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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Balance collection on album pages entirely used in mixed condition with some fiscal cancels. Early Arms to £2- SG1/11. SG18-24. 2d green SG27 fine. 1896 SG29-37 set. BSAC ovpt on 1d & 2d. 1898 to £2- brown this as v.f. block of 4. Voctoria Falls 1d, 2½d & 5d some faults. Rhodesia ovpts to 10/-. Surch set of 4 SG114-118. Admiral Heads to to 5/- unchecked. Cat £800++ (122).
Philatelic terms
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
fiscal — Fiscal use
Use of a stamp for revenue or tax purposes rather than normal postal use.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 21253 · Same country / area · Similar period
Small collection of 27 mint stamps on Hagner stock card. Consists of 1892 ½d; large arms to 6d (7); Victoria Falls 1d; 1909 5d surcharge; Admirals single plate to 2½d (7), double plate (8), 1917 surcharges. Cat value c300.
Philatelic terms
surcharge — Surcharge
An overprint that changes or states the stamp’s face value.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 21253 · Same country / area · Similar period
KOPJE SALISBURY-Collection(33 stamps, 7 covers) including 'I' barred diamond cancels on Arms types(11) Kopje Salisbury cancels inc 1912 cover to England with Arms ½d green, 1d red(2), 1903 1d red envelope used locally, 1950 cover to Kansas with New York Postage Due markings, 1954 cover to England with Falls 3d blue(4),
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UMTALI-Collection(44 stamps, 31 covers) including 1894 two stationery cards to Cape Town, stained, 1903 postcard to England, 1905 2½d grey envelope to Germany, ditto used locally, 1907 two colour postcards of Victoria Falls to England, 1901 postcard to England, 1922 Mission Press posstcard to USA, 1932 4d blue Registered Letter to ODZI, 1933 Regd Air Mail cover to London, 1953 4d blue Registered Letter to England, 1964 local cover with ½d black and green coil pair and Postage Due 6d purple, a good lot
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 21253 · Same country / area · Similar period
QV: £1 deep blue, perf 14, 14½, wmk double-lined 'W' or 'M', fine used, h/r. Near SON cancellation for 'IOM CONO / RHODESIA / 19 MY / 93'. Centred NE, design at right resting on perfs.
Philatelic terms
M — Mint
A stamp that has not been postally used. Gum and mounting condition may be described separately.
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
