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The first general purpose South African revenue issue was in 1913. From that year until 1937, all South African revenues featured the profile of King George V, with changes in size and inscriptions. From 1938 to 1952 stamps featured King George VI. The original 1938 issue was reissued in bantam format in 1943, and in 1946 these were replaced by ...
An 1868 stamp of the Orange Free State A stamp of the Orange Free State overprinted V.R.I. in 1900 during the British occupation. The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. The Orange Free State was annexed to the British Crown and renamed the Orange River Colony on 28 ...
1937 stamps of South Africa. The first stamp of the Union of South Africa was a 2 1 ⁄ 2 d stamp issued on 4 November 1910. [2] [3] It portrayed the Monarch King George V and the arms of the four British colonies which formed the Union: Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony and Transvaal. Most South African stamps issued between 1926 and ...
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. Search. ... South Africa, 1913-2009 - Revenue stamps of South Africa; South African Republic, 1875-c.1878 and ...
In 1913, colonial revenue issues were overprinted PENALTY to pay for the fee for late payment of duties. These were replaced by South African penalty stamps later that year. Around 1940, a design featuring the South African coat of arms was issued to pay entertainment tax on theatre on concert tickets. This was replaced by a numeral design ...
An 1874 stamp of Cape of Good Hope, surcharged by the local postmaster for use in Griqualand West A one penny 1879 revenue stamp of Griqualand West This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Griqualand West, a former British colony that is now part of South Africa.
A South African revenue stamp. The sort of stamp collected by members of the Revenue Society. The Revenue Society (originally The Revenue Society of Great Britain) was formed in 1990 and is the only international philatelic society which covers revenue stamps of the whole world. The society is also noted for the particularly high quality of its ...
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