Northern Rhodesia, The Award-Winning Collection formed by Neville Polakow, FRPSL, RDPSA - 15022

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R NORTHERN RHODESIA - THE NEVILLE POLAKOW COLLECTION

NORTHERN RHODESIA THE AWARD-WINNING COLLECTION FORMED BY NEVILLE POLAKOW

R 16 APRIL 2015

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STAMPS COINS BANKNOTES MEDALS BONDS & SHARES AUTOGRAPHS BOOKS WINES

16 APRIL 2015

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GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton Fernando Martínez David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - Tommy Chau COINS UK - Mike Veissid Richard Bishop Eleanor Charlotte Dix Tim Robson Jon Mann Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Greg Cole Luke Mitchell Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung BANKNOTES, BONDS & SHARES UK - Barnaby Faull Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Paul Pei Po Chow Kelvin Cheung ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John Hayward BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer Mulholland AUTOGRAPHS USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO)

SALE CALENDAR 2015 STAMPS 25 February 25 February 18 March 16 April 7/8 May 16 May 19 May 20 May 15/16 July August

25/26 March 2 April 14 May 1/2 July 27 August 22/23 September

15012 15029 15021 15022 15023 CSS12 15024 15025 15026 15027

Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Slaney Collection of English Coins – Part 2 Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals

London Hong Kong London London Hong Kong London

15004 CSS15 15031 15005 CSS17 15006

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes World Banknotes The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes

Hong Kong London London Hong Kong London

CSS15 15008 15028 CSS17 15009

Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria

London London

15001 15002

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Bonds & Share Certificates of the World The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

Hong Kong London Hong Kong

CSS15 15018 CSS17

The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York

Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits

Hong Kong Singapore

BANKNOTES 2 April 28/29/30 April 8/9 July 27 August 29/30 September

MEDALS

Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink

23 April 23 July

Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore

London London London London London Hong Kong London London London Singapore

COINS

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Auction & Client Management Team Mira Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva John Winchcombe Craig Bower-Parker María Martínez Maurizio Schenini

The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part IV Falkland Islands, The Collection formed by the late Major R. N. Spafford Rhodesia Double Head Issue from the Vestey Collection The Neville Polakow FRPSL Collection of Northern Rhodesia The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Western Australia from the Vestey Collection Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition

BONDS AND SHARES 2 April 29 May 27 August

IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Leszek Woronowicz Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi AUTOGRAPHS YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK) 27 January

321

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WINES 16 April 14 August

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Symbols and Abbreviations 刂 ᔛ

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var. cat. c.d.s.

unmounted mint unused used block of four block larger than four used on cover, entire letter, etc. on piece variety, varieties catalogue, catalogue value circular datestamp

d.s. h.s. ᔛ A ᔛ S ᔛ C ᔛ E ᔛ P

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April 16, 2015 - LonDon Note: All buyers must read the notes concerning requests for Extensions printed on page 2 of this catalogue.

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THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2015 Commencing at 10.00 a.m.

NORTHERN RHODESIA

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An albino proof strike of Northern Rhodesia’s Public Seal, embodying the Arms of the Protectorate as granted by George VI, by Royal Warrant dated 16 August 1939, heavily embossed and struck on cream card (97x99mm.). A lovely frontis piece to a collection of Northern Rhodesia. Photo Note: The centre portion of the seal shows a shield of wavy lines (representing the Victoria Falls) and eagle with fish, this design being used as the basis for the 1963 Definitive issue

3

£100-120

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FORERUNNERS THE INTERIM PERIOD RHODESIA ADMIRAL VALUES USED IN NORTHERN RHODESIA April 1924 was the last month that BSAC Admiral definitives were valid for postage in both Northern and Southern Rhodesia. This was followed by an eleven month period during which the Admirals were exclusively used in Northern Rhodesia pending the arrival of the first Northern Rhodesia definitive issue on 1 April 1925 x2

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1924 (Mar.) Livingstone c.d.s. on 1d. pair with two large part strikes, the last month under BSAC administration; May-Nov. 1924 selection comprising Livingstone on 2/(14.5), Kasama on 5/- (12.7), Kawambwa on 6d. (11.8), Choma on 1⁄ 2 d. block of four (3.10), Broken Hill on 3d. block of four (23.10) and Ndola on 1d. aniline red block of four (22.11); the last with some stains though generally fine large part or complete strikes

£100-120

3 x3

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1924 (10 May) virtually complete Pemba c.d.s. on 10/- carmine and yellow-green. Photo

£120-150

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1924 (Dec.)-25 (Mar.) selection comprising 1⁄ 2 d. (22 with four blocks of four), 1d. (25 with eleven pairs, several in aniline red), 2d., 6d. and 2/6d. with c.d.s. of fifteen different offices, generally fine large part or complete strikes

£250-300

5 x5

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1925 (12 Feb.) virtually complete Lundazi c.d.s. on 10/- carmine and yellow-green; fine and scarce. Photo

£150-200

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1925 (1 Apr.) large part Broken Hill c.d.s. on 1⁄ 2 d. green, the first day of issue of the King George V issue and accompanied by a Definitive issue 10d. olive-green with large part Livingstone c.d.s. of the same date. A delightful pair. Photo WWW.sPinK.Com

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£250-300

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7 x7

1925 (6 Apr.) envelope from Livingstone to Bulawayo bearing 1d. red (2) sharing a complete strike; envelope with a few minor stains though a rare and early usage of the Admiral stamps during the April-September period when the Admirals remained valid for postage. Photo

£150-200

Ex 8 x8

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1925 (10 Apr.) Feira c.d.s. on 4d., (25 Apr.) Fort Jameson c.d.s. on 1d. horizontal pair (crease) and (17 June) Abercorn c.d.s. on 10/- carmine and yellow-green; fine large part strikes with the 10/- a late date for this high value. Photo

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£150-200

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northern rhoDesiA Rhodesia Admiral values used in Northern Rhodesia - contd.

9 x9

1926 (22 May) and (19 June) envelopes ex the same correspondence from Fort Jameson to London and sent after demonitisation of the Admiral values, the first bearing 1d. red pair left uncancelled and ringed in blue crayon as not accepted for postage, despatch c.d.s. below and with “4D/F.B./B” handstamp tying the stamps and with G.B. Postage Due 2d. pair cancelled at Clapham (2.6) on arrival; the second bearing 1⁄ 2 d. green in combination with Definitive 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d., all cancelled by c.d.s. and passing through the system without charge. A couple of small imperfections though a wonderful pair. Photo WWW.sPinK.Com

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£500-600

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1925-29 DEFINITIVE ISSUE

10

Pencil Sketch Essay x10

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1 ⁄ 2 d. in a design bearing similarities to the South Africa 1913 King’s Head issue with King facing left, outline frame for a value tablet and further 1⁄ 2 d. shield style value tablet at left, the whole on tracing paper (113x81mm.) marked “Second rough with head size of original”. Photo

Note: The provenance of this sketch has not yet been confirmed though it is believed to emanate from the Waterlow & Sons archive PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992

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£1,500-1,800

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northern rhoDesiA 1925-29 Definitive Issue - contd.

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De La Rue Photographic Essays x11

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3d. essay, executed 41⁄ 2 times stamp size (86x109mm.) on matt paper (102x125mm.); trace of creasing at lower right corner. Photo PROVENANCE:

Geoff Lovejoy, April 1996

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£200-250

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3d. stamp-size essay in sepia, mounted on card (82x101mm.) dated “26.8.24�, lettered “A� and marked “DuPLICATE�. Photo

ÂŁ1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992 x13

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1/- stamp-size essay in sepia with handpainted value tablets in carmine and “ONE highlighted in Chinese white, mounted on card (82x101mm.) dated “26.8.24�, lettered “B� and marked “DuPLICATE�. Photo

SHILLING�

ÂŁ1,200-1,500

PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992

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northern rhoDesiA 1925-29 Definitive Issue - contd.

