Auction 309-320 - Australian States & Commonwealth British Africa, St. Helena - Day 2

1915 (May): German East Africa 6 c. on 7½ h. carmine, handstamped "G. R. / POST / 6 CENTS / MAFIA" in black, a used example on small piece, variety "Handstamped Overprint Inverted". Small splash of green ink at base. Just 50 stamps overprinted, this being one of just two examples recorded with inverted overprint. A rarity. Signed Holcombe, Hoffmann Giesecke. Opinion Holcombe (1992). Cert. Hoffman Giesecke (1977) Gibbs 21b / Gi = unlisted.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 Oct 1998, lot 1097.rn