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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 1319

Northern Rhodesia
The Mkushi Provisional Postage Due Stamps
In July 1953, postal rates within the South African Postal Union were increased. Many post offices in Northern Rhodesia experienced shortages of Postage Due stamps. Owing to a misunderstanding, quantities of 1d. definitive stamps and of the 1953 Rhodes Birth Centenary stamps were overprinted and surcharged. Although unofficially prepared, their usage was subsequently approved by the Postal Authorities
1953 (23 Aug.) unstamped envelope from Broken Hill to Mkushi, showing incorrect manuscript "T2D" (as unstamped mail this should have been charged 4d.) and bearing Definitive 1d. vertical marginal pair with type-written "postage/due/1d" (Type 1) in red cancelled by Mkushi c.d.s. for 23 August. Very rare with only nine such covers recorded in "The Rhodesian Philatelist" listing, of which this in number 17. S.G. cat. from £4,250. Photo

Sold for
£2,500