This cover is part of Southern Covers, a private collection of 47 First Day Covers from South Africa and the homeland states. New to all this? Read the guide, or just browse the whole collection.
National Stamp Day 1993
South Africa, Cape Town · 1993-10-08
Official
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front
Cachet: Postal Services 1803-1806. Janssens & de Mist.
Info card
Present but not removed.
Additional information
This cover was postmarked on 8 October 1993 at Cape Town and catalogued as SAPO 5.24. Its cachet referenced the postal services established in the Cape between 1803 and 1806 under Commissioner-General De Mist and Governor Janssens. That early postal system was one of the first formal mail networks at the Cape, laying groundwork for the postal service South Africa would later build on.
Theme: Heritage
Condition: AverageNoticeable wear or light damage, such as creases, minor soiling, small tears, or light discolouration, but still collectable.
Addressed: No
Signed: No
Stamp denomination: R3 (ZAR)
SG reference: 822-825
SAPO serial number: 5.24
Estimated value: ~US$0.1
This is a high-level, subjective estimate only, not a professional appraisal.
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