South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Specimen Stamps. ½d. to £1 set of twelve in English and Afrikaans singles, each overprinted "specimen" vertically at left, part to large part original gum with a few hinge remainders; English 3d. a little toned though generally good to fine and a rare set. S.G. 1-12s, £3,400. Photo
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Est. £1,000-1,200

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. to £1 set of twelve in horizontal pairs, 5/- with plate number '1', fine and lightly mounted mint. S.G. 1-12, £2,250. Photo
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Est. £800-1,000

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. to £1 set of twelve in horizontal pairs, mainly with large part original gum and a few lightly mounted; an attractive set. S.G. 1-12, £2,250. Photo for 10/- and £1
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Est. £700-800

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. Plate 5 corner blocks of sifrom the four corners of the sheet, ½d. interpanneau block of sixteen from the top of the sheet, 1d. Plate 6 corner block of eight, Plate 7 corner blocks of four from the lower left and lower right corners of the sheet, 1d. interpanneau block of twelve (6x2) with "pillars" and block of eight (4x2), 2d. Plate 1 lower left corner pair and an upper right corner block of four, 3d. Plate 1 upper left corner block of eight with overprints shifted towards top and a marginal block of four, 4d. Plate 1 upper left corner block of six, 6d. Plate 1 lower right corner block of four, 1/- Plate 1 upper right and lower right corner blocks of four and 1/3d. Plate 1 lower right corner block of four, mint and generally fine. S.G. 1-8, £593++
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Est. £250-300

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. marginal block of four with interpanneau margin at left, the lower-right stamp showing broken "t" of "West" and a upper left corner block of four with interpanneau margin at top, the lower left stamp showing shaved "Z", 1d. upper left corner block of our with interpanneau margin at top, the left-hand stamp with shaved "Z" and right-hand stamp with "t" of "West" largely broken off, 2d. block of four with the lower-right stamp with "t" of "West" largely broken off, 6d. and 1/- (marginal) pairs both with left-hand stamp with "t" of "West" largely broken off; fine mint
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Est. £120-150

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. pair with overprint misplaced with "Africa./Afrika." above "Zuid-West/South West", 1d. block of four with the upper pair showing "Africa./Afrika." above "Zuid-West/South West" and the lower pair with "Afrika./Africa." only, and 1d. block of four with overprints shifted to left with small parts of the adjoining stamps at right, fine mint, the first 1d. block with hinge remainder across top
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Est. £300-350

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. Plate 5 lower left corner block of four, the lower right-hand stamp variety "Afr ica" and 1d. Plate 6 block of twelve (6x2, perfs. severed at the plate block of four, hinge remainders), the lower right-hand stamp variety "Af.rica", fine mint with the variety pairs unmounted. S.G. 1b, 2c, £310
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Est. £140-180

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d., 2d., 4d., 6d., 1/-, 1/3d. and 2/6d. pairs, ½d. interpanneau block of sixteen and Plate 5 upper left and right corner blocks of four, all litho overprints in shiny ink, mint; one ½d. plate block with minor imperfections, though generally fine. S.G. 1d, 2c, 3c, 5a-9a, £617
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Est. £180-200

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d. green block of four, the upper left stamp with variety no stop after "Africa", fine mint. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2015). S.G. 1c, unpriced. Photo.
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Est. £800-1,000

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. ½d., 2d., 4d., 6d., 1/-, 1/3d. and 2/6d. horizontal pairs with lithographed overprints in shiny ink, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 1d, 3c, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8b and 9a, £470+
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Est. £200-300

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. 1d. rose-red upper right corner pair with interpanneau margin at right, variety overprint inverted, mint with the pair itself remaining lightly mounted; thin in top margin, otherwise fine. S.G. 2a, £500. Photo
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Est. £150-200

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. 1d. rose-red horizontal pair from the right of the sheet, variety overprint inverted, mounted in the margin and just touching the stamp at right. PFSA Certificate (2000). S.G. 2a, £500. Photo
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Est. £200-250

