ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK / TRANSVAAL
Postage Stamps: 1882 2nd Republic to 1910
SECOND REPUBLIC  -  1883 Celliers printings  -  1885-93 'Vurtheim' Issue
T2863
Forgery Fournier forgery of the 1896 5/- slate printed in near issued colour. Imperforate block of eight (4x2) with large margins on three sides. The reverse with small ‘FAC-SIMILÉ’ applied in diagonal rows in blue by the L’Union Philatélique de Genève in 1928. Very fine and scarce in this format. SG 212 Forgery
£45