x2) showing the complete imprint. Superb used with Umtali (12 Oct 1951) double circle date-stamps. A scarce and very attractive multiple. SG 52
 SOLD RA6794
RA6795
 1940 3d BSA Jubilee, ‘cave’ flaw in right marginal vertical pair. Superb unmounted. SG 57a
 SOLD RA6795
RA6796
 1947 1d Victory, complete sheet of 60. Lower left pane with red dots in left and lower margins, and showing large imprint, in addition with part imprint showing in margin at lower right. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 64
 SOLD RA6796
RA6797
 1953 2/6 QEII Coronation, lower right cylinder ‘1’ block of four. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 77
 £35
 RA6797
RA6798
 1953 2/6 QEII Coronation, imprint block of eight. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 77
 £110
 RA6798
RA6799
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing an upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £30
 RA6799
RA6800
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a strong upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £60
 RA6800
RA6801
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a very strong upwards shift of the blue printing. Striking and very scarce this strong. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £200
 RA6801
RA6802
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing an upwards shift of the blue printing, in addition with a pre-printing paper crease running vertically through left stamps. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £50
 RA6802
RA6803
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a right and upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £30
 RA6803
RA6804
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a strong right and upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £60
 RA6804
RA6805
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a downwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £30
 RA6805
RA6806
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a left shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £30
 RA6806
RA6807
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a left and upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 SOLD RA6807
RA6809
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing a strong left and upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £75
 RA6809
RA6810
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing ‘break in oval’ flaw, in addition an upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 £30
 RA6810
RA6811
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing ‘break in oval’ flaw, in addition a right and upwards shift of the blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 SOLD RA6811
RA6812
 1964 3d QEII booklet pane of four, showing ‘break in oval’ flaw, in addition a pre-printing diagonal paper crease running through left stamps. Superb unmounted. SG SB6 pane
 SOLD RA6812
RA6813
 1964 1/- QEII definitive, major variety BLUE-GREEN (QUEEN AND EMERALDS) OMITTED. A complete horizontal strip of ten across the sheet, stamp 3 with 90% omission, stamps 4 and 5 completely omitted and stamps 6 and 7 largely omitted. A spectacular piece, and rare today in this complete format. SG 99, 99a
 SOLD RA6813
RA6814
 1964 1/3 QE II definitive. Horizontal pair showing major perforation shift right, now well into design of stamps. Cut vertically to give the impression of being imperforate vertically. Superb unmounted, scarce. SG 100 var.

Note: one sheet showing this variety is known, resulting in 30 such pairs possible.
 SOLD RA6814





SOUTHERN RHODESIA: BOOKLETS

RA6815
 1938 2/6 KGVI booklet. Showing printed postage rates on inside front cover. Front cover type 2 with non serifed ‘6’ of ‘2/6’, no glassine between panes. Very fine and complete. SG SB4 (3rd or 4th printing)
 £200
 RA6815





SOUTHERN RHODESIA: POSTAL HISTORY

RA6816
 1929 6th August, cover bearing 3d KGV Admiral (SG 5), machine cancelled ‘BULAWAYO’, addressed to New York. Fine and clean.
 £35
 RA6816
RA6817
 1934 5th December, printed ‘ENGLAND – AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICE’ cover, bearing 2d large Falls and 1/6 KGV Field Marshal (SG 29, 25), cancelled ‘SALISBURY’. Typewritten ‘SALISBURY – CAMOOWEAL’ and addressed there. Cairo (10th December) transit and Camooweal (21st December) backstamps.
 SOLD RA6817
RA6818
 1936 18th May, cover addressed to Cape Town bearing two Field Marshal 1d (SG 16b) tied by large Bulawayo Station (18 May) double circle datestamp. The left stamp additionally tied by a very fine strike of a large rectangular boxed ‘POSTED LATE’ cachet struck in black. Cover neatly opened at each end. Attractive.
 £65
 RA6818
RA6819
 1939 7th August, cover bearing 1½d KGVI definitive (SG 42), plus large coloured ‘VISIT SOUTHERN RHODESIA FOR THE JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS’ label. Cancelled ‘GATOOMA’, and sent Airmail to England. Light soiling.
 SOLD RA6819
RA6820
 1951 1st October, set of six overprinted Postage Dues (less 4d grey-green), on plain cover cancelled ‘HATFIELD’ on the First Day of Issue. Fine and scarce. SG D1-D7 less D6
 £85
 RA6820





