Lot 782
South Africa SG O33a,b, var mint block of 4

Stamps & Covers of The World Including Great Britain, 30th-31st July | S25013
Auction: 30 July 2025 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £600 - £700
Description
OFFICIAL: 1944-50 ‘’Set 20A'' (=1944 Issue) 1½d ‘’yellow-buff and deep slate-green'' (''SUID-AFRIKA hyphenated, medium format) SG type O2 opt, with DIAERESES in block of four, mint large part o.g. the upper right stamp showing prominent constant variety ‘’Gold blob on headgear'' (R3/4) faintly yellowish gum and lower right stamp with tiny corner crease, still of fine appearance and rare. Ex Matheson [Union Handbook O99] SG O33a,b,var £800+

