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RHODESIA DOUBLE HEADS

The Alan Uria Collection

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Banknotes30 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203222/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31425 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203326 September Charity Auction of Bank of England Notes London 120372 October The David Kirch Collection of Bank of England Notes - Part I London 120342 October The David Kirch Collection of English Provincial Banknotes - Part I London 120353/4 October World Banknotes London 1202313/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 3156 December World Banknotes London 1202415/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

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Stamps20 June The “Franschhoek” Collection of Cape of Good Hope Triangular and Rectangular Issues London 1203120 June Palestine Stamps and Postal History London 1203630 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 120325 July The Chartwell Collection - GB Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps and Covers - Part III London 1201511 July Rhodesia Double Heads - The Alan Uria Collection London 1203811 July Progressive Proofs and Artist’s Essays - The Eastern Pacific Islands London 1204011/12 July The Collector’s Series Sale London 1201619/20 July The Collector’s Series Sale New York 14025 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203312 September The Chartwell Collection - GB King Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II London 1201713 September Great Britain Stamps Specialised Sale London 1201813/14 September The Collector’s Series Sale New York23 September Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Singapore 12019Early October The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong23 October Victoria Half Lengths - The John Barwis Collection London 1204223 October The “Fordwater” Collections of Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Malta London 1203924 October Queensland - The Alan Griffiths Collection London 120438/9 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York14 November The Collector’s Series Sale London 1202012 December The Chartwell Collection - GB Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps and Covers - Part IV London 1202112/13 January Fine Stamps and Covers of Hong Kong and China Hong Kong

Coins27/28 June Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1202530 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203222/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31425 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203327 September Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1202613/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 3154 December Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1202715/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

Medals19 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 120036 September The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Appeal Charity Auction London 1204422 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1200425 April Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1300125 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1300221 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 13003

Bonds and Shares30 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203222/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31425 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203313/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31528 November Bonds and Share Certificates of the World London 1201115/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

Autographs22/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31413/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31515/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

Wines7 June An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong Kong SFW02July An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong KongSeptember An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong KongNovember An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong Kong

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Notes Concerning DescriptionsGUM: Original gum should be expected on unused stamps where appropriate, unless stated otherwise in the description:mint unused with original gum showing slight disturbance caused by previous hinge, which may be present in part

or entirely removed.part original gum unused with original gum significantly disturbed or heavily hingedunmounted mint original gum as issuedunused without gum

COVERS: Should be expected to have minor nicks and tears usually from opening. Folded letters or covers normally have one ortwo file folds. These are not described unless of an exceptional nature and are not grounds for return.entire letter complete as sent with comments still attached to the outer address portionentire the outer portion of a folded letter but without contentscover an envelope

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ReferencesCatalogue values and numbers are those taken from the latest available edition.The use of Gibbons Specialised catalogues in Great Britain sales is clearly indicated. Where other catalogues are used they arementioned by name.

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d.s. datestamph.s. handstamp�A air mail�S specimen�C cancelled�E essay�P proofF forgeryR reprint

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INTRODUCTIONThe Double Head issue of Rhodesia is considered by many to be the most attractive issue of the British Empire. With its beautiful design,

striking combinations of colour and the wealth of study potential it has been a magnet to many notable philatelists

Much has been written about the issue over the years and the in depth study which the issue affords continues to this day with new

discoveries regarding the complexity of the printings still being made

Historical BackgroundAs early as 1909 designs were prepared for a proposed issue to commemorate the Royal Visit of H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught to

Rhodesia in 1910. Following the death of King Edward VII in May 1910, the British South Africa Company asked for permission to use

portraits of King George V and Queen Mary on the proposed issue of stamps to commemorate the Royal Visit. The King’s permission

was sought and new essays based on photographs by Downey were produced. An essay die with a slightly larger vignette portrait of King

George V was then prepared by Waterlow & Sons.

This essay die was then followed by a complete series of master dies for the frame and vignette and then for individual values. Essay dies

were also produced for a mono-coloured 2d. and for an unissued 7½d. value

PlatingStudies have been made of the ½d., 1d. and 2½d. mono-coloured values, however the most extensive studies have been reserved for the

bicoloured 2d. and 3d. to £1 values

Each value had a separate frame plate. The same head plates were used for printing the different bi-coloured stamps. For the sake of

simplicity the printing families have been identified by the particular features of the Queen’s right ear of position 2 in the sheet of fifty.

The printing families of the bi-coloured stamps are considered to be:

LG – Long Gash in Ear TE – Thick Ear

MD – Mid Gash in Ear HP – Hook in Ear

SG –Short Gash in Ear NG – No Gash in Ear

There are also a range of other notable varieties found on the stamps and these are useful in assisting to classify the stamps by printing

PerforationsThe arrangement of this sale is based on the order of printing. Those clients wishing to find perforation varieties other than 14 will find

them located under the specific printing

ConditionFlat patches of gum and, to a lesser degree, gum creasing, are a natural phenomena in the printing of this issue. Prospective buyers should

satisfy themselves, or seek condition reports from the auctioneers, as to the state of all stamps in this sale as no lot will be accepted for

return on the grounds of condition

ExtensionsThe B.P.A. and R.P.S. will only issue certificates based against Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers and not those used by the Rhodesia

Study Circle. No extensions will be granted to either of these expert committees

AwardsThe Alan Uria collection has received, amongst others, the following awards:

2001 EGOLI, JOHANNESBURG, LARGE GOLD and THE PRESIDENT’S TROPHY (GRAND PRIX)

2003 WORLD PHILATELIC EXHIBITION BANGKOK, GOLD

2006 WORLD PHILATELIC EXHIBITION WASHINGTON, GOLD

2007 PEZAPEX, PORT ELIZABETH, LARGE GOLD AND WINNER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS

AcknowledgementsOur sincere thanks go to Michael Deverell, Bob Looker and Andrew Wilson for their assistance with corroborating the classification of

the stamps in this auction

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RHODESIA

1910-13 DOUBLE HEAD ISSUE


Note: All buyers must read the notes concerning requests for Extensions printed on page 2 of this catalogue.The Terms of that notice must be complied with fully under all circumstances.

WEDNESDAY 11 JULY 2012

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Die Proofs

x1 �P King George and Queen Mary vignette in black before hardening, the portrait in its fulldesign before the medals were cut down to fit the frame, on wove paper inset on thickcard (69x98mm.); very fine. Exceptionally rare. Photo £15,000-20,000

Note: This die proof is from a small group, of which three are known, marked “New” onreverse. This “New” group show the “bruise” flaws below the King’s medals now considerablylighter and with a scratch some 4-5mm. above the King’s head extremely faint, comparedwith the “old” group of proofs. The shading at top of the Queen’s left shoulder has beenstrengthened and the uneven line has gone whilst that general area has been strengthened bynumerous near-horizontal lines

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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x2 �P 4d. frame in black on wove paper, die number “4505” at upper left corner and with bluecrayon cross at centre, printer’s reference number erased from upper right corner.Exceptionally rare, being one of only two such proofs for this value, the other beingoffered in the Gibbs sale. Photo £2,000-2,500

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x3 �P 5/- frame in black on wove paper, die number “4521” at upper left corner and with bluecrayon cross at centre, printer’s reference number largely from upper right corner.Exceptionally rare, being one of only two such proofs for this value, the other beingoffered in the Gibbs sale. Photo £2,000-2,500

x4 �P 10/- frame in black on wove paper, die number “4519” at upper left corner and with bluecrayon cross at centre, printer’s reference number largely erased from upper right corner.Exceptionally rare, being one of only two such proofs for this value, the other beingoffered in the Gibbs sale. Photo £2,000-2,500


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x5 �P �S �B Sample proof sheet of nine in deep black and dull blue on wove paper, comprising 2d.,3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 8d., 10d., 1/- and 2/-, all stamps showing doubling in some part ofthe design with the 3d. and 4d. showing double-lined numerals and the 10d. with re-entry to the right of the King’s head, each impression overprinted “WATERLOW & SONSLTD./SPECIMEN.” (Samuel Type WS1) in black. Colourful and very rare with only foursuch sheets known. Photo £12,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, private sale

x6 �P �S 10d. printer’s sample proof in deep black and dull blue on wove paper and showing re-entry to the right of the King’s head, overprinted “WATERLOW & SONS LTD./SPECIMEN”(Samuel Type WS2) embossed in deep blue; cut from a sheet of nine discovered in aWaterlow sample book. Photo £2,000-2,500



SPECIMEN STAMPS

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x7 �S 1⁄2d. to £1 set of eighteen each overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel Type R7), the 21⁄2d. and8d. being perf. 131⁄2, the other sixteen values being perf. 14, part to large part originalgum; a few small faults in places though of generally fine appearance. A scarce and mostattractive set. Cat. £3,500. Photo £1,400-1,600

ISSUED STAMPS

Halfpenny

x8 � A selection (6) comprising light green, pale green, bronze-green, emerald-green and twoothers described by the owner as dull green and sage-green; one with a small inclusion.Fine to very fine mint £150-200

Plate I, RJL 1, Yellowish green group

x9 �� B A block of six (2x3), unmounted mint. Very fine. Photo £150-200

x10 � �+ A block of four; one with a shallow thin, otherwise fresh and fine mint. Photo £80-100

Plate I, RJL 1, Yellowish green, Perforated 131⁄2x11 �� + An upper left corner block of four, fresh unmounted mint. A fine and scarce positional

multiple. Photo £700-800

Plate I, RJL 3, Olive-green group

x12 �� + A block of four, unmounted mint and exceptionally fine. Photo £300-350

x13 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair (traces of gum creasing) unmounted.Photo £200-250

Plate II, RJL 4, Pale green group

x14 � �B A block of nine from the bright green variant within this group, [18-40], the centrestamp, [29] with “double dot” variety, fresh mint with the centre horizontal rowremaining unmounted; the variety with tiny light mark to left of King’s moustache,otherwise very fine. Photo £600-700

x15 � �B A block of nine from the yellow-green variant within this group, [18-40], the centrestamp, [29] with “double dot” variety, fresh mint with the centre horizontal rowremaining unmounted; very fine. Photo £800-1,000

x16 � �+ A marginal block of four, [29-40], [29] showing “double dot” variety, twice neatlycancelled with “REGD BULAWAYO/REGISTERED” 6 November 1913 single-ring reliefdatestamp and with full original gum. Photo £350-400



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Plate II, RJL 4, Pale green group, Perforated 15

x17 � A horizontal pair from the pale green range within this group, [29-30], [29] with “doubledot” variety, large part original gum. Photo £600-700

Plate II, RJL 4, Pale green group, Perforated 131⁄2x18 � A single, [29], with “double dot” variety, large part original gum; tiny light mark towards

foot. Scarce. Photo £300-350

Plate II, RJL 5, Dull blue-green group

x19 �� B A marginal block of thirty (5x6) from the top of the sheet, [1-55], showing part imprint,unmounted mint and very fine. A spectacular multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200

x20 �� B A marginal block of twelve from the top of the sheet, [6-38], with part imprint,unmounted mint and very fine. Photo £600-800

x21 �� B An upper right corner block of ten (2x5), [9-50], [29] with “double dot” varietyretouched, very fine unmounted mint. An appealing positional multiple. Photo £600-800

PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

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Plate II, RJL 5, Dull blue-green group, Imperforate

x22 � A horizontal pair with good to large margins, large part original gum; some creasing asusual with this rare variety. S.G. 120a, £14,000. Photo £6,000-7,000

Note: A complete sheet of one hundred, with sheet number “369”, was said to have been soldat the Umtali Post Office and subsequently purchased by Harold Benson, Manager of theRoyal Hotel, Durban. He used forty stamps, mostly in pairs, on covers, with most being self-addressed, the earliest known date of use being at Salisbury on 13 February 1917 and thelatest at Bulawayo on 27 December 1918. The remaining sixty were retained unused, againmostly in pairs, though a few blocks are known. This account has recently been questioned byR.J. Looker in an article in the RSC Journal 239, June 2011

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x23 � A horizontal pair with good to large margins, twice cancelled with Bulawayo c.d.s. onenvelope (year date unclear) to Harold Benson at the Royal Hotel, in Durban; the pairwith some faults/defects and the envelope rebacked internally though of reasonableappearance for this rarity. S.G. 120a, £7,000+. Photo £1,000-1,200

Plate II, RJL 5, Dull blue-green group, Perforated 15

x24 � A single, fine mint. Photo £120-150

Plate II, RJL 6, Apple-green group

x25 �� A horizontal pair, fresh unmounted mint. Photo £200-250

Plate II, RJL 6, Apple-green group, Perforated 15

x26 � A single, fresh mint; trace of a corner bend towards lower left. Photo £200-250

Plate II, RJL 7, Bronze-green group, S.G. 179a, Yellow-green, Perforated 14x15

x27 � A single neatly cancelled by part machine datestamp with bars. A pleasing example of thisvery rare stamp. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1979). S.G. 179a, £2,750. Photo £1,200-1,500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, 2005

Plate III, RJL 8, Emerald-green group, Perforated 15

x28 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £100-120

Plate IV, RJL 12, Myrtle-green group

x29 �� + A block of four, [69-80], [79] dot below left-hand value tablet, fine unmounted mint.Brandon Certificate (1996) when it had a sheet margin at right. Photo £600-800