SOUTHERN RHODESIA: POSTAL STATIONERY

RA6821
 1931 1½d Falls Post Card (H&G 4), struck with local script ‘Specimen’ handstamp (Samuel R4). Closed puncture upper left, very fine unused. RARE.
 SOLD RA6821
RA6822
 1931 1d KGV Field Marshal Letter Card (H&G A2), struck with local script ‘Specimen’ handstamp (Samuel R4). Closed puncture upper left, unfolded and very fine unused. RARE.
 SOLD RA6822
RA6823
 1931 (?) un-issued 1½d KGV Field Marshal Letter Card, printed in brown (H&G unlisted), struck with local script ‘Specimen’ handstamp (Samuel R4). Closed puncture upper left, very fine unused. A major Southern Rhodesia Postal Stationery rarity.
 SOLD RA6823
RA6824
 1931 ½d KGV Field Marshal envelope (small size, H&G B3), struck with local script ‘Specimen’ handstamp (Samuel R4). Closed puncture upper left, very fine unused. RARE.
 SOLD RA6824
RA6825
 1931 1d KGV Field Marshal envelope (small size, H&G B4), struck with local script ‘Specimen’ handstamp (Samuel R4). Closed puncture upper left, very fine unused. RARE.
 SOLD RA6825
RA6826
 (date unclear) 6d KGVI Air Letter. Type I with simulated perforations (H&G F1), uprated with 3d large Falls and 1/- KGVI definitive (SG 35b, 48), cancelled  'GATOOMA' datestamp addressed to Italy. Fine and uncommon.
£40
 RA6826
RA6827
 1954 17th November, 4d QEII registered envelope, bearing 2d and 3d Federal QE II definitives (SG 3, 4), cancelled ‘UMVUMA’ addressed to Pretoria. Minor faults, very scarce.
 SOLD RA6827





NORTHERN RHODESIA

RA6828
 1925 ½d to 1/-, less 8d and 10d, KGV definitives, each on piece cancelled with special crested oval bilingual ‘ROYAL TOUR H. R. H. PRINCE GEORGE / 2 IV 34’ datestamps. Attractive group. SG  1-10, less 8, 9
 £30
 RA6828
RA6829
 1925-29 2/6, 3/- and 5/- KGV definitives. Each cancelled ‘ISOKA’, ‘MWINILUNGA’ and part ‘LUSAKA’ datestamp, the latter in blue. A lovely trio. SG 12-14
 SOLD
 RA6829
RA6830
 1925 5/- KGV definitive. Superb used lower marginal horizontal strip of three, cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE 1 DEC 35’ datestamps. SG 14
 £45 RA6830
RA6831
 1937 KGVI Coronation, set on illustrated First Day cover, cancelled ‘LIVINGSTONE’. Sent registered to England. Fine and clean. SG 22-24
 £15
 RA6831
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
 RA6832
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
 RA6833
RA6834
 1951 1d green KGVI definitive, coil strip of four showing join. Superb unmounted, uncommon. SG 28 coil join
 SOLD RA6834
RA6835
 1938 1½d KGVI definitive, carmine-red. Showing ‘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
 RA6835
RA6836
 1938 3/- KGVI definitive. Superb used block of four, light central datestamp. SG 42
 £45
 RA6836
RA6837
 1946 Victory, both values each in a lower left corner cylinder copy, on plain cover cancelled ‘WUSIKILI 26 NOV 46, the First Day of issue, rubber handstamp as such, sent registered to Kitwe. SG 46-47
 SOLD RA6837
RA6838
 1948 KGVI Royal Silver Wedding, both values on plain cover cancelled ‘KAFUBU 1 DEC 1948’, the First Day of issue, typewritten as such at top. Unusual. SG 48-49
 SOLD RA6838
RA6839
 1963 2d QE II Arms definitive, ‘break in Queen’s hair’ flaw in positional top right corner vertical block of eight. Superb unmounted. SG 77 var.
 SOLD RA6839
RA6840
 1963 4d QE II Arms definitive, ‘break in Queen’s hair’ flaw in positional top right corner vertical block of eight. Superb unmounted. SG 79 var.
 SOLD RA6840
RA6841
 1963 9d QE II Arms definitive, ‘break in Queen’s hair’ flaw. Superb unmounted.  SG 81 var.
 £20
 RA6841
RA6842
 1963 9d QE II Arms definitive, major variety VALUE OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 81a
 £450
 RA6842
RA6843
1d SG 76
2d SG 77
4d SG 79
6d SG 80
1963 QE II Arms definitive, cylinder 1A blocks of four. Superb unmounted.
9d SG 81
5/- SG 86
10/- SG 87
 
