RHODESIA & NYASALAND FEDERATION
FEATURED ITEM
1954 QEII definitive. Plate proof of the 1/3 value in very close to issued colours, imperforate with wide margins and small security puncture upper right, applied to large card printed ‘WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, / PRINTED DIRECT FROM PLATE’, endorsed below in ink ‘No 1’. RARE and probably unique.

Note: the wide margins of the impression would indicate that the impression was taken from the master die.
£1,500
Last updated: 14th June, 2010
1954-56 QE DEFINITIVE, SG 1-15
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 1½d red-orange0.100.10
SG 1a½d coil stamp, perf 12½ x 14 orange0.251.50
SG unlist½d coil stamp, perf 12½ x 14 deep orange0.502.00
SG 21d ultramarine0.100.10
SG 2a1d coil stamp. perf 12½ x 14 deep blue1.0012.00
SG 2ab1d coil stamp. perf 12½ x 14 ultramarine3.0014.00
SG 32d bright green0.100.10
SG 3a2½d ochre1.000.10
SG 43d carmine red0.200.10
SG 54d red-brown0.500.10
SG 64½d blue-green0.200.20
SG 76d bright reddish purple1.000.10
SG 7a6d bright purple2.000.10
SG 89d violet0.600.50
SG 91/- grey-black1.000.10
SG 101/3 red-orange and ultramarine3.000.10
SG 112/- deep blue and yellow-brown6.003.00
SG 122/6 black and rose-red5.001.00
SG 135/- violet and olive-green15.005.00
SG 1410/- dull blue-green and orange15.007.00
SG 15£1 olive-green and lake30.0025.00
Set of 1675.0040.00
Set on FDC45.00
STAMPS
RA6268 1954 QEII definitive. Plate proof of the 1/3 value in very close to issued colours, imperforate with wide margins and small security puncture upper right, applied to large card printed ‘WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, / PRINTED DIRECT FROM PLATE’, endorsed below in ink ‘No 1’. RARE and probably unique.

Note: the wide margins of the impression would indicate that the impression was taken from the master die.
£1,500
RA6860 Complete set in blocks of four. Very fine unmounted. SG 1-15 £275
RA3814 ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes of six. Plate proofs ex. the Waterlow archives, imperforate on gummed paper, each stamp with small security puncture. Very fine and scarce. SG 1-3 booklet panes plate proofs £450
RA3537 ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes of six for each value, left margin attached. Superb unmounted. SG 1-3 booklet panes £8
RA760 ½d, 1d and 2d booklet panes, selvedge at left, each cancelled with light 24th November 1955 datestamps. Attractive and uncommon group. SG 1-3 booklet panes £24
RA6270 ½d, showing pre-printing paper crease running vertically through at right. Superb unmounted. SG 1 var. £65
RA3812 1d and £1 QE definitives, each cancelled with two strong horizontal black bars, as defaced for use as training stamps. Very fine unmounted. Uncommon. SG 2, 15 £80
RA6862 ½d, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamps. Strip of 11 with attached pink coil tail. Superb unmounted. SG 1a £30
RA5995 ½d, coil stamps. Pair showing ‘missing perf. hole’ variety. Superb unmounted. Uncommon. SG 1a var. £25
RA6866 £1, upper left corner block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 15 £45
RA6867 £1, upper left corner block of four. Very fine mint or unmounted. SG 15 £85
RA761 £1, block of four. Light but indistinct datestamps, top left stamp with defective corner otherwise very fine used. Uncommon. SG 15 £65
RA5352 £1, imprint block of four. Light datestamps, attractive and most unusual. SG 15 £100
RA5609 5/- and three x £1 QEII definitives, on piece cancelled ‘ SALISBURY 14 APR 58’. Attractive and unusual. SG 13, 15 £70
POSTAL HISTORY
RA5138 1954, original set of 15 values on printed First Day Cover. Very fine unaddressed, cancelled at ‘HILLSIDE’. SG 1-15 less 3a £45
F5 1954, 20th December, Southern Rhodesia 4d KGVI registered envelope (long size H&G C7) bearing 2d and 3d QE definitives, 'SALISBURY / S.RHODESIA 20 DEC 54' datestamps to South Africa. £20
RA5360 1956 26th July, registered envelope, without QEII imprint, flap with plain edge. Bearing 2d and 1/3 QE definitives (SG 3, 10) cancelled ‘BULAWAYO’ addressed to England. Unusual. £30
