Rhodesia

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N .B.
 * High values throughout have had pen or fiscal cancels removed and/or fake cancels added.
 * British South Africa Company stamps are commonly found CTO.
 * Much is made of colors and shades of the Double Heads and Admirals. However, specialists consider that neither Scott nor Gibbons to be accurate in describing colors/shades. Further, used stamp colors are considered unreliable since so many colors used are fugitive or can be faded to varying degress. Proofs from the Waterlow archives are also not con sidered good color references due to potential water damage.


 * In 1892-93, single-color designs with a company coat of arms were issued, inscribed BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY.
 * In 1892, surcharges were issued.
 * In 1892-94, bicolor arms designs were issued similarly inscribed.
 * In 1896-97, new large bicolor designs were issued, now with "BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY" in a ring around the vignette. The scrolls pass behind the legs of both antelope supporters. There are two dies, one with a small dot to the right of the tail of the right-hand supporter.
 * In 1896, three surcharges were issued during the Matabeleland Rebellion.
 * Also in 1896, Cape of Good Hope stamps were provisionally overprinted BRITISH / SOUTH AFRICA / COMPANY.



(more to follow)  File:Rhodesia 1d admiral.jpg 
 * In 1897, a revised bicolor arms design was issued, with scrolls curled between the legs of each antelope supporter. There are a variety of perfs.
 * In 1898-1908, single-color arms designs were issued in a variety of perfs.
 * In 1905, a Victoria Falls series was released.
 * In 1909-12, previous arms stamps were overprinted Rhodesia..
 * This included four values similarly surcharged Rhodesia. in different styles with new values.
 * In 1910-13, a design of Queen Mary and King George V was issued, known as the Double Head. These were in perf 14, with fewer values perf 15 and a smaller number either perf 14x15 or 13½.

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