3d 1B SG 78
 £5
£5
£5
£5

£5
£45
£55

£5


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NORTHERN RHODESIA: POSTAL HISTORY

RA6844
 1947 24th April, printed company cover bearing 3d and 1/- KGVI definitives (SG 34, 40), cancelled ‘FORT JAMESON’, sent airmail to Manchester.
SOLD RA6844
RA6845
 1948 23rd July, cover bearing on front 3/- and reverse 1d brown cylinder ‘4’ block of four KGVI definitives (SG 27, 42), cancelled ‘KITWE’, sent registered airmail to the USA, arrival backstamps. Attractive.
 £55
 RA6845
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
 RA6846
RA6847
 1964 22nd February, Federal registered postal stationery envelope, bearing 1/- and 1/3 QEII Arms definitives (SG 82, 83), cancelled ‘LUSAKA’, addressed to England. Light faults at left.
 £45 RA6847
RA6848
 1964 21st August, printed Tourism Air Letter (Visit Wankie National Park), bearing 6d x two QEII Arms definitives (SG 80), machine cancelled ‘LUSAKA’ addressed to the USA.
 SOLD RA6848
RA6849
 1964 16th November, cover bearing 1d x nine and 6d QEII Arms definitives (SG 76, 80), cancelled ‘LUSAKA’, sent airmail to England.
 SOLD RA6849





ZAMBIA

RA6850
 1964 2d definitive, block of four showing large downwards shift of red printing (face mask). Superb unmounted. SG 96 var.
 £30
 RA6850
RA6851
 1964 2d definitive, lower marginal imprint bloc of eight, showing large downwards shift of red printing (face mask). Superb unmounted. SG 96 var.
 SOLD RA6851
RA6852
single
1964 1/3 definitive, showing major upwards shift of yellow printing (tobacco leaves). Superb unmounted. SG 102 var.
block of four
 £15

SOLD
 RA6852
RA6853
 1964 2/- definitive, block of four showing right shift of black printing (faces). Superb unmounted. SG 103 var.
 £60
 RA6853
RA6854
 1964 2/- definitive, lower left corner imprint block of six showing right shift of black printing (faces). Superb unmounted. SG 103 var.
 SOLD RA6854
RA6855
 1964 £1 definitive, block of four showing major upwards shift of the yellow printing. Superb unmounted. SG 107 var.
 SOLD RA6855
RA6856
 1966 3d W.H.O., horizontal pair showing shift of horizontal perforations, now into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 116 var.
 SOLD RA6856
RA6857
 1966 1/3 W.H.O., block of four showing shift of light blue printing right. Superb unmounted. SG 117 var.
 £60
 RA6857
RA6858
 1966 1/3 W.H.O., block of four showing upwards shift of light blue printing. Superb unmounted. SG 117 var.
 £60
 RA6858
RA6859
 1966 1/3 W.H.O., showing strong progressive shift of the light blue printing, from right to left. Block of ten being the lower two rows of the sheet with imprint and cylinder ‘1A’, the light blue ‘1A’ also affected. Superb unmounted. SG 117 var.
 SOLD RA6859





RHODESIA AND NYASALAND

RA6878
 c1953 De La Rue photographs of essays for the 2/6 and £1 (two of each). One of each duty with handstamped cachet on reverse ‘DLR - STUDIO / PHOTOGRAPHED / 16 OCT 1953’, the others with colour names endorsed in pencil. Most unusual and very scarce. Ex De La Rue Archives.
SOLD RA6878
RA6860
 1954-56 QE II definitive. Complete set in blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 1-15
 £275
 RA6860
RA6861
 1954-56 QE II definitive. Complete set in matching upper right corner blocks of four, with running sheet numbers, 1/- no. ‘1’. Superb unmounted. SG 1-15
 SOLD RA6861
RA6862
 1954 ½d QE definitive, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Strip of 11 with attached pink coil tail. Superb unmounted. SG 1a
 £30
 RA6862
RA6863
 1954 ½d QE II definitive, coil stamp perf. 12½ x 14. Strip of four attached to coil leader, printed ‘FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND / 480 – ½d POSTAGE STAMPS - £1’. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 1a
 SOLD RA6863
RA6864
 1954 2d QE II definitive, horizontal pair showing shift of perforations, just into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 3 var.
 SOLD RA6864
RA6865
 1954 10/- QE II definitive, upper right corner block of four, running sheet no. ‘127’. Superb unmounted. SG 14
 SOLD RA6865
RA6866
 1954 £1 QE II definitive, showing upwards shift of Queen’s head. Superb unmounted. SG 15 var.
 £45
 RA6866
RA6867
 1954 £1 QE definitive, upper left corner block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 15
 £85
 RA6867
RA6868
 1959 1d QE II definitive, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamp. Major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 19ac
 £275
 RA6868
RA6869
 1959 1d QE II definitive, upper right corner block of four, running sheet number and value ‘£1.0.0’ in margin. Superb unmounted. SG 19
 SOLD RA6869
RA6870
 1959 2½d QE II definitive, lower right cylinder ‘3 1’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 21
 SOLD RA6870
RA6871
 1959 4d QE II definitive, upper right corner block of four, running sheet no. ‘458’. Superb unmounted. SG 23
 SOLD RA6871
RA6872
 1959 4d QE II definitive, lower right cylinder ‘2B 1B’ block of six, part imprint. Superb unmounted. SG 23
 SOLD RA6872
RA6873
 1959 6d QE II definitive, lower right cylinder ‘1B 1B’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 24
 SOLD RA6873
RA6874
 1962 9d QE II definitive, lower right cylinder ‘1B 1B’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 24a
 SOLD RA6874
RA6875
 1959 2/- QE II definitive, lower right cylinder ‘1B 1B’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 27
 SOLD RA6875
RA6876
 1959 2/6 QE II definitive, lower right cylinder ‘1A 1A’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 28
 SOLD RA6876
RA6877
 1959 10/- QE II definitive, superb used cancelled with crisp ‘JULIASDALE’ datestamp. SG 30
 SOLD RA6877
RA6879
 1959 £1 QE II definitive, upper right corner copy running sheet no. ‘016’. Stamp superb unmounted, hinged on margin. SG 31
 SOLD RA6879
RA6808
 1959 QEII definitive £1 black and deep violet. Block of four, very fine used with Blantyre (23 Mar 1962) double circle datestamp. SG 31
£180
 RA6808
RA6880
 1959 5/-, 10/- and £1 QE II definitives, each in a lower right corner block of four, 10/- running sheet no. ‘445’. Superb unmounted. SG 29-31
 £280
 RA6880
RA6881
 1960 5/- Kariba, showing ‘seagull’ flaw (constant, row 8/4 right pane). Centre stamp in a right marginal block of nine. Superb unmounted. Very scarce. SG 37 var.