RA5361 1957 7th May, registered envelope, with QEII imprint. Bearing pair 2½d QE definitives (SG 3a) cancelled ‘LALAPANZI’, plain registration label pencil endorsed as such, addressed to South West Africa. £20
F6 1957, 1st November, Southern Rhodesia 4d George VI registered envelope (long size H&G C7) bearing ½d, 2d and 2½d QE definitives, 'SALISBURY / S.RHODESIA 1 NOV 57' datestamps to Johannesburg. Late use of this envelope. £20
F7 1958, 13th February, ½d Southern Rhodesia KGVI Post Card additionally bearing Federal 1d QE definitive, 'SELUKWE / S.RHODESIA 13 FEB 1958' datestamp to Bulawayo. £18
RA5362 1958 20th February, registered envelope, without QEII imprint, flap with plain edge. Bearing pair 3d and 1/3 QE definitives (SG 4, 10) cancelled ‘NDOLA’ addressed to England. Unusual. £35
RA6269 1954 QEII definitive, pairs of 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and £1 (this lower marginal with full imprint), each on separate cover cancelled ‘VICTORIA FALLS 6 JUN 59’, locally addressed. Attractive group. SG 12-15 £85
RA1219 1959, 15th December, invitation for a meeting card then folded and bearing 1d QE definitive (SG 2), cancel poorly struck with another alongside “CHINGOLA' locally addressed. Rubber stamped at top 'PRINTED MATTER ONLY', re-addressed and endorsed 'Refused'. Attractive. £15
1955 LIVINGSTONE, SG 16-17
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 163d ultramarine and deep turquoise-green0.400.20
SG 171/- purple and deep blue0.400.50
Set on FDC2.00
STAMPS
RA6271 Set in imprint blocks. Superb unmounted. SG 16-17 £8
F9 3d, 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only). Superb unmounted. SG 16 var.
Single £6
Pair £8
Block £10
 
F10 3d, 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only), fine used. SG 16 var. £10
F11 3d, 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only), in a superb used block of four. SG 16 var. £14
F12 3d, 'canon' flaw (constant row 3/3, one pane only), in top left corner positional block of nine. Superb unmounted. SG 16 var. £12
POSTAL HISTORY
RA5997 1955 Victoria Falls Centenary, set on plain cover cancelled ‘KANONA 14 JU 55’, the day before issue! Addressed to England. Most unusual. £35
F13 1956 13th February, registered Airmail cover bearing ten x 3d and on reverse 12 x 3d (lower two rows with imprint) Falls Centenary (SG 16), 'KITWE NORTHERN RHODESIA 13 FE 56' datestamps to London. £10
1959 QE DEFINITIVES, SG 18-31
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 18½d black and light emerald0.400.10
SG 18a½d coil stamp, perf 12½ x 142.504.00
SG 191d carmine-red and black0.100.10
SG 19a1d coil stamp, carmine-red and black, perf 12½ x 142.506.00
SG 19ab1d coil stamp, carmine-red and grey-black, perf 12½ x 143.507.50
SG 202d violet and yellow-brown1.000.20
SG 212½d purple and grey-blue0.300.20
SG 223d black and blue0.100.10
SG 234d maroon and olive1.000.10
SG 246d ultramarine and deep myrtle-green0.500.10
SG 24a9d orange-brown and reddish violet5.001.50
SG 251/- light green and ultramarine1.000.10
SG 261/3 emerald and deep chocolate4.000.10
SG 272/- grey-green and carmine4.000.50
SG 282/6 light blue and yellow-brown4.000.30
SG 295/- deep chocolate and yellow-green6.002.00
SG 3010/- olive-brown and rose-red20.0012.00
SG 31£1 black and deep violet40.0045.00
Set of 1580.0060.00
Set on FDC65.00
STAMPS
RA4234 1959 QE definitive, the four values printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., 3d, 1/3, 5/- and £1. Imperforate vignette plate proofs, on gummed paper, comprising matched lower left corner blocks of four, each with penciled production dates; 3d Rhodes Grave in black 16/9/58 and 16/9/60; 1/3 Lake Nyasa in emerald green 16/9/58 and 16/9/60; 5/- Rhodes' statue in chocolate-brown 16/9/58; £1 Federal Coat of Arms in black 19/9/58. Some creasing, fine, a lovely and unique group. £1,100
RA3816 3d, plate proof of the centre only. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Right marginal block of four, light horizontal folds. Attractive and uncommon. SG 22 centre plate proofs £120
RA3817 1/3, plate proof of the centre only. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Block of four, very fine. Attractive and uncommon. SG 26 centre plate proofs £200
RA3818 5/-, plate proof of the centre only. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, imperforate on gummed paper. Left marginal block of four, very fine. Attractive and uncommon. SG 29 centre plate proofs £200
RA3819 £1, plate proof of the Arms centre. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, block of four, imperforate on gummed paper. SG 31 centre plate proofs £250
RA6012 £1, plate proof of the Arms centre. Ex. the Bradbury Wilkinson archive, block of four across vertical interpanneau margin, imperforate on gummed paper. SG 31 centre plate proofs £300
RA6880 5/-, 10/- and £1, each in a lower right corner block of four, 10/- running sheet no. ‘445’. Superb unmounted. SG 29-31 £280
RA3539 Complete set of 15 values, each in a marginal pair, six lower right corner with cylinder numbers, the 5/-, 10/- and £1 with full imprint. Superb unmounted. SG 18-31 SOLD
RA6273 Complete set of 15 values in blocks of four, ½d and 1d coils in strips of four. Superb unmounted. SG 18-31 £325
RA1156 ½d and 1d, coil stamps perf. 12½ x 14, both shades of the 1d value each in a pair, very fine used. SG 18a, 19a, 19ab £32
RA5353 1d, major re-entry (constant, row 3/6), in a left marginal block of 18. Superb unmounted. SG 19 var. £25
RA6276 1d, apparently the De La Rue printing perforated through lower margin, block of four showing vertical shift of perforations into design of stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 19 var. £45
RA6868 d QE II definitive, perf. 12½ x 14 coil stamp. Major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 19ac £275
F16 1d, coil stamp perf. 12½ x 14. Major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 19ac £275
RA4746 1d, coil stamp perf. 12½ x 14. Major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. SG 19ac £275
F17 1d, coil stamp perf. 12½ x 14. Vertical strip of four, major variety CARMINE-RED (CENTRE) OMITTED. Superb unmounted. Spectacular. SG 19ac £1,100
RA3542 2½d, showing shift purple printing up, normal for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 21 var. £20
F18 3d, major variety PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE. Superb unmounted. SG 22b £350
RA6616 3d, major variety PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE. Right marginal, superb unmounted. SG 22b £400
F19 3d, major variety PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE. Block of four, very scarce as such. Superb unmounted. SG 22b £1,400
RA6005 9d, a most unusual highly aniline printing, clearly apparent on both front and reverse. Superb unmounted. SG 24a var. £15
RA6006 9d, cylinder ‘1A 1A’ block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 24a £45
RA5171 1/-, lower marginal pair with full ‘THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED.’ imprint. Superb unmounted. SG 25 £20
RA6009 1/-, singles showing shift of centre either left into cameo or right into border. Superb unmounted. SG 25 vars. £80
RA5175 1/-, lower marginal vertical pair showing shift of vignette left. Superb unmounted. SG 25 var. £80
RA5354 10/-, block of four on piece, centrally cancelled with ‘SHAMVA’ datestamp. Few short perfs. at top otherwise very fine. Uncommon. SG 30 £60
RA6808 £1, block of four, very fine used with Blantyre (23 Mar 1962) double circle datestamp. SG 31 £180
RA5355 £1, block of four on piece, centrally cancelled with ‘SALISBURY’ datestamp. Superb and uncommon. SG 31 £180
POSTAL HISTORY
RA5150 1959 definitives, original set of 14 values on printed First Day Cover. Fine addressed, small tear at top, cancelled at ‘BULAWAYO’. SG 18-31 less 24a £65
RA5788 c1960 printed ‘CERTIFICATE OF POSTING’ form, applied with vertical pair ½d QEII coils (SG 18a), cancelled ‘KITWE’, for a parcel addressed to Mufulira. Attractive. £30
