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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1234

Northern Rhodesia
Postage Dues
1953 Mkushi Provisional Issue
1953 (25 Aug.) envelope from Broken Hill to Mkushi Boma franked with 1938-52 1d. green tied by 'broken hill' c.d.s. and Taxed 2d. with 'T 2d.' in blue crayon alongside and with 1938 1d. green pair from the lower left corner of the sheet with typewritten "postage /due/1d" in red on both, cancelled by Mkushi datestamps (25.8) on arrival; fine and very rare with just twelve covers and one front recorded; this cover accompanied by an original Post Office Memorandum dated 26th August 1953 authorising the usage of these provisional Postage Dues and signed by the Postmaster General. Illustrated on Pg. 258 of the book by Brian Trotter. S.G. footnote below D4, from £5,500. Photo

Note: In July 1953, postal rates within the South African Postal Union were increased. Many post offices in Northern Rhodesia experienced shortages of Postage Due stamps. Owing to a misunderstanding, quantities of the 1951 1d. Definitive and of the 1953 Rhodes Birth Centenary 1d. stamp were overprinted and surcharged by typewriter. Although unofficially prepared, their usage was subsequently approved by the Postal Authorities.

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Estimate
£2,500 to £3,500

Starting price
£2200