AUSTRALIA B.C.O.F. 1946-48 1s grey-green (UNUSED), SGJ5/c

AUSTRALIA B.C.O.F. 1946-48 1s grey-green (UNUSED), SGJ5/cAustralia British Commonwealth Occupation Force 1946 48 1s grey green, upper right corner block of 4, upper right stamp (= right pane, R1 8) showing variety 'Narrow N', SGJ5 c. A very fine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum, (hinged in margin only). These stamps were used by the Australian forces occupying Japan after the Second World War. Initially their post offices supplied unoverprinted Australian stamps, but it was decided to

the left stamp variety 'Inverted Arabic 5'

scarce in such fine condition

dated '1 X 15'

The growth in the middle-class bracket of society with 2 billion further people expected to enter that bracket by 2030

second young head left with wreath of

South Africa 1935-49 ½d grey and green Official

5 inch sketch by hand

Accompanied with a 1981 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity

This new watermark variety was first discovered by an Australian stamp dealer in 2015 and certified by the Royal Philatelic Society London

Odd small faults

A very scarce specialised piece

The War Tax was added in addition to the rate of postage meaning the stamp carried both its face value and the added WAR TAX