Note: this is a very scarce flaw, and the first time we have encountered it in a multiple.
 SOLD RA6881
RA6882
 1961 1/3 Mining, showing shift of black printing right. Very fine used. SG 39 var.
 £10
 RA6882
RA6883
 1962 2/6 Airmail, right marginal block of four showing shift of rose-red printing. Superb unmounted. SG 42 var.
 £60
 RA6883
RA6884
 1963 Tobacco, set in upper left value blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43-46
 SOLD RA6884
RA6885
 1963 6d Tobacco, showing ‘torn trouser’ flaw (constant, row 10/1), in positional lower right corner block of six. Superb unmounted. SG 44 var.
 £15
 RA6885
RA6886
 1963 1/3 Tobacco, showing ‘extra roof light’ flaw (constant, row 1/3), in positional upper left corner strip of three. Superb unmounted. SG 45 var.
 £18
 RA6886
RA6887
 1963 YMSC, set in blocks of four cancelled with special ‘WORLD COUNCIL 1963’ datestamps. SG 48-49
 £8
 RA6887
RA6888
 1963 6d YMSC, showing large scratch on Queen’s face flaw. Apparently not constant. Superb unmounted. SG 48 var.
 SOLD RA6888





RHODESIA AND NYASALAND: POSTAGE DUES ON COVER

RA6889
 1954 4th August, cover sent stampless and cancelled ‘MWINILUNGA’, addressed to Kitwe. Applied with 4d blue overprinted postage due (SG D5), cancelled on the 11th August. Fine and clean.
 SOLD RA6889
RA6890
 1955 24th August, cover underpaid at 2d sent airmail from Johannesburg to Kitwe. Endorsed in red ink ‘T 2d’, then applied with Northern Rhodesia 3d due, chalky paper (SG D3a), Southern Rhodesia 1/- overprinted due (SG D7) plus 1d and 6d Nyasaland dues (SG D1, D5), 1/10d in total. Cancelled ‘KITWE 13 SP 55’. The cover with stain from a paper clip lower left, indicating that this was the top cover of a batch and received the pool charge for all. A remarkable franking and very scarce as such.
 SOLD RA6890
RA6891
 1957 29th March, cover underpaid at 3d sent airmail from Durban to Kitwe. Struck with black circular ‘T 4d’ cachet, then applied with pair ½d Federal QEII definitives and Northern Rhodesia 3d due, chalky paper (SG 1, D3a), cancelled ‘KITWE 1 AP 57’. An extremely scarce usage of the chalky paper printing.
 SOLD RA6891





RHODESIA AND NYASALAND: POSTAL HISTORY

RA6892
 1960 4th August, Federal registered postal stationery envelope, bearing 1/3 Kariba (SG 35), cancelled ‘BROKEN HILL’, addressed to Kitwe. Fine and clean.
 SOLD RA6892
RA6893
 1962 4th May, postal stationery registered envelope bearing pair 6d and 1/3 Airmails (SG 40, 41), cancelled ‘HARARI’, addressed to England.
 SOLD RA6893





RHODESIA

RA6894
 1966 5/- on 1/3 Churchill Independence overprint, on illustrated First Day cover, cancelled as such at Salisbury. Very fine and clean, un-addressed. SG 373
 £45
 RA6894
RA6895
 1966 9th February, complete set of Harrison definitives (SG 374-387), cancelled on the First Day of issue by skeleton ‘JUMBO / RHODESIA’ datestamps, un-addressed. RARE.

