Rhodesia 1910 3d Double Head - SACC 134 Pos. 23 Horizontal Smudge

British South Africa Company

Rhodesia 1910 3d Double Head

SACC 134/SG134 Dull purple & dull ochre

'Position 23. Large Horizontal Smudge at 9:00 on the West Value Circle'

Lightly Mounted Mint

Long Gash 1 Head Plate

14x14 perforation

Below is the 3d Large Horizontal Smudge at 9:00 on the WVC, Position 23 stamp. The third image below shows the highlighted flaw in the West Value Circle (WVC).

Please note: There is a very small thin in the gum on the tips of the fourth to sixth perfs from the left on the top of the stamp.

 
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