Lot 70113 – SOUTH AFRICA1930-44 3d Blue Groote Schuur, fou

SOUTH AFRICA 1930-44 3d Blue Groote Schuur, fourth printing with upright watermark, block of eight with five stamps showing variety frame omitted and three showing partial omission, mint nh with only slight gum disturbances on three stamps Unique, with no other total omissions recorded. A major South African and KGVI rarity Note: This block is the basis for its catalogue status as SG 45f. Provenance: Professor J.J. Smith (after his death in 1949, this item remained with his family for over sixty years) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2000) Estimate: € 80’000 – € 90’000