Note: this datestamp not recorded by Barry
 SOLD RA6895
RA6896
 1966 1d Harrison definitive, showing fine pre-printing paper crease running horizontally through, and in addition with an upwards shift of the purple printing. Superb unmounted. SG 374 var.
 £20
 RA6896
RA6897
 1966 5/- Harrison definitive, showing dramatic shift of the light brown printing left, creating ‘ghost’ cattle. Striking and very scarce. Superb unmounted. SG 385 var.
 SOLD RA6897
RA6898
 1966 £1 Harrison definitive, lower marginal copy showing strong upwards shift of the brown printing. Superb unmounted. SG 387 var.
 £65
 RA6898
RA6899
 1966 4d Mardon definitive, left marginal pair showing strong shift of the green printing left. Striking. Superb unmounted. SG 400 var.
 £60
 RA6899
RA6900
 1966 4d Mardon definitive, upper left corner traffic light block of four, showing strong upwards shift of the green printing, in addition an upwards shift of the perforations, into the design of the stamps. Striking. Superb unmounted. SG 400 var.
 SOLD RA6900
RA6901
 1978 4c definitive, major variety IMPERFORATE. Top marginal block of four, superb unmounted. David Crocker certificate stating this to be positions 3-4 / 13-14 from the sheet. SG 557 var.
 £220
 RA6901
RA6902
 1978 9c definitive, major variety IMPERFORATE. Block of four, superb unmounted. David Crocker certificate stating this to be positions 22-23 / 27-28 from the sheet. SG 560 var.
 £1100
 RA6902
RA6903
 1978 17c definitive, major variety IMPERFORATE. Left marginal horizontal pair, superb unmounted. David Crocker certificate stating this to be positions 21-22 from the sheet. SG 564 var.
 £550
 RA6903
RA6904
 1978 17c definitive, major variety IMPERFORATE. Top left corner block of four, superb unmounted. David Crocker certificate stating this to be positions 1-2 / 6-7 from the sheet. SG 564 var.
 £1100
 RA6904





RHODESIA: POSTAL HISTORY

RA6905
 1975 11th August, incoming cover from France addressed to ‘Mr. Ian Smith, Premier Minister, Palais Royal, Salisbury, Rhodesia’. Struck with circular magenta ‘CHECKED / G.P.S.O.’ cachet signed and dated in ink. Further struck with two black ‘T’ strikes, but these deleted in red ink. Lovely.
 SOLD RA6905





RHODESIA: BUSH WAR

RA6906
 1974 17th September, cover bearing 3c definitive (SG 491), machine cancelled ‘BULAWAYO’, applied with printed black/green ‘M. P. O. 1 SALISBURY’ label. Fine and clean.
 £50
 RA6906
RA6907
 1974 26th September, cover bearing 3c definitive (SG 491), machine cancelled ‘QUE QUE’, applied with printed black/green ‘M. P. O. 1 SALISBURY’ label. Roughly opened at left, otherwise fine and clean.
 £50
 RA6907
RA6908
 1974 2nd October, cover bearing 3c definitive (SG 491), machine cancelled ‘BULAWAYO’, applied with printed black/green ‘M. P. O. 1 SALISBURY’ label. Fine and clean.
 £50
 RA6908
RA6909
 1974 3rd October, cover bearing 3c definitive (SG 491), machine cancelled ‘RAYLTON’, applied with printed black/green ‘M. P. O. 1 SALISBURY’ label. Fine and clean.
 £55
 RA6909
RA6910
 1974 15th October, cover bearing 4c definitive (SG 492), machine cancelled ‘BELMONT-BULAWAYO’, applied with printed black/salmon ‘M. P. O. 3 SALISBURY’ label. Fine and clean.
 £65
 RA6910
RA6911
 1975 19th October, cover bearing 3c definitive (SG 491), machine cancelled ‘MARANDELLAS’, applied with printed black/salmon ‘M. P. O. 3 SALISBURY’ label. Fine and clean.
 £65
 RA6911
RA6912
 1976 29th November, stampless cover struck with green boxed ‘2 (INDEPENDENT) COMPANY / THE RHODESIAN REGIMENT / OFFICIAL FREE / KARIBA, RHODESIA’ cachet, and ‘MOUNT DARWIN’ datestamp. Addressed to Salisbury, and apparently not allowed as free, applied with 1c, 2c and 5c dues (SG D18, D19, D20), cancelled ‘UNION AVENUE’.
SOLD RA6912
RA6913
 1979, two printed ‘ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE’ envelopes, struck with violet circular ‘RHODESIA ARMY / OFFICIAL FREE’ cachets, plus boxed violet ‘RHODESIAN ARMY MPO 5’ and ‘RHODESIAN ARMY MPO 51’ cachets respectively.
 £20
 RA6913
RA6914
 1979, two printed ‘ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE’ large size envelopes, applied with printed ‘M.P.O. 3 UMTALI’ or ‘M.P.O. 4 FORT VICTORIA’ labels, in addition struck with a total of eight violet boxed ‘RHODESIAN ARMY M. P. O.’ cachets from various locations. Attractive pair.
 £60
 RA6914





