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SOUTH AFRICA 1930 SGO19, var Official

Stock Code: P212002573

Official. 1930-47 "Set 22" (= June 1948 issue) 2s6d "deep dull blue and chocolate", SG type O2 opt with 19.2mm spacing, from the still little understood "mixed font" 6x10 setting used only for upper half-sheets of this value, upper left corner block of four (R1-2/1-2), showing the important variety V2 ("Shorter OFFICIAL") on R1/1, very fine o.g. (stamps unmounted). A rare and desirable proving block, from a reported printing of just 200 half-sheets. Ex Matheson. [It is noteworthy that no Cyclometer number was recorded in the UHB, and only one by Hisey & Matheson.] [Union Handbook O115, V2]

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