Lot 70085 – RHODESIA1905 Victoria Falls Waterlow sample im

RHODESIA 1905 Victoria Falls Waterlow sample imperforate composite sheet of nine in green, top row showing 1s, 2s6d & 5s, middle row 1d, 2 1/2d & 5d, and bottom row 1d, 2 1/2d & 5d, each overprinted diagonally in two lines WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED / SPECIMEN (Samuel type WS 1) One of two intact examples known. A major rarity. Note: See “Rhodesian Waterlow Sample Stamps – Expanding our Knowledge” in The Rhodesian Philatelist no.35, Aug 2014, pp.615-22 (photocopy of article included in the lot) Provenance: Birkhead & Cordes Estimate: € 30’000 – € 35’000