RA6297 1963 8th April, cover bearing 10/- QEII definitive (SG 30), cancelled ‘SALISBURY’, sent registered airmail to Johannesburg. Attractive. £40
F23 1963 19th July, unopened cover bearing strip of three 1d QE definitive coil stamps (SG 19a), 'KITWE' datestamps to Mufulira. Large violet instructional cachet ticked UNKNOWN and 'RTS' endorsement. Puncture lower left. £20
RA5613 1963 28th September, cover bearing ½d and two x 1d QE definitive coil stamps (SG 18a, 19ab), plus British green ‘egg’ test label. Cancelled ‘SALISBURY’ locally addressed. Unusual. £20
1960 KARIBA, SG 32-37
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 323d blackish green and red-orange0.400.10
SG 336d brown and yellow-brown0.500.20
SG 341/- slate-blue and green2.002.00
SG 351/3 light blue and orange-brown2.001.00
SG 35a1/3 blue and deep orange-brown6.004.00
SG 362/6 deep slate-purple and orange-red3.006.00
SG 375/- reddish violet and turquoise-blue6.0010.00
Set of 613.0018.00
Set on FDC22.00
STAMPS
RA1166 Complete set of six in blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 32-7 £52
RA1167 Complete set of six in blocks of four, all marginal except 6d. Superb unmounted. SG 32-7 £52
F27 3d, ‘gorge’ flaw (constant, row 4/6). Superb used. SG 32b £5
RA6013 1/3, showing ‘white lake’ variety, very fine used cancelled with complete ‘HARARI’ datestamp. SG 35 var. £20
RA6014 1/3, ‘ear ring’ flaw in positional top marginal single (constant, row 1/4, right pane). Superb unmounted. SG 35 var. £25
F25 1/3, ‘dam retouch’ flaw in right marginal pair (constant, row 11/5, left pane). Superb unmounted. SG 35 var. £25
F28 5/-, 'seagull' flaw (constant, row 8/4 right pane). Fine mint, very scarce. SG 37 var. £90
RA1929 5/-, 'seagull' flaw (constant, row 8/4 right pane). Superb used on piece. Very scarce. SG 37 var. £130
RA6277 Printed Kariba First Day cover, bearing full set, the 5/- showing ‘seagull’ flaw (constant, row 8/4 right pane). Extremely scarce as such. SG 32-37 var. £125
POSTAL HISTORY
RA1170 1960 Kariba, set on printed (Dam wall in circle) First Day Cover, with special oval crested 'ROYAL VISIT' cancels at KARIBA. Sent registered to England, neat typewritten address. Very fine and clean. SG 32-7 £22
RA1222 1960 3rd September, cover bearing 3d Kariba (SG 32) cancelled 'LLEWELLIN BARRACKS', handstamp address to England. Struck with boxed black 'REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS / 1 SEP 1960 / 1st BN RHODESIAN AFRICAN RIFLES' lower left. Part puncture at left, otherwise fine and a scarce cachet. £45
F30 1960 22nd June, registered Airmail cover bearing 1/- and 2/6 Kariba (SG 34, 36), 'KITWE N.RHODESIA 22 JUN 60' datestamp to London. £18
1961 MINING CONGRESS, SG 38-39
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 386d olive-green and orange-brown0.400.20
SG 391/3 black and light blue0.400.80
Set on FDC3.00
STAMPS
RA6279 Set imprint blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 38-39 £15
RA2835 Set in top right corner value blocks of four, superb unmounted. SG 38-9 £4
RA3821 1/3, two examples with either shift of black printing to left or right. Superb unmounted. SG 39 vars. £15
RA6882 1/3, showing shift of black printing right. Very fine used. SG 39 var. £10
1962 AIRMAIL, SG 40-42
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 406d bronze-green and vermilion0.250.20
SG 411/3 light blue, black and yellow1.000.40
SG 422/6 rose-red and deep violet4.004.00
Set of 35.004.00
Set on FDC6.00
STAMPS
RA6280 Set cylinder 1B blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 40-42 £35
RA6281 Set imprint blocks of four, the 2/6 without as issued but matching block. Superb unmounted. SG 40-42 £35
RA5357 2/6, 'extra landing light' flaw (constant row 9/2 cyl. B) in pair with normal. Superb unmounted. SG 42 var. £30
RA1191 2/6, lower marginal pair the left stamp with vertical purple line just running into cameo. Very fine unmounted. SG 42 var. £18
RA6883 2/6, right marginal block of four showing shift of rose-red printing. Superb unmounted. SG 42 var. £60
F31 2/6, strip of six with progressive shift of red printing down from left to right. Striking. Superb unmounted. SG 42 var. £85
RA6017 2/6, showing downwards shift or rose-red printing. Superb used on piece. SG 42 var. £15
POSTAL HISTORY
RA3829 1962 8th August, printed Airmail cover bearing 6d x two and 2/6 Airmail (SG 40, 42), cancelled 'KITWE' and sent registered to Canada. Attractive. £18
RA4997 1962 8th November, airmail cover bearing pair 6d and 2/6 Airmails (SG 40, 42), sent registered from KITWE to Canada. Fine and attractive. £15
RA3830 1963 2nd May, printed Airmail cover bearing 1/3 and 2/6 Airmail (SG 41, 42), cancelled 'KITWE' and sent registered to Canada. Attractive. £18
1963 TOBACCO CONGRESS, SG 43-46
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 433d green and olive-brown0.200.10
SG 446d green, brown and blue0.300.30
SG 451/3 chestnut and indigo0.500.40
SG 462/6 yellow and brown1.502.00
Set of 42.502.50
Set on FDC4.00
STAMPS
RA6282 Set, cylinder 1A blocks. Superb unmounted. SG 43-6 £25
RA6283 Set imprint blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43-46 £25
RA6284 Set in lower right corner sheet number blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 43-46 £20
F34 3d, 'serif' flaw. Superb unmounted. SG 43 var.
Pair £6
Block £8
 
F35 3d, pair, left stamp with fine white line running through. Superb unmounted. SG 43 var. £8
F36 3d, pair, right stamp with good green vertical doctor blade lines running through. Superb unmounted. SG 43 var. £25
RA6885 6d, showing ‘torn trouser’ flaw (constant, row 10/1), in positional lower right corner block of six. Superb unmounted. SG 44 var. £15
RA6886 1/3, showing ‘extra roof light’ flaw (constant, row 1/3), in positional upper left corner strip of three. Superb unmounted. SG 45 var. £18
POSTAL HISTORY
RA3832 1963 18th November, printed Airmail cover bearing 1/3 and 2/6 Tobacco (SG 45, 46), cancelled 'KITWE' and sent registered to Canada. Attractive. £15
RA4998 1964 30th June, airmail cover bearing 2/6 Tobacco (SG 46), sent registered from KITWE to Canada. Fine and attractive. £15
1963 RED CROSS CENTENARY, SG 47
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 473d red1.000.50
Set on FDC1.00
STAMPS
RA765 3d, cylinder 1A block of four. Superb unmounted. SG 47 £6
RA6018 3d, imprint block of four, superb unmounted. SG 47 £6
RA6019 3d, an overinked / blurred impression, normal for comparison. Superb unmounted. SG 47 var. £15
RA1935 3d, vertical lower marginal pair with oval horizontal perforations between both stamps and margin. Superb unmounted. SG 47 var. £12
F41 3d, lower marginal strip of four with band of weak/interrupted printing affecting centre two stamps. Superb unmounted. SG 47 var. £20
RA6020 3d, lower right corner cylinder ‘1A’ block of six, showing distinct lighter impression of left four stamps, then a clear line of normal impression through the right vertical pair. Superb unmounted. SG 47 var. £45
1963 Y.M.S.C., SG 48-49
SG NO. UMUSED
SG 486d black, gold and yellow-green0.501.00
SG 491/3 black, gold, yellow-green and lilac0.800.80
Set on FDC2.00
STAMPS
RA6286 Set cylinder 1A blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG48-49 £15
RA6287 Set imprint blocks of four. Superb unmounted. SG 48-49 £15
RA6887 set in blocks of four cancelled with special ‘WORLD COUNCIL 1963’ datestamps. SG 48-49 £8
F42 6d, 'forehead retouch' flaw (constant row 3/5), in pair. Superb unmounted. SG 48 var. £12
F43 6d, 'forehead retouch' flaw (constant row 3/5) in vertical marginal of three, strip also with black smudging lower left. Stamps superb unmounted. SG 48 var. £20
F45 6d, horizontal pair both with shift of gold printing right, distorting the emblem and giving the Zimbabwe bird a green breast. Superb unmounted. SG 48 var. £25
RA1204 Set on printed First Day Cover, the 6d with 'forehead retouch' flaw (constant row 3/5). Neat hand-written address. SG 48 var. / 49 £12
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