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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2946

(x) South West Africa
1924 (Dec.)-27 (Feb.) Settings VI and VIa
This issue was overprinted in complete sheets of 240 with initially "South West Africa" 16½mm. long on the upper two panes and 16mm. on the lower two panes. This order was subsequently reversed. For printings from 8 November 1926 all four panes had the 16½mm. measurement
Specimen Stamps
1/- block of four, 10/- block of six (2x3) and a marginal pair with Jubilee lines, £1 green and red and £1 pale olive-green and red horizontal pairs, the 1/- block and £1 green and red pair with "South West" 16mm., the 10/- items and £1 pale olive-green and red pair with "South West" 16½mm., each handstamped "specimen" in violet, mint; the 1/- and 10/- items toned, otherwise fine. SACC 46, 51, 62, 63a. S.G. 35, 39, 40, 40a, £500+ with the additional £1 shade uncatalogued. Photo

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Sold for
£420