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An Orange River Colony £1 revenue stamp issued in 1903. Before South Africa was united in 1910, each part of South African issued their own stamps. These were: British Bechuanaland (1886-1887) Cape of Good Hope (1864-1910) Griqualand West (1877-1879) Natal (c.1855-1910) New Republic (1886) Orange Free State (1856-1892) Orange River Colony ...
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 around 1950. A Furniture Workers stamp was also issued around 1940. [2]
South Africa, 1913-2009 - Revenue stamps of South Africa; South African Republic, 1875-c.1878 and 1886 - Revenue stamps of Transvaal; South West Africa, 1923-1970 - Revenue stamps of South Africa; Southern Rhodesia, 1924-1954 - Revenue stamps of Rhodesia; Southern Yemen, 1969 - Revenue stamps of Yemen; Sri Lanka, 1979-2002 - Revenue stamps of ...
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 ...
In the 1940s, various designs featuring the South African coat of arms was issued to pay entertainments duty on theatre or film tickets. This was replaced by a numeral design around 1950. The numeral design was reissued in 1961 denominated in South African rand, and these are the last Cape revenues. [4]
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Stamps issued by the Union of South Africa were used from 1914 until 1953. The first stamps inscribed "South West Africa" were issued bilingually in English and Afrikaans (Suidwes Afrika) on 1 January 1923. From 1970, the abbreviation "SWA" was in general use. [2] However, some postmarks featured German as well as Afrikaans and English. [3] In ...
This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840. The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp for postal purposes. These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organised by ...