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. 2d. dull purple horizontal pair, variety overprint inverted, fresh mint with small hinge remainder at top. Scarce. S.G. 3a, £700. Photo
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Est. £250-300

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Issued Stamps. 1/3d. pale violet horizontal pair, variety overprint inverted, fresh unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 8a, £400. Photo
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Est. £200-250

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Internal Mail. 1923 (May-Nov.) covers (5), comprising 11 May registered from Luderitz to Keetmanshopp franked at 6d., 16 June registered from Luderitz to Keetmanshoop franked at 7d., 30 July 1d. envelope, uprated with 2d. and 3d., "Registered! AR!" to Windhoek with bi-lingual "gone-no address" cachets and various datestamps, 6 November from Okahandja to Windhoek with 1d. cancelled by datestamp with blank before day, and 19 November registered from Maltahohe to Keetmanshoop bearing 2d. block of four; generally fine and an interesting group
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Est. £150-200

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. Internal Mail. 1923 (17 May) envelope registered from Windhoek addressed locally, bearing 2d. dull purple marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, variety overprint inverted, neatly cancelled with light double-ring datestamp, registration handstamp at lower left corner; two vertical creases clear of the margin and the block with a couple of short perfs. at foot, nevertheless a very rare multiple of this variety, particularly on cover. S.G. 3a, £1,600++. Photo
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Est. £600-700

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. External Mail. 1923 (Apr.) pair of OHMS envelopes registered from the Posts and Telegraphs Department at Windhoek and uprated with adhesives as postage had to be paid for OHMS letters leaving the country, one to Kimberley with 1d. and 2d. pairs, the other to New York bearing ½d., 1d. (2) and 2d. pairs, all neatly cancelled; a scarce and attractive pair
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Est. £250-300

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (1 Jan.-17 June) Setting I. External Mail. 1923 (7 June) OHMS envelope registered from the Postmasters Office at Windhoek to Transvaal and uprated with adhesives as postage had to be paid for OHMS letters leaving the country, bearing 1d. vertical pair with overprints misplaced 7mm. to left and marginal 4d. sharing single neat datestamp, registration handstamp at left and "postmasters office/windhoek" oval rubber datestamp in blue and lower left, despatch and arrival datestamps on reverse; scarce and attractive
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Est. £150-200

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (31 Mar.) Setting II. 5/-, 10/- and £1 horizontal pairs, fresh mint; 5/- centred to right. A scarce trio. S.G. 13-15, £1,660. Photo
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Est. £500-600

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (31 Mar.) Setting II. 5/- purple and blue, 10/- blue and olive-green and £1 green and red, each in horizontal pair, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 13-15, £1,500. Photo
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Est. £500-600

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (31 Mar.) Setting II. 5/- purple and blue marginal block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint. S.G. 13, £320
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Est. £140-180

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (31 Mar.) Setting II. 5/- purple and blue marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, the left-hand stamp with variety "Afrika" without stop, fresh mint and apparently unmounted; margin detached. Scarce. Brandon Certificate (2003). S.G. 13a, £1,200. Photo
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Est. £500-600

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (July-Sept.) Setting III, Bold Lettering. ½d. to £1 set of twelve in horizontal pairs; fine with large part original gum. S.G. 16-27, £650
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Est. £250-350

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (July-Sept.) Setting III, Bold Lettering. 1d. to £1 set of eleven horizontal pairs, mint; the £1 a fraction toned and the right-hand stamp with a vertical crease. S.G. 17-27, £647
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Est. £120-150

South West Africa. The Issued Stamps. 1923 (July-Sept.) Setting III, Bold Lettering. 1d., 3d. (2), 6d., 1/-, 1/3d. (two shades) and 5/- blocks of four, all neatly cancelled with single or multiple strikes of datestamps, one 3d. with scarce Aris single strike and the other with complete or large part Rehoboth Railway converted Richthofen type, and £1 vertical strip of three in intense colours; generally fine. S.G. 17, 19, 21-23, 25, 27, £922+
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Est. £250-300