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x30 � 1910 (11 Nov.) picture postcard (Victoria Falls from Livingstone Island) from Bulawayoto Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, bearing 1⁄2d. yellowish green (minor perf. staining) tiedby two double-ring datestamps and by arrival c.d.s. (16.11); minor foxing on some perfs.A very rare first day of use with only a handful of examples recorded. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

x31 � 1913 (19 June) envelope (complete with letter showing delightful illustrated heading forP. Falk) registered from Gwelo to Niagara Falls, New York, bearing perf. 15 1⁄2d. dullblue-green in combination with 1896-97 6d. dull purple and pink, each cancelled withfine double-ring datestamp and with registration label at upper left, arrival c.d.s. onreverse. Fine and most attractive. Photo £350-400

x32 � 1913 (28 Nov.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing 1⁄2d.intermediate shade between blue-green and emerald-green vertical strip of four incombination with Admiral Die I 3d. black and yellow, all neatly cancelled by “REGDBULAWAYO/S. RHODESIA” single-ring relief datestamp, registration label below, arrivalc.d.s. on reverse; fine and most attractive. Photo £400-500

x33 � 1914 (6 Feb.) envelope, complete with letter on Bulawayo Club paper, from Bulawayo toEngland, bearing 1⁄2d. apple-green (2) each cancelled with partially legible double-ringdatestamp; the writer gives a description of his sailing to the Cape, a three day journey toBulawayo passing Boer War relics, and his forthcoming journey to Lusakas. Photo £120-150

x34 � 1914 (3 Nov.) envelope from Sesheke to Paris, bearing 1⁄2d. yellow-green (3) incombination with Admiral 21⁄2d. ultramarine, all neatly cancelled with double-ringdatestamps, showing boxed bi-lingual “PASSED BY CENSOR” handstamp in violet and withParis arrival c.d.s. (3.12) at foot, Livingstone transit c.d.s. (6.11) and a further Parismachine datestamp (3.12) on reverse. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Richard Knight, March 2003

x35 � 1915 (22 Nov.) envelope registered from Pemba to Indiana, U.S.A., bearing 1⁄2d. olive-green (2, one creased) in combination with Admiral 1d. red (4, two a little folded overedge) and 2d. Die II pair all cancelled with double-ring datestamps, “Notice sent Jan 31916” handstamp in violet at foot, London (18.12), New York (1.1) and Logansport(3.1) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £180-200PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

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x36 � 1916 (15 Feb.) envelope from Sesheke to Paris, bearing 1⁄2d. olive-green in combinationwith Admiral 1d. red pair all neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamps, Paris arrivalc.d.s. (22.3) at foot, Livingstone c.d.s. (18.2) and a further Paris c.d.s. (23.3) on reverse.Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Gervas Clay, November 1997

x37 � 1917 (8 June) Admiral 1d. red envelope, uprated with 1⁄2d. olive-green (light foxing),from Fort Rosebery to Irene, Transvaal and redirected to Flagstaff, Cape Province, bothneatly cancelled with double-ring datestamp and with Irene transit c.d.s. (22.6) below,Broken Hill (18.6) and further Irene c.d.s. on reverse; scarce and most unusual. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Gervas Clay, November 1997

x38 � 1917 (22 Oct.) envelope from Kalene Hill to New York, bearing 1⁄2d. olive-green(defective) in combination with Admiral 1d. red and 2d. Die II twice cancelled by double-ring datestamps, circular-framed “PASSED CENSOR/18/29” handstamp in violet towardsfoot, partial N.W. Rhodesia c.d.s. (date unclear) on reverse. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Gervas Clay, November 1997

Revenue Usagex39 � 1912 (22 July) Gwelo Printing and Publishing Syndicate receipt, bearing 1⁄2d. olive-green

vertical pair cancelled in manuscript and by firm’s handstamp in purple £80-100

One Pennyx40 � A selection of shades (5), comprising carmine, bright carmine, deep carmine, rose-red

(“OD” flaw) and rosine, three unmounted and generally fine to very fine £150-200

S.G. 123, Carmine groupx41 �� + Deep carmine block of four, unmounted mint; very fine. Photo £100-120

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x42 � Carmine vertical pair, variety imperforate between, the upper stamp neatly cancelled byRegistered Bulawayo single-ring datestamp for 1 November 1911 and retaining nearly fulloriginal gum; fine and very rare, being one of only a handful of such used pairs recorded.S.G. 123a, £13,000. Photo £7,000-8,000



S.G. 170, Carmine group, Perforated 15. S.G. 170

x43 � A horizontal pair, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £300-400

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x44 � A single, fresh with part original gum. A rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). Photo £1,000-1,200

S.G. 124, Carmine-lake

x45 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint; very small perf. reinforcements between pairs. Most attractive.Photo £200-250

S.G. 125, Rose-red group

x46 �� B A marginal imprint block of fifteen (5x3), [75-99], [75] “OD” flaw, [87] original flawrepaired and [97] Queens cheek flaw, unmounted mint; folded along some perf. lineswith a couple having a small crease, otherwise fine. Photo £300-400

x47 �� B A marginal block of twelve (4x3) from the right of the sheet; fine unmounted mint. Photo £300-350

x48 �� B A marginal block of eight (4x2), [61-74], [63] showing Queen’s neck re-entry and [71-74] each showing “OD” flaw, unmounted mint; very fine. A scarce multiple. Photo £400-500

x49 �� + A marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet, [83-94], [93] with dot 3mm. to leftof Queen’s head, fresh unmounted mint; the upper pair with horizontal “line” on gum.Photo £100-120

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x50 � 1911 (15 Jan.) envelope from Plumtree to England, bearing 1d. rose-red strip of threetwice cancelled with double-ring datestamps, the reverse marked “Tegwans, PlumtreeSiding, Rhodesia” and with Fareham (4.2) and Sherborne (5.2) c.d.s. Photo £100-120

x51 � 1911 (21 July) envelope from Chipongwe to England, bearing 1d. carmine-lake neatlycancelled with fine double-ring datestamp, Livingstone transit c.d.s. (22.7) on reverse. A rare cover from this small railway stop and store just south of Lusakas. Photo £500-600

x52 � 1911 (13 Oct.) envelope from Chipongwe to England, bearing 1d. carmine neatlycancelled by double-ring datestamp, the reverse with Livingstone (14.10) andSouthampton Packet Letter (4.11) c.d.s.; some clipped and soiled perfs. though a rarepostmark on cover. Photo £500-600

PROVENANCE:John Michael, September 1976

x53 � 1912 (7 May) envelope from Penkridge to Chicago, bearing 1d. carmine strip of threeeach cancelled with fine strikes of the double-ring datestamp, Montgomery Ward arrivalc.d.s. (3.6) below, Umtali transit c.d.s. (2.5) on reverse. The sole recorded cover from thisscarce office. Photo £500-600

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x54 � 1912 (31 May) envelope registered from Salisbury to England, bearing perf. 131⁄2 1d.bright carmine (5) with three showing the prominent varieties “OD” flaw [72], Queen’sneck re-entry [63] and “BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY” re-entry [53], all neatlycancelled by double-ring datestamps and with registration label at top partially affixedover two of the stamps; some foxing around perforations. The only cover recorded withall these varieties. Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:John Tolbutt, June 2002

x55 � 1912 (27 Sept.) 4d. registered envelope with scarce curved “RHODESIA” imprint, upratedwith 1d. carmine, from Paulington to England, neatly cancelled with double-ringdatestamp with a further superb strike alongside, registration label at left, London (19.10)and Northampton (19.10) on reverse; a few small faults though not unattractive. Photo £150-200Note: Paulington was named after George Pauling, the head of a great firm of railwaycontractors, who was responsible for nearly all the 2,500 miles of railways existing at that timein Rhodesia. The cover is addressed to Bassett Lowke & Co., the famous model engineersPROVENANCE:John Michael, September 1976

x56 � 1913 (5 Aug.) envelope from Lalapanzi to U.S.A., bearing 1d. carmine (3) each neatlycancelled with double-ring datestamps, Montgomery Ward arrival datestamp (8.9) atfoot, two Gwelo transit c.d.s. (5.8) on reverse. Photo £120-150

x57 � 1913 (1 Oct.) German East Africa 4h. green pictorial card, additionally bearing 1d. carmine, from Tanga to Hamburg, neatly cancelled and sharing“TANGA/DEUTSCH/OSTAFRIKA” c.d.s.; a most unusual usage of the Double Head stamp.Photo £200-250

x58 � 1913 (2 Dec.) envelope to England, bearing 1d. carmine (2) each cancelled with largelyfine “T.P.O. UP/S. RHODESIA” double-ring datestamps and with manuscript “Late Fee” inred ink alongside the adhesives. A rare and most unusual Travelling Post Office usage.Photo £300-400Note: From 1 July 1910 letter boxes were placed on mail trains travelling betweenLivingstone, Bulawayo, Salisbury and Umtali. Their fee for use, previously 3d., was reducedto 1d.PROVENANCE:John Michael, September 1976 Harry Birkhead, June 1986

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x59 � 1914 (22 Sept.) envelope to England with crest of the British South Africa Police on flap,bearing perf. 15 1d. carmine cancelled by a fine strike of the “T.P.O. UP/S. RHODESIA”double-ring datestamp; flap torn on opening. Scarce and a very late first period of use.Photo £200-250

Note: Prior to the Great War a Travelling Post Office was in operation from 1 March, 1912,until September 26, 1914. During the war letter posting boxes on the mail trains werewithdrawn to satisfy the postal censors. These boxes were re-instated after the Great War

PROVENANCE:John Michael, September 1976 Harry Birkhead, June 1986

Two Pence

S.G. 126, Black and Grey, Long Gash printing

x60 � �+ An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint withtwo small hinge remnants in top margin, one just affecting corner of one stamp, the otherthree unmounted; very fine. Photo £400-500

RSC “A”, Black and Brownish grey, Thick Ear printing

x61 � �B A marginal block of six, [42-49], with imprint, [43] with printer’s mark, fresh mint, [42]and [44] mounted, the others unmounted. A fine, rare and impressive imprint multiple.Photo £700-900

x62 � A single, [2], Queen’s thick ear, fresh mint with two hinged areas. Photo £100-120

S.G. 127, Black-purple and Slate-grey, Long Gash printing

x63 � �+ A block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint, one stamp with a smallpatch of flat gum, otherwise unmounted. Very fine. Photo £700-800

x64 � Four singles with slight variants in shade, part to large part original gum. BrandonCertificate (1985) for one £250-300

x65 � Two singles in contrasting shades, one from the upper right corner with sheet number“32”, the other marginal from the left of the sheet, fine mint. Brandon Certificate (1985)for the marginal example. Photo £180-200

S.G. 128, Black and Slate-grey, Long Gash printing

x66 � �B A block of eight (2x4), [34-50], fresh mint, one with small flat patch of gum, otherwiseunmounted. Photo £600-800

RSC “B”, Black and Grey-black, Hook printing

x67 � A single with ghostly heads, fresh mint; hinge remnant at left. Photo £250-300

RSC “D”, Black and Grey-black, Clean Thick Ear printing

x68 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted; fine and rare.Photo £500-700

RSC “E”, Black and Grey-black, Thick Ear printing

x69 � A single, [47], large part original gum; corner wrinkle, otherwise fine. Photo £100-120

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S.G. 129, Black and Slate, Hook printing

x70 �� B A block of ten, [41-50], being the bottom two rows of the sheet with full sheet margins,[42] with printer’s mark, unmounted mint; a couple of light fox marks, otherwise fine andan impressive multiple. Photo £1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 2005

x71 � �B An upper right corner block of eight (4x2) with sheet number “12”, [2-10], [2] Hook inQueen’s ear, fresh mint; one stamp with trace of a hinge mark in one corner, the othersunmounted. A fine positional multiple. Photo £1,200-1,500


x72 � �+ An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with [2]and [4] unmounted; [1] with a thin though of very fine appearance. Photo £800-1,000

x73 � Two singles in contrasting shades, fresh mint, one unmounted £60-80

RSC “H”, Black and Slate-green, No Gash printing

x74 � �B A marginal block of six (2x3) from the right of the sheet, [19-30], the lower block of fourunmounted; two stamps with a fox mark and two stamps in the upper block of foursharing a natural? crease. A very rare multiple of this printing. Photo £800-1,000

x75 �� A single, rich colours; tiny flat spot of gum though never mounted with a hinge. Photo £100-120

S.G. 130, Black and Grey-black, Long Gash printing

x76 �� + A block of four, unmounted mint; gum a fraction yellow though of fine appearance.Photo £250-300

RSC “J”, Black and State-black, Thick Ear printing

x77 � �+ A block of four, fresh rich colours, the lower pair remaining unmounted; one stamp in thetop pair with a curious gum crease. Scarce and most attractive. Photo £500-700

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RSC “K”, Black and Slate-black, No Gash printing

x78 � �+ An upper right corner block of four, [4-10], with sheet number “383”, small hingeremainder in the top margin and one lower stamp with a small patch of flat gum. A freshand very fine positional multiple. Photo £700-900

x79 � Three singles, one unmounted, one with a single hinge remainder and one with part gum £150-200

RSC “K”, Black and Slate-black, No Gash printing, Perforated 15

x80 � A single, fine mint with a single area of flat gum at left from a previous hinge. Scarce.Photo £300-400

x81 � A single, fine mint. Scarce. Photo £400-500

x82 � A single, variant (i), with blotchy frame, fine mint. Scarce. Photo £400-500

