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Auction: 13027 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 1375

Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1954-63 specialised exhibit collection neatly mounted and written-up on 85+ pages with all items reported to be unmounted mint, featuring a wealth of plate proofs, blocks or four and other multiples, some with imprint or sheet numbers, shades and varieties, coil stamps and booklets; included are 1954-56 Definitive issue imperforate plate proofs with ½d. to 1/- marginal blocks of four (4d. to 1/- with imprint), 4d. to 1/- in interpanneau blocks of eight, 1/3d. to 5/- vignette and complete design interpanneau blocks of eight with an additional 2/6d. block showing ink "splash" in margin, 10/- and £1 perforated corner blocks of six, all with small punch hole, a set of ten training stamps,1d. handstamped "postage due" in violet and 2d. block of four with misplaced perforations; 1955 Falls imperforate plate proof 3d. and 1/- blocks of four and 1/- interpanneau block of eight, all with small punch hole; 1959-62 Definitive issue ½d. imperforate plate proof with small punch hole, 1d. De La Rue imprint block of eight with Waterlow plate number in margin, 1d. coil stamp single and vertical strip of eight, all with carmine-red centre omitted, 2d. imperforate plate proof pair with small punch hole, 2d. "Maryland" forgery, 3d. plate proofs of the vignette (5), 3d. printed on the gummed side and 3d. pair sharing "confetti" flaw, 1/- selection showing varying degrees of misplaced vignette, 1/3d. (6 with a block of four), 5/- (5 with a marginal block of four) and £1 (5 with a block of four) imperforate plate proofs of the vignettes; 1960-63 range of the Commemorative issues with 1962 Air 2/6d. corner blocks of four (4) with misplaced red; Postage Dues; Revenue 1956 set of nine to £5, a group of four Reply Coupons and a selection of Anti-Tuberculosis labels. Also 'A Guide to the Postage Stamps of The Rhodesias and Nyasaland 1888-1963'. A most attractive assembly. Photo

Sold for
£6,500