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1913 KGV £10 purple and dull ultramarine. Very fine fresh mint.  This is the first example of this stamp we have handled. None were present in the 'McFarlane' or 'County' collections. An extremely rare stamp. SG 99

Note: a fire destroyed the Government buildings in Zomba in February 1919. It is believed the stock of £10 (SG 99) was destroyed with it. The £10 issued in 1919 was the 'Royal Blue' (SG 99a) and is the stamp usually encountered mint and fiscally used.

£6000


1919 KGV £10 purple and royal blue. Variety BROKEN CROWN AND SCROLL (position 24). Very fine and fresh mint. B.P.A. certificate (1975) which mentions ‘creased’, somewhat harshly. An extremely rare stamp. SG 99eb

£3500


1926 KGV 10/- green and red on pale emerald. Lower right corner block of four showing plate number ‘1’ and HPF 60A/B. Very fine-superb fresh mint (lower pair is unmounted). SG 113

£650

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1908-11 KEVII, SG 72-82


RA6054 Complete set of nine values ½d to £1. Very fine fresh mint. SG 72-81 £500 PHOTO
RA5390 1d carmine, complete right pane of 60, margins all round, running sheet no. ‘4766’. Very fine and fresh unmounted. Scarce. SG 74 £180 No photo
NY302
2/6 brownish black and carmine-red on blue. Superb fresh mint. SG 78
£45
PHOTO
RA6322
2/6 brownish black and carmine-red on blue, top marginal superb fresh mint. Lovely. SG 78
£55 PHOTO
RA5391 4/- carmine and black. Very fine fresh mint. SG 79 £65 PHOTO
RA5392 10/- green and red on green. Very fine fresh mint. SG 80 £100 PHOTO
RA6626
£10 purple and ultramarine. Brandon certificate (2007) mentions ‘minor surface imperfection at lower left (in margin). A very fine, exceptionally well centred mint example of this seldom-seen rarity. SG 82
£7000 PHOTO


1913-19 KGV, multiple crown CA, SG 83-98


NY116
½d to £1 basic set of 12 stamps. Fine to very fine used. SG 83-98
£200
PHOTO
NY121
4/- carmine and black. Horizontal pair, right stamp with variety 'NICK IN TOP RIGHT SCROLL'. Very fine mint. SG 95/95d
£160
PHOTO
RA5806
10/- green and deep scarlet. Left marginal block of four, very fine mint. Lovely deep shades. SG  96e £375 PHOTO
RA5807
£1 purple and black on red. Very fine well centred mint. SG 98 £170 PHOTO
RA6055 £1 purple and black on red. Right marginal, showing prominent flaw in King’s hair. Superb fresh mint. SG 98 £160 PHOTO
RA5808
£1 purple and black on red. Lower right corner example with control ‘1’ in margin. Very fine mint, lovely deep shades. SG 98 £180 PHOTO
NY125
£1 purple and black on red. Very fine used. SG 98
£100
PHOTO
RA6323
£1 purple and black on red. Vertical pair and two singles tied to small piece by a Blantyre datestamp. Few small faults though a scarce and attractive franking. SG 98
£350
PHOTO
NY246
£1 purple and black on red. Vertical pair fiscally used. SG 98
£25
PHOTO
RA5809
£10 purple and dull ultramarine. Very fine fresh mint. An exceptionally rare stamp. SG 99

This is the first example of this stamp we have handled. None were present in the sales of the 'McFarlane' or 'County' collections. The most recent example of SG 99 on the market we are aware of was offered on a US auction in December 2007, where it fetched $14,375, then the equivalent of about £7100.

Note: a fire destroyed the Government buildings in Zomba on the night of February 17th-18th, 1919, and it is believed the stock of £10 in the dull ultramarine colour (SG 99) was destroyed with it. The £10 issued to replace it in 1919 had the frame in 'Royal Blue' (SG 99a) and it is this colour that is usually encountered both mint and fiscally used.
£6000 PHOTO
RA6324
£10 purple and dull ultramarine. Very fine fresh mint. An exceptionally rare stamp, this being only the second example we have handled. No mint examples were present in the McFarlane or County collections. SG 99

