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  • Lot# : 10201 Southern Rhodesia

    1931/37: 2 s. 6 d. blue & drab, perf. 11½ from 1933 printing, an unused block of four, corner marginal from upper right of sheet with requisition number '69' in margin, fine unmounted og. Slight closed tear in margin but a charming block Gi = £ 140+.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 10202 Southern Rhodesia

    1932 (May 1): Victoria Falls 3 d. deep ultramarine, an unused vertical pair, variety "Imperforate Between Horizontally", of fine rich colour with part of Printer's guideline in-between the stamps at right, three minor age spots on perfs. not affecting the frontal appearance, unmounted og. The sheet with this variety was found at the Bulawayo Post Office in 1935. Wonderful and tremendously rare Gi = £ 40'000.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, 22-23 Sept 1980, lot 1855.rnNote: The lot is sold with an exccellent article from the "Rhodesian Philatelist" No. 35 pages 623-628 with a nigh on complete census on this variety. According to this census the stamps are position 27/33 on the sheet of 60 subjects.
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 10203 Southern Rhodesia

    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

    Lot# : 10204 Southern Rhodesia

    1937 (may 12): Coronation 2 d. emerald & sepia (Victoria Falls & Steam Locomotive), an unused vertical Proof pair, Imperforate, slightly soiled through unmounted browned og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 10205 Southern Rhodesia

    Revenues 1931/37: Bradbury Wilkinson Essay for proposed £ 20 value, printed in red-brown & orange-yellow, imperforate on Bradbury Wilkinson card (62 x 102 mm.), annotated in manuscript at top "Approved, but to be slightly darker" in ink. A superb Essay, unique.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 10206 Southern Rhodesia

    1951 (Oct 1): Postage Dues, the complete set of seven values including the elusive 4 d. dull grey-green, fresh and fine unmounted og. Gi = £ 300+.
    Starting bid : 85 CHF
    Hammer price : 85 CHF

    Lot# : 10207 Southern Rhodesia

    1924/1953: The unused collection with 1924 set of 14, together with imprint pair of 2 s. 6 d. and two blocks of four of the 5 s. value, 1 d. bright rose in Coil Join pairs (4), 1931/37 issue with set to 5 s. incl. most perf. varieties (30 stamps) and blocks of four of the 6 d. and 10 d.; 1932 Falls set of two, Silver Jubilee set in blocks of four, 1937 definitive set of 13 etc. Gi = £ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF
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