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Auction: 20040 - Stamps and Covers of Southern Africa
Lot: 415

(x) South Africa
1930-44 Rotogravure Unhyphenated Issue
One Penny Darmstadt Trials
A collection neatly mounted and written-up on large pages, a total of 164 pairs on various types of paper, ink, watermark and comprising imperforate frame and vignette proofs in marginal blocks of four, imperforate frame only Dix 41 block of twelve, 42 and 61 blocks of eight and un-numbered marginal blocks of eight (2) endorsed "After fine etching, background penetrated and charcoal by Mr. Teller", both from a confidential report by J.L. Booysen and released to the exhibitor in 1991; frames only Dix 36 and 41 blocks of eight, 42 block of ten and 63 blocks of our (2); imperforate vignette only pairs only (3, one on trefoil watermark) and Dix 35 strip of six, 39 block of four and 48 block of twelve and perforated vignette only Dix 37 and 58 pairs, 47 strip of six and 58 block of twelve; complete design Dix 34, 38, 43, 50, 51, 52, 64, 65, 68, 69, another postmarked at Rissik Str., Johannesburg and another from the lower left corner with corner stamp in Afrikaans proving frame cylinder 2 as the first cylinder was damaged, all twelve in blocks of four, a strip of eight with and without watermark, Dix 56, 57, 66 and 69 blocks of eight, Die 53, 55, 56 (2), 68 and 70 blocks of twelve, Dix 71 block of sixteen and Dix 54 block of eighteen. A fine and superb collection of these fascinating stamps

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Sold for
£3,200

Starting price
£3200