Otto Peetoom
Ormskirk Stamps
SOUTH AFRICA Stamps
Union Stamp Issues
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This Page Includes
Kings Heads stamps, blocks, varieties & coil stamps
1926 London Printings
Unhyphenated pairs, blocks, varieties, joined paper,
Major varieties, missing colours

1933 - 48 Hyphenated Definitives

1941 - 46 War Issues
1947 -54 Screened Definitives
1954 - 61 QEII Definitives
1910 - 1960 Commemoratives

KGV Revenues

1913 - 1924
Kings Heads

1926 - 44 London &
Unhyphenated Defs

1933 - 48
Hypenated Defs

KGVI & QEII
Definitives
1910 - 1960
Commemoratives

Colour Trial

Inverted Centre

Frame Omitted

Yellow Omitted
9d Proof in Blue
The above Images are some of the Gems of Union Philately we have handled or currently own
1913 - 24 King's Heads
SA 1
2½d Colour Trial
Black & violet
In the colours of the 6d Rare item
Mint
£1850
SA 2
SACC 2e
½d Mossy green
With Certificate - Very rare shade
Mint £600

SG 5a
1½d Tete-beche pair
Used £12
SG 6
2d Plum
UMM £6
SG 10
4d
UMM £13
SG 10w
4d Wmk inverted
Mint £5.50
SG 13
1/3 Deep violet
Used SOLD
SG 14
2/6
Mint £40
SG 15
5/- Light blue
Mint £80

SG 15a
5/-
Mint £80
SG15a
5/-
Used £6
SG 16
10/-
Mint £125
SG 16
10/-
Used £5
SG 17
£1 Green & Red
Used SOLD
SG 17a
£1 Olive green
UMM £950
SG 17a
£1 Olive green
Used £950
Gutter Pairs - Blocks - Multiples
SA 3
½d Bottom marginal
Gutter pair
Mint £75
SA 4
½d Top marginal
Gutter pair
Mint £75
SA 5
½d Block of 4
Divided by
Horizontal gutter
Mint £80
SA 6
SG 3c
½d Yellow green Ex plate 7
Interpanneau block of 4
From centre of sheet - Very rare
Mint/UMM £750
SA 7 - SACC 2e
½d Mossy green
Marginal block of four
PFSA certificate
One of only three recorded
Mint £2500
SA 10
SG 5a

1½d Tete-beche -Block of six with
Vertical gutter
Hinged on one stamp
Rest UMM £60
SA 11
Nine blocks

½d (5) 1d, 1½d (2) & 2d
Used at
CALA, CAPE TOWN,
KOTJESKOLK (closed 1925 - rare)
MAGALIESBURG, GLENTHORN,
EAST LONDON & KOSTER
Nice assembly
£25
SA 12
SACC 5c

2d Deep Plum
Cancelled
KENSINGTON
This is by far the
Deepest shade
I have encountered
£200
SA 14
SG 4
1d Rose red Block of 4
UMM £8
SA 15
SG 5a
1½d Tete-beche block
UMM £5
SA 16
SG 5w
1½d Watermark inverted
UMM £6
SA 19
SG 15 Shade

5/- purple & light blue - Hinged on
one stamp Rest UMM £525
SA 20
SG 10

4d Orange yellow & Olive green - Three shades in Blocks of 4 One mint, others
UMM £125
SA 21
SG 10w

4d Watermark Inverted - block of 4
UMM £45
Plate single
Variety - Wedge Intrusion
Control block
SA 22
SG 5a

1½d Tete-beche Block of four
With Horizontal gutter
UMM £60
SA 23
SG 10a

4d Watermark Inverted
UMM
£15
SA 24
SG 11

Part of the frames Omitted
Ex Van de Kar
Mint £750
SA 25
SG 13 Shade

1/3 Deep Violet
UMM
£100
Coil Stamps

SG 18
½d
UMM £8
Mint £4
SG19
1d Rose red
UMM £27
Mint £14
SG 19a
1d Scarlet
UMM £35
SG 20
1½d Orange brown
UMM £15
Mint £8
SG 20
1½d Chestnut
Mint £8
Used £10
SG 21
2d
Mint £10
Used £3.25
SA 30 - SG 20
1½d pair
Used £20
SA 32
SG 21
2d pair
Used £7
SA 31 - SG 20
1½d Two strips
Of three on piece
Commercially used at
MARGUARD 9 JA 26
Minor imperfection
On one stamp
Used £50
1925 Airs
SG 26 - 29
UMM £65

