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Auction: 21020 - Rhodesia 1910-13 Double Head Issue: The Cottonwood Collection Robert M Gibbs Trustee
Lot: 107

(x) Issued Stamps
Perforated 14
Three Pence

RSC "K", (Paler, brighter) brown-purple and (pale orange) ochre, Thick Ear printing
[20], doubled shading lines above and to the right of the King's head which are typically found in the right-hand column of the MG and TE 1 head plates, well-centred, beautiful colours and fresh mint. A great discovery item and offered with an example of S.G. 137 violet and ochre, [20], for comparison. Viewers are advised to read the article by Bob Gibbs on this stamp which appeared in the RSC Journal, March 2017, a copy of which accompanies this remarkable stamp. Photo for both

provenance:
Donald Napier, April 2017

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Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£1800