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x A mint selection with the three values in pairs, 1/2d. and 1d. left and right proving pairs and 6d. (watermark inverted) left margin proving pair, 1/2d. marginal pair, 1d. block of four, 6d. pair and 1/2d. and 1d. booklet panes of six, all watermark inverted, 1/2d. strip of three coil leader, 1/2d. strip of three and 1d. strip of four coil ends; generally fine £100-120
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x 1/2d. black and green vertical marginal pair, the Afrikaans stamp variety missing "1" in " 1/2", fine mint with the variety stamp unmounted. S.G. 30a var. Photo £350-400
| 1926-27 Pretoria Definitive Issue | |
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x Imperforate 1/2d. orange and black and 1d. carmine and black pairs, 1d. vignette and frame blocks of four in black, 1d. blue-green and red, 1d. blue-green and orange and 6d. black and red pairs, fine and attractive £350-400
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x Perforated 14 1/2x14 6d. black and orange mint pair and a used pair tied to piece by 1928 Johannesburg Registered c.d.s.; unusual £150-200
Note: A few of these proofs were removed illegally from the printing works and were used on mail in 1928-29 to give the appearance that they had been legitimately issued
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x A largely mint selection comprising the set of three in pairs and in left and right hand marginal proving pairs (one 6d. used), 1/2d. coil join vertical pair, perf. 13 1/2x14 1/2d. and 1d. booklet panes with watermark upright and inverted, 1/2d. and 1d. booklet pairs with watermark upright and inverted ( 1/2d. pairs used); perfs. trimmed in places on the booklet items £300-400
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x 1/2d. and 1d. blocks of four and 6d. vertical pair, all showing double perforations in margin, 1d. block of four with triple perforations in margin and 1d. corner pair with part perforated top margin, 1/2d. pairs (5), strip of three and a block of four with minor varieties, and 1d. "cracked vignette" plate selection of pairs (8), a strip of three, blocks of four (3) and a lower right corner block of twelve showing various positions where the cracks appeared, fine mint £150-200
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x 1/2d. black and green perf. 13 1/2x14 block of four comprising two tête-bêche pairs, fresh mint with three sets of hinge remainders. Scarce. S.G. 30ea, £3,000. Photo £600-800
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x 1/2d. black and green marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate between stamps and margin, fresh mint; diagonal gum crease. Scarce with a maximum of twenty examples possible. SACC R18,000. Photo £300-400
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x 1/2d. black and green block of four, the lower right stamp with variety vignette partially missing, fine mint and very scarce. Photo £800-1,000
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x 1d. black and carmine block of four comprising two tête-bêche pairs, fresh mint with three sets of hinge remainders. Scarce. S.G. 31da, £3,000. Photo £600-800
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x 1d. black and carmine block of four, the left-hand vertical pair variety imperforate, fresh mint; perfs, trimmed off right-hand stamp at foot. S.G. 31a, £1,000. Photo £250-300
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x 1d. black and carmine block of four, the left-hand vertical pair variety imperforate on three sides, fresh mint with the variety pair unmounted. S.G. 31b, £1,100. Photo #400-500
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x 1d. black and carmine marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, variety perforated through centre of stamps, fine mint with the stamps remaining unmounted. Photo £120-150
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x 1926 Triangular 4d. grey blue, imperforate proofs in deep grey-blue in both languages, affixed to Bradbury Wilkinson card (117x64mm.); heavy horizontal crease just affecting the base of the English proof, and the card with a little foxing in places, nevertheless a very rare pair; also issued stamps (13) with two blocks of four and one perforated privately. Photo £500-600
| 1927-30 Pictorials | |
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x 2d. to 10/- set of seven in vertical pairs, all handstamped "specimen" in violet, fine mint £250-300
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x Perf. 14 set of seven in horizontal pairs with additional 10/- with aniline ink colours, mint, 2d. used pairs (2), one showing split "d" in "2d" and one with fractionally smaller frame; generally fine. Cat. £850+ £200-250
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x Perf. 14x13 1/2 2d. to 10/- set of seven in horizontal pairs, the 2d., 4d. and 2/6d. to 10/- mint, the 3d. and 1/- (marginal with imprint) used; the mint mainly lightly mounted and generally fine. Cat. £1,425 £250-300
