THE RHODESIAS heavily duplicated ranges of mainly used stamps in two stock books from Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia & Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia & Nyasaland. (1000's) (Image)

THE RHODESIAS POSTAL STATIONERY (46 items) of postcards, letter cards, envelopes, wrappers etc. Noted - Mashonaland 1½d postcard to Surrey, uprated with Rhodesia ½d grey (2), tied Bulawayo c.d.s's (card has a repaired crease), message includes 'the War is in much same state as which I last wrote. The Matoppo Hills are to be tackled now and they will probably prove no light job and Monkeys have now developed a disease of their own & have begun to peg out, hundreds have breathed their last along the Mafeking Road' etc. The lot includes earlies to KGVI period, Type incl. MASHONALAND, RHODESIA, SOUTHERN RHODESIA etc. Good variety, useful lot. (35 unused & 11 U). Generally fine. (Image)

1894 (13 Dec) Mashonaland 1½d card to London, uprated with 1892 ½d, both cancelled by 'GUBULAWAYO' c.d.s. showing code '2' & '-' for '4' in year date with light Cape Town transit c.d.s. on reverse. (Image)

1897 ½d to £1 Arms set FU, SG.66/73, Cat. £225 (8) (Image)

1898 (Aug) taxed mail envelope to London bearing 1896-97 Large Arms 6d, tied by poor 'BULAWAYO/RHODESIA' with another smudged strike alongside showing octagonal framed 'T/60c,' London '1S/-D/F.B' h/stamp with arrival c.d.s. (26.8) on reverse, envelope with some creases at right. (Image)

1898 Arms Defin set, FU (perfs short on £1 at right side), SG.75/90, Cat. £200 (14) (Image)

1898-1908 Arms 2½d to £10 set perf SPECIMEN, M or part o.g, 2½d & £1 with paper adherence, SG.80s/93s. Cat. £900 (Image)

1898-1908 Arms issue ½d to 1s (6 vals) optd SPECIMEN, 2/6d £1, £2, £5 & £10 perf SPECIMEN, generally fine M (2/6d unused), £2 small tone on gum, SG.75s/93s (11) (Image)

1898-1966 M & U collection on Hagner leaves incl. 1898-1908 ½d to 6d M or unused, vals to 10s U, 1905 1d & 2½d U, 1909 to 10s U, 1909 Surcharge set U, 1910-13 Double Heads to 2½d M vals to 6d U, Admirals vals to 10s M, vals to 2s U, balance incl. Rhodesia & Nyasaland, S. Rhodesia 1924 Admirals 10 vals to 2/6d M, 12 vals to 2s U, 1931 vals to 1/6d M & 5s U, 1937 Defin set M & U, 1940 Golden Jubilee set M & U, 1953 & 1964 sets M etc. Useful lot, condition is mixed. ST.Cat. £4000. (645) (Image)

1900 (24 July) envelope to Gwelo, bearing 1898 Arms ½d, tied by 'BULAWAYO/RHODESIA' c.d.s with another strike alongside with arrival d/stamp on reverse, the envelope with some tears at top, nevertheless a good example of the ½d printed matter rate. (Image)

Incoming Mail 1900 (31 May) & (18 Jun) envelopes from the same correspondence from Cape Colony to Bulawayo, the former marked 'Via Beira' both bearing Cape 1d strip of four, tied by Seymour c.d.s, the former with East London (23.5), Umtali (8.6) and arrival (13.6) d/stamps on reverse, the latter with Fort Beaufort (19.6) and arrival (25.6) d/stamps. A fine pair of covers. (Image)

1905 Victoria Falls set optd SPECIMEN, fine M, SG.94s/99s. (6) Cat. £450 (Image)

1909-12 Optd Arms set perf SPECIMEN, M (heavy hinge remnants, 2/6d - small corner thin), SG.100s/113s. (14) Cat. £450 (Image)

1909-12 Optd set of 14, FU (odd short perf), SG.100/13, Cat. £275 (Image)

1913 Admirals ½d to £1 (19 vals) optd SPECIMEN, fine M, complete set, wonderful colours. RARE. (19) Cat. £3000 (Image)