Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2957

(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.
½d., 2d., 3d. ultramarine, 1/-, 1/3d. and 5/- blocks of eight from the top centre of the sheet with interpanneau margin at centre, each with left pane Row 2/5 having right leg of "A" of "Afrika" joined to "f" and right pane Row 2/2 having oblique line under the right foot of the "u" of "South", mint; 2d., 3d. and 1/- with one in each showing light "brown" patch on gum though generally good to fine. An attractive group of positional multiples

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Sold for
£320