Note: a fire destroyed the Government buildings in Zomba on the night of February 17th-18th, 1919, and it is believed the stock of £10 in the dull ultramarine colour (SG 99) was destroyed with it. The £10 issued to replace it in 1919 had the frame in 'Royal Blue' (SG 99a) and it is this colour that is usually encountered both mint and fiscally used.
£6000
PHOTO
RA2919
£10 purple and royal blue. With variety 'BROKEN CROWN AND SCROLL' (position 24). Very fine and fresh mint. B.P.A. certificate (1975) which mentions ‘creased’, somewhat harshly. An extremely rare stamp. SG 99eb £3500
PHOTO


1921-30 KGV, multiple script CA, SG 100-113


NY127
½d to 5/- part set of 12 values, very fine mint. SG 100-112
£75
PHOTO
NY132
2/- purple and blue on blue. Very fine mint. SG 109
£12
PHOTO
NY134
2/6 black and red on blue. With variety 'NICK IN TOP RIGHT SCROLL'. Fine mint apart from one short perf. SG 110c
£50
PHOTO
NY135
2/6 black and scarlet-vermilion on pale blue. Very fine used. SG 110k
£25
PHOTO
RA5395 2/6 grey-black and scarlet-vermilion on pale blue. Lower right corner block of four showing plate number ‘1’ and HPF 60B. Very fine or superb fresh mint (two are unmounted). SG 110j £175 PHOTO
RA5397 4/- carmine and black. Top marginal block of four showing flaws HPF 5A and 6A. Very fine mint (some perfs reinforced). SG 111 £85 PHOTO
RA5622
4/- carmine and black. With variety 'DAMAGED LEAF AT BOTTOM RIGHT'. Very fine mint. SG 111f
£120
PHOTO
RA5399 5/- green and red on yellow. Lower right corner block of four showing plate number ‘1’ and HPF 60A/B/D. Light natural gum crease, otherwise superb fresh mint. SG 112 £220 PHOTO
RA6325
5/- green and red on yellow. Lower right corner plate ‘1’ block of four. Superb fresh mint or unmounted. SG 112
£220 PHOTO
RA6326
5/- green and red on yellow. Lower left corner block of eight (4x2) with plate ‘1’. Superb and fresh unmounted mint. A scarce and spectacular multiple. SG 112
£550
PHOTO
RA3916 5/- green and red on yellow. Lower right corner block of four with plate '1' in right margin. Lower right stamp showing minor varieties including 'dot at top of King's neck'. Very fine and fresh mint. SG 112 and vars. £200 PHOTO
RA5400 10/- green and red on pale emerald. Lower right corner block of four showing plate number ‘1’ and HPF 60A/B. Very fine-superb fresh mint (lower pair is unmounted). SG 113 £650 PHOTO
RA4264 10/- green and red on pale emerald. With variety 'BROKEN SCROLL'. Light bend otherwise very fine mint. SG 113a £250 PHOTO
NY136
10/- green and red on pale emerald. Centred right otherwise very fine unmounted mint. SG 113
£80
PHOTO
NY137
10/- green and red on pale emerald. Very fine used. SG 113
£80
PHOTO


1934-35 Leopards, SG 114-22




1935 KGV Silver Jubilee, SG 123-126


RA6359
1935 23rd May, cover bearing complete set KGV Silver Jubilee (SG 123-126), cancelled ‘ZOMBA, sent registered airmail to Salisbury.
£60 PHOTO


