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Auction: 24116 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 1206

(x) Rhodesia
Postmarks and Cancellations
1910-13 Double Heads
Northern Rhodesia
A collection arranged alphabetically from B to L including Broken Hill with 1911 (22 Feb.) on 2/- black and pale blue-green, LG headplate printing 152a or 153, B4 (2 recorded); 1913 (30 Mar.) in blue-black, broken "3" in day on 1d., B6 (very rare). Bwanamkubwa includes 1912 (30 May) blank before two figure yeardate on 1d., B9 (very rare); 1911 (11 Mar.) in blue on ½d., B10 (2 recorded), Chilanga group with (15 Dec.) in blue-black on ½d., C4 (extremely rare); (10 Feb.) in blue-black viscous ink and defective date, particularly month and year on 1d. (2), C7 (both of the recorded examples), Fife N.E. 1912 (1 July) code "O", month day, thick "1" in day; on 1d., F7 (extremely rare), Fort Jameson 1912 (25 Nov.) double circle, arcs joined on 2d. LG headplate printing, F14 (unique), Fort Rosebery includes 1913-14 single-ring datestamps, day month with 1914 without code and month omitted on 1d. (2), F21 (very rare); 1913 (11 Jan.) no code, as characters of date inverted on 2d., F22 (2 recorded); 1913 (12 Dec.) in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., F24 (extremely rare). Month day group with 1913 (8 Feb.) "=" for "F" in month on 1d., F27 (unique); 1912 (16 Apr.) complete date virtually missing on ½d., F28 (unique); 1913 (1 Mar.) in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., F30 (very rare), Kafue 1911 strikes on 1d. with (21 July) showing defective year, resembling 1991, K2 (unique) and (2 Apr.) with blank before day, K3 (3 recorded); Kalunguisi 1911 (1 Dec.) in jet-black viscous ink and showing "DFC" for "DEC" on ½d. K15 (very rare), Kasama group on ½d. with 1915 (12 Nov.) squared circle with day month, K19 (unique); 1917 (12 Nov.) showing four figure year, K24 (very rare) and 1917 (27 Mar.) in jet-black viscous ink (small thin at top), K25 (extremely rare); Kasempa postmarks on 1d. with 1912 (5 Sept.) showing blank after day, large blank and single blank before "2" in year, on small piece, K28 (extremely rare); (27 Sept.) in jet-black viscous ink, perf.15, K29 (extremely rare); 1912 (5 Apr.) in jet-black viscous ink showing blank after day, large blank and single blank before "2" in year; corner crease, K30 (unique), Lealui group with 1912 (70 Oct.) date error on 1d. (some colour run) L1A (unique); 1911 (27 June) showing bent "1" for "7" in day, on ½d., L2 (unique); 1912 (6 June) blank before day on 1d., fine, L3 (very rare); 1911 (15 June) in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., L6 (very rare); 1911 (7 Dec.) in jet-black viscous ink blank before day on 1d. (blunt corner), L7 (3 recorded); Livingstone includes 1912 (4 Jan.) large double-circle on 1/- black and pale blue-green, LG headplate printing 152a, small thin. L14 (2 recorded), 1910-16 selection on 1d. with 1910 (30 Nov.) showing broad "H" in Rhodesia, L9A (extremely rare); large double-circle with 1912 (10 Sept.) showing blank after hour (light tone spots) L15 (very rare); (11 Mar.) showing "- -" for year and blank before hour, L16 (unique); time scored through, small blank for "0" and large blank for AM/PM (faults), L17 (unique); (Sept.) day stuck between "2" and "3", blank after day, "0" for year followed by a blank and time scored through, L18 (unique); 1911 (19 and 21 Sept.) in blue, L19 (both the 2 recorded examples); 1916 (13 Mar.) thicker lettering on horizontal pair of ½d., L21 (2 recorded), Lusakas group with 1917 (2 July) showing outer circle dented after second "S" on ½d., L36 (extremely rare); 1911 (4 Sept) in blue on 1d., L37 (rare); 1911 (30 Apr.) in blue-black on 3d. purple and yellow-ochre, L38 (very rare); 1911 (15 Dec.) in blue-black with apostrophe after "L" on 1d., L39 (unique): 1912 (8 Apr.) in deep viscous blue-black on 1d., L40 (extremely rare): 1912 (6 May) in jet-black viscous ink, blank after day on 1d., L42 (unique), a rare and valuable group with many fine cancellations. (40+)

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Starting price
£700