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Tourism Northern Transvaal
South Africa, Messina · 1995-06-30
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Cachet: Adansonia digitata tree.
Info card
Available - but not removed
Additional information
This cover was postmarked on 30 June 1995 at Messina and catalogued as SAPO 6.16. Its cachet featured the Adansonia digitata, better known as the baobab tree, a species strongly associated with South Africa's far northern reaches. Messina sat right on the border with Zimbabwe and took its name from the copper mining that once dominated the town's economy.
Theme: Other
Condition: AverageNoticeable wear or light damage, such as creases, minor soiling, small tears, or light discolouration, but still collectable.
Addressed: No
Signed: No
SG reference: 868
SAPO serial number: 6.16
Estimated value: ~US$0.1
This is a high-level, subjective estimate only, not a professional appraisal.
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