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Auction: 20040 - Stamps and Covers of Southern Africa
Lot: 371

(x) Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1955 (15 June) Centenary of Discovery of Victoria Falls Issue
Issued Stamps
A collection comprising 3d. right-hand pane sheet of sixty, numbered "277" and two marginal or corner blocks of nine all showing wing (cannon) flaw, and 1/- sheet of sixty (numbered 40 and 81) and corner blocks of four (2), all fine unmounted mint, 3d. block of eighteen from sheet "15" with wing (cannon) flaw and a selection of covers (14, six registered and some illustrated), two showing wing (cannon) flaw, one cancelled at Kanora, one day before the official date of issue, one cancelled at Plumtree the day the issue was withdrawn, one with one having Livingstone machine datestamp, one signed by J.E. Hughes, the designer of the 3d. value and one signed by Roy Welensky, one of the architects of the Federation. A fine and interesting lot

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