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Auction: 15022 - Northern Rhodesia, The Award-Winning Collection formed by Neville Polakow, FRPSL, RDPSA
Lot: 78

(x) Northern Rhodesia
1963 Arms Definitive Issue
Issued Stamps
3d. yellow lower right corner cylinder 1B block of four, variety eagle printed double, the additional impression appearing at the base of the shield, fresh unmounted mint; the upper right stamp with a natural wrinkle. Very rare with about eighteen examples recorded, this being the cylinder block of record. S.G. 78c, £16,000+. Photo

Note: This variety occurred during the first printing. Most if not all the known examples emanate from an incomplete sheet purchased at the Ndola Post Office in April 1964

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Sold for
£14,000