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x83 � 1911 (7 Jan.) “The Victoria Falls Rhodesia” Letter Card, published by Ellis Allen, fromBulawayo to England, bearing Long Gash 2d. black and grey-black (S.G. 130) and 1⁄2d.light green both neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamps, Manchester arrival c.d.s.(11.2) on reverse. Photo £250-300

x84 � 1911 (25 Apr.) 4d. registered envelope with scarce curved “RHODESIA” imprint, upratedwith Long Gash 2d. black and grey-black (S.G. 130), from Salisbury to Cape Town,neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamp and with a further strike alongside partiallycovered by registration label, arrival oval datestamp (29.4) on reverse; clean and mostattractive. Photo £200-250

x85 � 1912 (6 Feb.) envelope registered from Mpika to Mlanje Mission, Nyasaland, bearingLong Gash 2d. black and slate-grey pair (S.G. 128) and 1d. carmine, all cancelled bydouble-ring datestamps and with oval-framed “R” handstamp at upper left corner,despatch, Fort Jameson (17.2) and Blantyre (27.2) datestamps on reverse. Photo £300-400

x86 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich 1d. red wrapper, marked “Printed Matter”, uprated with LongGash 2d. black and silvery-grey (S.G. 126 variant) and 21⁄2d. ultramarine, registered fromSalisbury to Austria, twice cancelled with double-ring datestamps and with registrationlabel below the adhesives, London Registered datestamp (3.8) on reverse. Photo £400-500

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x87 � 1912 (14 Nov.) envelope from Gwelo to U.S.A., bearing Thick Ear 2d. black and grey-black (RSC “D”) and 1⁄2d. dull blue-green (RJL 5) each cancelled with double-ringdatestamp, private arrival datestamp (17.12) on reverse. Photo £400-500


x88 � 1913 (13 Nov.) 4d. registered envelope with scarce curved “RHODESIA” imprint, upratedwith No Gash 2d. black and slate-black (“RSC “K”) and 1d. carmine, from Kalene Hillto England, both cancelled with double-ring datestamps and showing oval BoltonRegistered arrival datestamp below the 2d., London Registered transit datestamps onreverse; the 1d. defective and the 2d. with some staining though a rare cover. Photo £400-500

PROVENANCE:Richard Knight, March 2003

x89 � 1914 (15 Apr.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to Austria, bearing No Gash 2d. blackand slate-black with “blotchy frame”, [20], (RSC “K” variant) with 1⁄2d. pale green (RJL4) and in combination with 1909-12 21⁄2d. and 1913-22 1d. and 3d., all cancelled withRegistered double-ring datestamps and with registration label below, London Registereddatestamp (5.5) on reverse. A clean and most attractive combination franking. Photo £500-600


x90 � 1918 (9 Sept.) envelope registered from Salisbury to U.S.A., bearing Thick Ear 2d. blackand grey-black, [38], (RSC “D”) in combination with 1909-11 71⁄2d. on 2/6d. bluishgrey, both neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamp, registration label at foot and U.S.“registered” handstamp below the 2d., despatch, New York (22.10) and Oakland (28.10)datestamps on reverse. Photo £300-400

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S.G. 131, Ultramarine

x91 � �B A block of fifteen (5x3), being the complete top three rows of a sheet with imprint andnumbered “365”, fresh mint and lightly mounted in top margin only. Photo £250-300



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x92 � �B A block of twenty (5x4), being the complete lower four rows of a sheet with imprint, largepart original gum; a few thins in places though of fine appearance. Photo £500-600

S.G 184, Ultramarine, Perforated 131⁄2. S.G. 184

x93 � �+ A block of four in a bright shade, fresh mint and lightly mounted. Photo £150-200

S.G. 131a, Bright Ultramarine

x94 � �B A marginal block of nine from the right of the sheet, mounted in margin only; very fine.Photo £200-250

x95 �� B A marginal block of six (3x2) from the right of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. Photo £150-200








S.G. 132, Dull Blue

x96 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. Photo £80-100

x97 � Six examples each neatly cancelled by Shangani single-ring datestamps and affixed onreverse of parcel address label to Bulawayo; two with perf. defects, otherwise fine andunusual. Photo £300-400

Note: Shangani was a village on the main road and railway line to Bulawayo, 43 miles fromGwelo. Gold was produced in the area

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x98 � 1912 (19 Apr.) envelope from the American Board Mission at Mount Selinda to U.S.A.,bearing 21⁄2d. deep ultramarine twice cancelled with single-ring datestamp and showingMelsetter c.d.s. alongside, circular-framed “PASSED CENSOR” handstamp in blue below.Photo £150-200

x99 � 1912 (24 Aug.) 4d. registered envelope with scarce curved “RHODESIA” imprint, upratedwith 21⁄2d. bright ultramarine, from Bulawayo to Germany, cancelled with single-ringdatestamp and with registration label at upper left, the reverse with despatch, London(15.4) and Wurtzburg arrival (16.4) datestamps. Photo £150-200

x100 � 1916 (1 Apr.) double rate envelope from Mount Selinda to U.S.A., bearing 21⁄2d.ultramarine pair each neatly cancelled by single-ring datestamp with a further strikealongside and circular-framed “PASSED CENSOR” handstamp in blue below, Melsetter c.d.s.(3.4) on reverse. Photo £150-200

x101 � 1918 (18 Mar.) envelope registered from Salisbury to U.S.A., bearing 21⁄2d. dull blue incombination with 1898-1908 21⁄2d. and 1913-22 1⁄2d. and 4d. Die II, all cancelled withlight double-ring datestamps, registration label below and with U.S. “REGISTERED”handstamp above, despatch, New York (2.5) and Oakland (6.5) datestamps on reverse;minor gum marks around the adhesives, otherwise fine and attractive. Photo £250-300

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S.G. 134, Purple and Ochre, Long Gash printing

x102 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted; upper left stampwith a small thin at top, otherwise fresh and fine. Photo £200-250

S.G. 135, Purple and Yellow-ochre, Long Gash printing

x103 � �B A marginal block of eight (4x2), [2-10] with imprint, [2] with Long gash in Queen’s ear,the right-hand block of four with nearly full original gum, the left-hand block with partgum and a few thins; traces of foxing in places though of good appearance and a raremultiple. Photo £400-500


S.G. 136, Magenta and Yellow-ochre, Hook printing

x104 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with each stamp having a single hinge remainder. Scarce andmost attractive. Photo £700-800

x105 � �+ A block of four, fresh lightly mounted with the lower pair remaining unmounted; theupper-left stamp with trace of a thin; very fine appearance £700-800

S.G. 137, Violet and Ochre, Thick Ear printing

x106 � A single, fresh mint £30-40

RSC “A”, Dull reddish purple and Brownish ochre, Short Gash Printing

x107 � �+ A block of four with nearly full original gum; superb and most attractive. A rare multiple.Photo £500-600



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RSC “B”, Maroon and Ochre, Hook printing

x108 � �B A block of forty (5x8), [11-50] with full sheet margins and imprint, [13] and [42] withprinter’s marks, [15] King’s extra eyebrow and several with Medal cuts, fresh and fine withthe stamps unmounted; one toned spot and some light discolouration in margins only. A rare and important multiple. Photo £3,000-3,500

PROVENANCE:Thomas S. Osdene, May 2001

x109 �� B A block of fifteen (5x3), [1-15], with full sheet margins and imprint, numbered “27”, [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, [15] King’s extra eyebrow and three with Medal cuts, the stampspristine unmounted mint. A rare and beautiful multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000


RSC “C”, Deep reddish purple and Ochre, Hook printing

x110 � A single, fresh with large part original gum. Photo £300-350

RSC “D”, Dull claret and Ochre, Thick Ear printing

x111 � A single, fresh with part original gum. Scarce. Brandon Certificate (1986). Photo £700-800

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RSC “D”, Dull claret and Ochre, Thick Ear printing, Perforated 15

x112 � A single, [34], mounted mint. Fine and extremely rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1977) as S.G. 173a. Photo £3,000-3,500

PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “E”, Deep claret and Pale yellow-ochre, Thick Ear printing, Perforated 15

x113 � A single, fresh mint. Fine and scarce. Brandon Certificate (1986). Photo £700-800

x114 � A single, fresh with part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £700-800



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x115 � A single, fresh with part original gum showing tiny light blue marks; fine appearance.Photo £300-400

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RSC “I”, Deep reddish purple and Ochre, No Gash printing

x116 � A single, fresh unmounted mint. Superb and very rare. Photo £1,000-1,200

RSC “I”, Deep reddish purple and Ochre, No Gash printing, Perforated 14x15. S.G. 180

x117 � A single, [34] with line through “FRIC”, part original gum. A fine example of this very rarestamp. Brandon (1980) and B.P.A. (1981) Certificates. Photo £4,000-5,000

RSC “J”, Deep rose-lilac and Ochre, No Gash printing

x118 �� A single, superb unmounted mint. Rare in such fine condition. Photo £700-800

x119 � A single from the left of the sheet with narrow sheet margin, fresh with large part originalgum; fine and scarce. Photo £600-800


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x120 � 1910 (3 Dec.) envelope from Bulawayo to England, bearing Long Gash 3d. purple andochre (S.G. 134), [15] King’s eyebrow line, twice cancelled by “bridge” type datestampleaving the variety clear; the stamp with minor perf. staining and the cover a littlecrumpled. A rare stamp on cover. Photo £400-500

PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

x121 � 1910 (4 Dec.) 4d. registered envelope with scarce curved “RHODESIA” imprint, upratedwith Long Gash 3d. purple and ochre (S.G. 134) and 1d. carmine, from Bulawayo to theImperial German Consul in Cape Town, both cancelled with double-ring datestamp andwith registration label between the two stamps, arrival oval datestamp (9.12) on reverse.Photo £300-400

x122 � 1911 (20 Mar.) 21⁄2d. grey-blue envelope, uprated with Long Gash 3d. purple and ochre(S.G. 134) and Long Gash 2d. black and grey-black (S.G. 130), to Sweden and redirectedlocally, all cancelled with “bridge” type datestamps, arrival machine datestamp (18.4) onreverse. A scarce and attractive triple rate franking to an unusual destination. Photo £400-500

x123 � 1911 (6 Nov.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to Luderitzbucht, bearing Long Gash3d. purple and yellow-ochre (2, S.G. 135) cancelled with single-ring datestamps,registration label at left, Cape Town Registered oval d.s. (10.11) and arrival c.d.s. (18.11)on reverse; a few perf. faults, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo £300-400


x124 � 1912 (10 June) 4d. registered envelope with scarce curved “RHODESIA” imprint, upratedwith Hook 3d. magenta and yellow-ochre (S.G. 136), from Penhalonga to Cape Town,cancelled with superb double-ring datestamp and with registration label alongside, arrivaloval datestamp (15.6) on reverse; clean and most attractive. Photo £600-700


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x125 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich Arms 1d. reply paid card, uprated with Hook 3d. deep reddishpurple and ochre (RSC “C”) and 1898-1908 1d. red, to Austria, twice cancelled bydouble-ring datestamps and with registration label at left; most attractive. Photo £300-350

x126 � 1912 (17 Aug.) envelope from Mazoe to Stutterheim, Cape Colony, bearing Hook 3d.magenta and yellow-ochre (S.G. 136), [14] with vertical line in N.E. corner, neatlycancelled by double-ring datestamp, arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £250-300

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x127 � 1912 (23 Nov.) Parcel Post label (affixed to slightly larger piece) for “2 pipes” fromBulawayo, bearing Hook 3d. magenta and yellow-ochre (S.G. 136), 6d. red-brown andcrimson (RSC “D”) and Mid Gash 1/- black and deep blue-green (S.G. 151a), allcancelled with double-ring datestamps; some creasing and other faults though a mostunusual triple value Parcel franking. Photo £600-700

x128 � 1913 (9 May) envelope registered from Bulawayo to London, bearing Hook 3d. magentaand yellow-ochre (S.G. 136) and No Gash 2d. black and grey-black (RSC “F”) bothcancelled by double-ring datestamps and with registration label below, arrival c.d.s. onreverse; a little foxing around the adhesives. The envelope complete with letter,handstamped with a dated cachet of the Collector of Customs, from F. Fisher to ArthurDyer discussing various aspects of the Double Head issue and with particular reference totrying to obtain the 1d. imperforate between error. Photo £300-350

Note: The Robert M. Gibbs collection contained a cover bearing a 1d. imperforate betweenerror on cover addressed to Dyer and this is almost certainly the cover he comments on tryingto send in the letter offered above

x129 � 1920 (26 Apr.) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Magoya to London, bearingHook 3d. maroon and ochre (RSC “B”, 2) both cancelled with double-ring datestamp,the reverse with Magoya Native Commissioners Office oval datestamp (26.4), Livingstone(28.4), London (26.5) and Norwood (26.5) Registered oval datestamps; unusual. Photo £600-800

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x130 � 1912 (10 July) Southern Life Association receipt, bearing Hook 3d. magenta and yellow-ochre (S.G. 136) neatly cancelled with firm’s oval datestamp in violet; attractive £100-150

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S.G. 138, Greenish black and Orange, Long Gash printing

x131 � �+ A block of four, fresh and fine mint. Photo £400-500

S.G. 139, Brown-purple and Orange, Long Gash printing

x132 � �+ A block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted;fine. Photo £300-400

