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SOUTH AFRICA 1949 SGO38 Official

Stock Code: P212002709

Official. 1949-50 "Set 23" 1s "sepia-brown and blue" SCREENED rotogravure (= April 1950 issue), SG type O2 opt with 20mm spacing, lower right corner block of eight (R19-20/3-6), with bottom arrow and cylinder numbers "6926" (frame) and "6935" (vignette), large part o.g. Slight imperfections (R19/6 with hinge thin), still a striking proving multiple, and very scarce thus. From a printing of 300 sheets, using an overprint forme unique to this stamp, which was the last in the old typeset format, prior to the introduction of the SG type O5 stereo blocks in June 1950. Ex Matheson. [Union Handbook O124 Ca, Cb]

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