TANGANYIKA 1915 SGM35 var Used Mafia Island 1a aniline carmine with type M4 handstamp x2, one showing "G" over "P" and stop after "R"

Stock Code: P223014478

Mafia Island. 1915 (Nov)-16 1a aniline carmine, two examples with type M4 "MAFIA" H/S (applied inverted), respectively in violet and in dull blue. The former (minor blemishes) the very rare (and generally unrecognised !) early type of the H/S with the "G" over the "P" of "POST" and a clear STOP after the "R", the latter the normal (later) type with "G" offset to left of the "P" and no stop after "R" (as usual). A fascinating and desirable pair of usages from the pre-July 1916 period, with type M4 used as combined overprint and postmark. [Study of the few dated examples seen indicates that the later normal type was already in use by Feb 1916. A further distinction is provided by the spacing between the "G." and "R" which is 4½mm in the later type, but barely 4mm in the early type.]

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TANGANYIKA 1915 SGM35 var Used Mafia Island 1a aniline carmine with type M4 handstamp x2, one showing "G" over "P" and stop after "R" - $311.70*


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