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Die Proofs x14

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1 ⁄ 2 d./10d. master in green engraved by W.G. Fairweather, on wove paper (86x100mm.) showing reversed die number “10466” at top and endorsed in pencil “As Appd 22 Oct./24 L”; lower left corner truncated and with traces of thinning. A rare Waterlow proof for a Crown Agents contract. Photo

PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992

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£2,500-3,000

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1 ⁄ 2 d./10d. master in black with manuscript die number “10466” and roller die number “Proof No 2337” at top, “CANCELLED” in red ink (reduced) across centre; small security hole puncture in left-hand value tablet. The usual soiling from proofs ex. the printer’s record book. unique. PFSA Certificate (1985). Photo

£1,500-2,000

Note: This and the following lot were the only two proofs for this issue found in the Waterlow & Sons archive. See “The Die Proofs of Waterlow & Sons” by Fraser and Lowe, page 26

16 x16

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⁄ 2 d. in black with “POSTAGE & REVENuE” excised, manuscript die number “10508a” and roller die number “7399” at top, “CANCELLED” in red ink across centre; small security hole puncture in left-hand value tablet. The usual soiling from proofs ex. the printer’s record book. unique. Photo

£1,500-2,000

Note: The removal of the “POSTAGE & REVENUE” tablet was possibly a later development to inspect the visual effect of the excision, the later issues of George VI and Queen Elizabeth lacked this wording

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Specimen Stamps x17

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⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of seventeen overprinted or perforated (3/-) “SPECIMEN”, good to fine mint. Cat. £1,100. Photo

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£400-500

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northern rhoDesiA 1925-29 Definitive Issue - contd.

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Madagascar Archive Specimen Stamps x18

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⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of seventeen, all in strips of three (the 20/- represented by pair and single) cancelled by several strikes of the “POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/MADAGASCAR/ COLLECTION/DE/BERNE” handstamp in red and affixed to piece of receiving authority’s archive folio numbered “00037” and dated “1925”. A unique record. Photo

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£3,000-3,500

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Issued Stamps x19

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⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of seventeen with additional 2/- marginal block of four and pair; good to fine mint. Also 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. “imperforate” examples. S.G. 1-17, £812+

£250-300

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4d. violet marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, lightly mounted mint with brownish crazed gum; small split in margin. Very rare with only a single sheet of this variety discovered, giving a maximum of ten examples possible. Photo

£2,000-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992

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4d. violet, variety imperforate between the stamp and a fragment of another below it, indistinctly cancelled; some minor staining confined to reverse, otherwise fine.

The unique discovery example referred to in the Bridger & Kay “Five Reigns Catalogue” and below S.G. 17 in the S.G. Part 1 catalogue. R.P.S. Certificate (1973). Photo PROVENANCE:

Tom Clapham Sam Kelly, March 1992

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£1,800-2,000

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northern rhoDesiA 1925-29 Definitive Issued Stamps - contd.

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8d., 10d., 2/- and 3/- to 20/- in blocks of four and mainly marginal, mint with a few unmounted; gum a fraction toned in places though a rare group. Also 11⁄ 2 d. printer’s sample marginal block of four, each with a small punched security hole. Cat. £2,672+.

Photo

£1,200-1,500

23 Covers and Cancellations x23

1925 (28 Mar.) envelope from Pemba to Port Elizabeth, bearing 1⁄ 2 d. green (3) each neatly cancelled by c.d.s., no arrival marking; envelope with central vertical fold though an attractive franking postmarked four days before the official day of issue on 1 April.

Photo WWW.sPinK.Com

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£500-600

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April 16, 2015 - LonDon x24

x25

x26

1925 (July) picture postcard (corner crease) from Kafue to Belgium bearing, on picture side, 2d. with c.d.s., 1930 (May) envelope from Broken Hill to Lusaka bearing 2d. with c.d.s., 1931 (June) picture postcard from Livingstone to England bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with machine datestamp, and 1932 (July) envelope (no flap) from Livingstone to u.S.A. bearing 1⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s. and sent at the printed matter rate

£60-80

1926-30 selection of registered mail, comprising 1926 4d. envelope, uprated with 2d.

(2), from Livingstone to England with green registration label, 1927 from Mumbwa to New Zealand bearing 8d. and with manuscript registration mark, 1929 OHMS Post Office type (240x107mm.) from Livingstone to Canada bearing 6d., 1929 4d. envelope, uprated with 1d. (2), from Mongu to Cape Town with manuscript registration mark and 1930 from Livingstone to Scotland bearing 2d. and 3d. with handstamped registration mark; a few small faults though an interesting group

£100-120

1934 (2 Apr.) envelope to England, bearing 1⁄ 2 d. to 6d., 1/- and 2/6d. sharing several Royal Tour Arms bi-lingual oval datestamps whilst the “White Train” was at Livingstone

£80-100

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28

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x28

x29

1935 (7 Feb.) envelope registered from Luanshya “By Airmail” to Iraq, bearing 4d., 1/and 20/- neatly cancelled by c.d.s. and with registration label at left, the reverse with despatch, Cairo (14.2) and arrival (15.2) c.d.s.; an unusual destination and with the 20/rare on cover. Photo

£250-300

1935 (25 June) envelope registered from Livingstone to Rondebosch, bearing 8d., 10d., 2/-, 7/6d. and 1935 Silver Jubilee set all neatly cancelled by c.d.s.; the reverse (no flap) with despatch and arrival (28.6) c.d.s.; the 7/6d. scarce on cover. Photo

£120-150

1938 (12 Jan.) envelope from Bulawayo Station to Johannesburg, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. (2) with framed “T/POSTED ON TRAIN/WITHOuT SPECIAL FEE” handstamp between the two adhesives and completed for an additional fee of 1d. although the cover appears to be correctly franked; also 1934 (27 Dec.) unfranked envelope (230x102mm., folded towards left for display purposes) from Ndola to Bulawayo, marked “Rail Letter/Northern Rhodesia/Southern Rhodesia” and showing fine “RHODESIA RAILWAYS/N’DOLA STATION/Station Master’s Office” oval datestamp in blue

£200-250

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1935 SILVER JUBILEE ISSUE

30 Die Proofs x30

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2d., 3d., 6d. and 1/- die proofs of the frames only in black on wove paper, all partly affixed to piece of paper (100x158mm.) and bracketed as “Not appd”, initialled and dated “17/12”, and 1d. similar die proof affixed to piece (117x76mm.) headed “APPENDIX 29th December 1934” with the proof marked “Appd for Die”, initialled and dated “31/12”.

A fine and exceptionally rare group with the 1d. proof unique. Photo Note: The De La Rue archives contained two similar sets of proofs for the 2d., 3d.., 6d. and 1/- values. The first series, as above, which were not approved, and a further series which was marked as approved and dated 17 December. The difference between the two series in not readily discernable. Only one proof of the 1d. value was found in the archive PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992

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£5,000-6,000

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1d. to 6d. set of four, each perforated “SPECIMEN”, mint with gum a little toned.

S.G. 18-21, £190

£80-100

32 x32

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1d. to 6d. set of four, each perforated “SPECIMEN” and additionally handstamped “SPECIMEN” (BEC2a) in black by the Bechuanaland Receiving Authority with the 6d. value receiving an additional strike in violet, affixed to piece with the 1d., 2d. and 3d. values showing traces of green crayon marks. A unique group. Photo

£300-400

33

Issued Stamps x33

3d. brown and deep blue with variety Dot to left of chapel, used with the other three values of the set and additional 1d. and 2d. (both on reverse) on 1936 (6 May) envelope registered from Nkana to France, transit and arrival (14.5) c.d.s. on reverse; some light foxing around the adhesives though a rare variety on cover. Also a mint set of four.

S.G. 20g. Photo

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£300-400

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northern rhoDesiA 1935 Silver Jubilee Issued Stamps - contd.

34 x34

x35

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6d. slate and purple, variety frame printed double, one albino, unmounted mint; gum a little toned not affecting superb appearance. Very rare. S.G. 21a, £2,750. Photo

£1,200-1,500

1937 Coronation set of three and 1946 Victory pair, all perforated “SPECIMEN”, mint with gum fractionally toned in places; the Victory 2d. a little oxidised. S.G. 22-24. 46-47, £320

£100-120

1938-52 DEFINITIVE ISSUE Specimen Stamps x36

x37

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⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of fifteen, each perforated “SPECIMEN”, good to fine mint. S.G. 25-45 group, £650 ⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set less 1941 11⁄ 2 d. and 2d., each perforated “SPECIMEN”, mint with gum a little toned; 2d. with a thin

£200-250

1

£100-120

Issued Stamps x38

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A mint collection including set of twenty-one, a few multiples with 2d. yellow-brown block of six, 1947 u.P.u. Congress folder with fourteen values to 2/6d., and the commemorative issues of the reign; generally fine

£200-250

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⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of twenty-one in imprint blocks of four, fine mint. A rare set. S.G. 25-45, £1,000+. Photo WWW.sPinK.Com

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£700-800

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40 x40

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1 ⁄ 2 d. green lower right corner imprint block of forty-two (7x6), the upper right corner block of six with a printing flaw ink smear affecting three stamps; also 1⁄ 2 d. green printer’s sample marginal block of four, three with a small punched security hole. Photo

£150-200

41 x41

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11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red marginal block of eight with full imprint, fine mint. S.G. 29, £400+.

Photo

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£200-250

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The Unique Imperforate Between Block

42 x42

刂អ B

11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red lower left corner block of twelve (3x4), columns two and three comprising four pairs with variety imperforate between, unmounted mint; gum a little yellow in places due, no doubt, to the way in which it was stored in it’s earlier life, however not detracting from the superb appearance of this exceptional and unique multiple. The gem of the collection and unquestionably the most important item of Northern Rhodesia philately. S.G. 29a, £108,000+++. Photo Note: When the original owner of this block passed away in Jamestown, South Africa in 1959, his daughter took his possessions, stored in an old tin trunk, with her to East London. In 1994 her son was perusing the contents of this tin trunk when he found an old red shoe box containing envelopes of stamps. In one transparent envelope he discovered, folded in half, this block of twelve stamps which subsequently came in to the collection offered here.

A photograph found in the Sam Kelly collection shows a block of four with the variety and this was issued with a 1987 B.P.A. Certificate. The whereabouts of this block is unknown though this and the block of twelve offered above are believed to be the only examples of this remarkable variety known. See “The Rhodesian Philatelist”, No 10, page 147

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£120,000-150,000

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43 The “Tick Bird” Flaw x43

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11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red vertical pair, the upper stamp with “tick bird” flaw and printer’s mark at upper left corner, fresh mint; the flaw with small “thin” at centre caused by a dropped out inclusion. Very rare with only a handful of mint examples recorded. S.G. 29b, £6,500.

Photo

£2,000-2,500

Note: This flaw occurs on Row 7/1 and the flaw stamp also shows a printer’s mark at the upper left corner

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x45

x46

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11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red and 11⁄ 2 d. yellow-brown, both with “tick bird” flaw, fine used with Broken Hill and Livingstone c.d.s. respectively. S.G. 29b, 30b, £515. Photo

£250-300

11⁄ 2 d. yellow-brown marginal block of nine and a vertical pair, both with “tick bird” flaw, fine mint with the first unmounted. S.G. 30b, £340+

£150-180

11⁄ 2 d. yellow-brown marginal vertical pair and a single, mint, and a used single, all with “tick bird” flaw, fine; “Tick. B.” ink notation in the margin of the pair regarding the flaw.

S.G. 30b, £405

£150-200

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47

The “Tick Bird” Flaw, Covers x47

1940 (4 May) envelope from Broken Hill to Rhodesian Railways at Beira, Portuguese East Africa and with censor label at left, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red with clear double-ring datestamp, upon arrival redirected to Johannesburg and franked with 40c. and 60c. pair cancelled by 11 May hexagonal datestamps, the reverse with Beira arrival c.d.s. (10.5).

A great rarity on cover with only three examples believed recorded. Photo

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£3,000-3,500

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x48

x49

x50

1941 (22 Feb.) envelope from Kitwe to a member of the 1st. Rhodesian Regiment at Nairobi, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red horizontal pair, the left-hand stamp with the flaw, and 1d. chocolate, all neatly cancelled by machine datestamp; the normal in the pair with a little foxing, otherwise fine. A great rarity on cover with only three examples believed recorded. Photo

£3,000-3,500

1944 (24 Apr.) envelope (central vertical fold) from Ndola to Bulawayo, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. yellow-brown marginal block of four with the lower left stamp showing the flaw and clear of the cancellation

£100-120

1948 Silver Wedding 11⁄ 2 d. and 20/- plate blocks of four, unmounted mint, and the two values used on Kitwe Copperbelt Philatelic Society illustrated first day cover to Mombasa; fine. S.G. 48, 49, £445+

£150-200

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GEORGE VI PERIOD COVERS x51

x52

x53

x54

x55

x56

x57

x58

x59

1937 (1 July) envelope registered from Austria to Ndola franked at 1s.30g., missent to New York (1.6) and then carried by ship to Cape Town, arrived Ndola (30.6) and redirected to Lusaka with Ndola despatch c.d.s. (1.7) on face and Lusaka c.d.s. (2.7) on reverse, and 1946 (28 Dec.) envelope registered from Kitwe to Lodz, Poland, bearing Victory 11⁄ 2 d. (2) and 2d. (11, all on reverse) at the correct rate of 2/1d., upon arrival bearing Postage Due 2z. apparently charged with the cover addressed “Poste Restante”.

An interesting and unusual pair

£100-120

1939 Capt. Smye envelope from Tristan da Cunha to “GPO Northern Rhodesia”, bearing 1925 2d. cancelled by Type VII handstamp in violet and showing Livingstone Returned Letter Branch c.d.s. (23.1); 1945 and 1946 Harwood envelopes registered from Livingstone via Lusaka to Wales, bearing 1938 3/- and 10/- respectively

£100-120

1940-44 selection (5) comprising 1940 from Luanshya to Switzerland franked at 3d. and censored, 1942 registered from Ndola to Nkana franked at 51⁄ 2 d. with Not Known and Not Claimed cachets on reverse, 1943 re-used envelope from Lusaka Information Office to England and sealed with Buy War Savings Certificates label, 1944 registered from Kitwe to Malta franked at 1/7d., and 1944 registered from Broken Hill to Switzerland franked at 1/7d., showing local, British and German censor labels and with Feldpost hand stamp and Swiss Civilian Post label; a fascinating group

£150-200

1940 (15 Aug.) envelope from Mongu Lealui “via Spain” to France, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. carmine-red pair with censor handstamp alongside the stamps and censor label at left tied by two “NO SERVICE/RETuRN TO SENDER” handstamps in violet, applied due to the German Occupation of France, and 1941 (4 June) envelope from Luanshya to Russia, bearing 3d. blue and with Northern Rhodesia and British censor labels, bi-lingual undeliverable boxed cachet in violet and returned to sender via Moscow (7.7.42) with “Retour” label on face. A rare and most unusual pair

£120-150

1942 (Dec.) envelope (226x101mm.) from Kitwe to New York franked at 3/3d. and carried on the Pan American South Atlantic Service via Leopoldville to Miami, censor label and handstamp at left, 1943 (Feb.) envelope registered from Kitwe “via Leopoldville Belgium Congo & United States” to Bahamas franked at 3/71⁄ 2 d., and 1943 (June) envelope from Mission Siding to u.S.A. franked at 3/31⁄ 2 d. and with censor label at left.

An unusual trio

£150-200

1944-53 selection of registered covers (6), three to South Africa from Broken Hill, Luanshya and Ndola franked at 51⁄ 2 d., and three to the u.K. from Livingstone franked at 6d. and from Lusaka franked at 1/1d. and 1/7d. (4d. registered envelope); also 1937 and 1955 registered letter receipts from Livingstone and 1949 Telegraphs form from Kitwe

£120-150

1944 (17 June) envelope to a P.O.W. in Switzerland, bearing 1⁄ 2 d. green (4) and 1d. chocolate unusually cancelled at Bulawayo Station, probably having been posted on a southbound train and with both u.K. and Swiss censor labels and cachets, and 1945 (27 Mar.) envelope from Kitwe to a P.O.W. in Germany, franked at 9d. and showing u.K. censor label and cachet, framed “BRITISH PRISONER OF WAR” and “KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST” cachets and, on reverse, “THIS LETTER FORMED PART OF uNDELIVERED MAILS WHICH FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE ALLIED FORCES IN GERMANY. IT IS uNDELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED, AND IS THEREFORE RETuRNED TO YOu” cachet in violet

£120-150

1946? envelope to Broken Hill, bearing Victory 11⁄ 2 d. cancelled at Bulawayo Station though without the 1d. additional fee for the facility of posting on a train and showing boxed “T/POSTED ON TRAIN/WITHOuT SPECIAL FEE” completed for 2d.

£80-100

1947 (6 Jan.) window envelope from Chingola showing despatch c.d.s. alongside “POSTAGE PAID/CHINGOLA” handstamp, applied as a result of the post office running out of 1⁄ 2 d. stamps. Scarce

£100-120

Note: As a result of a delayed order for low value stamps, the Chingola Post Office stock of 1 ⁄ 2d. stamps became exhausted. In order to avoid any delay a two-line handstamp was used on all mail requiring the 1⁄ 2d. unsealed letter rate until fresh supplies of stamps arrived.

Recorded dates of use are from 31 December 1946 until 6 January 1947

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1953 CECIL RHODES CENTENARY ISSUE

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1/- hand-drawn essay in pencil and light colour wash, partially completed in a design close to that finally issued with the crown at top highlighted in Chinese white and with enlarged other portions surrounding it, the whole executed on thin card (97x109mm.) with a few pencil sketch outlines on reverse; also issued mint set of five. Photo

£800-1,000

A selection of the issued stamps, comprising the set in imprint and plate number (except 41⁄ 2 d.) blocks of four, 1⁄ 2 d. plate 1B corner block of four showing “CECIL” re-entry, 2d. imprint block of four (2) showing two pin holes “imperforate” and with a normal block for comparison, and 1/- marginal block of four from the top centre of the sheet showing “FALLS AND RAIL” re-entry, all unmounted mint; also the set, together with other values, on 1953 (5 June) KGVI 4d. registered envelope from Chingola to Nairobi

£60-80

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1953 CECIL RHODES CENTENARY EXHIBITION ISSUE

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6d. master die proof in black on wove paper showing guide lines outside the design and with small security punch hole at upper right, affixed to Waterlow & Sons Ltd. presentation sheet (183x128mm.) inscribed “PRINTED DIRECT FROM PLATE”, fine and very rare; also an imprint block of four of the issued stamp. Photo Note: This master die was also used to produce stamps for the other territories participating in the issue: Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia

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£1,000-1,200

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1953 DEFINITIVE ISSUE

——————— 63 ——————— Die Proofs x63

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Head die proofs in oval cross-hatched surrounds for the pence and shilling formats, both on wove paper inscribed “NORTHERN RHODESIA”, the pence die numbered “19778” and the shilling die numbered “19790” and lettered “D”. A unique pair from the printer’s record book. PFSA Certificate (1985) for the small format proof. Photo

£2,000-2,500

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x65

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⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of fourteen in marginal blocks of four from the foot of the sheet with imprint; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 61-74, £300+

£120-150

1

⁄ 2 d. to 20/- set of fourteen in blocks of four, a few to 1/- marginal or corner with imprint or sheet numbers, and singles, fine mint with the blocks largely unmounted. S.G. 61-64, £375

£80-100

66 x66

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6d. grey, variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. Very rare. S.G. 68w, £4,500. Photo

£3,500-4,000

67 x67

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£3,500-4,000

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68 Covers x68

1954 (Mar.-May) envelopes (4) regarding the move of the Mkushi Boma Post Office which was relocated to a new site at Chiwefwe, comprising 25 March registered to Canada at 2/4d. with District Commissioner oval datestamp and with typed registration label affixed over registration handstamp numbered “2”, 23 April to England bearing 3d. marginal block of four with sheet number at side and corner example with sheet number at top, both cancelled with District Commissioner oval datestamp, 19 June to Broken Hill and 17 July to England at 1/3d, both with stamps cancelled by “dumb” datestamp and “OLD/MKuSHI” handstamp, and 18 November (3, all unaddressed) similarly cancelled in dull violet ink. Also two pieces, one with District Commissioner oval datestamp, the other with “OLD/MKuSHI” handstamp. A rare and interesting group. Photo

£800-1,200

69 x69

1954 (31 May) envelope from Chitimukulu to Lusaka, bearing 1d. green neatly cancelled by “dumb” c.d.s. (“1” of “31” inverted), being a substitute cancellation supplied ex Broken Hill on opening of this office. A scarce last day usage, being only in use from 26 May for six days. Photo

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£100-120

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1963 ARMS DEFINITIVE ISSUE

70 Trial Printing x70

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1d. Lusaka trial printing imperforate marginal block of twelve (6x2) in pale grey-blue on gummed wove paper. A large and rare multiple of this interesting trial. Photo

£1,000-1,200

Note: This trial was made by the Government Printer in Lusaka during October/November 1963. This was at the request of the G.P.O. who feared that the new issue of stamps being printed by Harrison’s in the U.K. would not be delivered on time for the issue date in early December. As there was only a slight delay in delivery of the Harrison stamps, which were placed on sale on 10 December, the printing of these trial stamps was not pursued Issued Stamps x71

刂 ᔛ

A selection including the set in cylinder blocks of four and singles, 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. coil stamps with two strips including “leaders”, 1d. block of four with value omitted, 1d. (two different) and 1/- with values misplaced, and 1/- booklets (2, one with panes inverted); fine unmounted mint

£120-150

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刂 ᔛ

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⁄ 2 d. Plate 1A cylinder block of six, 1d. (6 with a marginal block of four), 3d. (5 with a corner block of four), 4d., 6d., 1/- marginal block of four and a marginal pair, and 1/3d., all with variety shifted value and all different with some extreme; fine unmounted mint with the 1⁄ 2 d. plate block possibly unique and the 1/3d. rare. Photo

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£800-1,000

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1 ⠄ 2 d., 2d., 4d. and 6d. (on piece with 3d. and 1/- block of three) used, 1/- and 1/3d. mint, all showing “hair� flaw (missing portion of hair above the Queen’s right eye); a fine group of this unusual flaw

x73

x74

x75

x76

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ÂŁ100-120

3d. yellow selection of orange (eagle) colour shifts, comprising an upper right corner block of twelve (4x3) showing minor shift to left, a single with eagle shifted to foot resulting in “white� eagle, unmounted mint and one with shift to top resulting in “flying� eagle, tied to 1964 (13 Mar.) piece by Kalulushi c.d.s.; also a mint single with orangeyellow shifted to top resulting in “Queen’s halo� flaw

ÂŁ150-180

3d. yellow block of six (2x3), variety blue shifted 1mm. to upper left, fine unmounted mint and unusual

ÂŁ120-150

77 x77

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ÂŁ200-250

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3d Eagle Printed Double The Unique Cylinder Block

78

x78

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3d. yellow lower right corner cylinder 1B block of four, variety eagle printed double, the additional impression appearing at the base of the shield, fresh unmounted mint; the upper right stamp with a natural wrinkle. Very rare with about eighteen examples recorded, this being the cylinder block of record. S.G. 78c, £16,000+. Photo Note: This variety occurred during the first printing. Most if not all the known examples emanate from an incomplete sheet purchased at the Ndola Post Office in April 1964

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£10,000-12,000

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3d Orange (Eagle) Omitted The Largest Recorded Multiple

79

x79

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3d. yellow lower left corner block of twenty-four (6x4), variety orange (eagle) omitted, the first stamp in rows 8, 9 and 10 showing varying traces of orange in the lower part of the shield, superb unmounted mint. The largest intact block remaining from the half sheet of sixty discovered in 1996 and a wonderful showpiece multiple. S.G. 78d, £28,000+. Photo

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£20,000-22,000

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4d. green block of forty (4x10), being the four left-hand columns of a sheet showing progressive misplacement of the value tablet from slightly to the right at upper left to well to the left above “P” of “POSTAGE” at lower right, fine unmounted mint and offered with a normal block for comparison. Probably the largest recorded multiple from one of the two sheets recorded

£1,000-1,200

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6d. light olive-green selection with shifted value, comprising a lower left corner block of four with value to upper left of “POSTAGE”, a block of four with value over “POSTAGE”, and two pairs with differing positions over “RHODESIA”, one below the lower frameline into the perforations; also a cylinder block of four for comparison. Fine unmounted mint and an unusual group. Photo

£400-500

82 x82

5/- magenta with eagle misplaced 2mm. to foot resulting in the eagle appearing largely white, used with a normal 5/- on 1963 (10 Dec.) first day cover envelope from Livingstone addressed locally. A very rare high value colour shift of which only three examples are recorded, this being the sole example on cover. PFSA Certificate (1979).

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£800-1,000

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A selection of covers bearing a variety of values and comprising one from Lusaka to Kitwe bearing 1/3d., three registered to England franked at 2/3d and 3/6d. (2, different frankings) and two from Kalomo to West Germany, one registered at 2/6d. and one franked at 6/- with 1/- and 5/-, two further covers from Kitwe to Johannesburg and England (registered) bearing values in combination with Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and 1964 Certificate of Posting bearing 1⁄ 2 d. pair. An attractive group

£150-200

84 The Value Omitted Errors x84

x85

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1 ⁄ 2 d. bright violet block of four, fine unmounted mint. A rare multiple. S.G. 75a, £4,400+.