SG 26 - 29
Used £70
SG 29
9d
UMM £35
SG 26
UMM £8
SG 27
Used £8.50
SG 28
UMM £17
SG 29
Used £52
1926 London Printings
SA 34
SG 30

½d Block of four
UMM
£10

SA 35
SG 32

6d Block of four
UMM
£120

SG 32
In Pair
UMM £60
1926 1d Varieties

SA 36
SG 31

Vertical strip of four
With misplaced perforations

Creating quite a spectacular variety
Mint
SOLD

SA 37
SG 31

1d Pair with margin folded across
part of the vignette creating
a Partial omission
Mint
SOLD

1927 London Pictorials
SG 34
2d Perforation 14
Mint £9
SG 34
2d Perforation 14x13½
Used SOLD
SG 35
3d Perforation 14
Mint £11
SG 35a
3d Perforation 14 x 13½
Used £55
SG 35b
4d Perforation 14
UMM £45
SG 35c
4d Perforation 14 x 13½
Used £50
SG 36
1/- Perforation 14
Mint £20
SG 39
10/- Perforation 14
Used £110
SA 38
SG 36a

1/- Perforation 14 x 13½ down
Block of four
Used
£125
SG 38a
5/- Perforation 14 x 13½ down
Single
Used £30
1929 Airs
SG 40 - 41
UMM £25
SG 40 - 41
Used £11
SA 40 - SG 40
1929 4d Air - Variety
Short I in Air on left stamp
UMM - Mint £30
1930 - 44 Unhyphenated Definitives
SG 44d
2d Watermark up - Blue & violet
UMM £350
SG 47
6d Watermark inverted
Mint £9
SG 47w
6d Watermark up
Mint SOLD
SG 48aw
1/- Watermark inverted
Used £18
SG 48aw
2/6 Watermark inverted, under-rated stamp
Mint £200
SG 49b
2/6 Greenish blue & deep brown
UMM £40
The 1944 - 48 2/6 Value enjoyed Numerous Printings and there is a good range of Shades
SG 49b
2/6 Deep blue & brown
UMM £35
SG 49b
2/6 Deep Turquoise green & brown
Mint £20
SG 49b
2/6 Light blue & yellow brown
UMM £40
Unhyphenated Definitives - Blocks & Varieties
Cobweb Variety
SA 45
SG 42

½d Watermark up - With a paper join through top stamps
Between rows 14 & 15
UMM £375
SA 46
SG 42c - UHB V13 Ex R9/5
½d Watermark Inverted - Issue 2 Cylinder 1
Cobweb variety on centre stamp in block of 9
UMM £50
SA 48
SG 43d - 1d Watermark up with paper join between margin & top stamp
Mint £100
SA 50
SG 44c -
Issue 3
2d Watermark up - Half arrow unit
Vertical strip of 5 with Frame omitted
On top two stamps - Hinged on
top stamp - Mint - UMM
Price on request
SA 52
SG 45aw

Issue 1 Watermark inverted - Control A
Opposite Afrikaans stamp
Mint - middle pair UMM £175
SA 53
SG 45aw
- Issue 1
Watermark inverted - Control A
Opposite English stamp
Mint SOLD
SA 54
SG 45aw
- Issue 1 Watermark inverted
Top Arrow block
UMM £100
SA 59
SG 45c
- 3d 1937 printing
Watermark up - Marginal half arrow block
With varieties Screening flaws &
Vertical doctor blade flaws in margin
Half UMM £60
SA 60
SG 45c
- Issue 2
Watermark up - UHB V5 - Ex R5/1
Break in frame under POSTAGE
UMM £30

Break in frame under OS of POSTAGE
Two dots in Gable R19/3
SA 62
SG 45dw (UHB 39 V2 & V3)
3d 1933 printing, watermark inverted with Two dots in Gable R19/3 plus Shuttered Window R20/4
UMM £80
Shuttered Window R20/4
SA 63
SG 45d
- UHB 39 V3
3d 1933 Printing - Watermark up - Much scarcer
than inverted - With variety
Shuttered Window R20/4 On piece
BENONI 1 MAY 35
Used £45
SA 64
SG 45dw
(UHB 39 V3)
3d 1933 printing, watermark inverted with variety
Shuttered Window R20/4
UMM £70
SA 65
SG 45dw
1933 Printing
Watermark inverted with Shuttered Window
UMM £70
Union of South Africa - The Two Rarest Missing Colour Varieties
SA 68
SG 45f

Centre Omitted
Unique Block

BPA Certificate
P.O.R.


Note the listing of
SG 45e & f in the
Stanley Gibbons Catalogue
is entirely based on these
Two Pieces
SA 67
SG 45e

Centre Omitted - Unique Pair
BPA Certificate
P.O.R.
SA 70
SG 49 Shade

2/6 1940 Dark bronze green printing
Superb block of 4 cancelled
ROOSSENEKAL 2 JAN 41
£150
1933 - 36 Voortrekker Memorial Fund
SG 50 - 53
Mint £12
SG 50 - 53
Used £12
1933 - 48 Hyphenated Definitives
SG 54aw
½d Watermark up
UMM £12
SG 57dw
1½d Dull gold & green - Wmk inveted
UMM £6
SG 58
2d Deep blue & violet
Mint SOLD

SA 71
SG 54aw
½d Watermark up
Marginal block of 8
UMM
£50
SG 57dw
Watermark inverted
1½d Bright gold & blue green
UMM £6

SA 72
SG 56

1d Ship Cylinder 6A & 6B
Two blocks
UMM £16
SG 58
2d Blue & violet
UMM £75

SG 58
2d Deep blue & violet
Used £35
SG 58
2d Grey & dull purple
UMM £50 or Mint £25
SG 59
3d Ultramarine
Mint £6

SA 73
SG 58a

2d Grey & dull purple
With doctor blade flaw at right
UMM £100
SA 74
SG 61 - 61a

Falling Ladder Variety
UMM £250

SG 61c
Type II
6d Vermillion
UMM £40
SG 61
Type I
UMM SOLD
SG 61c
Type II
6d Deep green & orange brown
UMM SOLD
SG 61d
6d Yellow orange
UMM SOLD
SG 62
1/- Brown & chalky blue
UMM £60 or Mint £35
SG 62
1/- Brown & chalky blue
Used £13
SG 62
1/- Purple brown & milky blue
UMM £60
SG 62
1/- Choclate & slate blue
UMM £60
SG 62
1/- Sepia & dull blue (Aniline Vignette)
Mint SOLD
SG 64b
5/- Grey green
Mint £20
SG 64b
5/- Grey green
Used £15
SG 64b
5/- Blue green
Used £15
SG 64c
10/- Sepia
Used £7
SG 64ca
10/- Charcoal
UMM SOLD
SG 64c Shade
1939 10/- Blackish brown
UMM £50
SG 46c 4d Watermark up
SA 75
Deep Chestnut block UMM £10

SA 76
Chocolate Corner Marginal block
UMM £12
1935 Silver Jubilee
SG 65 - 68
UMM £75
SG 65 - 68
Mint £30
1937 KGVI Coronation

SA 80
SG 71 - 75

Coronation set of five in marginal blocks of 8
All watermark right - The ½d & 3d with variety Curved line at back of neck
Ex R6/16 UHB V9
UMM £50

SA 81
SG 75a

Hyphen Omitted
Mint £35
1938 - 39 Voortrekker & Huguenot Commemoratives

SG 76 - 79
1938 Voortrekker Centenary Memorial Fund

UMM £60

Mint £30

SA 82
SG 79
- Variety
3d Pair one stamp with
Spot in Inner Circle - UHB V4
Mint £20
Odd values in Pairs