ZIMBABWE

RA6915
 1990 5c definitive, major variety IMPERFORATE. Right marginal horizontal pair. Superb unmounted. SG 772b
 £120
 RA6915





B.C.A. / NYASALAND

RA6916
 1891 Arms, 6d deep blue overprinted ‘B.C.A.’ Block of four superb fresh unmounted mint. Very scarce this fine. SG 5
 SOLD RA6916
RA6917
 1895 Arms, no watermark, £10 black and orange-vermilion. BPA certificate (2008) states “unused, regummed, is genuine.” A remarkably fresh and well centred example of this rare stamp. SG 30
 £1600
 RA6917
RA6918
 1896 Arms, watermark Crown CC, 3/- black and yellow, very fine well centred fresh mint. Scarce this fine. SG 38
 £110
 RA6918
RA6919
 1896 Arms, watermark Crown CC, 5/- black and olive very fine, well centred fresh mint. Scarce this fine. SG 39
 SOLD RA6919
RA6920
 1896 Arms, watermark Crown CC, £25 black and green. An exceptionally well centred fresh mint example of this rarity. Most of the few known examples are considerably off-centre and often show clipped perforations. This stamp is arguably the finest extant. PFSA certificate (1989). Outstanding. SG 42
 £15000
 RA6920
RA6921
 1897 Arms, 2d black and yellow. Block of 12 being the lower two rows of the sheet, plate ‘1’ in margin. hinged on two otherwise superb unmounted. Lovely. SG 44
 SOLD RA6921
RA6922
 1897 Arms, 2/6 black and ultramarine. Very fine well centred fresh mint. Scarce this fine. SG 48
 £55
 RA6922
RA6923
 1900 Arms, 10/- black and olive-green. Superb fresh mint. SG 50a
 £175
 RA6923
RA6924
 1898 ‘Cheque Stamp’, Setting I, 1d vermilion and grey-blue, imperforate. Showing the major variety WITHOUT INITIALS AND CENTRE INVERTED (position 7). Very fine unused with complete margins. One of the finest examples extant of the 15 originally printed (of which a pair resides in the Royal Philatelic Collection). With clear RPS cert (1991). A great British Africa rarity. SG 54b
 £24000
 RA6924
RA6925
 1908 KEVII 3d purple on yellow, variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Very fine fresh mint. Very scarce. SG 75a
 £250
 RA6925
RA6926
 1913-19 KGV ½d to £1, complete set of 12, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (types D12/12a). A very attractive and remarkably fresh set. SG 83s-98s
 SOLD RA6926
RA6927
 1919 KGV 10/- green and deep scarlet on green. Extremely fine well centred fresh mint. SG 96e
 £80
 RA6927
RA6928
 1919 KGV 10/- green and deep scarlet on green. Upper left corner example showing Plate ‘1’. Very fine fresh mint. SG 96e
 SOLD RA6928
RA6929
 1913 KGV £1 purple and black on red. Very fine fresh mint. SG 98
 £175
 RA6929
RA6930
 1913 KGV £1 purple and black on red showing flaw ‘Break under ‘P’ of Pound’ (1st printing). Very fine fresh mint. SG 98
 £190
 RA6930
RA6931
 1913 KGV £1 purple and black on red. A sharp impression on pinkish surfaced paper. Very fine fresh mint. SG 98
 £175
 RA6931
RA6932
 1913 KGV £1 purple and black on red. A distinctly deep impression on pinkish surfaced paper. Pulled perf at base otherwise very fine and fresh mint. SG 98
£160
 RA6932
RA6933
 1913 KGV £1 purple and black on red. A deep shade and sharp impression on pinkish surfaced paper. Very fine fresh mint. SG 98
£175
 RA6933
RA6934
 1929 KGV 5/- green and red on yellow. Lower marginal block of four, superb fresh unmounted mint. SG 112
£200
 RA6934
RA6935
 1927 KGV 10/- green and scarlet on emerald. Very fine used example of this distinctive shade with Blantyre (13 6 35) datestamp. Rare. SG 113g
SOLD RA6935
RA6936
 1938 KGVI definitives 1/- black and orange. Marginal blocks of four from each corner of the sheet. Superb unmounted mint. A very attractive group. SG 138
£45
 RA6936
RA6937
 1938 KGVI definitive, 10/- emerald and deep red on pale green. Block of four, superb unmounted, usual browned gum. SG 142
 £200
 RA6937
RA6938
 1948 KGVI Royal Silver Wedding. Set in blocks of four, superb used central datestamps. SG 161-162
 £90
 RA6938
RA6939
 1954 QEII definitives, ½d , 2d and 6d coil stamps perf. 12 x 12½. Each in a strip of ten showing coil join. Superb unmounted. SG 173a, 176a, 180a
 £20
 RA6939
RA6940
 1954 QEII definitives, ½d, 2d and 6d perf. 12 x 12½. Each in a cylinder ‘1 1’ and ‘1a 1a’ block of four (six blocks). Superb unmounted, a difficult assembly. SG 173a, 176a, 180a

