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Auction: 25026 - Stamps and Covers of Africa Featuring the 'Protea' Collection of South Africa
Lot: 1330

South Africa
1913-24 King's Head Issue
De La Rue Appendix Sheets
1920 (10 May) sheet bearing five perforated 1d. colour trials in violet, chestnut, brown, grey and blue showing the colours chosen for the 1½d. and 1/3d. reversed and alongside the violet colour trial an annotation 'adopted for 1/3d.' and a perfin example of the Great Britain 1½d. equivalent affixed and annotated '1½d. to be Postage & Revenue & colour of attached English stamp' alongside; fine and rare

provenance:
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