SA Post Ltd
South Africa, Pretoria · 1991-10-01
Official first day cover (FDC) · South African philately
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This cover is postmarked on 1 October 1991 in Pretoria, with a special postmark bearing a stylised envelope emblem. It carries the South Africa commemorative stamp marking the establishment of the SA Post Office Limited, SAPO [number to confirm], issued on the day the former Department of Posts and Telecommunications was formally split into two separate companies. The split, enacted under the Post Office Amendment Act of 1991, created both the SA Post Office Limited and Telkom SA Limited as distinct entities from what had previously been a single government department. At the time of separation the postal side alone was already handling more than 7,7 million postal articles every working day across the country.
Description of the Cachet
The cachet is a black and white photograph of a tall modern office tower, the National Postal Centre, rendered as a striking vertical composition of glass and concrete against an empty sky. Trees frame the base of the building at street level. Below the photograph, "152 Proes Street / Proesstraat 152 Pretoria" is captioned in fine print, and beneath that the cover reads "Establishment of the SA Post Office Ltd / Stigting van die SA Poskantoor Bpk" in bold black text.
Information Card
THE SA POST OFFICE AMENDMENT BILL AND TELKOM SA LIMITED The Post Office Amendment Bill, as approved by the State President on 5 June 1991 and promulgated in the Government Gazette on 19 June 1991, makes provision for the two major service organisations, the SA Post Office Limited and Telkom SA Limited, different management styles. The postal service is inextricably linked with the telecommunication service and the two industries, which will indicate a labour intensive service, will differ radically in their nature of service being on 1 October 1991. The South African Post Office Limited This division of the SA Post Office Limited is a flying envelope in the hand of a person, more than 7,7 million postal articles each working day, the SA Post Office plays a huge indispensable role in commercial and communication activities and other transactions include stamps for Namibia, Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei. As INTERSAPA, it also serves as agent for the designing and printing of stamps for the whole world. The division of Philatelic Services produces postage stamps and other postal requisites for expensive philately worldwide. As the Post Office is also busy with the growing and hobby philatelic services, it is also agent for the General Post Office in Church Square in Pretoria. The South African Post Office Limited is a flying envelope in the hand of a person, more than 7,7 million postal articles each working day, the SA Post Office plays a huge indispensable telecommunication management styles. The postal service is inextricably linked with the telecommunications service and the two industries, which will indicate a labour intensive service, will differ radically in their nature of service being on 1 October 1991. The SA Post Office Limited and Telkom SA Limited, come into being on 1 October 1991. Courant with more than 1 000 post office boxes, 190 000 post office boxes at long distance telephone exchanges, 65 countries are served by the SA Post Office, while direct surface mail is dispatched to 74 countries. Telkom SA Limited Telkom SA Limited is South Africa's telecommunications monopoly. When Telkom was defined as the Department of the telecommunications keplanemetwerk of the process is welcomed to process financial transactions at public service points. Client services and products Despite unfavourable economic circumstances, there is an ever increasing demand for main telephone accounts maintained in South Africa. Due to the need for the large groups already stands out of new telecommunications requirements needs a smaller First World component. Telkom has begun a variety of standing services, one of the country's most sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure. Telkom must in future the growth of the South African population maintained in the tempo of technological innovations on the highly sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure. Corporate identity and products The emblem of Telkom SA Limited, a prismatic disc, is depicted on the stamp.
Theme: Heritage
Condition: FineGood condition. Minor wear or small imperfections, but overall well-presented.
Addressed: No
Signed: No
Stamp denomination: R0.28 (ZAR)
SG reference: 734
SAPO serial number: 5.15a
Estimated value: ~US$0.06
This is a high-level, subjective estimate only, not a professional appraisal.
This first day cover (FDC) is part of Southern Covers, a private collection of 256 first day covers documenting the postal history and philately of South Africa and the homeland states. New to first day cover collecting? Read the guide to learn about cachets, postmarks, and stamp collecting terms, or browse the whole collection of Southern African FDCs.
