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Bloemfontein 150 Years
South Africa, