Lot 32166 – 1900 1s on 4d green and purple-brown, SURCHARGE DOUBLE, one the seriffed surcharge type 1, the other sans-serif type 2

Lot 32166 – 1900 1s on 4d green and purple-brown, SURCHARGE DOUBLE, one the seriffed surcharge type 1, the other sans-serif type 2

South Africa » Mafeking
Price realised
Withdrawn
Estimate
3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Auction date
jeu. 2 juil. 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1900 1s on 4d green and purple-brown, SURCHARGE DOUBLE, one the seriffed surcharge type 1 (pos. 1 of the setting), the other sans-serif type 2 (not otherwise applied to this value, also with an offset of this surcharge on reverse), mint large part og, from a trial printing which was subsequently issued, only 20 existed, most of which were used (SG £14’000)

Provenance: Harry Birkhead

Cert. Brandon (1989) as SG 11a variety, before it was listed
Catalogue ref: SG 11ab

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