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S.G. 140, Black and Orange, Long Gash printing

x133 �� B A block of ten (5x2), [41-50], being the complete lower two rows of a sheet with fullsheet margins and imprint, [44] King’s wisp and [46] King’s extra curl, unmounted mint;a couple of light fox marks, otherwise very fine and an impressive multiple. Photo £700-900

x134 � �+ A block of four, [1-7], [2] Long Gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with a single hingeremainder at right, the left-hand vertical pair remaining unmounted; a couple of light foxmarks on right-hand perfs. and the lower left stamp with a crease across lower right. Photo £250-300

x135 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair (light horizontal crease) remainingunmounted. Photo £200-250

x136 � An upper left corner pair, [1-2], [2] Long Gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint and mountedin margins only. Photo £200-250

x137 � A single, [2], Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint. Photo £100-120

x138 � A single, [25], Lines by King’s cheek, fine mint. Photo £60-80

x139 � A single, [46], King’s extra curl, fine mint. Photo £60-80

RSC “A”, Grey-black and Orange, Mid Gash printing

x140 � �+ A block of four, [1-7], [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted with the lower pairremaining unmounted; [2] with slight thinning at top, otherwise very fine. A rare block.Photo £1,000-1,200



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x141 �� + A block of four, superb unmounted mint. Scarce. Photo £600-800

RSC “B”, Black and Orange, Hook printing

x142 � �+ A block of four, [42-48], [43] with printer’s mark, fresh lightly mounted mint with thelower pair remaining unmounted; very fine. Photo £250-300

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RSC “C”, Blue-black and Dull orange, Hook printing

x143 � �+ A marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, trace of hinge remnant in margin, the stamps remaining unmounted; folded along horizontal perfs. at centre. An exceptionally fine and very rare block with only one other such multiple recorded.Photo £1,500-2,000

RSC “C”, Blue-black and Dull orange, Hook printing, Perforated 15. S.G. 174

x144 � �B A complete sheet of fifty, [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, [15] King’s extra eyebrow, medal cuts on [5], [10], [15], [20], [25], [30], [35] and [40], printer’s marks on [8], [13] and[42-43], some perf. splitting and hinge reinforcing on six stamps, the remainderunmounted mint; a couple with small faults though a rare and spectacular sheet. Photo £2,000-2,500




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x145 � �B A block of ten (5x2), [41-50], being the complete lower two rows of a sheet with fullsheet margins and imprint, [46] No curl and all stamps in the lower row with Vertical cuts,fresh mint and mounted in the margins only; [41] with a thin though of superbappearance and a scarce positional multiple. Photo £600-800

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RSC “C”, Blue-black and Dull orange, Hook printing, Perforated 15x14. S.G. 181

x146 � �+ An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, large part gum whichhas been sweated. A very rare block of superb appearance. Photo £2,000-2,500

x147 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint; three tiny light ink marks at upper right corner.R.P.S. Certificate (1980). Photo £200-250


RSC “D”, Olive-black and Yellow-orange, Hook printing, “Ghostly” Heads

x148 � A single, unmounted mint and exceptionally fine. A very rare stamp. Photo £1,800-2,000

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RSC “E”, Blue-black and Yellow-orange, Thick Ear printing

x149 � �B A block of ten (5x2) with margins at left and at right, [31-40], [34] Reversed gash inQueen’s ear, trace of a hinge in one margin, otherwise unmounted mint. Considered tobe the largest known multiple. Very fine and rare. Photo £3,000-3,500

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x150 �� + A marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet, [42-48], with part imprint, [42] withprinter’s mark, fresh unmounted mint A very fine and rare multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800

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RSC “E”, Blue-black and Yellow-orange, Thick Ear printing, Perforated 15

x151 � �+ An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Queen’s thick ear and [6] Tiara flaw, freshwith large part original gum; the upper pair sharing a shallow thin from a previous hingeremoval though of very fine appearance and a rare positional multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800

RSC “F”, Blue-black and Yellow-orange, No Gash printing

x152 � �+ A block of four, fresh mint with all four having hinge remnants. A fine and rare multipleof this shade. Photo £1,000-1,200

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x155 � 1911 (11 Mar.) envelope registered from Salisbury to England, bearing Long Gash 4d.brown-purple and orange (S.G. 139, 2), 3d. purple and yellow-ochre (S.G. 135) and1909-12 1d. red (2), all cancelled with double-ring datestamps, and with registrationlabel affixed under one 4d., London Registered oval datestamp (1.4) on reverse. Photo £1,000-1,200


x156 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich 1d. red card, uprated with Long Gash 4d. brown-purple andorange (S.G. 139), to Austria, both cancelled by double-ring datestamps and withregistration label at left; fine and most attractive. Photo £300-400

x157 � 1912 (19 Aug.) envelope registered from Gadzema to Douglas, Isle of Man, bearingLong Gash 4d. brown-purple and orange (S.G. 139) and 1909-12 1d. red, both neatlycancelled with double-ring datestamp and with registration label at left, the reverse withdespatch, Bulawayo (12.8), London (2.9) and Liverpool (2.9) datestamps; the envelopewith a central vertical crease and the 1d. with some foxing, nevertheless an attractivefranking from this office to a most unusual destination. Photo £300-400

x158 � 1913 (9 Sept.) Hellmich 1d. red envelope, uprated with Long Gash 4d. black and orange(S.G. 140), 1⁄2d. dull blue-green and 1897 2d. brown and mauve, from Salisbury toAustria, all neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamps and with registration label belowthe 4d., the reverse with despatch, London Registered (30.9) and Wolfersdorf (2.10)datestamps; most attractive. Photo £400-500

x159 � 1913 (28 Nov.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing LongGash 4d. black and orange (S.G. 140) with 21⁄2d. chalky blue (S.G. 133), Short Gash 3d.dull reddish purple and brownish ochre (RSC “A”) and Long Gash 5d. purple-brown andolive-yellow (S.G. 141a), all cancelled with “REGD BULAWAYO/RHODESIA” single-ringrelief datestamps, registration label at lower left corner, arrival c.d.s. (24.12) on reverse.A rare and colourful franking. Photo £800-1,000


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x160 � 1915 (15 June) 4d. H2 registered envelope, uprated with Thick Ear 4d. blue-black andyellow-orange (RSC “E”) and 1913-22 1⁄2d. to 3d., 5d. and 6d., from Bindura toLichtenburg, Transvaal, all cancelled with fine double-ring datestamps and withregistration label above, the reverse with despatch, and arrival (22.6) datestamps; the 6d.defective though a scarce and colourful mixed-issue franking. Photo £500-600

x161 � 1916 (17 Nov.) Standard Bank of South Africa linen-backed envelope registered fromBulawayo to New York, bearing Thick Ear perf. 15 4d. blue-black and yellow-orange(RSC “E”, 2) together with 1913-22 1⁄2d. and 3d. Die I, all cancelled with Registereddouble-ring datestamps, registration label and circular-framed “PASSED CENSOR”handstamp at foot, the reverse with sender’s oval datestamp, despatch and arrival (9.1)datestamps. Photo £400-500

x162 � 1917 (2 Apr.) Standard Bank of South Africa linen-backed envelope from Umtali to New York, bearing No Gash 4d. blue-black and yellow-orange (RSC “F”) together with1913-22 1⁄2d. and 3d. Die II, all cancelled with “bridge” type datestamps. Photo £300-400

x163 � 1920 (13 Apr.) Oswald Marsh envelope registered from Marandellas, bearing Hook 4d.blue-black and dull orange (RSC “C”) with 1⁄2d. emerald-green (RJL 8, 2) and 1d.carmine-lake, all neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamps, London (10.5) andNorwood (11.5) oval Registered datestamps on reverse. A rare and colourful frankingfrom this office. Photo £300-400

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S.G. 141a, Purple-brown and Olive-yellow, Long Gash printing

x164 �� B A block of fifteen (5x3), [36-50], with full sheet margins and imprint, [46] King’s extracurl, superb unmounted mint. A fine and rare multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800

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x165 � �+ A block of four, [1-7], [2] Long Gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum, a littlesweated in places. Fine appearance and scarce. Photo £350-400

x166 � �+ A block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint. Very fine. Photo £250-300

x167 � �+ A block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted.Fine and scarce. Photo £250-300

x168 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint. Photo £80-100

x169 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fine mint. Photo £50-60

x170 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint. Photo £50-60

RSC “A”, Reddish brown and Brown-ochre, Long Gash printing

x171 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, regummed though of fine appearance. Photo £60-80


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S.G. 141ab, Purple-brown and Ochre, Thick Ear printing

x173 � �+ A block of four, the upper pair with part original gum, the lower pair remainingunmounted; the upper right stamp with a shallow thin, otherwise fresh and fine. A raremultiple. Photo £1,500-1,800

x174 � A block of four, fresh with large part original gum, each stamp with a hinge remainder. A fine and rare multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800

x175 � A single, wonderful fresh bright colours and large part original gum. Very fine. BrandonCertificate (1985). Photo £400-500

x176 � A single with strong rich colours, large part original gum. Photo £400-500

S.G. 143, Lake-brown and Olive, No Gash printing

x177 � �+ A block of four, fresh with large part original gum; fine and most attractive. A scarcemultiple. Photo £800-1,000

x178 � A horizontal pair, [1-2], [2] No gash in Queen’s ear, fresh colours and with large partoriginal gum. Fine and scarce. Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Thomas S. Osdene, May 2001

RSC “C”, Lake-brown and Yellow-olive, Thick Ear printing

x179 � A single, [2] Queen’s thick ear, fresh with part original gum; trace of thin at hinge area,otherwise fine. Photo £400-500

x180 � A single, fresh and lightly mounted mint. Photo £250-300



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x181 � A single, [2], Queen’s thick ear, fine mint. Photo £500-700


S.G. 143a, Lake-brown and Green, Hook printing

x182 � A single with large part original gum, having a single hinge remainder and the meresttraces of other mounts, fresh bright colours and well-centred. A fine and most appealingexample of this exceptionally rare stamp, of which only 12-15 mint examples are recorded.Photo £10,000-12,000

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x183 � A single neatly cancelled with part double-ring datestamp at foot; light marks outsidedesign at left. A most attractive example of this very rare stamp. Photo £800-1,000


x184 � A single, [45], together with Mid gash 1/- strip of three, [48-50], 1d. carmine perf. 15and 1896-97 4/-, all neatly cancelled with Victoria, Mashonaland single-ring datestampand tied on reverse of Rhodesian Post Office mail bag label from A.T. Harpham to hiswife in England; one 1/- defective at lower left corner. Highly attractive and a great rarity,being one of two recorded examples. R.P.S. Certificate (1980). Photo £3,000-3,500

PROVENANCE:John Barbour Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Thomas S. Osdene, May 2001

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x185 � A single used fiscally, cancelled “14/10/12 GH” in manuscript; traces of soiling on a fewperfs. at foot though a presentable example of this rare stamp of which only threeexamples have been recorded fiscally used. Photo £300-400

S.G. 175, Lake-brown and Olive-green, No Gash printing, Perforated 15

x186 � �+ A block of four, [1-7], [2] No gash in Queen’s ear, fresh bright colours, [1] with a singlehinge remainder, the other three stamps remaining unmounted. An exceptional andextremely rare multiple. Photo £4,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:“Apollonia”, October 2007


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x187 � 1911 (10 Aug.) Arms 1d. red envelope, uprated with Long Gash 5d. purple-brown andolive-yellow (S.G. 141a), [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, registered from Bulawayo toEngland, both neatly cancelled with “bridge” type datestamp, the reverse with despatch,London Registered (2.9) and Batley (2.9) datestamps; the variety crossed by blue crayonmark and with ink notation alongside regarding the variety. A very rare stamp on cover.Photo £400-500

x188 � 1912 (15 Aug.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to England, bearing Thick Ear 5d.purple-brown and ochre (S.G. 141ab) and 1905 Falls 1d. red, both neatly cancelled withRegistered single-ring datestamp, despatch and London Registered (7.9) datestamps onreverse. The 5d. with a vertical crease at left though a most attractive franking. Photo £400-500

x189 � 1913 (3 May) envelope (roughly opened at right) registered from Queque to Glasgow,bearing No Gash 5d. lake-brown and olive (S.G. 143) neatly cancelled with superbdouble-ring datestamp, registration label (damaged) at left, the reverse with despatch,London Registered (24.5) and Glasgow Registered (24.5) oval datestamps. Photo £300-400

PROVENANCE:Livermore

Revenue Usage

x190 � 1911 (6 Feb.) Norwich Union Life Insurance Society receipt, bearing Long Gash 5d.purple-brown and olive-green (S.G. 141) in combination with 4d. brown-purple andorange (S.G. 139), each dated and initialled in manuscript. Photo £100-120

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S.G. 144, Red-brown and Mauve, Long Gash printing

x191 � �+ A block of four, fresh colours and lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remainingunmounted; trace of a thin between the top two stamps at hinge area, otherwise very fine.Photo £250-300

x192 � �+ A block of four, [24-30], [25] Lines by King’s cheek, lightly mounted mint with the lowerleft stamp remaining unmounted; fine and scarce. Photo £400-500

x193 � A single, [2], Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £80-100

x194 � A single, [25], Lines by King’s cheek, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £40-50

x195 � A single [46], King’s extra curl, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £50-60

S.G. 145, Brown and Purple, Thick Ear printing

x196 �� + A block of four, [3-9], [4] Queen’s cheek flaw, fresh unmounted mint; tiny fox markbetween the upper pair, otherwise very fine. A very rare multiple. Photo £300-400

x197 � �+ An upper right corner block of four, [4-10], with sheet number “472”, fresh colours andmounted in margins only. Very fine and most attractive. Photo £300-400

