SOUTH AFRICA 1930 SGO13/a Official

Official. 1930(-47) "Set 5" (= 1930 issue) 1d "black and rose-carmine", roto ptg (type I, wmk upright), SG type O2 opt with 13.5-14mm spacing, matching lower right corner blocks of four from R19-20/11-12, each showing variety "Stop after OFFISIEEL on English inscr stamp" (R19/12), but the first (opt Stage III) with R20/12 normal, the second (opt stage IV) with prominent variety "Broken O and damaged L in OFFICIAL" (recorded by Hisey & Matheson), fresh large part o.g. A fine and scarce pair of blocks. Ex Matheson. [Union Handbook O17, V4] - P212001790