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£2,500-3,000

1d. light blue cylinder 1A and 1B corner blocks of six (3x2), proving the error occurred on both cylinders, and an upper left corner block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 76a

£100-120

86 x86

刂+ ᔛ អ

3d. yellow cylinder 1A corner block of four, unmounted mint; very fine. Photo

£300-350

x87

刂 ᔛ

3d. yellow and 4d. green, unmounted mint; the 3d. with a few small marks on gum, the 4d. superb, and 3d. with value and eagle omitted, unmounted mint, stains on reverse.

S.G. 78a, 78b, 79a, £500

£120-150

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89

88 x88

x89

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6d. light olive-green lower left corner block of four, unmounted mint; pristine and a rare multiple. S.G. 80a, £3,200+. Photo

£1,800-2,000

6d. light olive-green, showing the eagle in an unusually light “yellow” shade, unmounted and very fine. Scarce. S.G. 80a, £800. Photo

£250-300

90 x90

刂+ ᔛ អ

9d. yellow-brown marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint; very fine and a rare multiple. S.G. 81a, £2,400. Photo

£1,200-1,500

91 92 x91

x92

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5/- magenta, unmounted mint; very fine. The rarest of all the value omitted errors.

S.G. 86a, £2750. Photo

£1,500-1,800

20/- blue, marginal from the foot of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 88a, £1,200. Photo

£600-700

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93

94

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x94

1d. light blue neatly tied by large Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (11 Jan.) envelope addressed locally to Clan Transport. Scarce on cover. Photo

£100-120

1d. light blue horizontal pair tied by small Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (21 Oct.) envelope addressed locally; the sole cover recorded with a multiple of this value.

Photo

£200-250

95 x95

4d. green tied by large Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (July) envelope to Rondebosch; the envelope with some fox marks, nearly all confined to reverse. A very rare stamp used on cover, being one of only two examples recorded. Photo

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£400-500

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96 The Value and Eagle Omitted Errors x96

x97

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3d. yellow cylinder 1B corner block of four, unmounted mint; fine and very scarce.

S.G. 78b, £1,000+. Photo

£700-800

9d. yellow-brown, champhered margin, unmounted mint; very fine. Scarce. S.G. 81b, £600. Photo

£300-320

98 The Value and Eagle Omitted Errors, Cover x98

3d. yellow marginal pair from the left of the sheet, used together with normal 3d. and 2/cancelled by large Ndola double-ring datestamp on 1964 (8 Oct.) envelope registered to Nairobi, despatch and arrival (10.10) c.d.s. on reverse. Very rare with three covers bearing this variety recorded, this being the unique example with a multiple. Photo

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£800-1,000

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POSTAL STATIONERY Specimens x99

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George V selection comprising 1⁄ 2 d., 1d. and 11⁄ 2 d. cards, 1d., 11⁄ 2 d. and 2d. (both sizes) envelopes, 4d. sizes G and H2 (folded at centre) registered envelopes, all overprinted “SPECIMEN” and with a small datestamp applied at top of each by a receiving authority; a fine group

£150-200

George V selection comprising 1d. and 11⁄ 2 d. cards, 11⁄ 2 d. and 2d. (both sizes) envelopes, 4d. size H2 and George VI G size (2) registered envelopes, all overprinted “SPECIMEN”; two items with minor stains/foxing

£60-80

POSTAGE DUES 1929-52 Issue

101 Die Proofs x101

ᔛ P

Master in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), endorsed “After Hardening”. Photo

£500-600

102 x102

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A small mint selection, comprising the set of four perforated “SPECIMENâ€?, ordinary paper set with additional 1d., all fractionally toned, chalky paper 1d., 3d. block of twelve from the top of the sheet showing light impressions of the design in the top margin, a marginal block of four and singles (2). Cat. ÂŁ300+

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ÂŁ100-120

3d. black on chalky paper, an upper right corner block of nine, error Crown missing, falling between the upper right-hand pair and the margin; fine unmounted mint. Scarce.

S.G. D3ab, ÂŁ650+. Photo

ÂŁ250-300

3d. black on chalky paper, a lower right corner block of six (2x3), error St. Edwards Crown, falling between the middle horizontal pair, fine unmounted mint. S.G. D3ac, ÂŁ400. Photo

ÂŁ200-250

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106

107

Covers x106

x107

1932 (5 Nov.) unsealed Central News Agency Ltd. envelope from Bulawayo to Lusaka bearing 1⁄ 2 d. green with Buy Rhodesian Loan Certificates machine cancellation, showing circular-framed “2/TO PAY” handstamp completed for “1d”, the reverse with the amount due most unusually paid for with 1925 1d. cancelled by arrival c.d.s. (11.11). Photo

£120-150

1933 (3 Apr.) envelope from Bulawayo to Lusaka bearing 1⁄ 2 d. (corner defect) and 1d. cancelled by Buy Rhodesian Loan Certificates machine datestamp, showing circularframed “2/TO PAY” handstamp in red completed for “1d” and bearing, on reverse, 1d. neatly cancelled by arrival c.d.s. (5.4). Photo

£120-150

108 x108

x109

109

1934 (Apr.) envelope from England to Ndola bearing 11⁄ 2 d., showing framed “T/20/L” handstamp alongside 1d. pair cancelled in May (date unclear) on arrival; the envelope torn through on opening across the corner of the 11⁄ 2 d. Photo

£100-120

1934 (11 Oct.) picture postcard from England to Ndola bearing 1d., showing framed “T/L” handstamp, large “1D” and bearing 2d. affixed over edge of card (now folded out for display) and cancelled on arrival (3.11). Photo

£120-150

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110 x110

x111

111

1936 (9 Oct.) envelope from Johannesburg to Ndola bearing 1⁄ 2 d. and 1d. booklet stamps with adverts attached (minor foxing), showing manuscript “5d” in blue crayon with 2d. and 3d. (torn in two pieces with the small part affixed under the other prior to cancelling) cancelled on arrival (12.10), Broken Hill transit c.d.s. (10.10) on reverse. Photo

£150-200

1938 (18 Apr.) envelope from Cape Town to Nkana bearing 1d. Ship with machine datestamp, showing large “1D” handstamp alongside 2d. bisected horizontally cancelled on arrival (22.4) and with a further strike on reverse. Photo

£400-500

113

112 x112

x113

1938 (7 Oct.) envelope from the African Canning & Packing Corporation Ltd. in Port Elizabeth to Kitwe bearing 1d. Ship with machine datestamp, showing framed “INSuFFICIENTLY PREPAID” bi-lingual handstamp in violet alongside circular-framed “T/1D”, the postal clerk at Nkana misreading the amount due as 1/3d. and bearing, on reverse, 1d. and 2d. block of six and a single with neat c.d.s. (14.10), an original Nkana c.d.s. of 2 October partially covered by the due franking. Most unusual. Photo

£300-400

1939 (9 Oct.) envelope from Johannesburg to Luanshya bearing 1d. Ship with machine datestamp, showing circular-framed “T/1D” handstamp with bisected 2d. cancelled on arrival (13.10), a further Luanshya c.d.s. (12.10) on reverse; trivial imperfections. Photo

£400-500

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114 x114

x115

x116

116

1941 (July) window envelope from Belgian Congo to Ndola bearing 75c. with Elisabethville c.d.s., showing “T” handstamp alongside 1d. (marginal) with partially indistinct arrival c.d.s. Photo

£150-200

1948 (30 Oct.) envelope (227x152mm.) from Johannesburg to Kitwe bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s., showing oval-framed “MORE TO PAY/ABOVE OZS” bi-lingual oval handstamp completed for “1”, circular-framed “T/6D” and bearing 3d. marginal pair sharing neat arrival c.d.s. (3.11). Photo

£120-150

1950 (4 May) envelope from Johannesburg to Chingola bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with machine datestamp, showing circular-framed “T/1 D” and bearing bisected 2d. cancelled on arrival (10.5); fractionally truncated at left. Photo

£400-500

117 x117

119

1953 (Aug.) unstamped envelope from New York to Fort Jameson, showing “Y/N.Y.D./CENTIMES/30” duplex in magenta and bearing 4d. with fine arrival c.d.s.

(11.9); an elusive value on cover. Photo

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£140-200

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118

x118

x119

1953 (15 Oct.) envelope (151x230mm.) from Johannesburg to Sam Kelly at Kitwe bearing 2d. pair, showing circular-framed “T 4D� alongside 1d. and 3d. (marginal) sharing two arrival c.d.s. (21.10). Photo

ÂŁ150-200

1953 (11 Nov.) envelope from Mufulira to Sam Kelly at Kitwe bearing Coronation 11⠄ 2 d. (corner fault) and showing manuscript “T1� alongside 1d. corner example on chalky paper neatly cancelled on arrival (12.11), the internal rate having increased to 2d. on 1 July. Scarce with the chalky paper values in use for only a short period. Photo

ÂŁ150-200

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1953 Mkushi Provisional Issue In July 1953, postal rates within the South African Postal Union were increased. Many post offices in Northern Rhodesia experienced shortages of Postage Due stamps. Owing to a misunderstanding, quantities of 1d. Definitive stamps and of the 1953 Rhodes Birth Centenary 1d. stamps were overprinted and surcharged. Although unofficially prepared, their usage was subsequently approved by the Postal Authorities

120 x120

1953 (July) envelope from Broken Hill to Mkushi bearing Coronation 11⁄ 2 d. with doublering datestamp, showing manuscript “To Pay 1d” in blue crayon and bearing Rhodes Centenary 1d. Type 2 marginal example with type-written “POSTAGE/DuE/1d” in red cancelled and tied by two arrival c.d.s. (31.7); central vertical fold. Very rare with only five such covers recorded in “The Rhodesian Philatelist” listing, of which this is number 4.

S.G. cat. from £4,250. Photo

£3,000-3,500

PROVENANCE:

Sam Kelly, March 1992 x121

x122

1953 (16 Aug.) airmail envelope from Broken Hill to “Bama Mukushi” bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with light machine datestamp, showing manuscript “T1d” in blue crayon and bearing Definitive 1d. green Type 1 with type-written “POSTAGE/DuE/1d” in red neatly cancelled and tied by arrival c.d.s.; central vertical fold. Very rare with only twelve such covers recorded in “The Rhodesian Philatelist”, of which this is number 15. S.G. cat from £4,250. Photo

£2,500-3,000

1953 (2 Sept.) envelope from Lusaka to Mkushi bearing Rhodes Centenary 1d. with light machine datestamp, showing incorrect manuscript “T1d” charge in blue crayon (2d. was due) and bearing Definitive 1⁄ 2 d. green Type 1 lower right corner example with type-written “POSTAGE/DuE/1d” in red neatly tied by arrival c.d.s. (4.9). Very rare with only twelve such covers recorded in “The Rhodesian Philatelist”, of which this is number 18. S.G. cat. from £4,250. Photo

£2,500-3,000

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122

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1963 Issue

123

124

Imperforate Proofs x123

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1d. orange vertical pair, nearly full original gum; very fine. SACC 5a, R70,000. Photo

£1,000-1,200

x124

P ᔛ

2d. deep blue vertical pair, nearly full original gum. SACC 6a, R70,000. Photo

£1,000-1,200

125 x125

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3d. red horizontal pair, nearly full original gum; surface faults and gum creases like nearly all other known examples of this value. SACC 7a, R70,000. Photo

126

£500-600

127

x126

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4d. ultramarine vertical pair, nearly full original gum. SACC 8a, R70,000. Photo

£1,000-1,200

x127

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6d. purple vertical pair, nearly full original gum. SACC 9a, R70,000. Photo

£1,000-1,200

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Issued Stamps x128

刂 ᔛ

The set of six in lower left corner blocks of four, in lower right corner blocks of four, imperforate to margin, and in singles, unmounted mint. S.G. D5-10, £261

£80-100

129 x129

刂+ ᔛ អ

1/- light emerald marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet, variety imperforate horizontally and imperforate between vertically, fine unmounted mint. S.G. D10b, £1,600. Photo

£800-900

130

x130

刂+ ᔛ អ

1/- light emerald marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate horizontally and imperforate between vertically and showing light doubling of print, unmounted mint; two thumb prints on gum, one being on the upper pair. S.G. D10b, £1,600. Photo

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£700-800

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REVENUE STAMPS

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x132 ័

132

1924 (31 July) piece bearing Rhodesia £50 grey-green and orange block of six cancelled by several fine “MINES OFFICE/LIVINGSTONE” oval datestamps in violet; the upper right stamp defective though a scarce usage of these stamps during the Interim Period. Photo

£150-200

1929 (23 Dec.) B.S.A.C. Certificate of Registration form (printed in 1912) with 5/blue-green embossed stamp at upper right, “MINES OFFICE/LIVINGSTONE” oval datestamp at top centre; two punch holes at top. Most unusual and a late usage of this certificate.

Photo

£100-120

1925 ISSUE Pencil Sketch Essay x133

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£2 in a format slightly larger than that issued, the right-hand value tablet shown as “£50”, “£2” value tablet at right and with an alternative lower portion of the design executed below with manuscript “Canoes out”, marked at top “Black centre & Blue £2”, the whole executed on tracing paper (82x119mm., some creasing). Photo Note: The provenance of this sketch has not yet been confirmed though it is believed to emanate from the Waterlow & Sons archive PROVENANCE: Sam Kelly, March 1992

£1,500-1,800

De La Rue Essay x134

ᔛ E

£2 stamp-size essay in sepia, mounted on card (82x101mm.) dated “26.8.24”, lettered “C” and marked “DuPLICATE”. Photo PROVENANCE: Sam Kelly, March 1992

£1,200-1,500

Die Proof x135

P ᔛ

Master of the frame for 1/-/20/- values in black engraved by W.G. Fairweather, on wove paper (81x97mm.) showing reversed die number “10468” at top and endorsed in pencil “Appd 23/Oct./24”, the outer frame represented by four thin lines as opposed to the issued one thick and two thin lines; a couple of small imperfections at left edge, otherwise fine. A rare Waterlow proof for a Crown Agents contract. Photo PROVENANCE: Sam Kelly, March 1992 WWW.sPinK.Com

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£1,500-2,000

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135

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Issued Stamps x136

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£2 to £50 set of five, two examples of each with a couple very lightly cancelled, and £2 used on 1949 Certificate of Extra Work; also Employment Stamp 5/- (marginal), mint and Buy British, Buy Rhodesian “flag” label mint block of four. Barefoot cat. £440

£200-250

Ex 137

139

x137 ័

x138 ័

x139 ័

£2, £10 (2) and £30 (4) used with George VI 20/- on 1952 piece cancelled by Lusaka Accountant-General oval datestamp; a late use of this issue with the £30 value scarce.

Also 1925 Postage 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- (3) on 1925 piece cancelled by Registrar of Mining Titles oval datestamp. An attractive pair. Photo

£100-120

£2, £10, £30 and George VI 20/- on 1945 Mining Inspection Certificate, the £30 scarce on document, and £10, £50 (2) and George VI 10/- on 1949 Mining Inspection Certificate, both used from Lusaka with different Accountant-General oval datestamps.

An attractive pair

£100-120

£30, £50 block of ten and a strip of four together with Postage 5/- and 20/- on 1925 (5 Nov.) piece cancelled by “MINES OFFICE/LIVINGSTONE” oval datestamp; £30 with defective corner, the two postage values crossed by crease though a rare franking.

Barefoot cat. £825+. Photo

£250-300

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QUEEN ELIZABETH ISSUES x140

x141 ័

A selection including 1953 “R” overprint values with mint to 5/-, 1d. and 3d. mint plate blocks of six, a group of values to 5/- on pieces (5) and 20/- used strip of three, and 1955 (c.) with values to 20/- including 1d. mint block of twenty (2x10) being the top two rows of a sheet, 1d. strip of three on 1956 envelope from Monze to Durban, ringed as unaccepted and with manuscript “TAx 5D” in blue crayon, and 20/- used block of twelve.

Barefoot cat. £600+

£200-250

1955 (c.) 2/6d. strip of three and 20/- blocks of ten and twenty used with straight-line datestamps on 1956 Transfer of Shares of Stock document, and 5/- and 20/- pairs (3) embossed on 1952 Share Certificate. Also four 1955 Cancelled Share Certificates without stamps. Barefoot cat. £600+

£200-250

142

x142 ័

1955 (c.) £50 grey (6 with two vertical pairs) in combination with 1925 £2, £10, £30 and 1953 “R” 20/-, on piece with all cancelled by Lusaka Accountant-General 1954 oval datestamp; a few slightly soiled perfs. though the £50 value a scarce stamp. Barefoot cat. £775. Photo

£200-250

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143

x143

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1930 (1 June) envelope (Victoria Falls Hotel imprint on flap) from Livingstone to California franked at the surface rate of 7d. with 1⁄ 2 d. (2), 1d. (2) and 2d. (2), and with u.S.A. Air “Beacon” 5c. (2, one creased) with one partially affixed under the two 1⁄ 2 d. values, the Postage values cancelled by Livingstone c.d.s., the two u.S. values cancelled by indistinct oval obliterators, upon arrival redirected to New York with arrival c.d.s. (3.7) tying one 5c. value. An unusual cover and the first that we recount having offered carried on accelerated by air system. Photo

£300-400

Note: The two U.S. Air stamps affixed prior to despatch from Livingstone with the cover carried under the scheme whereby mails for overseas, instead of being carried by slower surface transport, could be accelerated by air within the U.S. provided that the current air fee was pre-paid with U.S. stamps

x144

x145

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

1930 (Dec.) Government “White Paper” pamphlets publicising the introduction of the London to Cape air service passing through Northern Rhodesia, two examples from London to Capt. Smye at Broken Hill, both bearing 9d. agate, showing arrival c.d.s.

(19.12) and marked for Return to Sender. An unusual pair

£100-120

1932 Imperial Airways selection of covers with January Southbound from G.B. and from India, both to Broken Hill and from Broken Hill to Cape Town, Northbound from Broken Hill and Livingstone to England, and from Livingstone to Austria with Greek “plane” cachet, June from New Zealand to Broken Hill and marked “Return to Sender”, October from India to Broken Hill, and 1934 Extension of the service August to Madagascar and December to Australia (2). An interesting group

£300-350

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x146

A ᔛ

1934 (17 Apr.) envelope registered from Broken Hill to Pernambuco for acceptance on the Zeppelin First South America flight, bearing 1925-29 1⁄ 2 d. to 6d. with additional 3d. all neatly cancelled by c.d.s., showing “EuROPA-SuDAMERIKA” cachet and Berlin illustrated cachets, both in red, and Friedrichshafen c.d.s. (26.5), all on face, the reverse with Broken Hill (17.4), Berlin (27.4) and Pernambuco (29.5) c.d.s. A rare Zeppelin acceptance with only about one dozen covers recorded. Photo

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£800-1,000

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An Elusive Wesfalen Catapult Flight Cover

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x147

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1935 (28 Aug.) envelope registered from Broken Hill to Pernambuco, bearing Silver Jubilee 3d. (2) and 6d. (3) cancelled by double-ring datestamps and “BY GERMAN AIR MAIL” perforated label, carried by Imperial Airways to London and thence by German airmail service and finally via the “Wesfalen” catapult flight over the South Atlantic, showing “EuROPA-SuDAMERIKA” illustrated cachet in red and sealed at foot with yellow on green “Correspondencia Postal” label tied by Pernambuco c.d.s. (16.11). An elusive item of catapult mail originating in Northern Rhodesia. Photo

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£1,000-1,200

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148 x148

x149

A ᔛ

A ᔛ

149

1936 (23 Sept.) envelope from England to Lusaka and recovered from the wreck of the Imperial airliner “Boadicea” which disappeared over the English Channel with the loss of both crew members, stamp floated off and showing French wreck cachet in red, the reverse with French “Postes, Telegraphes et Telephones” label strip of four tied by Lusaka arrival c.d.s. (10.11); also two contemporary newspaper cuttings announcing the recovery of a bag of mail from the wreck. Photo

£250-300

1936 (23 Oct.) “Test Cover” envelope from London “via Marseilles & Stanleyville” and “Via SABENA service. (Brussels, Elizabethville)” to Broken Hill, bearing 1d., 2d. and 1/with double-ring datestamps and showing, on reverse, Paris (23.10) and Broken Hill (30.10) datestamps; a scarce item carried on the Sabena Accelerated Service with few examples recorded. Photo

£100-120

150

151

1939 Barotseland Flights x150

x151

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1938 (30 Dec.) envelope from Johannesburg to Mongu, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with machine datestamp and signed by the pilot A.H. Downing, Lusaka (2.1) and Mongu (3.1) c.d.s. on reverse; previously unrecorded. Photo

£250-300

1939 (2 Jan.) envelope from Lusaka to Mankoya, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s. and signed by the pilot H.R. Kirkman, arrival c.d.s. (3.1) on reverse; scarce with only twenty flown.

Photo

£150-200

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x153

x154

x155

x156

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1939 (3 Jan.) envelope from Mumbwa to Lusaka, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s.; scarce with only fourteen flown. Photo

£150-200

1939 (3 Jan.) envelope from Lusaka to Fort Jameson, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s. and signed by the pilot A.H. Downing, arrival c.d.s. (3.1) on reverse

£80-100

1939 (3 Jan.) envelope from Fort Jameson to Lusaka, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s. and signed by the pilot A.H. Downing, arrival c.d.s. (4.1) on reverse; rare with only two flown. Photo

£250-300

1939 (4 Jan.) envelope from Fort Jameson “via Lusaka” to Mongu, bearing 11⁄ 2 d. with c.d.s., by surface from Livingstone and with part Livingstone c.d.s. on reverse

£100-120

1945 (18 Jan.) Airgraph from Luanshya to Dublin showing despatch datestamp and accompanied by an Airgraph envelope showing “RELEASED BY/CENSOR” bi-lingual boxed cachet

£60-80

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PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS AND ENSURE THAT BIDS ARE IN STERLING Lot number (in numerical order)

Price bid £ (excluding buyer’s Premium)

Lot number (in numerical order)

Price bid £ (excluding buyer’s Premium)

BIDDING INCREMENTS bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. the normal bidding increments are: up to £100 £100 to £300 £300 to £600 £600 to £1,000

by £5 by £10 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. by £50

£1,000 to £3,000 £3,000 to £6,000 £6,000 to £20,000 £20,000 and up

by £100 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc. by £500 Auctioneer’s discretion

Lot number (in numerical order)

Price bid £ (excluding buyer’s Premium)

VAT is chargeable on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the hammer price and 20% on the buyer’s premium). VAt on margin scheme lots (identified by the absence of any VAt symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20% on the buyer’s premium only.

REFERENCES REQUIRED FOR CLIENTS NOT YET KNOWN TO SPINK

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERS These conditions set out the terms on which we (Spink and Son Limited of 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET (company no. 04369748)) contract with you (Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

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DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply in these conditions: Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme means a VAT margin scheme as defined by HM Revenue & Customs; Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below; Certificate of Authenticity means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot; Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3; Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or restoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling); Hammer Price means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot; Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in any catalogue; Reserve the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold; Seller means the owner of the Lot being sold by us; Spink Group Spink and Son Limited, our subsidiaries and associated companies.

VAT value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax; and VAT Symbols means the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the back of the catalogue.

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SPINK’S ROLE AS AGENT

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All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have a financial interest in the Lot.

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The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control.

3.4.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

BEFORE THE SALE 3.1

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Examination of goods You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.13 of these Terms and Conditions.

3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot. 3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity.

No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

Catalogue descriptions 3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements of definitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any item. No lot shall be rejected on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose.

3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.

3.4.7 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee in relation to the Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate of Authenticity, you must provide us with copies of such correspondence no later than 7 days after you receive such correspondence.

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AT THE SALE 4.1

Refusal of admission Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises over which we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.

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Registration before bidding You must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification before making a bid at auction. Please be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check.

If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you are registering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require a deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same means it was paid to Spink.

Some lots may be designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium Lots”, which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such an event.

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Bidding as Principal When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way of telephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online or email bids), you will be deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you are acting as agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us.

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Commission Bids If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable endeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid was received first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of bidding.

3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.13, and in the absence of fraud, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgment as to such matters.

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Your Responsibility You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

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Extensions – Stamps only 3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containing undescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly.

3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is not known to us.

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On-line Bidding We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.spink.com and Spink Live is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility.

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Telephone Bids If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the sale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.

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Currency Converter At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the one month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Barclays Bank Plc or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on the date of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined by us, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London. The currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following the currency converter.

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Video images At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the image as a reproduction of the original.

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Bidding Increments Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are: up to £100 by £5 £100 to £300 by £10 £300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. £600 to £1,000 by £50 £1,000 to £3,000 by £100 £3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc. £6,000 to £20,000 by £500 £20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

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4.10 Bidding by Spink 4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchase Lots as principal.

