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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2958

(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.
3d. ultramarine corner block of eight with interpanneau margin at right, block of six and pairs (2, one marginal), all showing overprint misplaced c. 5mm. to foot resulting in "Africa./Afrika." appearing between the stamps, fine mint. An unusual group

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