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Auction: 23119 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series e-Auction featuring the Robert M. Gibbs collection of Rhodesia Postmarks - e-Auction
Lot: 5715

(x) Rhodesia
Postmarks and Cancellations
1913-25 Admirals
Southern Rhodesia

A selection of scarce postmarks with Belingwe "mrt" for "mar" (B10); Bikita smaller first figure in year (B13); Bindura blank before year (B15); Buhera on 6d. and 1/- perfins (B17); Bulawayo with an unlisted type on 6d. plus a superb strike on 2/6d. pale blue and drab-brown; Colleen Bawn blank after day (C19); Fort Victoria (F12); Gatooma large lettering on 5d. and 1/- (G13); Hartley in red (H5); Iron Mine (4) (I18); Lonely Mine blank after day on pair of 1d.; Nelly Mine double-circle (N8), Ngamo dash before year (2) (N11); Nyson dash before year (3) (N35) and" b" before year (N37); Old Umtali, a superb strike (O5); Raylton on 6d. (faults) (R1); Rusape double-circle with date error 1910; Salisbury in blue (4) with values to 8d.; Shabani with two letter month "MR." (S51); Shamrock (S58); Shamva narrow lettering on 6d. (S66); Sibali (S87); Somabula four figure yeardate 1924 (2) (S101); South Helvetia in blue-black (S107), skeleton day month (S108) and narrow circle (2) (S112); Syringa (S115); Tarn Estates (2) (T3); T.P.O. Down (2) one with no stop after "T" (T5, T6); Tuli single-circle (2) (T11); Willoughbys Halt, blank before year in blue (2) (W12) plus blank before day and year, in blue; Zimbabwe blank before year (2) (Z3); some rare postmarks. (54)

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£420

Starting price
£420