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Auction: 24116 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 1209

(x) Rhodesia
Postmarks and Cancellations
1910-13 Double Heads
Southern Rhodesia
A collection of cancellations arranged alphabetically from A to F comprising Arcturus with ½d. and 1d. values with 1913 (7 Feb.) Arcturus code "A" day month on 1d. (2), A16 (6 recorded) and 1913 (5 Mar) code "A" month day on 1d. (small thin), A17 (5 recorded); also Arcturus P.O. 1911 (5 Jan.) and 1913 (6 Jan.) blank before day on 1d. and ½d., A19 (very rare) and 1911 (2 Mar.) blank after day on ½d., A20 (extremely rare); Battlefields 1912 skeleton c.d.s. with (10 Aug.) without code on 1d., B18 (unique) (ex Don Mitchell) and (13 Aug.) code "A" variety second "L" virtually missing on 1d. perf.12, B23 (very rare), Belingwe 1912 (29 Mar.) variety "MRT" for "MAR" on 1d. carmine; B48 (rare), Bush Tick: 1910 (0 Dec.) variety blank before day and error "0" for day on 2d.; a couple of small imperfections. B140 (unique), Chibi double-circle d.s group with 1912 (30 Oct.) c.d.s. on 2d. (crease and small thin), C2 (rare); 1913 (7 May) blank before day on 1d., C2A (unique); 1913 partial strike in jet-black viscous ink, (blue crayon mark), C3 (extremely rare), Colleen Bawn includes 1912 (2 Nov.) blank after day on 1d., C9 (unique), Eiffel Flats c.d.s. selection with 1912 (24 July) name in one word, a superb strike on 1d., E10 (very rare); 1911 (27 Nov.) short "F" on 1d., E11 (very rare); 1916 (71 Mar.) date error on 1d., a very readable strike, E14 (unique); (73 Mar.) date error on 1d., E14A (unique) and 1916 (75 Mar.) date error on 1d., E15 (2 recorded), Enterprise selection with 1911 (Feb.) day month variety month inverted on 6d. brown and purple, E22 (extremely rare) and 1911 (Dec.) month day on 1d. E24 (extremely rare), Figtree includes 1911 (26 Nov.) on 1d., a superbly centred strike, F2 (very rare); 1910 (31 Dec.) variety month inverted on 2½d., a superbly centred strike, F3 (very rare); 1910 (12 Dec.) day and month inverted on horizontal pair of ½d., light toning, F4 (very rare) (ex Don Mitchell); (4 May) variety day and month inverted and yeardate missing, on 1d, F5 (extremely rare); (26 Apr.) entire date inverted, "4" for yeardate on 1d., F6 (2 recorded); (19 June) year omitted on 1d., F8 (2 recorded) and (11 Apr.) variety "AI" for month and year omitted on 1d., F9 (extremely rare), double-circle datestamp, 1913 (7 Oct.) blank after day on 1d., F14 (2 recorded), Fort Rixon 1911 (29 Dec.) with blank for last number of the yeardate, on 1d., F30 (2 recorded), an attractive and valuable group. (30+)

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Estimate

Starting price
£700