Note: this perforation was intended for the production of coil stamps. Some sheets remained intact.
 SOLD RA6940
RA6941
 1963 QEII ‘POSTAGE’ overprints. Complete set of 11 values in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 188-198
 £60
 RA6941





NYASALAND: POSTAL HISTORY

RA6942
 1927 9th November, cover endorsed at top ‘No stamps available at Lilongwe P. O.’, addressed to ‘P. O. Dedza’. Apparently upon arrival there applied with 1d KGV, cancelled ‘DEDZA’. A little tatty, but scarce and most unusual.
 £225
 RA6942
RA6943
 1964 14th April, incoming Air Mail cover from Bermuda underpaid at 1/-. Struck with black ‘T’ cachet, then applied with 2d and 4d Federal dues, both of these with ‘RHODESIA &’ heavily deleted in red ink, leaving only ‘NYASALAND’. Cancelled ‘NKATA BAY 28 APR 1964’. Fine and rare, with a handful of examples known.

Note: the stamps of the Federation were withdrawn on the 19th February, 1964. As a temporary measure, existing stocks of Federal postage dues were treated in this manner.
 £1100
 RA6943





NYASALAND: REVENUES

RA6944
 1891 large format revenue stamps. £10 Indian red and vermilion. Lower left corner marginal, very fine fresh mint. An outstanding example of this attractive and rare stamp. M673 / Barefoot 9
 £450
 RA6944
RA6945
 Large format ‘ONE SHILLING’ on £1 blue and red. A few irregular perfs otherwise fine unused (without gum). Scarce. M677 / B13
£45
 RA6945





MALAWI

RA6946
 1979 Opening of Salima-Lilongwe Railway. Unissued 4t contained in a miniature sheet, together with issued 5t type. Superb unmounted. RARE. See SG footnote.
 £850
 RA6946




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