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S.G. 145a, Bright chestnut and Mauve, Long Gash printing

x198 � �+ A block of four with large part original gum, fresh colours; the right-hand pair each witha thin and the lower right stamp with inclusion on King’s cheek dropped out, neverthelessof generally fine appearance and a very rare multiple. Photo £1,200-1,500

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x199 � An upper left corner pair, [1-2], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh colours and mountedin margins only; thin in margin above [2]; fine and most attractive. A rare positionalmultiple from this printing. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). Photo £1,500-1,800

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RSC “A”, Chocolate and Deep rose-lilac, Long Gash printing

x200 � A pair, [1-2], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [1] with a small spot of flat gum at top,otherwise superb unmounted mint. Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200

RSC “B”, Reddish brown and Deep rose-lilac, Long Gash printing

x201 � A pair, [1-2], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; a few small light foxmarks between and at right. A rare multiple. Photo £800-1,000

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RSC “C”, Red-brown and Deep rose-lilac, Hook printing, “Coppery” Heads, Perforated 15

x202 � A single with large part original gum with just a single hinge remainder at top, fresh andvery fine. An exceptionally rare stamp with only three mint examples so far recorded.Brandon Certificate (1994). Photo £6,000-8,000



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x203 � A vertical pair, fresh with large part original gum; both with a small thin though of veryfine appearance. Photo £300-350

x204 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint. Brandon Certificate (1994). Photo £200-250

x205 � A single, rich colours, large part original gum; small inclusion outside design at upper left.Photo £140-180

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RSC “D”, Red-brown and Crimson, Hook printing, Perforated 15

x206 � A single, fresh with large part original gum; trace of a thin at hinge remnant, otherwisevery fine. A rare stamp. Photo £1,200-1,500

RSC “E”, Chocolate and maroon, Thick Ear printing

x207 � A single with large part original gum; two small thins at upper right corner and parts ofpale blue printing at foot; fine appearance. Photo £200-250

RSC “F”, Purple-brown and claret, Thick Ear printing

x208 � A vertical pair, the upper stamp lightly mounted, the lower stamp unmounted. Fine andrare. Photo £800-1,000

x209 � A single, large part original gum; trace of thin, superb appearance. Photo £300-350

RSC “G”, Red-brown and maroon, Thick Ear printing, “Waxy” Heads

x210 � �+ A block of four, part to large part original gum with some hinge remainders; the right-hand vertical pair with traces of thinning though of very fine appearance and theonly recorded block of this printing thus far. Photo £2,500-3,000




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x211 � A vertical strip of three and 1896-97 Arms 3d., all neatly cancelled with Livingstonedouble-ring datestamps on reverse of 1912 (1 June) “Registered label”, printed byWaterlow & Sons, for “Dried flowers only. No value” to Bristol; a fine and very rare usageof this printing. Photo £800-1,000


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RSC “H”, Purple-brown and Brown-purple, Thick Ear printing

x212 � A single with part original gum, fresh and fine. Photo £150-200

RSC “H”, Purple-brown and Brown-purple, Thick Ear printing, Perforated 15

x213 � A single, [2], Queen’s thick ear and with additional vertical line outside frame at right,fresh colours and extremely lightly mounted mint; a couple of tiny inclusions at right,otherwise fine. Very fine and a most attractive example of the [2] variety on this rareprinting. Photo £1,000-1,200

RSC “I”, Chocolate and Brown-purple, No Gash printing

x214 � A single, rich colours, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder. Photo £300-400

RSC “I”, Chocolate and Brown-purple, No Gash printing, Perforated 15

x215 �� A pair, fresh colours, unmounted mint and superb. Photo £1,000-1,200

x216 � A single, fresh colours, well-centred and lightly mounted mint. A very fine example of thisscarce stamp. Photo £600-700

RSC “J”, Reddish brown and Claret, No Gash printing

x217 � A single, [5], line over King’s head, dot opposite eye, small part original gum; the usualtoned paper effect. Extremely rare. Photo £800-1,000


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x218 � 1912 (17 Aug.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to England, bearing Long Gash, Plate I, 6d. red-brown and mauve, [2], Long gash in Queen’s ear, (S.G. 144), neatlycancelled by two Registered single-ring datestamps. registration label at left. A very rarestamp on cover. Photo £800-1,000


x219 � 1913 (15 Feb.) Percy M. Clark printed envelope registered from Victoria Falls toEngland, bearing Thick Ear, Plate II, 6d. purple-brown and brown-purple (RSC “H”),neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp, registration label at lower left corner,despatch, Bulawayo (16.2), London Registered (6.3) and Cambridge Registered (8.3)datestamps on reverse. Photo £600-700


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x220 � 1912 (8 July) Special Power of Attorney document, bearing Cape 1/- dated inmanuscript and Hook 6d. red-brown and deep rose-lilac “Coppery” Heads (RSC “C” 2)each cancelled with October 1912 oval datestamps in violet £150-200

x221 � 1912 (4 Nov.) Norwich Union Life Insurance Society receipt, bearing Hook perf. 15 6d. red-brown and deep rose-lilac “Coppery Heads” (RSC “C”) with printer’s mark, togetherwith perf. 14 Hook 3d. magenta and yellow-ochre and 1d. carmine, all initialled anddated in manuscript. Photo £120-150

x222 � 1912 (Dec.) Norwich Union Life Insurance Society receipt, bearing No Gash 6d.chocolate and brown-purple” (RSC “I”) with Thick Ear perf. 15 3d. deep claret and paleyellow-ochre (RSC “E”) initialled and dated in manuscript £100-120

x223 � 1913 (14 Mar.) Norwich Union Life Insurance Society receipt, bearing No Gash perf. 156d. chocolate and brown-purple (RSC “I”) with 2d. black and slate-black and 1d.carmine, all initialled and dated in manuscript £80-100

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x224 � A single showing the true smoky black heads, fresh colours and lightly mounted mint. A very fine example of this exceptionally rare stamp which does not appear to have beenissued. About twenty examples have been recorded to date. B.P.A. Certificate (1983).Photo £3,000-4,000

S.G. 147, Dull purple and Purple, Long Gash printing

x225 � �+ A marginal block of four, [41-47], [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; a fewlight fox marks and creases in margin though of good appearance. Photo £400-500

x226 � �+ A block of four, fresh rich colours and lightly mounted with the lower pair remainingunmounted; very fine. Photo £400-500

RSC “A”, Dull purple and Deep dull purple, Long Gash printing

x227 � �+ A block of four, [13-19] with the upper left-hand stamp showing printer’s mark at upperleft corner, fresh with part original gum, well-centred and attractive. Photo £400-500



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x228 � �B A marginal block of nine from the right of the sheet, two stamps in the top row with hingeremainders, the other stamps remaining unmounted; centre stamp in lower row with asmall thin at foot; fresh and fine. A rare and most attractive multiple. Photo £2,000-2,500

x229 � �B An upper left corner block of six (3x2), [1-8], [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, mounted inmargins only; gum a little yellow and [8] with two small inclusions at top. A rarepositional multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200

x230 � �+ A block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted;very fine. Photo £500-600

S.G. 185, Black and Purple, Long Gash printing, Perforated 131⁄2

x231 � �+ A lower left corner block of four, [41-47], [46] King’s extra curl, lightly mounted mintwith the lower pair remaining unmounted. Fine and scarce. Photo £400-500

RSC “B”, Grey-black and Dull purple, Long Gash printing, Perforated 131⁄2

x232 � �+ A upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint. Photo £300-400

S.G. 185a, Grey-purple and Dull purple, Long Gash printing, Perforated 131⁄2

x233 � A single, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder. Photo £150-200

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x234 � 1911 (19 Jan.) envelope registered from Salisbury to U.S.A., bearing Long Gash perf. 131⁄2 8d. black and purple (S.G. 185) neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamp,registration label at upper left, U.S. “REGISTERED” handstamp and number below, thereverse with despatch, Bulawayo (21.1), New York (17.2) and Newark (18.2) datestampson reverse; scarce. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986

x235 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich envelope registered from Salisbury to Austria, bearing LongGash perf. 131⁄2 8d. black and purple (S.G. 185) together with 1d. carmine and 21⁄2d. dullblue block of four, all neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamps, London Registeredhooded datestamp (3.8) on reverse; colourful. Photo £400-500

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x236 � 1912 (6 Sept.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing LongGash perf. 131⁄2 8d. (purplish) grey-black and deep dull purple (RSC “C”) twice cancelledwith Registered single-ring datestamps, the reverse with despatch, London Registered(28.9) and Ulm (29.9) datestamps. Attractive and a scarce stamp on cover. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Clive Wolpert, April 2000

x237 � 1917 (8 Oct.) double rate envelope registered from Gatooma to England, bearing MidGash 8d. greenish black and purple (S.G. 148) neatly cancelled with double-ringdatestamp, registration label at left, the reverse with despatch c.d.s. and LondonRegistered oval datestamp (14.11). A scarce stamp on cover. Photo £500-600Note: The U.K. letter rate had been increased to 2d. per. 1⁄2oz. on 16 May 1917PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982

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S.G. 149, Scarlet and Reddish mauve, Long Gash printing

x238 � �B A marginal block of six (3x2), [41-48], [46] King’s extra curl, fresh with large partoriginal gum; folded between on vertical perfs. and no gum in margin. A scarce andattractive positional multiple. Photo £600-800

x239 �� + An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint andmounted in margins only; two stamps with small patches of missing gum, horizontalcrease in top margin. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982

x240 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, marginal, fresh mint and mounted in margin only.Photo £100-120

RSC “A”, Scarlet and Maroon, Long Gash printing

x241 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, and a further unplated example in a contrasting shade,fine mint £40-50

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x242 �� + An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, unmounted mint.Superb and very rare. Photo £2,000-2,500

x243 � �+ A block of four, [42-48], [42-43] sharing printer’s mark, fresh lightly mounted mint withthe lower pair remaining unmounted; [47] with natural wrinkle. A fine and rare multipleof this printing. Photo £1,500-1,800

x244 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint; scarce. Photo £500-600

x245 � �+ An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, each vertical pairneatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 23 March 1912 double-ring datestamp; very fine.Photo £400-500

x246 � �+ A block of four, [21-27], each pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 12 February1911 datestamp and retaining large part original gum; fine. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 150 Variant, Deep rose-red and (aniline) Brown-purple, Long Gash printing

x247 � A single, fine mint. A lovely stamp. Photo £300-350



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x248 � �B A block of twenty (5x4), [1-20], being the complete top four rows of a sheet, numbered“51”, with full sheet margins, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [15] King’s eyebrow line, eachvertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 12 February 1911 datestamp; slightcolour wash as usual. An exceptionally rare multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200

RSC “B” Deep rose-red and (aniline) Deep Dull purple, Long Gash printing

x249 � A marginal single from the left of the sheet, fresh colours and very lightly mounted mint;two small imperfections at foot. Photo £400-500

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x250 � A single, fresh rich colours, lightly mounted mint. An exceptionally fine example of thisvery rare stamp of which few examples are recorded. Photo £600-800

RSC “C”, Scarlet-vermilion and maroon, Thick Ear printing

x251 � A single, fresh mint with central hinge remainder; scarce. P.F.S.A. Certificate (1981)stating “vermilion and deep purple, being a shade of S.G. 150”. Photo £800-1,000


RSC “D”, Carmine-vermilion and maroon, Thick Ear printing

x252 � A single, large part original gum; a couple of perfs. with light fox marks, otherwise fine.Rare. Photo £600-800

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x254 � 1912 (2 Mar.) 1d. Arms envelope, uprated with Long Gash 10d. scarlet and reddishmauve (S.G. 149), registered from Salisbury to the National Provincial Bank, Rugeley,Staffs. and redirected to Atherstone, twice neatly cancelled with double-ring datestampand with registration label at left, the reverse with London Registered (23.3), Rugeley(24.3) and Atherstone Station Office (26.3) datestamps. A very rare non-philatelicfranking. Photo £700-900

RSC “E”, Vermilion and maroon, Thick Ear printing

x253 � A single, fresh with part original gum; vertical crease towards right though of fineappearance. An extremely rare stamp. Photo £500-600


x255 � 1912 (10 Aug.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to Arthur Dyer, London, bearingLong Gash 10d. scarlet and reddish mauve (S.G. 149), marginal, [2] Long gash in Queen’sear, twice neatly cancelled with two Registered single-ring datestamps, registration labelat upper left corner, the reverse with despatch and London Registered (31.8) datestamps.Fine and an exceptionally rare stamp on cover. Photo £800-1,000

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 “Oscar”, June 1993

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x256 � 1912 (6 Sept.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing LongGash 10d. scarlet and reddish mauve (S.G. 149) neatly cancelled by two Registeredsingle-ring datestamps, registration label at left, the reverse with despatch, London (28.9)and Ulm (29.9) c.d.s.; fine and rare. Photo £500-600



One Shilling

S.G. 151, Grey-black and Deep blue-green, Long Gash printing

x257 � �B An upper left corner block of six (3x2), [1-8], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, hingeremnants in margins, [3] with trace of a hinge, the other stamps all unmounted; a fewsmall imperfections in top margin, otherwise fine. Photo £600-800

RSC “A”, Slate-purple and Dull blue-green, Long Gash printing

x258 � A single, fresh with part original gum. Photo £100-120

x259 � A single, part original gum. Photo £100-120

S.G. 151a, Black and Deep blue-green, Mid Gash printing

x260 � An upper left corner pair, [1-2], [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; [2]with a couple of light fox marks at foot, otherwise fine. Photo £200-250

x261 � A single, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint; a couple of perf. tips thinned, otherwisefine. Photo £150-200

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S.G. 152, Black and Pale blue-green, Mid Gash printing

x262 � �B A marginal block of twelve (4x3), [21-34], very lightly mounted mint; traces of lightfoxing in places though a very rare multiple and considered to be the largest block known.Photo £1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987, when a block of sixteen


x263 � �B An upper left corner block of six (3x2), [1-8], [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, [8] withprinter’s mark, fresh mint with traces of mounts in places; traces of fox marks though anattractive positional multiple. Photo £400-500

x264 � A horizontal pair, fresh mint. Photo £100-120

RSC “C”, Black and Dull blue-green, Mid Gash printing

x265 �� A horizontal pair, fresh colours, unmounted mint; gum glazed in places. Photo £200-250

S.G. 152a, Purple-black and Blue-green, Long Gash printing

x266 � A single, [2], Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh with part original gum. Scarce. Photo £300-350

RSC “D”, Brownish black and Turquoise-green, Long Gash printing

x267 � A horizontal pair, fresh colours and very lightly mounted mint with only a trace of flatgum in the lower right corner, the left-hand stamp certainly unmounted. Photo £300-350

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RSC “E”, Blue-black and Turquoise-blue, Thick Ear printing

x268 � A single, [4] Queen’s cheek flaw and King’s eyebrow flaw, well-centred and fresh with largepart original gum. A most attractive example of this exceptionally rare stamp of which onlya handful of examples are recorded to date. Brandon Certificate (1991). Photo £8,000-10,000

RSC “E”, Blue-black and Turquoise-blue, Thick Ear Printing, Perforated 15

x269 � A single with large part original gum; two handstamps on reverse and tiny speck of blueink at top. An attractive example of this scarce stamp. Photo £700-800

RSC “E”, Blue-black and Turquoise-blue, Thick Ear printing, Perforated 14x15. S.G. 181a

x270 � A single cancelled by two part Bulawayo Registered single-ring datestamps. A fine andattractive example of this rare stamp. Photo £1,200-1,500



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RSC “F”, Blue-black and (pale) Turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

x271 � A single with heads misplaced to left, flaw in second “A” of “AFRICA”, part original gum;pencil notes covering reverse. Photo £100-120


RSC “G”, Black and (bright) Turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

x273 � �+ A marginal block of four, [3-9], large part original gum with only [8] (natural wrinkle)mounted at foot; some fox marks, virtually confined to reverse, and of good appearance.Photo £400-500

x274 � A single, fresh unmounted mint; a couple of tiny marks on gum. Very fine. Photo £200-250

RSC “H”, Black and (bright) Turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

x275 � A single, lightly mounted mint; a couple of small fox marks on reverse. Photo £120-150

x276 � A single, lightly mounted mint. Fine. Photo £150-200

RSC “I” Black and Pale blue, No Gash printing, Perforated 15

x277 � A single, fresh colours and with large part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £500-600

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x278 � 1911 (19 Jan.) envelope registered from Salisbury to U.S.A., bearing Long Gash 1/-grey-black and deep blue-green (S.G. 151), neatly cancelled by double-ring datestamp,registration label at left and with U.S. “REGISTERED” handstamp below, the reverse withdespatch, Bulawayo (21.1), New York (17.2) and Newark (18.2) datestamps. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986 Clive Wolpert, April 2000

x279 � 1911 (18 Aug.) envelope (Union-Castle Line imprint on flap) registered from Bulawayoto France, bearing Mid Gash 1/- black and deep blue-green (S.G. 151a) together with1⁄2d. olive-green (defective), 1d. rose-red and 1909-12 6d. all cancelled with Registeredsingle-ring datestamps, registration label at foot, the reverse with despatch, LondonRegistered (9.11), Paris (10.9) and Asnieres (10.9) datestamps. A very rare commercialusage of the 1/- value. Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:John Michael, September 1976


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x280 � 1918 (24 Apr.) 4d. H2 size registered envelope, uprated with No Gash 1/- black and(pale) turquoise-blue (RSC “F”) and 1917 (Aug.) 1⁄2d. on 1d. block of four, from Solwezito W.T. Wilson, Birmingham, neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamps and withmanuscript “Solwezi No. 31/18” registration marking at left, the reverse with two red waxseals of the British South Africa Company, despatch, Lusakas (18.5), Livingstone (21.5)and London Registered (6.7) datestamps; vertical crease well clear of the adhesives andsender’s name erased, nevertheless attractive and very scarce. Photo £800-1,000

PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

Revenue Usage

x281 � 1917 (1 Jan.) B.S.A.C. Quitrent receipt, bearing No Gash 1/-, [2] No gash in Queen’sear in combination with Admiral Die II 7/6d. pair, all with “BSA/C” perfins, dated inmanuscript and cancelled with Land Settlements Dept. handstamp in violet. Photo £120-150








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S.G. 153, Black and Ultramarine, Long Gash printing

x282 � �+ A marginal block of four, [2-8], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with [2] (tinyinclusion at top) remaining unmounted. A very fine and rare positional multiple. Photo £1,800-2,000

x283 � �+ A marginal block of four, [26-32], [26] Scratches on King’s nose and Button flaw, verylightly mounted mint with the top pair remaining unmounted; minor traces of foxing,virtually confined to the lower pair and barely affecting appearance. A scarce positionalmultiple. Photo £600-700


x285 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum. Photo £60-80

x286 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum. Photo £60-80

x287 � �+ A block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 6 May 1913datestamp; very fine. Photo £300-400

x288 � �+ A block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 17 July 1911datestamp; very fine. Photo £300-400

S.G. 154, Black and Dull blue, Thick Ear printing

x289 � A single, fresh mint. Fine and scarce. Photo £500-600

S.G. 178. Black and Dull blue, Thick Ear printing, Perforated 15. S.G. 178

x290 � A single, fresh colours, large part original gum. Fine and scarce. Photo £1,000-1,200



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RSC “A” Black and Dull blue, Hook printing

x291 � A single, [48], fresh with large part original gum. Fine and exceptionally rare. Photo £6,000-8,000

RSC “B”, Black and Dull blue, Hook printing, Perforated 15

x292 � A single, large part original gum; thin at right though of good colour and an attractiveexample of this rare stamp. Photo £500-600

RSC “C”, Deep black and Blue, No Gash printing

x293 � A single, fresh mint. Scarce. Photo £500-600

x294 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint. Fine and scarce. Photo £500-600


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RSC “C”, Deep black and Blue, No Gash printing, Perforated 15

x295 � A single from the left of the sheet with narrow sheet margin, fresh colours, large partoriginal gum; a few black paper flecks on gum. An attractive example of this rare stamp.Photo £1,500-2,000

RSC “D”, Black and China blue, Thick Ear printing

x296 � A single, [45], fine mint. Photo £500-600


RSC “D” Variant, Black and Dull greyish china blue, Thick Ear printing


S.G. 154a, Purple-black and Ultramarine, Long Gash printing

x299 � A single, part original gum. An attractive example of this rare controversial stamp whichis offered with P.F.S.A. Certificate (1975), not subject to return. Photo £800-1,000


RSC “E”, Deep black and Light blue, No Gash printing

x300 � A horizontal pair, [2-3], [2] No gash in Queen’s ear, strong colours, unused with somegum which has been sweated suggesting the pair possibly emanates from a fiscaldocument, which has remained uncancelled; the left-hand stamp with four pinholesthough of presentable appearance and the only recorded multiple of this exceptionally rarestamp. An exceedingly rare positional multiple with only six other single examplesrecorded to date. Originally with P.F.S.A. Certificate (2002), not now present. Photo £6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE:Stephan Weltz, February 2002

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x301 � A single, possibly the variant with greyish light blue frame, fresh with large part originalgum. Photo £2,000-2,500

x302 � A single, neatly cancelled with small part double-ring datestamp at right; fine and scarce.B.P.A. Certificate (1988). Photo £400-500


Covers

x303 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich envelope registered from Salisbury to Austria, bearing LongGash 2/- black and ultramarine (S.G. 153) together with Thick Ear 5d. purple-brownand ochre, [7], (S.G. 141ab), and 1d. deep carmine block of four, all cancelled with finedouble-ring datestamps and with registration label at foot, London Registered hoodeddatestamp (3.8) on reverse. Rare and colourful. Photo £1,200-1,400


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x304 � 1923 (13 Aug.) envelope registered from Bulawayo to Observatory, Cape Province,bearing Long Gash 2/- black and ultramarine (S.G. 153), [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear,neatly cancelled by rather over-inked double-ring datestamp and with registration label atleft, Salt River transit datestamp (17.8) on reverse. A very rare stamp on cover. Photo £1,200-1,500



Revenue Usage

x305 1912 (11 Sept.) Insolvent Estate form, bearing Cape 1/- and 10/- cancelled withResident Magistrate Crowned datestamp and in combination with Hook perf. 15 2/-black and dull blue (RSC “B”) and Mid Gash perf. 14 1/- black and pale blue-green (S.G. 152) sharing Deeds Registry Office Bulawayo November 1913 datestamp in violet;most attractive. Photo £150-200

Two Shillings and Sixpence

S.G. 155, Black and Lake, Hook printing

x306 � A single, [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, fresh with large part original gum; tiny inclusion at foot.Fine and rare. Photo £700-800

x307 � A single, fresh and lightly mounted mint. Fine. Photo £150-200

RSC “A”, Brownish black and Carmine-red, Hook printing

x308 � A single, fresh mint; a couple of small light ink marks on reverse, fine appearance. Veryscarce. Photo £700-900

S.G. 155a, Black and Crimson, Long Gash printing

x309 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, marginal, exceptionally lightly mounted mint; thinin margin though of very fine appearance. Photo £700-900

x310 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum which is a little redistributed inplaces; fine appearance and scarce. Photo £300-400

x311 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, part original gum; scarce. Photo £400-500

S.G. 156, Sepia and Deep crimson, Long Gash printing

x312 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint. Scarce. Photo £700-800

x313 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh mint; small light mark on King’s head. Scarce.Photo £300-350

x314 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, rich colours and fresh with large part original gum; fineand scarce. Photo £350-400

S.G. 156a, Bistre-brown and Crimson, Mid Gash printing

x315 � A single with printer’s dot at upper right corner, fresh with large part original gum, a littleredistributed around hinge area. Fine and attractive. Photo £500-600

x316 � A single, lightly mounted mint; a couple of light fox marks, otherwise very fine. Photo £600-700

RSC “C” Brown and (aniline) Brown-lake, Mid Gash printing

x317 � A single, fresh mint; small thin towards foot at centre, otherwise fine and attractive.Scarce. Photo £500-600

RSC “E”, Deep brown and Brown-lake, Mid Gash printing

x318 � A single, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh with large part original gum; fine and scarceon this printing. Photo £1,000-1,200

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x319 � A single, fine and lightly mounted mint. Photo £1,000-1,200

x320 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint. Fine. Photo £1,000-1,200

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S.G. 157, Black and Rose-carmine, Long Gash printing

x321 � �+ A marginal block of four, [14-20], [15] King’s eyebrow line, fresh mint, some loss of gumat foot where lifted off backing paper, rounded upper left corner. A very rare and highlyattractive positional multiple. Photo £3,000-3,500

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Clive Wolpert, April 2000

x322 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, marginal, fresh mint and mounted in margin only.Very fine. Photo £800-1,000


x323 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh colours and exceptionally lightly mounted mint;a couple of tiny light marks outside design, otherwise very fine. Photo £250-300

RSC “F”, Blackish brown and Rose-red, Long Gash printing

x324 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, fresh with large part original gum. Scarce. Photo £800-1,000

x325 � A single, fresh with large part original gum. Very fine. Photo £500-600

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x326 � 1913 (28 Nov.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing LongGash 2/6d. reddish brown and carmine-red (RSC “B”) twice neatly cancelled by “REGDBULAWAYO/S. RHODESIA” single-ring skeleton datestamp, registration label at left, Ulmarrival datestamp (24.12) on reverse. A very rare stamp on cover. Photo £1,200-1,500

Revenue Usage

x327 � 1914 (29 Dec.) Insolvency Estate document, bearing Union 1/- cancelled and dated inmanuscript, Mid Gash 2/6d. bistre-brown and crimson (S.G. 156a) together withAdmiral Die II 3d. pair with “2/6/15” perfins and cancelled with The Master of theHigh Court, Salisbury 4 June 1915 oval datestamps in violet; most attractive. Photo £150-200

Three Shillings

S.G. 158, Green and Violet, Long Gash printing

x328 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; very fine. Photo £300-350


RSC “A”, Deep Bluish green and Deep purple, Long Gash printing

x330 � �+ A block of four, [27-33] fresh mint; the upper left stamp with small inclusion droppedout and the lower pair with a faint horizontal bend. A rare and attractive multiple. Photo £800-1,000

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x331 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, fresh lightly mounted fine. Photo £150-200

x332 � �+ A block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 17 July 1911datestamp; fine and scarce. Photo £600-800

S.G. 158a, Bright green and Magenta, Short Gash printing

x333 � A single, lightly mounted mint; fine and scarce. Photo £600-700

x334 � A single, lightly mounted mint; fine and scarce. Brandon Certificate (1985). Photo £600-700

RSC “C”, Bluish green and (pale) Dull claret, Short Gash printing

x335 � A single, [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder at left. A fine and rare stamp. Photo £1,200-1,500

