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Auction: 24116 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 1214

(x) Rhodesia
Postmarks and Cancellations
1910-13 Double Heads
Southern Rhodesia
A collection of cancellations arranged alphabetically from M to Q including a group of Macheke double-circles with blank before day, 1911 (9 Feb.) 2d. black and slate-grey (corner thin), M2 (extremely rare); blank after day (3 Jan.) on 1d., M3 (unique); blank before day (5 June) in blue-black on 1d. (short tear), M4A, (unique); blank after day in blue-black (7 Oct.) on 1d. bright shades, two examples, M5 (2 recorded), Marula Tank postmarks on 1d. with (19 May) showing "191" for yeardate, ex Don Mitchell; 1912 (1 Feb.) showing date error "01.FEB.1912", two examples, one with small thin, M35 (both recorded examples); 1912 (8 Aug.) with date error "80.AUG.1912", M36 (2 recorded); 1911 (4 Oct.) blank before day, a double strike, M37 (unique), Mount Darwin examples include 1911 (27 Jan.) strike in blue-black on 1d. [72] (thin), M56A (2 recorded); 1911 (27 Oct.) in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., a good strike, M56B (extremely rare); second period 1916 (Feb.) on 4d. black and orange in jet-black viscous ink, perf. thin and blue crayon mark, M58 (2 recorded); 1915 (31 July) missing letters from town name, in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., a fine and full strike. M58A (unique), Mount Selina includes day omitted and "7" for year, a partial strike on 2½d. ultramarine (faults), M62 (unique); 1917 (26 Oct.) month day, entire date inverted on 4d. black and orange; a very good strike (small thins), M62A, (1 or 2 recorded) and 1913 (11 Apr.) in blue-black on 1d. [66]. M63 (extremely rare); Melsetter includes single-circles on 1d. with code "A" above date 1910 (20 Dec.) and (26 Dec.), M49 (very rare); code "A" inverted 1910 (6 Dec.), M50 (extremely rare); month day variety day omitted 1911 (Jan.), M53 (3 recorded); 1914 (3 Sept.) with day corrected from and "8" to "3", M54 (unique), Mtoko with 1911 (2 May) third digit of year virtually missing, a fine strike on 1d., M72 (unique) and 1917 (29 May) in jet-black viscous ink on horizontal pair of ½d. (rejoined), M74 (extremely rare). Nyamandhlovu includes 1912 (29 June) a complete strike in blue-black viscous ink, blunted corner perf. N13 (very rare), Odiz: blank before day on 1d. with 1911 (1 May) in jet-black viscous ink and 1913 (8 Sept.) the 1d. in a late state. O2 (extremely rare) and O5 (2 recorded). Plumtree includes 1911-13 postmarks on ½d. or 1d. with "flumtree" on ½d. (28 Dec.) and on 1d. 1913 (3 June), P17 (extremely rare); 1913 (1 Apr.) with blank after day, P18 (2 recorded); blank after day 1913 (9 Feb.) on ½d. and (6 Oct.) on 1d., P19 (5 recorded), Queen's Mine 1912 (23 Jan.) large blank before 2 digit yeardate on 1d., Q3 (unique); also 1915 (22 June) in blue-black with broken characters in date on ½d. Q6 (extremely rare). Que Que cancels include 1917 (25 Sept.) final state double-circle showing thick letters and frame, in jet-black viscous in on 2d. black and grey-black, Q19 (very rare), Many generally fine strikes throughout, a useful lot for the specialist. (37)

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£700