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x Perf. 14x13 1/2 2d. grey and maroon upper left corner block of four, variety watermark inverted, fresh mint; one stamp with a tiny adhesion though never previously mounted with hinges. A rare block. S.G. 35bw, £2,000+. Photo £700-800
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x Perf. 14x13 1/2 4d. brown horizontal pair, variety watermark inverted, mint with a few hinge remainders. Scarce. S.G. 35bw, £1,000. Photo £250-300
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x 1929 Air 4d. and 1/- plate proofs in black on glazed paper, fine. Also issued 4d. (10 with a marginal block of nine) and 1/- (5 with a marginal block of four), both multiples exhibiting a minor variety, fine mint £500-600
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x 1/- plate proofs in yellow-orange (2), orange (2), orange-vermilion, scarlet and bright rose, all printed on reverse of obsolete government land charts, fine £250-300
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x 1929 1d. Darmstadt trials, a specialised study neatly mounted and written-up on pages, comprising frame only imperforate pairs (2), blocks of six and nine, frame only perforated pairs (4) and a strip of twelve with or without Trefoil watermark, frame only imperforate pairs (3) and marginal block of twelve and perforated pairs (4) with or without watermark, and complete design, perforated pairs (5) and blocks of four (5) without watermark, a strip of twelve with or without Trefoil watermark, pairs (2) and a block of four with Trefoil watermark, and pairs (2) with Springbok watermark, some ungummed. A fine representation of these interesting stamps. (119) £1,000-1,200
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x 1929 Booysen 1d. essay showing Springbok's head, on gummed unwatermarked paper, singles in red-brown, blue and violet and a corner block of four in black, fine £200-250
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x singles in black (2) and pairs in red-brown and in violet, fine £200-250
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x A mint collection with a range of pairs and blocks, etc., including a selection to 1/- with inverted watermark, 1/2d. and 1d. groups with varieties, 1/2d. strips of four (2) and ten with two English or two Afrikaans stamps se-tenant, 1/2d., 1d. and 2d. (2) booklet panes, 2d. blue and violet "arrow" pair and a corner block of four, and others in a range of shades. A fine and most attractive collection £300-400
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x 1/2d. black and green marginal strip of five, stamps three and four forming a tête-bêche pair, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 42a, £1,400. Photo £500-600
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x 1/2d. black and green marginal pair from the top of the sheet, variety frame failing to print at top, fresh mint with the stamps remaining unmounted; most unusual. Photo £150-200
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x 1/2d. and 1d. Type II (two shades) blocks of four, 1d. Type I marginal block of eight (2x4), 2d. slate-grey and lilac marginal blocks of six and nine and 3d. black and red vertical pair, all showing joined paper, mint and generally fine with one 1d. and 2d. block having one stamp partially turned over to reveal the join £250-300
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x 1d. black and carmine Type I marginal strip of four, the right-hand pair variety tête-bêche, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 43a, £1,400. Photo £500-600
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x 1d. black and carmine Type I horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp variety frame omitted, mint with a central hinge remainder; variety with tiny indentation. S.G. 43b, £600. Photo £150-200
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x 1d. black and carmine Type II marginal horizontal pair with watermark inverted, variety vignettes omitted, mint; traces of toning. PFSA Certificate (2001). S.G. 43dw var. Photo £100-120
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x 2d. black and mauve marginal block of four from a trial printing of a new interior cylinder which was subsequently not used as it produced a narrow vignette leaving too clear a white gap at either side, fine mint. Photo £250-300
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x 2d. slate-grey and violet with "airship" flaw, 3d. black and red and 3d. blue, both showing "window" flaw, 3d. black and red and 3d. blue both showing "broken foot to "R" of "AFRICA" 4d. brown (2, one watermark inverted) both with "spear" flaw and 4d. brown redrawn with "monkey" flaw, all in horizontal mint pairs with the "broken foot" duo from the lower left corner, fine mint. Cat. £1,200+ £350-400
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x 2d. slate-grey and lilac horizontal pairs (2) showing frame and vignette "doctor blade" flaws, 3d. blue and 1/- vertical marginal pairs showing blue colour "doctor blade" flaws, mint, and 2d. slate-grey and lilac issue 3 marginal unused block of four with misplaced perforations 7mm. high £120-150
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x 2d. blue and violet horizontal pair, one with "airship" flaw, fine used and rare thus.
