Lot 1326
Official. 1930-47 "Set 8" (= 1933 issue) 2d...

Great Britain & Commonwealth | 5950
Auction: 21 April 2023 at 08:45 BST
£264
Description
Official. 1930-47 "Set 8" (= 1933 issue) 2d "slate-grey and dull purple" roto, SUIDAFRIKA one word, SG type O2 opt (21mm space), right marginal horizontal pair showing major leftward misplacement of opt, leaving the two words close together and transposed on the left stamp but "OFFICIAL" only on the right stamp (with the Afrikaans word OMITTED), fresh o.g. Spectacular and very rare, from the lower part of sheet no. 8137, with the Cyclometer block illustrated on p.82 of Hisey & Matheson demonstrating that the degree of misplacement varied. Ex Matheson. [Union Handbook O34 V3]

