Rhodesia 1910 1d Double Heads - Used - SACC 124 - Postmark Interest

British South Africa Company

Rhodesia 1910 1d Double Heads

SACC 124/SG124 Carmine-Lake

Used - Postmark Interest

14x14 (1) and 15x15 (2) perforations

Below are three used 1d Carmine-Lake Double Heads with three good postmarks potentially of interest to the postmark hunter.

'BROKEN HILL' -  24 APRIL 1913

'PENHALONGA' (FANCY) - 25 NOV 1912

'RUSAPE' - 5 JUL 1913

Please note: there are hints of toning on the top of the middle Double Head.

Unlike the bi-coloured double heads the 1d Double Heads were printed in single plates of 100 positions. Thus the identifying flaws for the 50 positions are completely different. There is also no distinction between the head plate and frame plate as they were one.

There was originally solely the Master Plate, which printed all SG125's. Thereafter there were Plate A and Plate B although it is lately believed that Plate A was the original Master Plate and Plate B was an electroplate copy.

The study of 1d Double Heads is also not complete and more information will hopefully emerge in time to come.

Note: one distinguishing trait for SG 123 is to use an ultraviolet light on it. It will change to an orange hue under the UV light.

The above is meant to encourage interest in the collecting of Double Heads and is drawn from the sources mentioned below. With special thanks to Simon Hensman.

Key sources of information to learn more about Double Heads

• Rhodesia: The Bi-Coloured Double Heads by David Underwood & Stephen Reah-Johnson, Edition 10 - a critical resource
• Southeby's 1987 Auction Catalogue - Postage Stamps of Rhodesia Robert M. Gibbs 1910-13 Double Heads - the crucial auction catalogue
• http://www.cjrstamps.com
• Rhodesia: The colours of the Double Heads by the Rhodesia Study Circle Double Heads Committee - http://www.rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk