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  • Lot# : 6223 Orange Freestate

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    'V.R.I.' with level stops 1900 (March 19): 1 d. on 1 d. deep brown of 1868, so-called 'error of colour', a fine unused example, two tiny gum bends not affecting appearance, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1981) Gi = £ 600.rnrnProvenance: Collection Henry A. Pattiz.rnrnNote: The National Bank of South Africa returned approximately 50 of the 1 d. brown and 100 of 1868/94 1 s. orange-yellow for overprinting after the Occupation of Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900. The overprinting was done and the stamps returned to the bank. The matter was referred to Major O'Meara who made efforts to recover the stamps. However, the Major's superior Officer, Colonel Williams, was president of Sidney Philatelic Society and it is more than likely that he, and others, shared the spoils, as most of the 50 examples of the 1 d. brown survived, whilst fewer of the initially more abundant 1 s. orange-yellow value (Gi. 110a) appear to have been donated to collectors but were, in actual fact, destroyed. For further information see Hisey & Bartshe page 146.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF