Lot 213
SOUTH AFRICA SG O14var 1930-47 2d Set 8 mispl crnr B4 o.g.

Stamps & Covers of British Africa | 5956
Auction: 16 November 2023 at 10:30 GMT
Estimate: £180 - £220
Description
Official. 1930-47 "Set 8" (= 1933 issue) 2d "slate-grey and dull purple" roto, SUIDAFRIKA one word, SG type O2 opt (21mm space), lower left corner block of four (R19-20/1-2) showing dramatic upward misplacement of opt, so that on the upper pair each initial "O" appears at foot, while these four letters are necessarily OMITTED from the lower pair, o.g. (marginal reinforcement, lower pair unmounted). [Crayon strokes on R19/2 and below R20/1 indicate a sheet intended to be discarded.] The unique positional multiple from sheet no. 7(xxx), illustrated on p.82 of Hisey & Matheson. Ex Matheson. [Union Handbook O34 V3]

