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Auction: 24116 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 1215

(x) Rhodesia
Postmarks and Cancellations
1910-13 Double Heads
Southern Rhodesia
A collection of cancellations arranged alphabetically R to U comprising Rusape 1911-13 postmarks on 1d. values with (9 Nov.) showing blank after day, R10 (unique); 1911 (9 Oct.) showing blank before day in blue-black, R17A (unique); (1 Nov.) showing blank after day in blue-black, R18 (2 recorded); 1912 (26 Apr.) apostrophe after "R" in blue-black, R19 (very rare); 1913 (12 June) "pusape" error in jet-black viscous ink on 1d. pale rosine [2], a superb strike, R21 (unique), Selukwe includes 1910 (12 May) date error on 3d. purple and ochre, S45 (unique); 1912 (9 Apr.) variety yeardate inverted on 1d., S46 (3 recorded, all the same date); 1913 (5 Aug.) double-circle in jet-black viscous ink with top bar of "5" omitted, a superb strike on 1d., S50A (very rare), Shamva postmarks on 1d. with 1912 (7 June) blank after day, some thinning, S76 (unique); 1912 (5 Feb.) in blue-black, blank before day (slight thin), S76D (extremely rare); 1913 (6 May) in jet-black viscous ink, blank before day, S79 (very rare); 1913 (5 July) in jet-black viscous ink, blank before day and short top to "5" (defective corner), S79A (extremely rare); Shangani code "1." includes 1911 (25 Jan.) "1" for year and no stop after code on 1d., S82 (very rare); 1911 (2 May) "1" for year, code inverted, extra stops with code and year on ½d., S84 (unique); "1" for year, code inverted and day omitted on 1d. (3) on piece, S86A (rare); "1" for year, code inverted and day omitted and month inverted, a superb strike tying 1d. on piece, S88 (very rare); 1912 (11 May) "2" for year on 1d., S89 (very rare); "2" for year, day omitted in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., S91 (very rare); "2" for year, code and day omitted in jet-black viscous ink on 6d. red-brown and mauve, S92 (unique): 1912 (2 Feb.) "2" for year, code inverted on 1d., S93 (very rare), Sibali comprised 1913 (8 Dec.) blank before day on 1d., S116 (unique); also 1912 (11 Jan.) in jet-black viscous ink, a full strike on 1d. on small piece, S117 (very rare). Umboe includes a selection double-circle postmarks with four-figure yeardate, 1912 (11 Jan.) on horizontal pair of ½d. and 1912 (22 Oct.) on 1d. [19], U3 (rare); 1913 (Oct.) in blue-black on 1d. (thin), U4 (extremely rare); 1913 (20 Sept.) in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., U5 (rare); a group with variety blank before 2 figure yeardate with 1912 (8 Sept.) with short "1" in day on 1d., U6A (unique); 1912 (6 Nov.) with letters missing from the town name on 1d., U6B (extremely rare); 1912 (7 Aug.) with additional blank before day on 1d. [39], U7 (extremely rare); 1913 (9 May) additional blank after day on 1d. (blunt corner perf.), U8 (extremely rare); 1913 (25 Apr.) in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., U9 (very rare); 1912 (5 Jan.) and 1913 (9 May) additional blank after day in jet-black viscous ink on 1d., U11 (extremely rare). A stunning and valuable group with generally fine strikes. (36)

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Starting price
£700