SOUTH AFRICA
Officials
OFFICIALS
SA5611
1949 2d redrawn pictorial, overprinted OFFISIEEL / OFFICIAL. Dull blue-grey and bright violet shade. Left marginal strip of three showing dramatic up and leftwards shift of the overprint, now well into the margin at left. Right stamp with minor fault at base otherwise very fine unmounted. DRAMATIC AND VERY SCARCE. SG O36b vars. (UHB 0121 47C V2)
 
Note: accompanying the strip is a reduced image of the original large part sheet from which this strip was taken. The shift was progressive from right to left and running upwards. This particular strip is row 19 of the sheet, and due to the nature of the shift, is the most dramatic
£375