4.11 The Auctioneer’s Discretion The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful Bid Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of a contract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement.

4.14 Return of Lot 4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem.

We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection.

Save as set out in clause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction date.

4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was stated by a third party grading company (including, but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG).

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AFTER THE AUCTION 5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s Premium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a fee of 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a fee for paying by credit card.

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Value Added Tax Other than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on the Buyer’s premium). VAT on Margin scheme lots (identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20% on the Buyer’s premium only.

VAT Refunds General 5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they have been exported outside the Eu within 3 months of the date of sale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VAT invoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, then any refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases credits will be made when proof of export is provided. If you export the Lot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from the Shipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made.

5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of export certificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail to return the proof of export certificate to us within such period and you have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will be liable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and we shall be entitled to invoice you for this sum.

5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of export certificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked ‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment will be made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50 and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed.

VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU 5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You must certify that you are registered for VAT in another Eu country and that the Lot is to be removed from the united Kingdom within 3 months of the date of sale.

5.3.5 Where an Eu buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT has been charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may be possible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 to HM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section, Londonderry.

VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU 5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and evidence of export from the Eu is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT on Buyer’s Premium may be refunded.

5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold (g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refunded where evidence of export from the Eu is produced within 3 months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer.

5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an Import VAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the Eu is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Where required, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specific form of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on the export of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibility in respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain such certificate.

Payment 5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT) within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if you wish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be) required.

5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement.

5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the following methods: II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you.

Please ensure that your client number is noted on the transfer. i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltd and sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on a non-u.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the remittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice is enclosed with your payment. (iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A fee of 2% will be applied. Payments made by American Express are subject to a 4% fee. Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the card holder in person whilst on our premises.

5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.

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Invoices Invoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero rated Lots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme; Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†), imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammer for Eu VAT registered buyers.

5.6 Collection of Purchases 5.6.1 unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have been made with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments made by cheque.

5.6.2 unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be covered in accordance with our policy which is available for inspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of seven days or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at your risk.

5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes in atmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.

5.7 Notification We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment.

5.8 Packing and handling 5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, the Lot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at the back of the catalogue.

5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties that may be incurred upon importation to the final destination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of any Customs import restrictions that prohibit the importation of certain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) under these circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s) seized or destroyed by Customs.

5.8.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion of Spink.

5.9 Recommended packers and shippers If required our shipping department may arrange shipment as your agent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, our suggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of such parties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whom we have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the third parties concerned.

5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies: 5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the full amount is due; 5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group may owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by you; 5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or other property in the possession of the Spink Group until you have paid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if the unpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property.

Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall have the right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. We shall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you; 5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the Spink Group in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not you so direct; 5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids.

5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled: 5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same or any other auction; 5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together with all reasonable costs including a 20% seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or otherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to make payment;

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5.10.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our catalogue stating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction but have subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or 5.10.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.

5.10.3 If you fail to collect within fourteen days after the sale, whether or not payment has been made, you will be required 5.10.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply.

5.10.3.2 you will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all other amounts due to us.

5.11 Uses of default information If you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions: 5.11.1 We reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults have been settled; and 5.11.2 You consent to us disclosing details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include your name, address, nature of the default and the date of the default.

Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the default may rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into a transaction with you in the future.

5.12 Export Licence 5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise you in relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibility in respect of any export will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences.

5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may be required to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiver document stating that a licence will be applied for.

5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is required before exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within two or three weeks but delays can occur.

5.12.4 unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wish to apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation to make payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment.

5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on your behalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursements and out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. 5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is made by you despite the fact that an export licence is required.

5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery 5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that this refund can be obtained only if the following conditions are met: 5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the receipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is a Forgery; 5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days from receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at the auction date; and 5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims.

5.13.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence.

5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest.

5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such process was used or in use at the date of the auction.

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LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for: 6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

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USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to: 7.1.1 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful or otherwise) and other auction related services we provide; 7.1.2 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot; 7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseas deliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot; 7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide, but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us.

7.2 In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass your information to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a record of any search that they do.

7.3 In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default on making payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditions we may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms.

7.4 We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receive information about you from them.

COPYRIGHT 8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit.

8.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allow anyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material without our prior written consent.

VAT You shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that of the Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues.

Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you will reimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

10 NOTICES All notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally, sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the other party. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on the second working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will be deemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch.

11 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS The following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting for the purposes of your business.

11.1 Limitation of Liability Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (including for negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentation or otherwise for any: 11.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or 11.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses.

11.2 Severability If any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11.3 Force majeure We shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayed in performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions or from carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

11.4 Waiver 11.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstances for which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other) right or remedy.

11.4.2 unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under these Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.

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11.5 Law and Jurisdiction 11.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales.

11.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.

Postal Charges Prices for books (items sent by this method are not covered by insurance) Weight

UK

EU

Rest of the World

Up to 1kg

£8 for any weight

£12

£15

Up to 2kg

£8 for any weight

£18

£25

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging Invoice Value

UK

EU

Rest of the World

Up to £1,500

£10

£15

£20

Up to £10,000

£20

£30

£40

Above £10,001

£20

£50

£60

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have to be sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier services are required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please contact Auctionteam@spink.com for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition to the above charges.

Value Added Tax (VAT) Charging of (VAT) at Auction The information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends to account for VAT. i.

Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme 1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not be subject to VAT on the Hammer Price.

2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme to uK VAT–registered businesses, the VAT on Buyers’ Premium is not recoverable as input tax. upon request on sale day, we will issue invoices that show VAT separately on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registered businesses to recover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to the normal rules for recovering input tax.

ii.

Zero-Rated Lots Limited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT in the united Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. In these circumstances no VAT will be added to the Buyer’s premium.

iii.

Daggered Lots Lots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20% on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

iv.

Imported and Omega Lots Lots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% on the Hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s premium. Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω) are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT is payable on items imported from outside the Eu. In these cases we have used a temporary importation procedure, which in effect means that the point of importation is deferred until the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treated as the importer and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We will collect the VAT from you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise on your behalf.

v.

Investment Gold Lots Lots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the Hammer Price and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer outside of the Eu.

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GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton Fernando Martínez David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - Tommy Chau COINS UK - Mike Veissid Richard Bishop Eleanor Charlotte Dix Tim Robson Jon Mann Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Greg Cole Luke Mitchell Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung BANKNOTES, BONDS & SHARES UK - Barnaby Faull Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Paul Pei Po Chow Kelvin Cheung ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John Hayward BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer Mulholland AUTOGRAPHS USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO)

SALE CALENDAR 2015 STAMPS 25 February 25 February 18 March 16 April 7/8 May 16 May 19 May 20 May 15/16 July August

25/26 March 2 April 14 May 1/2 July 27 August 22/23 September

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Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Slaney Collection of English Coins – Part 2 Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals

London Hong Kong London London Hong Kong London

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The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes World Banknotes The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes

Hong Kong London London Hong Kong London

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Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria

London London

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The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Bonds & Share Certificates of the World The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

Hong Kong London Hong Kong

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The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale

New York

Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits

Hong Kong Singapore

BANKNOTES 2 April 28/29/30 April 8/9 July 27 August 29/30 September

MEDALS

Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink

23 April 23 July

Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore

London London London London London Hong Kong London London London Singapore

COINS

Chairman’s Office Charles Blane

Auction & Client Management Team Mira Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva John Winchcombe Craig Bower-Parker María Martínez Maurizio Schenini

The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part IV Falkland Islands, The Collection formed by the late Major R. N. Spafford Rhodesia Double Head Issue from the Vestey Collection The Neville Polakow FRPSL Collection of Northern Rhodesia The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Western Australia from the Vestey Collection Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition

BONDS AND SHARES 2 April 29 May 27 August

IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Leszek Woronowicz Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi AUTOGRAPHS YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK) 27 January

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Auction Administration and Marketing & Design Sonia Alves Amit Ramprashad Finance & Administration Aleena Nieves Auctioneer Luke Mitchell

WINES 16 April 14 August

YOUR ASIA TEAM (HONG KONG - SINGAPORE) Administration Angie Ihlo Fung Newton Tsang Sue Pui Arthur Chan Doris Lo Gary Tan

The above sale dates are subject to change Spink offers the following services: – VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS – – SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

SFW13 SFW14

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