1913 ½d Die Proof in trial colours, two shades of green, 27 x 32mm mounted on card 38 x 39mm. Horizontally scored, as usual. Rare. BPA Certificate (2019). For SG 186 (Image)

1913-17 Specimen set of nineteen o.g., well above average with good colours and gum, the occasional shorter perf, still very fine and very scarce in this condition. SG 186s/249s (Image)

1913-17 2d Head Die I perf 14 group with sixteen mint examples, varying amounts of o.g., including a block of four, and a single with R3/4 printer's mark; range of shades of both frame and portrait. Also three used. SG 209, AH 1 (Image)

1913-7 2d Head Die I, perf 14. Large part o.g. example with R4/4 'waxed moustache', perfs at left just a trifle uneven otherwise fine and fresh. SG 209a, AH 1 Var (Image)

1913-7 2d Head Die I, perf 14 together with 3d Die II used on envelope to New York, with Umtali CDSs of 18 MAY 14. The envelope with some minor blemishes, nevertheless the 2d Die I is scarce on a cover. SG 209, AH 1 (Image)

1913-17 2d black and grey-black Head Die I, perf 14. Horizontal pair, with Bush Tick CDSs of 13 OCT 14, the right stamp showing R4/4 'waxed moustache', fine. The normal stamp with an inconsequential thin. SG 209a, AH 1 Var (Image)

1913-7 2d Head Die II, perf 14. Fine used example with R4/4 'waxed moustache', part Bulawayo CDS leaving the variety clear. Fresh and with good colour. SG 219a, AH 2a Var (Image)

1913-17 2d Head Die II perf 15 range, divided into the two Handbook shade categories with black and grey-black (11 mint, two with printer's marks) and grey-black and (lighter) grey-black (fourteen mint, one used). Some shade variations. SG 244, AH 2b(A) and (B) (Image)

1913-17 2d Head Die II, perf 15. Lower left corner pair in grey-black and (lighter) grey-black, hinged on the selvedge, just encroaching onto the corner stamp. Fresh. SG 244, AH 2b(B) (Image)

1913-17 2d Head Die II, perf 14. Unmounted o.g. example in grey-black and 'tarnished silver', with the brown crackly gum associated with this printing, a most distinctive stamp. SG 220 group, AH 5 (Image)

1913-17 2d Head Die II, perf 14. Two o.g. examples in grey-black and 'tarnished silver', with the brown crackly gum associated with this printing, different shades with one having a lighter frame. SG 220 group, AH 5 (Image)

1913-7 2d Head Die II, perf 14. Two mint examples representing the Plate 4 (States 1 and 2) printings, each showing 'snowstorm in cap' variety. State 1 in the grey-black and (pale) blackish brown shade, State 2 a top marginal example with part imprint in the distinctive grey-back and 'tarnished silver' with the equally distinctive crackly brown gum. SG 220, AH 4 (B) and 5 These two stamps are illustrated on pages 125 and 126 of the Admiral Handbook (Image)

1913-17 2d Head Die II, perf 14. Three examples from Plate 5 with coat tip lines thickened or doubled, one from the (A) group with brownish black frame and two from the (B) group with lighter frame. SG 219 group, AH 6(A) and (B) ('scarce') (Image)

1917-20 2d Head Die IIIA, perf 14. Mint example from Plate 3R (State 2), showing distinctive colours; the portrait in intense black with a pale 'silvery grey' frame. Perfs a little irregular in places, but possibly the finest of the five mint examples known. SG 255b, AH 7 This stamp is illustrated on page 432 of the Admiral Handbook (Image)

1917-20 2d Head Die IIIA. A splendid selection of the shades and variations with grey-black and brownish black ('A'), eight mint and one used with printer's mark; grey-black and black ('B') four mint, another unmounted, and an unmounted block of four all with beta flaw; used pair with printer's mark, single with R6/6 line at upper left, pair with alpha and beta se-tenant, and used block of four all with beta flaw; ('C') six mint and three used. SG 255, AH 8 (Image)

1917-20 2d Head Die IIIA, perf 14. Horizontal pair, marginal at right, imperforate between the stamps and between the right stamp and the selvedge, unmounted o.g. Very rare with less than five recorded. Ex Arnhold, BPA Certificate (2012). SG 255a, AH 8(B) Var Illustrated on page 128 of the Admiral Handbook (Image)

1917-20 2d Head Die IIIA, perf 14. Top marginal block of four in grey-black and grey-black, o.g., lightly hinged on the selvedge only; very fine and fresh. SG 255, AH 8(C) (Image)

1917-20 2d Head Die IIIA, perf 14. Used block of four in grey-black and grey-black, fine strike of Bulawayo CDS of 16 JUL 21. The two right-hand stamps show the 'beta' flaw, with the two left-hand stamps normal; a rare combination. Upper right stamp with one short perf, otherwise very fine. SG 255, AH 8(C) (Image)

1918-21 2d Head Die IIIB, perf 14, toned paper. Sheet of sixty, 3mm printer's mark between R4/5-6 proving Plate 7. Shows the column 7 cracked plate (marked in ink on lower selvedge). Central fold, some reinforcement at corners, creasing and wrinkling in places but still a fine multiple. SG 256, AH 9 (B) (Image)

1918-21 2d Head Die IIIB, perf 14, toned paper. A fine range of shades in the black and grey group with seven mint singles, one with printer's mark, and two o.g. blocks of four (one with imprint); also twelve used examples, one with printer's mark. SG 257, AH12, 12 Var (Image)

1922-3 2d Head Die IIIB, perf 14, white paper. A fine group with some shade variations, six o.g. singles and three blocks of four (one lower right corner with sheet number, unmounted, some perf separation at top, another with two stamps unmounted and printer's mark), also six used. SG 291, AH 14 (Image)

1923 2d Head Die IIIB, perf 15, white paper. Block of four in black and slate-purple on white paper, unmounted o.g., a 'tanned' area on reverse, not affecting appearance. SG 312, AH 16 (Image)

1923 envelope to Leeds with 2d Head Die IIIB, neat Victoria Falls CDS of 16 APR. The Victoria Falls Hotel crest on the backflap, clean and attractive. SG 256 (Image)

1913-17 3d Head Die I, perf 14. Left marginal block of four with R3/2 sloping line, unmounted o.g. The right pair with a crease, not affecting appearance. SG 210, AH 1 (Image)

1913-17 3d Head Die I, perf 14. Lower right corner example in black and orange-yellow, showing sheet number 327, unmounted o.g. SG 210, AH 1 (Image)