SG 77 1d
Used £4
SG 78 1½d
Used £10
SG 80 - 81
1938 Voortrekker Commemoration
UMM £15
SA 83
SG 81
- Variety
Spots in Rays on right stamp
UHB V4
UMM £20
SG 72 - 84
1939 250th Anniversary of Huguenot Landing

Mint £20
SG 72 - 84
1939 250th Anniversary of Huguenot Landing

Used £20
Odd values in Pairs
SG 72 ½d
Used £4.50
SG 74 1½d
Used £14
1941 1½d Gold Mine
1941 - 46 Large War Issue

SG 87 UMM £3
SG 88 - 96
Set of Nine
Mint
£25
SG 88a
½d
Blue Green
Used £3.50
SG 89
1d Carmine

Used £2.75
SG 91
3d
Blue
UMM £18
SG 92
4d Orange Brown

Mint SOLD
SG 92
4d Orange Brown

Used £25
SG 92a
4d Red Brown

Mint SOLD
SG 92a
4d Red Brown

Used £30
SG 94a
1/3 Blackish brown

Mint
£5.50
SG 93
6d Red orange

Used £12
SG 94
1/3 Olive brown

Mint £8
1942 - 44 Bantam War Issue

SG 97 - 104
Set of eight
Mint
£16

SG 104
1/- Brown
UMM £15
1943 Coil Stamps
1945 Victory Issue
SG 105 - 106
½d
& 1d Coil Stamps
Used £9
SG 108 - 110
Set of three

Used £2.50
SG 111 -113
1947 Royal Visit
Used £1
1947 - 1954 Screened Rotographure Definitives
SA 87
SG 114c
- Issue 22
½d Cylinder 70 - 31 Plus Arrow Block (2 Items)
Mint £15
SA 88
SG 116
- Issue 13
2d Cylinder Block 37 - 2
UMM £10
SG 116
2d Slate blue & Purple
UMM £4
SG 116
4d Brown
UMM £4
SG 120a
1/- Blackish brown & ultramarine

Used £14
The Final Reprint of the 3d Groote Schuur Definitive

1954 3d Intense blue
See my article in the February 2013 edition of
The South African Philatelist entitled

How Deep is my ‘Blue’

Follow the link


 
SA 90
SACC 116b - CW 31b
- Was SG 117b
3d Intense blue - Bottom marginal Arrow Pair
UMM
£185
SA 89
SACC 116b - CW 31b
- Was SG 117b
3d Intense blue - Top marginal Arrow block
UMM
£400

Row 17 Stamp 2
Flying Saucer variety
SA 91
SACC 116b - CW 31b
- Was SG 117b
3d Intense blue
Bottom corner marginal Arrow block
Includes eight pairs plus the variety
With 1988 PFSA certificate
UMM
£1500

SG 119
6d Green & red orange

UMM £3.50
SG 119a
6d Green & brown orange

UMM £3
SG 121
2/6 Green & brown

Used £20
1948 1½d Gold Mine - Bantam Issue

SG 124
1½d
Blue green & yellow
UMM £2

Used £4
1948 Royal Silver Wedding
1949 Arrival Centenary of British Settlers
SG 125
3d Blue & Silver
Used £1
SA 94
SG 127

Sheet No Blocks
Ex Cylinder 29 Deep Claret & Cylinder 7021 Pale Claret
(2 Items) UMM £10
SA 95
SG 127
- 127b
Sheet No Block with Variety - Ex Cylinder 7021 Pale Claret
Pennant flaw on lower stamp at left
UMM £15
1949 UPU Variety
SA 96
SG 128

Block of eight
White Lady variety
UMM £15
1961 Decimal Definitives
SG 176 2/6
Used £3


SG 177 5/-
Used £25
SG 197
R1 Sable Antelope
Used
£30
Cigarette Excise labels
KGV Revenues
SA 97
Excise label with
KGV 1910 2½d design
In Green
Mint £125
SA 98
Excise label with
KGV 1910 2½d design
In Red
Mint £125
SA 99
B&H 8, 13 & 15
1913 KGV 5/-, £2 and £5
Used on piece
£35