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x336 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich envelope registered from Salisbury to Austria, bearing LongGash 3/- deep bluish green and deep purple (RMG “A”) together with Long Gash 3d.purple and ochre (S.G. 134) block of four, the upper right stamp with printer’s mark, and1/- grey-black and deep blue-green (S.G. 151), all neatly cancelled with double-ringdatestamps, registration label at foot, the reverse with London Registered hoodeddatestamp (3.8). A fine, rare, and most attractive franking. Photo £1,600-1,800

Revenue Usage

x337 � 1913 (30 Apr.) High Court document in manuscript, bearing Short Gash 3/- brightgreen and magenta (S.G. 158a) with Thick Ear perf. 15 2/- black and dull blue (S.G. 178) each with “30/4/13” perfins and sharing light indistinct oval datestamp inviolet; attractive. Photo £150-200

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S.G. 159, Vermilion and Deep green, Long Gash printing


x339 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh and lightly mounted mint. Very fine. Photo £200-250

x340 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; light bend in one corner. Photo £200-250

RSC “A”, (Deeper) Brown-red and Green, Long Gash printing


S.G. 160, Scarlet and Pale yellow-green, Short Gash printing

x342 � �+ A block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Bulawayo 22 August1911 datestamp; fine and most attractive. Photo £500-600

x343 � �+ A block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 6 May 1913datestamp; fine and most attractive. Photo £500-600

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S.G. 160a, Crimson and Yellow-green, Long Gash printing

x344 � �+ An upper left corner block of four, [1-7], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [7] with printer’smark at lower right, large part original gum with two stamps lightly mounted; a few lighttone marks, otherwise fine and a rare positional multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:“County”, November 2003

x345 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £200-250

x346 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £200-250

x347 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, fresh mint; light finger mark on gum in one corner.Photo £200-250

Cover

x348 � 1912 (11 July) Hellmich envelope registered from Salisbury to Austria, bearing LongGash 5/- crimson and yellow-green (S.G. 160a) together with Long Gash 2d. black andgrey block of four (S.G. 126) and Thick Ear 6d. brown and purple (S.G. 145), all neatlycancelled with double-ring datestamps, registration label at foot, London Registeredhooded datestamp (3.8) on reverse. A colourful and most attractive franking. Photo £1,500-1,800

Revenue Usage

x349 � 1911 (27 Apr.) Notarial General Bond, bearing Long Gash 5/- crimson and yellow-greenpair (S.G. 160a) and 1909-12 £1 (4 with a pair) each with “27/4/11” perfins andcancelled by Civil Commissioner’s Office, Salisbury oval datestamps in violet; mostattractive. Photo £150-200

Seven Shillings and Sixpence

S.G. 160b, Carmine and Pale blue, Long Gash printing

x350 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh lightly mounted mint. Fine and scarce. Photo £500-600

x351 � A single with printer’s dot at upper right, fresh with large part original gum; trace of athin at hinge area. Photo £300-350

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x354 � �+ A block of four with the upper right stamp showing flawed upper right value tablet, eachvertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Gwelo 22 February 1912 datestamp andaffixed to small piece; the upper left stamp with light age mark in upper right value tablet,otherwise fresh and fine. A scarce multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200

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S.G. 161, Carmine and Light blue, Long Gash printing

x355 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint; trace of a thin at hinge area. Scarce andof fine appearance. Photo £400-500

x356 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh with large part original gum; trace of a paperthin at hinge area. Fine appearance and scarce. Photo £500-600

x357 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, fresh with large part original gum. Scarce. Photo £500-600

RSC “D”, (reddish) Carmine and Deep dull blue, Mid Gash printing

x358 � A single, large part original glazed gum. An attractive stamp. Photo £700-900

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RSC “E”, Scarlet and (deep bright) Blue, Mid Gash printing

x359 � A single, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh with large part original gum; two short perfs.at right though a rare variety on this most attractive stamp. Photo £1,500-1,800

S.G. 162, Carmine and Bright blue, Short Gash printing

x360 � A single, [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, marginal, fresh mint with large part original gum;hinge reinforcements between stamp and margin at left and right, and trace of a previousmount on face of margin. A beautiful stamp and arguably the most attractive colourcombination of the entire issue. Photo £3,000-3,500

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x361 � A single with printer’s mark at upper right and unusual horizontal inking flaw throughparts of “BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA” and upper right value tablet, fresh lightly mounted mint.Very fine and most attractive. Photo £1,200-1,500

Covers

x362 � 1920 (23 Jan.) Ewens envelope registered from Bulawayo to London, bearing Hook7/6d. deep rose-red and (bright) Grey-blue (RMG “C”), [8] with printer’s mark at lowerleft, neatly cancelled and tied by double-ring datestamp and with registration label at left,the reverse with London (21.2) and Norwood (21.2) Registered datestamps. Mostattractive and a great rarity. Photo £3,500-4,000PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Clive Wolpert, April 2000


x363 � 1923 (26 Jan.) envelope (central vertical fold) registered from Umtali to London, bearingLong Gash 7/6d. carmine and light blue (S.G. 161) neatly cancelled by double-ringdatestamp, registration label at left alongside manuscript registration number in bluecrayon which touches the stamp at left, the reverse with despatch and London Registered(19.2) datestamps. A very rare stamp on cover. Photo £3,000-3,500

Revenue Usages

x364 � 1912 (28 Oct.) Renewal Receipt, bearing Mid Gash 7/6d. (reddish) carmine and deepdull blue (RSC “D”) with Hook 6d. red-brown and crimson (RSC “D”) neatly cancelledand tied by “Bulawayo Board of Executors & Trust Co. Ltd.” handstamp in violet; the7/6d. crossed by a crease though most attractive. Photo £150-200

x365 � 1915 (1 Sept.) Plaintiff’s replication document, bearing Short Gash 7/6d. carmine andbright blue (S.G. 162) and Admiral Die II 2/6d. with “1/9/15” perfins and sharingRegistrar of the High Court, Salisbury oval datestamp in violet; scarce and most attractive.Photo £200-250

Ten Shillings

S.G. 163, Deep myrtle and Orange, Hook printing

x366 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint; very fine. Photo £500-600

x367 � �+ A block of four, each vertical pair neatly cancelled-to-order with Salisbury 27 May 1913datestamp; the upper pair with a natural ? horizontal crease and the upper left stamp withone short perf. at top. A rare and attractive multiple. Photo £800-1,000

RSC “B”, Bottle green and Reddish orange, Mid Gash printing

x368 � A single with printer’s mark at upper right corner, fresh lightly mounted mint; very fine.Photo £500-600

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S.G. 164, Blue-green and Orange, Long Gash printing

x369 � An upper left corner pair, [1-2], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with the stampslightly mounted; [1] with a thin at lower left corner though of very fine appearance. A scarce positional multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200

x370 �� A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear and with curious inking flaw to left of Queen’shead, fresh unmounted mint. Very fine. Photo £700-800

x371 � A single, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh with large part original gum. Scarce. Photo £300-350

x372 � A single [46] King’s extra curl, fresh lightly mounted mint; fine and scarce. Photo £300-350


x374 � A single, large part original gum; fine. Photo £200-250

x375 � A single, large part original gum; fine. Photo £200-250

Revenue Usage

x376 � 1913 (9 July) Mortgage Bond large piece (200x130mm.), bearing Mid Gash 10/- bottlegreen and reddish orange (RSC “B”) and 1909-12 £1 (2) with “9/7/13” perfins,initialled in manuscript and cancelled with The Registrar of Deeds Patent oval datestampin violet, and in combination with Southern Rhodesia Admiral 3/- similarly cancelled on7 August 1924; scarce and colourful. Photo £100-120

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S.G. 165, Carmine-red and Bluish black, Long Gash printing

x377 � A single, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh lightly mounted mint. Fine and scarce. Photo £1,500-2,000

x378 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, pale shades, lightly mounted mint; a couple of light tonemarks, otherwise fine. Photo £800-1,000


S.G. 166, Rose-scarlet and Bluish black, Mid Gash printing

x380 � A single with intense rich colours, fine mint. Photo £600-700

x381 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint. Fine and most attractive. Photo £600-700

x382 � A single, fresh colours and with large part original gum; a couple of light tone marks onperfs. Photo £500-600

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x384 � A single in combination with 1898-1908 5/-, 10/- and 1913-22 2/- Die II on 1917 (17Dec.) bullion parcel label registered from Fred Mine, Filabusi to the National Bank atBulawayo, all neatly cancelled with double-ring datestamps and showing manuscript “R Filabusi 571” at upper left corner; the label with some creasing, etc., the 2/- defectiveand the £1 crossed by registration blue crayon line. A remarkable franking and believedto be the sole example of the £1 value known used commercially. Photo £5,000-6,000

PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986

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x383 � �+ A block of four, each stamp neatly cancelled-to-order with part Salisbury 17 April 1913datestamp; fine and most attractive. A rare multiple. Photo £1,800-2,000

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S.G. 166a, Crimson and Slate-black, Long Gash printing

x385 � A single, [45] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh and lightly mounted mint. Scarce and very fine.Photo £1,200-1,500

RSC “D”, Crimson (towards lake) and Blue-black, Long Gash printing

x386 � A single, fresh mint; fine. Photo £700-900

x387 � A single with part of printer’s dot at upper left corner, fresh mint; fine. Photo £700-900

x388 � A single, fresh lightly mounted mint; small violet handstamp on reverse and the odd traceof toning on a few perforations. Photo £700-900

RSC “E”, Carmine and Blue-black, The so-called “Bright carmine and Bluish slate”, Long Gash printing

x389 � A single [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh with part original gum. Scarce. Photo £1,000-1,200

x390 � A single, [46] King’s extra curl, lightly mounted mint; a few light tone marks on perfs. attop, otherwise fresh and fine. Scarce. Photo £1,000-1,200

x391 � A single, lightly mounted mint; trace of a thin at hinge area, otherwise fresh and fine.Photo £500-600

RSC “F”, Lake-brown and (pale) Slate-black, Hook printing

x392 � A single, fresh and very lightly mounted mint. A very fine example of this rare printing.Photo £1,500-2,000

x393 � A single, fresh with large part original gum; small light “score” mark on gum and tinyinclusion on the gummed side. A most attractive example of this rare printing. Photo £1,500-1,800

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RSC “F”, Lake-brown and (pale) Slate-black, Hook printing, Perforated 15. S.G. 179

x394 � A single, fresh with large part original gum; a couple of tiny marks on face though anattractive and fine example of this very rare stamp. Photo £8,000-10,000

x395 � A single, neatly cancelled with Bulawayo double-ring datestamp; fine and very rare.Brandon Certificate (1987). Photo £1,500-2,000


S.G. 166b Error, Scarlet and Reddish mauve, Long Gash printing

x396 � An upper left corner pair, [1-2], [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, some hinge remnants inmargin the two stamps sharing a single hinge mark; horizontal crease in the left-handmargin just extending in to one stamp, otherwise fresh and fine. A monumental raritywith only one other error Gash in Queen’s ear item known, and great showpiece ofRhodesian philately. Photo £20,000-25,000

PROVENANCE:The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, 1946 “County”, November 2003

Revenue Usage

x397 � 1918 (Oct.) Deed of Transfer document, bearing Hook £1 scarlet and deep slate pair(RSC “G”) with 1898-1908 Arms 10/- cancelled with Deeds Registry Office, Bulawayooval datestamps for 14 November in blue-green. Photo £150-200

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THE “CLANDESTINE” ROULETTES

It is believed that these stamps were printed from genuine printing plates and then unofficially gummed androuletted. A fine article on these interesting stamps, by Colin Hoffman, FRPSL,L, appeared in the December1980 issue of the Rhodesian Study Circle magazine, pages 161-164

x398 � �+ 21⁄2d. dull blue marginal block of four from the left of the sheet. Photo £100-120

x399 � �+ 3d. dull reddish purple and brownish ochre (RSC “A”) Short Gash marginal block offour, [14-20], from the right of the sheet. Photo £300-400

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x400 � �+ 6d. red-brown and crimson Short Gash block of four, [44-50]; fine and exceptionally rarewith only a handful of blocks of this value recorded. Photo £2,500-3,000


x401 � �+ 3/- bright green and magenta Short Gash marginal block of four from the left of thesheet; fine. Photo £300-350

PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

x402 � �+ 3/- bright green and magenta Short Gash marginal block of four from the right of thesheet, the upper right stamp with double roulettes at right; one with some wrinkles,otherwise fine. Photo £300-350

x403 � 3/- bright green and magenta Short Gash lower left corner pair, [46-47], varietyimperforate between stamps and lower margin, fine and very rare with only one sheetwith this variety recorded and therefore only five examples possible; some pencil notationsin margins. Photo £300-350

x404 � �+ 5/- deep rose-red and yellow-green Short Gash marginal block of four from the right ofthe sheet; fine. Photo £300-350

x405 � �+ 5/- deep rose-red and yellow-green Short Gash marginal block of four from the foot ofthe sheet, [43-49], variety imperforate between stamps and lower margin; pencilnotations in margin. Fine and very rare. Photo £400-500

x406 � 5/- deep rose-red and yellow-green Short Gash marginal pair from the foot of the sheet,variety double roulettes between at centre; fine and very rare with only two pairsbelieved to exist. Photo £300-350



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x407 � �+ 10/- slate-green and red-orange Mid Gash marginal block of four, [14-20], [14] Two dotsin Queen’s ear, [15] King’s eyebrow line and [20] Doubling of Rayons; fine and scarce.Photo £400-500

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x408 � �+ £1 carmine-red and bluish black Long Gash lower right corner block of four, [44-50],[44] King’s wisp; a few roulettes trimmed off at left and three pinholes in margin. A scarcepositional multiple. Photo £500-700

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1 DEFINITIONS The following definitions in this condition apply in these conditions.

Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme means a VAT margin scheme as defined by HM Revenue & Customs;

Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below;

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Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3;

Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as toauthorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the descriptionin the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordancewith the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/orrestoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling);

Hammer Price means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot;

Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in anycatalogue;

Reserve the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold;

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4.7 Currency ConverterAt some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on theone month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Barclays BankPlc or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on thedate of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined byus, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London. The currencyconverter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond ourcontrol either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on theconverter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shallnot be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following thecurrency converter.

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4.9 Bidding IncrementsBidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in thefollowing order although the auctioneer may vary the biddingincrements during the course of the auction. The normal biddingincrements are:

Up to £100 by £5£100 to £300 by £10£300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc.£600 to £1,000 by £50£1,000 to £3,000 by £100£3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc.£6,000 to £20,000 by £500£20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

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the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above thelow estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchaseLots as principal.

4.11 The Auctioneer’s DiscretionThe auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bidto advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdrawor divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case oferror or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful BidSubject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marksthe acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid ishigher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of acontract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Sellerwithin 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Sellerreserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium inaccordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller acommission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement.

4.14 Return of LotOnce your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to payfor that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If thereare any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 days ofreceipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem. We may thenrequest that the Lot is returned to us for inspection. Save as set out inclause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and the refund ofthe corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. Wewill not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is not received byus in the same condition that it was in at the auction date.

5 AFTER THE AUCTION5.1 Buyer’s Premium

In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’sPremium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer Price of each Lot.

5.2 Value Added TaxOther than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) (see VAT Symbols fordetails), VAT is payable on the Buyer’s Premium and on the HammerPrice, if the Lot has been marked with a sign to that effect in thecatalogue (see VAT Symbols for details).

5.3 VAT RefundsGeneral5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they

have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date ofsale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VATinvoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, thenany refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases creditswill be made when proof of export is provided. If you export theLot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from theShipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made.

5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of exportcertificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail toreturn the proof of export certificate to us within such period andyou have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will beliable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and weshall be entitled to invoice you for this sum.

5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of exportcertificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment willbe made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed.

VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s

Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You mustcertify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country andthat the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3months of the date of sale.

5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT hasbeen charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may bepossible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 toHM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section,Londonderry.

VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme

and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 monthsof the date of sale, the VAT element included within the Buyer’sPremium may be refunded.

5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold(g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refundedwhere evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’sPremium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as acollectibles dealer.

5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an ImportVAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is producedwithin 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both theHammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Whererequired, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specificform of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on theexport of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibilityin respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie withyou and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain suchcertificate.


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5.4 Payment5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address

and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any paymentsto us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprisingthe Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT)within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if youwish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be)required.

5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where specialarrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement.

5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the followingmethods:II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set

out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you.Please ensure that your client number is noted on thetransfer.

i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltdand sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing chargesfor payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on anon-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that theremittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice isenclosed with your payment.

(iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A charge of 2% will be applied.Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made bythe card holder in person whilst on our premises.

5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not bythird parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registrationthat you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.

5.5 InvoicesInvoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero ratedLots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme;Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†),imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammerfor EU VAT registered buyers.

5.6 Collection of Purchases5.6.1 Unless we specifically agree to the contrary, we shall retain items

sold until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have beenpaid in full.

5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us willbe covered in accordance with our policy which is available forinspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of sevendays or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After sevendays or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lotwill be entirely at your risk.

5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to acceptresponsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes inatmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.

5.7 NotificationWe are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. WhileInvoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not acceptresponsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You arerequested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possibleafter the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoidincurring charges for late payment.

5.8 Packing and handling5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when

handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that afterseven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, theLot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at theback of the catalogue.

5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any ImportDuties that may be incurred upon importation to the finaldestination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order toavoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of anyCustoms import restrictions that prohibit the importation ofcertain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) underthese circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s)seized or destroyed by Customs.

5.9 Recommended packers and shippersIf required our shipping department may arrange shipment as youragent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, oursuggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of suchparties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whomwe have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the thirdparties concerned.

5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated

payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exerciseone or more of the following rights or remedies:5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound

interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the fullamount is due;

5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group mayowe you in any other transaction the outstanding amountremaining unpaid by you;

5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or otherproperty in the possession of the Spink Group until you havepaid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if theunpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property.Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amountoutstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall havethe right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. Weshall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstandingto us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you;

5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the SpinkGroup in respect of different transactions, to apply any amountpaid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particulartransaction, whether or not you so direct;

5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or onyour behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting anybids.

5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall inaddition be entitled:

5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to youat the same or any other auction;

5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, ifthis results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balancefrom you together with all reasonable costs including a 20%seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissionsand premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales orotherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to makepayment; or

5.10.2.3 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.

5.11 Failure to collectWhere purchases are not collected within seven days after the sale,whether or not payment has been made, you will be required to pay astorage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling costthat may apply. You will not be entitled to collect the Lot until alloutstanding charges are met, together with payment of all otheramounts due to us.

5.12 Export Licence5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed

provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise youin relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibilityin respect of any export will lie with you and we will not beresponsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences.

5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may berequired to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiverdocument stating that a licence will be applied for.

5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is requiredbefore exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within twoor three weeks but delays can occur.

5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wishto apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation tomake payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest onlate payment.

5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on yourbehalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursementsand out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, togetherwith any relevant VAT.

5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund anyinterest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is madeby you despite the fact that an export licence is required.

5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you

if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in thecatalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall nothowever be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) thecatalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction datecorresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars orexperts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict ofopinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgeryonly by means of either a scientific process not generally acceptedfor use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which atthe date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticableor likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, youshould note that this refund can be obtained only if the followingconditions are met:

5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of thereceipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is aForgery;

5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen daysfrom receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at theauction date; and


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5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you mustproduce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery andthat you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any thirdparty claims.

5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any morethan the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shallhave no claim for interest.

5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of beingtransferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom theoriginal invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when soldand who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot withoutdisposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process toestablish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such processwas used or in use at the date of the auction.

6 LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or

fraudulent misrepresentation.7 COPYRIGHT

7.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, videoor otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an imagewill belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever waywe see fit.

7.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relatingto a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall havethe right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allowanyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material withoutour prior written consent.

8 VATYou shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that ofthe Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues.Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseencost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you willreimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

9 NOTICESAll notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally,sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the otherparty. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on thesecond working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifthworking day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will bedeemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch.

10 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONSThe following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting forthe purposes of your business. 10.1 Limitation of Liability

Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (includingfor negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentationor otherwise for any:10.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or

similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss ofcontract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or

10.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss,costs, damages, charges or expenses.

10.2 SeverabilityIf any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to beinvalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and therest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to thefullest extent permitted by law.

10.3 Force majeureWe shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayedin performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions orfrom carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidentsbeyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes,lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforceor the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service ortransport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, maliciousdamage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule,regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery,fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

10.4 Waiver10.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only

effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstancesfor which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising anyright or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shallconstitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, norpreclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exerciseof such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exerciseof that (or any other) right or remedy.

10.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising underthese Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not excluderights provided by law.

10.5 Law and Jurisdiction10.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising

out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall begoverned by, and construed in accordance with, the law of Englandand Wales.

10.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England andWales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute orclaim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms andConditions or their subject matter.

Postal Charges

Prices for books(items sent by this method are not covered by insurance)

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have tobe sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier servicesare required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please [email protected] for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition tothe above charges.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Charging of (VAT) at AuctionThe information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends toaccount for VAT.

i. Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’

Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of anysymbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not besubject to VAT on the Hammer Price.

2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme toVAT–registered businesses, the VAT included within the Buyers’Premium is not recoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day,we will issue invoices that show VAT separately on both the HammerPrice and the Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registeredbusinesses to recover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to thenormal rules for recovering input tax.

ii. Zero-Rated LotsLimited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT inthe United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ MarginScheme. In these circumstances no VAT element will be included withinthe Buyer’s Premium.

iii. Daggered LotsLots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20%on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

iv. Starred and Omega LotsLots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% onthe Hammer Price and 20% on the Buyer’s Premium which is shown asinclusive of VAT. Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω) are subject toVAT at 20% on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’s Premium. Such Lotsbear VAT because the Lot is liable for VAT at this rate on importation intothe EU.

v. Investment Gold LotsLots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the HammerPrice and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund ofVAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proofof business as a collectibles dealer.

vi. Imported LotsLots which are marked (x) and Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω)have VAT charged on the Hammer Price and Buyers’ Premium becausethey have been imported into the United Kingdom from outside the EU.In these cases we have used a temporary importation procedure, which ineffect means that the point of importation is deferred until the Lot has beensold. At this point the Buyer is treated as the importer and is liable to paythe import VAT due. We will collect the VAT from you and pay it to HMCustoms and Excise on your behalf.

Invoice Value UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to £1,500 £10 £15 £20

Above £1,501 £20 £30 £40

Weight UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to 1kg £8 for any weight £12 £15

Up to 2kg £8 for any weight £18 £25


Banknotes30 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203222/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31425 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203326 September Charity Auction of Bank of England Notes London 120372 October The David Kirch Collection of Bank of England Notes - Part I London 120342 October The David Kirch Collection of English Provincial Banknotes - Part I London 120353/4 October World Banknotes London 1202313/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 3156 December World Banknotes London 1202415/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

AUCTION CALENDAR 2012/2013

The above sale dates are subject to change

Spink offers the following servicesValuations for insurance and probate for individual items or whole collections.

Sales on a commission basis either of individual pieces or whole collections.

Stamps20 June The “Franschhoek” Collection of Cape of Good Hope Triangular and Rectangular Issues London 1203120 June Palestine Stamps and Postal History London 1203630 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 120325 July The Chartwell Collection - GB Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps and Covers - Part III London 1201511 July Rhodesia Double Heads - The Alan Uria Collection London 1203811 July Progressive Proofs and Artist’s Essays - The Eastern Pacific Islands London 1204011/12 July The Collector’s Series Sale London 1201619/20 July The Collector’s Series Sale New York 14025 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203312 September The Chartwell Collection - GB King Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II London 1201713 September Great Britain Stamps Specialised Sale London 1201813/14 September The Collector’s Series Sale New York23 September Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Singapore 12019Early October The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong23 October Victoria Half Lengths - The John Barwis Collection London 1204223 October The “Fordwater” Collections of Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Malta London 1203924 October Queensland - The Alan Griffiths Collection London 120438/9 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York14 November The Collector’s Series Sale London 1202012 December The Chartwell Collection - GB Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps and Covers - Part IV London 1202112/13 January Fine Stamps and Covers of Hong Kong and China Hong Kong

Coins27/28 June Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1202530 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203222/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31425 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203327 September Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1202613/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 3154 December Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1202715/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

Medals19 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 120036 September The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Appeal Charity Auction London 1204422 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1200425 April Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1300125 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1300221 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 13003

Bonds and Shares30 June The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203222/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31425 August The Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong 1203313/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31528 November Bonds and Share Certificates of the World London 1201115/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

Autographs22/23 August The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31413/14 November The Collector’s Series Sale New York 31515/16 January The Collector’s Series Sale New York 316

Wines7 June An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong Kong SFW02July An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong KongSeptember An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong KongNovember An Evening of Exceptional Wines Hong Kong

Group Chairman and CEOOlivier D. Stocker

Your Specialists

StampsUK - Tim Hirsch Guy Croton David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger

Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom SmithUSA - Chris Anderson George Eveleth Andrew Titley Ed Robinson Rick Penko

Europe - Guido Craveri Fernando MartínezChina - Anna Lee Johnny Sang

CoinsUK - Paul Dawson Julie-Morgane Lecoindre Richard Bishop William MacKay

Barbara Mears John Pett George ChampUSA - Stephen Goldsmith Matthew Orsini Normand Pepin

China - Mark Li

Banknotes, Bonds & SharesUK - Barnaby Faull Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Tom Badley

USA - Stephen Goldsmith Matthew OrsiniChina - Mark Li

Orders, Decorations, Medals & MilitariaUK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys

BooksUK - Philip Skingley Alex Smith

AutographsUSA - Robert Litzenberger

WinesChina - Anna Lee

Your Europe Team (London - Lugano)

Chairman’s OfficeDennis Muriu Monica Kruber

DirectorsTim Hirsch Anthony Spink

Auction & Client Management TeamMiroslava Adusei-Poku Sandie Maylor Charles Blane Luca Borgo

Phillipa Brown Rita Ariete María Martínez Maurizio Schenini

FinanceAlison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Alison Kinnaird Shyam Padhiar Billy Tumelty

IT & AdministrationBerdia Qamarauli Attila Gyanyi Liz Cones Curlene Spencer John Winchcombe

Bobby McBrierty Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

Your America Team (New York - Dallas)

Chairman EmeritusJohn Herzog

Auction Administration and Marketing & DesignRick Penko Patricia Gardner James McGuire Emily Cowin Clyde Townsend

Finance & AdministrationSam Qureshi Ingrid Qureshi Ed Robinson

AuctioneersStephen Goldsmith Tracy Shreve Andrew Titley

Your Asia Team (Hong Kong - Singapore)

Vice ChairmanAnna Lee

AdministrationAmy Yung Raymond Tat Gary Tan

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