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Auction: 25028 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1235

Northern Rhodesia
Postage Dues
1953 Mkushi Provisional Issue
1953 (25 Aug.) envelope from Broken Hill to Mkushi Boma bearing 1938 ½d. chocolate strip of three tied by 'broken hill' cancellations and taxed 1d. with T 1d. in manuscript alongside and with 1d. green with typewritten "postage /due/1d" in red affixed and cancelled by Mkushi datestamp; very rare with just twelve covers and a front recorded; Accompanied by photocopies of Post Office and District Commissioner memorandums related to the provisional use of these stamps as well as the articles on the subject from the book by Brian Trotter. S.G. see footnote after D4, from £5,500 on cover. 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
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1600