SOUTH AFRICA 1928-30 6d green and orange Official, SGO6

SOUTH AFRICA 1928-30 6d green and orange Official, SGO6South Africa 1928 30 6d green and orange "Orange Tree" Official, Pretoria typo printing with type O1 overprint (reading upwards without stops), block of 10 (5x2), neatly cancelled by 'ROSEBANK CAPE' circular date stamps. A scarce multiple of this Government official stamp. The "Orange Tree" design is one of the most popular of the Union of South Africa stamps. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 225+. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998,

A very rare combination of the plate 11 printings

Very fine used horizontal pair lettered EA-EB

Though shalt set no other work before thee for the search shall keep thee busy enough

"All the precautionary measures will naturally be taken to ensure that the handing over of the documents be protected from possible attacks"

but a very scarce proving example from the small July 1935 'wet' printing (224 sheets only)

A limited edition of just 10

A scarce watermark variety

The Ceres stamp issue was the French "penny black"

probably from six vignette plates

The Stamps of Jordan 1920-65: A Philatelic Study

Instead of folding the white ensign and placing it into Nelson's coffin as instructed

One of the classic pictorial stamps from North Borneo