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Master Die Proof

RN 1 - Combined Frame & vignette
For the two high values
With blank value tablets
Violet and olive-green
The only known example without a

Security Punch Hole

£8000

RN 2
Imperforate Die Proof in the issued colours

With a small security hole in the top right corner, manuscript No 1

Also known marked No 2 in a slightly different shade
£1500

1954 QEII Definitives - Plate Proofs

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RN 3
Complete set of
Plate Proofs
£1500

1954 QEII Definitives - Plate Proofs (Set to 1/-)

RN 4
Set of Plate Proofs to 1/-
£250
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1954 QEII Definitives - Complete set Unmounted mint

SG 1 - 15
Set of 16 Values
UMM
£90

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SG 7 SG 7a
SG 3a SG 8 SG 9
6d 6d
2½d 9d 1/-
Purple Magenta
UMM UMM UMM
UMM UMM
£5 £2 £2
£2 £7

All Values available individually

SG 10 SG 11 SG 12 SG 13
1/3 2/- 2/6 5/-
UMM UMM UMM UMM
£6 £7 £7 £20

SG 14 SG 15
10/- £1
UMM UMM
£20 £35

1954 QEII Definitives - Complete set Used

SG 1 - 15
Set of 16 Values
Used
£40

All Used Values available individually

SG 11 SG 12 SG 13 SG 14 SG 15
2/- Used £4.50 2/6 Used £1.75 5/- Used £6 10/- Used £8 £1 Used £24

1954 QEII Definitives - First Day Covers

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RN 6 RN 7
1d and 2d on Illustrated envelope cancelled 2½d New value on plain envelope cancelled
BROKEN HILL 1 JY 54 ESSEXVALE 15 FEB 1956
£5 £10

1954 QEII Definitives - Coil Stamps

SG 1a SG 2a SG 2ab
½d Orange red 1d Deep blue Used £16 1d Ultramarine Used £15
Used £2.50

RN 8 - Pair Used £32 RN 9 - Pair Used £30

RN 10
SG 1a, 2a & 2ab RN 11
½d Three shades SG 2a
Orange, orange red & 1d pair, top stamp with
deep orange blind perforation hole
1d blue & ultramarine in SW corner
(5 pairs) UMM
Used £15
£70

RN 12
SG 2a
1d Deep blue strip of five and six Cancelled SALISBURY 30 APR 57 - Mark on one stamp
Used £160

RN 13
SG 1a, 2a & 2ab - In strips of four
Used £130

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1954 QEII Definitives - Varieties

RN 17 - SG 1
1d Dot between
N&Y
Used
£15

RN 18 - SG 3
2d with a vertical pre-
printing
crease
Interupts the design
Mint £175
RN 15
SG 2 - 1d block of nine with a huge intrusion
flaw across the Queen’s portrait RN 20 - SG 4
Spectacular error UMM 3d Dot between
£850 I&A
Used
£15

RN 21
3d Incomplete Frame
A cover posted
BULAWAYO 29 JNE 1955 with the lower
frame incomplete omitting
AGE from POSTAGE plus
a large dot below 3d
Spectacular and impressive variety

£500

RN 22
3d Large Offset

SG 4 - 3d Block of four top left stamp with

a large offset across the image
Top right stamp also affected by an offset
Impressive UMM

SOLD

1954 QEII Definitives - Training School Stamps

From The Rhodesian Philatelist No 30 - January 2011  
Training School Stamps
After the definitives were withdrawn an unknown quantity of sheets of
stamps were overprinted with horizontal tramline bars for use as ‘Training
School stamps’.
The purpose of the overprint is to deface the stamps making them unsuitable
for postage. On the low & middle values a pair of lines is 12½mm apart and
fits a row of stamps perfectly, between each row the lines are 10mm apart.
The same overprint was used on the high values and being a different format
it does not fit.
It is not known whether these Training school stamps were used throughout
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During the 1990’s I acquired a folder, ex Fort Johnston, containing a  
remainder stock of Training School stamps with eleven different values of
the 1954 - 56 definitives. On the front of the folder is a manuscript notation
‘Contents – Supplied to Students’.
This was my first sight of values other than the 10/- & £1
Of the ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d & 3d I had part sheets of 120.
Then there was a 4d x 13, 4½d x 70, 9d x 25, 1/3 x 27,
10/- x 20 and £1 x 30. The imbalance of numbers effectively makes the 4d
value rare.
The tramline lines fit the low values perfectly & on the high values there are
3 lines 12½ & 10 mm apart
These Training school stamps show a novel way for the
Post Office to put obsolete stamp issues to work.
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the Federation. In the very early days the only values I had seen were the
10/- & £1.

RN 30 RN 31 RN 32
½d to 3d Overprinted with horizontal ‘tramline’ bars ex Fort Johnston College 4½d Very Scarce 9d Rare
UMM £25 UMM UMM
Above values available @ £5 each or in blocks of 4 pro rata £20 £30

RN 33
½d to 4½d, excluding 4d
Set of six values
Overprinted with horizontal
‘tramline’ bars
Ex Fort Johnston College
UMM
£90

RN 34
½d to 9d, excluding 4d & 6d
Set of seven values
Overprinted with horizontal
‘tramline’ bars
Ex Fort Johnston College
UMM
£300

RN 35
£1 Training School Stamps
£1 SG 15 overprinted with horizontal Tram-lines
Obsolete stock used by the Post Office Training Schools
UMM 
£100

1955 Victoria Falls Centenary

SG 16 & 17 SG 16 & 17

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Set of two Set of two
UMM Used
£1.50 £1

1959 Definitives - Die Proof and Plate Proof

1959 QEII 3d Bradbury

Plate Proof

RN 41
Die Proof for the Queens head
A rare and desireable item
£3500

RN 42
3d Value imperforate block
of the central vignette for the Third Printing
Third printing 16.9.60
UMM £350

1959 QEII 3d Four printings & shades

RN 43
SG 22 - 3d all four shades (ex Bradbury Wilkinson Archives) - UMM £25

1st printing (16-9-58) 2nd printing (24-4-59) 3rd printing (16-9-60) 4th printing (21-2-62)
Cobalt blue Chalky blue Ultramarine Blue

1959 Definitives - Complete set unmounted mint

SG 18 - 31
Set of 15 Values
UMM
£85

All Values available individually

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1959 Definitives - Complete set used

SG 18 - 31
Set of 15 Values
Used
£65

All Used Values available individually

RN 44
SG 24a
9d Block of four
Used
£10
SG 24a SG 28
9d Railways 2/6 Airport
UMM £7 UMM £9

SG 29 SG 30 SG 31
5/- Rhodes statue 10/- Mlanje Used £18 £1 Coat of Arms Used £45
UMM £12 UMM £21 UMM £36

1959 Definitives - FDC set to 1/- Used in Southern Rhodesia

RN 45

SG 18 - 25
Set to 1/- on illustrated envelope (Philatelic Society of
Rhodesia)
Registered & cancelled BULAWAYO
(Code 14)
12 AUG 59
£10

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RN 46

SG 18 - 25
Set to 1/- on illustrated envelope
Registered & cancelled SALISBURY
12 AUG 59
£10

1959 - 62 QEII Coil stamps

SG 18a
½d Coil SG 19a
1d Coil RN 47
SG 18a Single UMM £2.50 SG 19ac
½d Coil Single Used £12 1d Coil with centre
Single UMM £2.50
omitted
SG 19ab UMM
Pair UMM £5 Single UMM £7

Single £200
Pair UMM £14
Single Used £5

1959 Definitive Varieties

Dry Print
RN 48
SG 18a - 1959 ½d Coil
Stamps in a strip of five the middle
stamp is grey black instead of black
and is noticeably lighter than the
other stamps
Probably a dry print effect
Also a blind perforation
between the rows
UMM
£175

1959 1d with Dry Print

SG 19 - 1d in a marginal pair image incomplete due to a Dry print effect, the guide line in the margin indicates the error occurred at the centre of the sheet
UMM £300 

1d with Intrusion
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RN 49
SG 19 - 1d in pair, the right stamp with an Intrusion that covers the
RH in RHODESIA - Splendid item UMM
£300

10/- with Interrupted Printing

RN 50
SG 30 - 10/- a marginal pair with a diagonal Pre-Printing crease
in the paper which interrupts the printing
This is the only the second variation I have seen on this value
UMM
£400

This Section includes the following Issues 1962 30th Anniversary of first Airmail SG 40 - 42
Commemorative 1963 World Tobacco Congress SG 43 - 46
1960 Opening of Kariba Dam SG 32 - 37 1963 Red Cross Centenary SG 47
1961 Seventh Mining Congress SG 38 & 39 Issues 1963 Round Table SG 48 - 49

1960 Opening Kariba Dam

SG 32 - 37
Set of six
UMM
£15

RN 60
Kariba set on Illustrated envelope with Royal Visit cancel

SG 32 - 37 3d Used 0.50 1/3 Used £2.50 RN 60 - First Day Cover

Set of six 6d Used 0.50 2/6 Used £6 Kariba set on illustrated envelope with Royal Visit cancel
Used £20 1/- Used £3 5 /- Used £10 Registered at Kariba £30

1960 Kariba
Southern Rhodesia
Postmarks

RN 61
ARCTURUS, DARWINDALE,
FILABUSI, HATFIELD, KARIBA,
MACHEKE, MARANDELLAS,
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SOUTHERTON & TRELAWNEY
(11 Items)

£40

RN 62
Re-directed FDC

Kariba set Registered and cancelled at

SALISBURY 17 MAY 1960
Insufficiently addressed and misdirected to
HEBDEN BRIDGE and SKIPTON
Finally to ILKLEY
Pen mark on 5/- value
£20

RN 63
First Day Cover

Kariba set Registered and cancelled

LIVINGSTONE
17 MAY 1960
Front only

£20

RN 64
First Day Cover

Kariba set on illustrated envelope

Cancelled with a Rare
CAA TRADE FAIR BULAWAYO
17 MAY 1960

£50

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1961 7th Mining Congress

SG 38 & 39
Set of two
UMM £1.75

Used O/S

1962 30th Anniversary of

First Flight

SG 40 - 42
Set of three
UMM £5 

SG 40 - 42
Set of three
Used
£5

RN 66
First Day Cover

Illustrated envelope, registered

and cancelled
SALISBURY
6 FEB 62
£15

RN 67
First Day Cover

Plain envelope cancelled at

ZOMBA

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6 FEB 62
£10

1963 World Tobacco Congress

SG 43 - 46 SG 43 - 46
Set of four Set of four RN 69 - Airmail envelope to UK with a 3d top marginal block of six
UMM £3 Used £3 one stamp with Serif Flaw on 3d ex R2/2 cancelled
KABOMPO 2 JUN 1963 (Type 25) £20

RN 72
First Day Cover

Plain envelope, registered and cancelled

SALISBURY
18 FEB 1963

£8

RN 73
First Day Cover

Plain envelope, registered and

cancelled
WORLD TOBACCO
CONGRESS
SALISBURY
18 FEB 1963

£10

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RN 74
First Day Cover

Plain envelope registered and cancelled at

ZOMBA
18 FEB 63
£8

1963 Red Cross on Cover

RN 75

Airmail envelope to UK
with 3d Red Cross,
pair & strip of three
SG 47 cancelled KABOMPO
3d Red Cross 6 VII 1963 Type 10
UMM £1.25 No code letter

£20
Used 0.50

1963 Round Table

SG 48 & 49
Set of two
UMM £1.50

Used £3

RN 76
First Day Cover

Illustrated envelope registered and cancelled at

CAUSEWAY
11 SEP 63
£10

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RN 77
First Day Cover

Plain envelope registered and cancelled at

ZOMBA
11 SEP 63
£8

This section includes 1963 Booklet complete

1955 booklet complete & Panes of six Booklets & Postage Dues
1955 booklet panes on cover 1961 Postage Dues UMM & Used

1955 & 1963 Booklets

SB 1 & 2

RN 100 - SB 1
1955 5/- Booklet £30

RN 101 - SB 2
1963 1/- Booklet O/S

1955 Booklet Panes

RN 102
½d, 1d and 2d
with selvedge
In panes of six from the
1955 5/- Booklet
UMM
£20

Booklet Panes Used in Northern Rhodesia

RN 104
1d Pane used at KITWE
£18

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RN 105
2d Pane used at KITWE
£18

1955 Booklet Pane on cover

Used in Northern Rhodesia
RN 106
½d Booklet pane of six
With selvedge attached
By Airmail to South Africa
Cancelled KITWE
£75

1955 Booklet Pane on cover

Used in Nyasaland

RN 107
1d Booklet pane of six
With selvedge attached
Locally used in Nyasaland
Cancelled ZOMBA
31 JAN 55
£75

1961 Postage Due Set Unmounted & Used

D1 - 4
UMM £10

In blocks of four
UMM £40

D1 - 4
Used
£20

1956 Revenues

RN 120 RN 121 RN 122 RN 123

B&H 5 B&H 6 B&H 6 B&H 7
5/- Olive green 10/- Violet 10/- Deep violet £1 Blue
Used £15 1st Printing - UMM £15 2nd Printing - UMM £20 Used £25
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Railway Stamps in blocks of four

RN 124
Set of 11 blocks 1d to £1, excluding 1d overprinted SZ (Shamva) 1/- SHG (Shangani) - These are later printings with small value figures
UMM £125

Railway Stamps in Used blocks of four

RN 125
1d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 5d Overprinted LU (Luanshya) - These are early printings with large value figures
Used £25

Postal Stationery - Registered Envelopes

This section includes Interprovincial use of Stationery
Northern Rhodesia QEII Registered envelopes
Southern Rhodesia KGVI Registered envelopes  
Used in Northern Rhodesia
Used in Southern Rhodesia
Used in Northern Rhodesia

Interprovincial use of
Southern Rhodesia KGVI Registered envelope
Size G
RN 200
H&G 4 - Size G
KGVI envelope, with 2d definitive to
South Africa cancelled
BULAWAYO(6)
25 AUG 1954
£25

Southern Rhodesia KGVI Registered envelope Size H

RN 203
H&G 6 - Size H
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KGVI envelope with
QEII 2d & 9d definitives to
South Africa cancelled
BULAWAYO(6)
28 FEB1955
£25

RN 204
H&G 6 - Size H
KGVI envelope with
QEII 2d x 2 definitives to
South Africa cancelled
GUTU
1 MAR 55
Bulawayo transit backstamp
£25

RN 205
H&G 6 - Size H
KGVI envelope with
QEII 4d definitive to
South Africa cancelled
PLUMTREE
26 FEB 55
£25

Southern Rhodesia KGVI Registered envelope Size H2

RN 208
H&G 7- Size H2
KGVI envelope with
QEII 2d & 9d definitives to
South Africa cancelled
BEMBESI
3 FEB 55
BULAWAYO

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Transit backstamp
£25

RN 209
H&G 7 - Size H2
KGVI envelope with
QEII 2d x 2 definitives to
South Africa cancelled
MAKWIRO
11 FEB 55
Salisbury transit backstamp
£25

RN 210
H&G 7 - Size H2
KGVI envelope with
QEII 1d x 5 definitives to
South Africa cancelled
SALISBURY
7 MAR 58
£25

RN 211
H&G 7 - Size H2
KGVI envelope with
QEII 4d definitive to
South Africa cancelled
UMTALI
22 OCT 1954
£25

Southern Rhodesia KGVI Registered envelope Size H2 - Used in Northern Rhodesia

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RN 215
H&G 7 - Size H2
KGVI envelope with
QEII 4d definitive to
South Africa cancelled
LUANSHYA
20 DEC 54
£25

Northern Rhodesia QEII Registered envelope Size H2

RN 220
H&G 3a - Size H2
QEII envelope with
R&N 2d definitive to
South Africa cancelled
CHOMA
14 AUG 54
£30

RN 221
H&G 3a - Size H2
QEII envelope with
R&N 2d definitive to
South Africa cancelled
CHOMA
18 SEP 54
Pretoria 23 SEP 54
Arrival backstamp
£30

Rhodesia & Nyasaland Stationery

This section includes Interprovincial use of Aerogrammes
 
QEII Registered envelopes
Used in Northern Rhodesia
QEII Aerogrammes

Interprovincial use of Aerogrammes

Northern Rhodesia KGVI Aerogramme used in N. Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Aerogramme used in Northern Rhodesia

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RN 225 RN 227
H&G 1 H&G 8
6d Aerogramme with an additional QEII 3d to Germany 6d QEII Aerogramme to England cancelled at
Cancelled KITWE 6 AU 54 LUANSHYA
£25 £10

Rhodesia & Nyasaland - Registered Envelope

RN 237
Registered Post Office envelope with
QEII 9d & 1/- definitives
to England cancelled
WUSIKILI
29 JUL 58
Kitwe transit
£30

Rhodesia & Nyasaland - 6d Aerogramme

RN 240
H&G 2
6d Aerogramme
Pale printing
Mint
£10

Aerogramme used in S. Rhodesia

RN 241
H&G 2 - 6d Aerogramme to UK
Cancelled
SALISBURY
25 JNE 1957
£8

Aerogramme used in N. Rhodesia

RN 242
H&G 2 - 6d Aerogramme to UK
Cancelled
LIVINGSTONE

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5 MAY 1958
£8

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