Lot 343
1949-54 2/6d and 5/- collections on leaves ‡
The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1949-54 2/6d and 5/- collections on ten display pages. 2/6d from Issues 2-4, including all three cylinder blocks, unmounted save for the top pair of cylinder 51/5; upper and lower arrow blocks, seven pairs identified as to issue (one poor), all mint save for a used block with R18/1 multipositive variety. 5/- mainly mint; Issue 2 (SG 122) upper arrow block with the good R1/3 and 2/4 varieties, toned spot on R2/4, and a lower arrow pair; corner block with cylinder 6925/36 and R20/6 ‘rain’, unmounted. Issue 3 (SG 122b) with upper arrow pairs (2) and lower arrow block, stamps unmounted; the two cylinder 72/8 corner blocks with different language settings, each hinged on the upper pair only, and a few others including a used pair. SG 121, 122, a, b