S.G. 44ea. Photo £250-300
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x 6d. watermark inverted selection of pairs (6, two corner or marginal) and a block of six (2x3) with a selection of varieties including "white oranges" or "white orange", "aeroplane" in margin without "arrow", "split tree", etc., generally fine £100-120
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x 1/- mint selection of varieties, comprising watermark upright horizontal pairs with "dart in gnu's back" and "twisted horn", and watermark inverted block of four with blurred frames, a pair with "white blob" in "A" of "Africa" and a pair (used) with shift of vertical perforations; generally fine £250-300
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x 1/- brown and deep blue horizontal pair, variety vignette shifted 4.5mm. downwards and a block of four with variety vignette shifted 2mm. upwards, fine mint with the block unmounted. A startling pair. Photo for pair £200-250
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x A mint collection of pairs and blocks in a range of shades, some with inverted watermarks and varieties, two "doctor blade" flaws, booklet panes and "razor" booklets, together with a used including 2d. and 5/- blocks of four, 10/- blocks of four, six (2) and twenty; generally good to fine £300-400
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x 1/2d. and 1d. perf. 13 1/2x14 coil stamps, comprising watermark upright 1/2d. and 1d. interpanneau strips of four, 1/2d. horizontal and vertical pairs, and watermark vertical 1/2d. and 1d. vertical pairs and 1d. horizontal pair, good to fine mint with the 1d. strip unmounted; also a 1d. coil leader wrapper. S.G. 54b, 56bw, 56d, 56dw, £380 £140-180
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x 1d. grey and carmine with watermark inverted, Printing 11 marginal block of variety imperforate and a further block of four showing double row of perfs. at foot only, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 56a, var. £150-200
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x 1d. grey and carmine with watermark upright, a lower left corner block of six (2x3), the top pair with vignettes virtually absent and the middle pair with them partially so due to a dry print, fine unmounted mint. Photo £200-250
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x 1 1/2d. green and bright gold watermark inverted upper right corner block of eight (2x4), Row 3/2 variety shading omitted from mine dump and to a lesser degree on both stamps in row 4, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 57/57a. Photo £150-200
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x 3d. ultramarine imperforate plate proof horizontal pair, fine unmounted mint. Photo £150-200
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x 6d. Type I block of four with "falling ladder" flaw, horizontal pair with "molehill" flaw, Type II block of four with "white oranges" and Type III pair with "split tree" flaw; the first with gum fractionally toned, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 61a, 61b, 62 63, £650+ £150-200
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x 1933-39 commemorative issues collection with the basic issues complete, additional items include 1933 Voortrekker 1d.+ 1/2d. vertical pair with "comet" flaw, 1935 Jubilee set in pairs with "cleft skull" flaw, a set on first day cover and a set on 1935 Exhibition card, and 19636 Jipex pair of sheets on first day covers, pair of sheets on registered envelope and a pair of covers with typed headings, etc; a fine group £180-200
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x 1941-46 set complete with a few additional items including 1d. "stain on uniform" flaw and 3d. "cigarette" flaw contained in blocks, and 1942-44 War Effort set complete with a few additional items including 1 1/2d. roulette 13 and 6 1/2 marginal block of two units of four, 2d. block with misplaced perforations and 1/- "bursting shell" flaw in a corner block; fine mint £150-200
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x 1/2d. blue-green strip of three, variety roulettes omitted, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 97c, £1,300. Photo £500-600
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x 1d. carmine-red strip of three, variety roulettes omitted, lightly mounted mint, fine and scarce. S.G. 98b, £1,100. Photo £300-400
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown pair, variety roulettes omitted, lightly mounted mint; trace of a small surface abrasion at centre and one corner with a light bend. Scarce. S.G. 99b, £375. Photo £80-100
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