South West Africa - Nice Find

My stamping today was dismal, I don't know if it is just me but lately a lot of the stamps I have been purchasing have had foxing on them and or tone spots - I just wish sellers would mention this.

While sorting a cheap South West Africa lot I purchased , still grumpy at the previous 5 lots that have been dissappointing, I find this :

A 1 shilling pair from the war effort.



What so special about this ?? look at the top stamp, notice the specks between the word postage and the tank - Its a very well known (now all of you know) variety called "Bursting Shell" SG 130d cat £32 and the South African set without overprint is 104a cat at £75.00

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Nothing is going to get me down today !

Drew

Nice find! Nice block.
Congratulations. I havn't seen these before.

Shall we celebrate by blowing the Vuvuzela?

I will be blowing it tonight when South Africa take on Uruguay. Come on Bafana Bafana !!

Back to the stamps -- the varieties on the small war effort are easy to miss because the stamps are so small. There is another one on the 1 shilling called Smoking L which has a few "smoking rings" coming off the L.

========<() Vuvuzela! :)

Ok one mistake from the top post --- it is not 104a (that is the South African Equivalent) it is SG 130d - cat value drops to £32 but still a nice find.

Does this mean you're no longer grumpy ?

How can I be gumpy ! I am at the pub with beer in hand a out to watch South Africa beat Uruguay,,

You better pop it into the wiki Drew!