SOUTH AFRICA 1935 SGO25, var Official digital-edition 1881 1d Lilac Colour Trial

1881 1d Lilac Colour Trial

The reverse showing a very fine strike of the scarce Ryde third type skeleton handstamp (IW102

of which just 12 are recorded (including five on covers and one defective on postcard)

- P223010337

·       Portuguese Guinea

SOUTH AFRICA 1935 SGO25, var Official digital-edition 1881 1d Lilac Colour TrialOfficial. 1935 49 "Set 18" (= 1940 issue) 1s "sepia brown and grey blue" (lighter shade than set 17), hyphenated, SG type O2 opt with 20mm spacing, right marginal arrow block of four, R10 11 5 6 showing overprint variety V4 (R11 5, "Top angle of second F of OFFICIAL filled in"), very fine unmounted o. g. A very scarce positional multiple. Ex Matheson. [Union Handbook O87, Ca, V4 set 18 not distinguished from set 17]. P212001911