1938-44 KGVI Definitives, SG 130-143


RA6329
Complete set of 18 values, very fine unmounted. SG 130-143
£160 PHOTO
RA6330
2/- to £1, each in blocks of four, 2/-, 5/- and £1 corner with plate ‘1’. Superb used cancelled with central ‘ZOMBA’ datestamps. SG 139-143
£400 PHOTO
RA6331
2/- to £1, each in matching upper left corner blocks of four, with plate ‘1’. Superb used cancelled with central ‘ZOMBA’ datestamps. SG 139-143
£450 PHOTO
RA6332
2/- purple and blue on blue. Lower marginal block of four, the stamps all superb unmounted mint. SG 139
£40 PHOTO
RA6335
2/- purple and blue on blue. Upper marginal block of six. Light browning, unmounted. SG 139
£45 PHOTO
RA6336
2/- purple and blue on blue. Lower right corner plate ‘1’ block of nine. Very fine unmounted. SG 139
£100 PHOTO
RA6337
2/- purple and blue on blue. Upper left corner control ‘1’ pair, superb used on piece cancelled ‘LIMBE’. SG 139
£30 PHOTO
RA6338
2/- purple and blue on blue. Upper marginal block of four, superb used camcelled ‘ZOMBA’. SG 139
£45 PHOTO
RA6059 2/6 black and red on blue. Upper left corner marginal block of eight (4x2) showing plate number ‘1’. The stamps superb unmounted mint apart from one with small gum thin. An attractive multiple. SG 140 £150 PHOTO
RA6060 2/6 black and red on blue. Block of ten (2x5) being the first two columns of the sheet with margins, comprising re-joined upper left corner block of four with plate number ‘1’and lower left corner block of six (2x3). The stamps superb unmounted mint. An impressive multiple. SG 140 £170 PHOTO
RA6341
2/6 black and red on blue. Upper left corner plate ‘1’ pair, superb used on piece cancelled ‘LIMBE’. SG 140
£35 PHOTO
RA6342
2/6 black and red on blue. Upper marginal plate ‘1’ block of four. Superb used cancelled ‘ZOMBA’. SG 140
£60 PHOTO
RA6343
2/6 black and red on blue. Lower right corner plate ‘1’ block of four. Superb used cancelled ‘ZOMBA’. SG 140
£60 PHOTO
RA5406 5/- pale green and red on yellow. Superb unmounted mint. SG 141 £40 PHOTO
RA6344
5/- pale green and red on yellow. Block of four fine mint or unmounted, browned gum. SG 141
£120 PHOTO
RA6345
5/- pale green and red on yellow. Upper marginal block of four running sheet no. ‘355’. Very fine mint or unmounted, browned gum. SG 141
£120 PHOTO
RA6346
5/- pale green and red on yellow. Upper left corner plate ‘1’ pair, superb used on piece cancelled ‘LIMBE’. SG 141
£50 PHOTO
RA6347
5/- pale green and red on yellow. Lower left corner plate ‘1’ block of four, superb used cancelled ‘ZOMBA’. SG 141
£95 PHOTO
RA6348
5/- green and red on pale yellow (ordinary paper). Lower right corner example, superb mint. SG 141a
£55 PHOTO
RA5407 5/- green and red on pale yellow (ordinary paper). Superb unmounted mint. SG 141a £65 PHOTO
NY161
10/- bluish green and brown-red on pale green ordinary paper. Block of four, hinge trace on one, others unmounted mint. A RARE block. SG 142a

Note: This shade is easily mistaken. The defining characteristic is an overall scattering of small dark 'dots', and often with some 'pitting' of the paper surface.
£1,100
PHOTO
RA6351
£1 purple and black on red. Upper marginal pair, superb mint. SG 143
£45 PHOTO
RA6352
£1 purple and black on red. Block of four, very fine unmounted. SG 143
£150 PHOTO
RA6356
£1 purple and black on red. Upper marginal plate ‘1’ pair, on piece fine used. SG 143
£50 PHOTO
RA6357
£1 purple and black on red. Lower marginal pair, superb used on piece cancelled ‘LIMBE’. SG 143
£65 PHOTO
RA6358
£1 purple and black on red. Block of four, superb used. SG 143
£110 PHOTO
RA5623
½d to 1/-, one of each with the lower values being the 1942 colour changes, each in a vertical strip of three and each cancelled with forged MADAME JOSEPH strikes ‘BLANTYRE 8 JN 43’. Attractive and unusual group. SG 130a, 131a, 132a, 133a, 134-138 forged cancels £75 PHOTO
RA6627
½d to 1/-, one of each with the lower values being the 1942 colour changes. Each cancelled with forged MADAME JOSEPH strikes ‘BLANTYRE 8 JN 43’. Attractive and unusual group. SG 130a, 131a, 132a, 133a, 134-138 forged cancels
£20 PHOTO

