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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2956

(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
Setting VIa Measuring 16½mm.
Collection comprising ½d. panes of sixty, blocks of thirty-six, twelve (overprint shifted to right) and four (2), 1d. blocks of sixty (2, both with overprint shifted to left or right), forty-eight, twelve (3) and four (8), 2d. blocks of forty-eight, twelve, six, four (5) and pairs (2), 3d. ultramarine block of four and a pair, 4d. pane of sixty, block of four and a pair, 6d. block of four and a pair, 1/- blocks of twelve, four (2) and pairs (3), 1/3d. blocks of four (2) and a pair, 2/6d. block of four, 5/- pairs (2) and 10/- pairs (3), nearly all with plate number, mint; the 10/- pairs a little toned though generally good to fine. Also 1935-36 Voortrekker set in used blocks of four, the 2d. with overprint misplaced to foot

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