SOUTH AFRICA 1930 SGO16a, O16b Official

Official. 1930-47 "Set 6" (= 1931 issue) 6d "dull green and pale orange", roto printing, wmk inverted, SG type O2 opt with 12.5mm space, two horizontal pairs, respectively showing variety "Stop after OFFISIEEL on English stamp" (right stamp = R9/10, additionally with broken FI in OFFICIAL) and "Stop after OFFISIEEL on Afrikaans stamp" (left stamp = R5/11), fresh large part o.g. to o.g. A fine pair, the former particularly scarce as the "Broken FI" developed only in the course of printing, while the latter is marginal at right. [Union Handbook O23 V4/5] - P212006431