Description
South Africa 1930-47 2s 6d blue brown 'Ox-wagon Inspanned' Official, rotogravure 'SUIDAFRIKA' one word, overprint type O2 horizontal pair, right (Afrikaans) stamp showing variety 'Diaeresis over second 'E' of 'OFFISIEEL' (R6/2), SGO19b.
N.B The left (English) stamp (R6/1) also shows short 'OFFICIAL' (reference: South Africa Union Handbook Vol 1).
A brilliant quality mint example with original gum (barest trace of hingeing).
A rare printing variety with only 199 possible, from the 1947 printing.
Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association certificate of authenticity (1947).
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,500+.
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