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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1038

(x) South West Africa
The Issued Stamps
1924 (Dec.)-27 (Feb.) Settings VI and VIa
This issue was overprinted in complete sheets of 240 and initially with "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
½d. interpanneau block of twenty, corner blocks of four (2) with Plate 7, a block of four with overprints misplaced to right and an interpanneau strip of four showing constant "Af" and "u" varieties, 1d. block of thirty and blocks of six (2) all showing Plate 7 and interpanneau block of eight showing constant "Af" and "U" varieties, 2d. block of eighteen (6x3), corner block of four and a strip of three, all with Plate "2" and overprints misplaced to left, 3d. ultramarine block of four and a pair, both with Plate 1, 4d. block of four with Plate 1, 4d. interpanneau marginal strip of four, a corner pair with Plate 1 and a marginal pair with interpanneau margin at left and one showing "Soutl." for "South", 1/- interpanneau marginal strip of four, blocks of four (two shades) and a pair with plate 1,1/3d. interpanneau marginal strip of four, corner block of four and two pairs with Plate 1, and 10/- blue and pale olive-green block of four with Plate 1; the 10/- with small imperfections in top margin, the others generally fine. Cat. £700+

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Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£200