Lot 163
1927 Pretoria 1d block, one stamp with almost total omission of frame 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 upper marginal block of four, large part o.g., the lower left stamp with R2/9 almost total omission of frame. The final stage of a ‘cracked plate’ variety which resulted in almost the entire cliché, save only for a very thin outer line, having broken away. It is believed that around five examples exist. SG 31, SAH 34v10
Footnote
Ex Hagger and Mopane

