Save Fuel

South Africa, Secunda · 1979-04-02

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Cachet: Petrol dump - do you save fuel?

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SAVE FUEL The need for all oil-importing countries, including South Africa, to save as much fuel as possible in the present circumstances cannot be over-em- phasized. The point here is not only the avail- ability of this scarce commodity but also the con- siderable financial burden that the high cost of importing crude oil and petroleum products lays on the country. However, mindful of the necessity for South Africa to maintain a reasonable econo- mic growth rate in these difficult circumstances so as to provide sufficient opportunities for work for its peoples, the Government designed its fuel- conservation measures in such a way that the sacrifices demanded from the private sector cause the least possible disruption. On the other hand, it is essential that every businessman and member of the public should co-operate fully with the Government to realize our common objective of saving the maximum amount of fuel. BESPAAR BRANDSTOF Die noodsaaklikheid vir alle olie-invoerlande, met inbegrip van Suid-Afrika, om in die huidige om- standighede soveel moontlik brandstof te be- spaar, kan nie oorbeklemtoon word nie. Dit gaan hier nie slegs om die beskikbaarheid van hierdie skaars kommoditeit nie, maar ook om die aan- sienlike finansiële las wat die hoë invoerkoste van ru-olie en petroleumprodukte vir die land mee- bring. Gedagtig egter aan die noodsaaklikheid daarvan dat Suid-Afrika in hierdie moeilike om- standighede steeds 'n redelike ekonomiese groei-koers moet handhaaf om voldoende werkgeleent- hede aan sy mense te verskaf het die Regering sy brandstofbesparingsmaatreëls sodanig ontwerp dat die opofferinge wat van die private sektor gevra word die minste moontlike ontwrigting meebring. Aan die ander kant is dit nodig dat elke sakeman en lid van die publiek ten volle met die Regering sal saamwerk om ons gemeenskaplike doelstelling te verwesenlik om die maksimum hoeveelheid brandstof te bespaar.

Additional information

This cover was postmarked on 2 April 1979 at Secunda and catalogued as SAPO 3.13. Its cachet showed a petrol pump asking "do you save fuel?", part of a national campaign urging South Africans to cut fuel use during a period of rising oil prices and import costs. The choice of Secunda as the postmark town was fitting, since it was home to Sasol's massive oil-from-coal operations, central to South Africa's efforts to reduce its dependence on imported crude.

Theme: Science & Technology

Condition: PoorHeavy wear, significant discolouration, soiling, tears, stains, or other major damage.

Addressed: No

Signed: No

Stamp denomination: R0.08 (ZAR)

SG reference: 457-458

SAPO serial number: 3.13

Estimated value: ~US$0.1

This is a high-level, subjective estimate only, not a professional appraisal.