RHODESIA 1910-13 6d purple-brown and brown-purple, variety, SG176var

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RHODESIA 1910-13 6d purple-brown and brown-purple, variety, SG176varRhodesia 1910 13 6d 'purple brown and brown purple' (= Rhodesian Study Circle 'H', from frame plate II), perforations 15, SG176var. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. Off centre as often seen, but still a very fine example. A scarce colour variety and highly sought after. This is probably the most popularly collected area of stamps from Rhodesia, known affectionately as "the double heads", featuring Queen Mary and King George

Superb unused original gum example with four very large to enormous margins lettered SE

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association certificate of authenticity (1999)

SG Catalogue Value: £150

came from West Country mines

some gum disturbance confined to sheet margin from original mounting of sheet by post office

The programme

It is interesting that Great Britain ultimately chose a design based on a very similar concept to the first postage stamp

Only 630 (6d) and 555 (1s) sheets were originally printed

on Dowager Empress third printing

the finest quality example of this stamp we have ever handled

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value for the rare colour variety is £800 and £18 for the normal stamp

The skeleton appears during C-3PO's trek in the Dune Sea in the opening minutes of the film