1938-44 KGVI Definitives, on cover


RA6360
(date unclear) cover bearing £1 (SG 143), lightly cancelled, addressed to Switzerland. Attractive.
£40 PHOTO
RA6361
1945 3rd April, cover bearind lower marginal pair 5/- (SG 141), cancelled ‘BLANTYRE’, addressed to Limbe. Attractive.
£75 PHOTO
RA6362
1945 3rd April, cover bearing 10/- (SG 142), cancelled ‘BLANTYRE’, addressed to Limbe. Attractive.
£70 PHOTO
RA6363
1948 26th April, cover bearing lower marginal 2/- (SG 139), cancelled ‘MIKOLONGWE’, addressed to the U.S.A. Attractive.
£45 PHOTO
RA6364
1945 13th August, cover bearing £1 (SG 143), cancelled ‘BLANTYRE’, locally addressed. Lovely.
£75 PHOTO
RA6365
1945 4th December, re-folded  and reused cover bearing £1 (SG 143), cancelled ‘BLANTYRE’ sent registered airmail to England. Lovely.
£90 PHOTO


1945 KGVI definitives, SG 144-157


RA5412 Complete set of 14 values, ½d to 20/-, in blocks of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 144-157 SOLD PHOTO
NY163
Complete set of 14 values, ½d to 20/-, all are marginal with the ½d to 1/- in pairs and all but the 1/- with cylinder, imprint or sheet number. Very fine or superb used. SG 144-157
SOLD
PHOTO
RA6063 20/- scarlet and black. Block of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 157 £85 PHOTO


1946 Victory, SG 158-159








1949 Royal Silver Wedding, SG 161-162


NY169
Set superb unmounted mint. SG 161-162
£12
PHOTO
NY170
Set in superb unmounted mint blocks of four. SG 161-162
£45
PHOTO
RA1314
10/- imprint block of four. Superb unmounted mint. SG 162
£75
PHOTO
RA6366
1948 15th December, cover bearing block of four 1d and 10/- KGVI Silver Wedding (SG 161-162), cancelled ‘LIMBE’ on the first day of issue. Sent airmail to Parktown, Southern Rhodesia, arrival backstamp on reverse. Uncommon.
£45 PHOTO


1949 UPU, SG 163-166


NY172a
Set in blocks of four, superb unmounted mint. SG 163-166
£12
PHOTO
RA3263 1947 Paris Universal Postal Union Congress. Booklet for the territory, internal page with KGVI pictorial definitive values ½d to 10/- and Victory set (SG 142-56, 158-59). Red leather gilt, some light damage. Very scarce. £125 PHOTO


1951 Diamond Jubilee, SG 167-170


RA5414 Complete set in combined imprint and cylinder ‘1’ or ‘1a’ blocks of four. Superb unmounted mint. SG 167-70 SOLD PHOTO
RA5415 Complete set in combined imprint and cylinder ‘1’ or ‘1a’ right corner blocks of six. Superb unmounted mint. SG 167-70 £45 PHOTO
RA5416 Complete set in superb used blocks of four. SG 167-70 SOLD PHOTO


1953 Rhodes Centenary Exhibition
, SG 171








1953 QEII Definitives, SG 173-187


RA2205
Complete set of 15 values plus ½d, 2d and 6d perf. 12 x 12½. Superb unmounted mint. SG 173-187
£28
PHOTO
RA5624
Coils, ½d black and chocolate, 2d black and yellow-orange and 6d black and violet each in a complete coil roll of 480 stamps, made from the comb perforated 12x12½ sheets. The original Bradbury Wilkinson seals on the ½d and 6d rolls have been split at some stage and resealed with sellotape. SG 173a, 176a, 180a. Rare in this format. Catalogued £1152.
£275
No
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NY176a
½d, 2d and 6d perf. 12 x 12½, each in a BLOCK OF FOUR. Superb unmounted mint. Scarce. SG 173a, 176a, 180a

Note: These three values in the comb perforation were produced for the production of coil rolls. A small quantity remained in sheet format and were sold as such.
£125
PHOTO
NY180
as above, the ½d only in an imprint block of four (not perforated through margin). Scarce. SG 173a
£75
PHOTO


1963 QEII, 'POSTAGE' overprints, SG 188-198


NY330
Complete set of 11 values, superb used. SG 188-198
£13 PHOTO


1964 Pictorial definitives, SG 199-210


NY187a
Complete set of 12 values, ½d to £1, superb unmounted mint. SG 199-210
£13
PHOTO
NY188
Complete set of 12 values, ½d to £1, fine used. SG 199-210
£13
PHOTO




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