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Lot# 10203 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 10203 Southern Rhodesia

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    1932 (May 1): Victoria Falls 3 d. deep ultramarine, an unused block of four with variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally and Perforated at Sides", fresh colour and extremely fine, superb unmounted og. Just six pairs of this variety are possible: the original block found at the Bulawayo Post Office was of twelve stamps from the top of the sheet sold to a Mr. Morgan, there are just two vertical pairs and two blocks of four recorded. No example of this rarity is contained in the Royal Philatelic collection. An extraordinary multiple of this major rarity of British Colonial, African and Rhodesian philately Gi = £ 76'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Arthur V. Jacob.rnNote: The lot is sold with an exccellent article from the "Rhodesian Philatelist" No. 35 pages 623-628 with a complete census on this variety. According to this census the stamps are positions 5-6/11-12 on the sheet of 60 subjects.
    Starting bid : 30,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 55,000 CHF