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Lot# 762 - Auction 250-256

  • Lot# : 762 Southern Rhodesia

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    1932 (May 1): Victoria Falls 3 d. deep ultramarine, a used vertical with variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", on 1937 registered airmail cover from Salisbury mailed to the famous philatelist Geoffrey E. Duveen in London, in combination with 1931/37 2 s. 6 d. blue & drab tied by 'Salisbury / Registered' datestamp (Oct 1) in black. The sheet with this extraordinary variety was purchased in the Bulawayo Post Office in 1935 and the purchaser found a block of twelve imperforate between. Just three unused pairs exist, one pair being housed in the Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, an unused imprint block of four together with this pair on cover. Unique and splendid Gi = £ 18'000+.
    Starting bid : 8,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF