Lot 160
1927 Pretoria 1d flaws, controls and doctor blade block mint ‡
The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1927 Pretoria 1d mint flaws and controls on four display pages. First issue with the large R18/10 white flaws in spandrel and sky, two pairs and a block, progressive; pair printed on creased paper, and two pairs with ‘streak’ flaws in sky. Second issue corner block of twelve pairs showing start of cracks at R1/9 and 2/7; 2/9 with cliché replaced; four mint pairs and two blocks showing progression of R1/7 major crack, one of the blocks showing development into R2/7, the other showing the R1/7 cliché replaced but not R2/7. Third issue R12/5 ‘calabash’ flaw two pairs and a block, progressive, one of the pairs all but separated; R15/9 ‘starboard light’ two blocks, one with partially doubled horizontal perfs, and R17/12 ‘extended pennant’. Also a block of nine (3 x 3) with spectacular doctor blade flaw down the central stamps, o.g., some small adhesions and slight spotting on reverse and a little separation, still a good block visually. Some awkward mounting but a good and scarce group. SG 31
