SOUTH AFRICA 1935 SGO25 Official

Official. 1935-49 "Set 23" (= 1949-50 issue) 1s "deep brown and dark violet-blue", SG type O2 opt (OFFICIAL at right) with 20mm spacing, final unscreened printing, right marginal block of eight (R7-8/3-6), very fine unmounted o.g. A scarce multiple of this distinctive printing (the only one overprinted on "Issue 4", identifiable by the small mark before the head of the leading gnu, not present on "Issue 3"). Only 299¬Ω sheets supplied (in ¬Ω-sheets). Ex Matheson. [Union Handbook O123] - P212002666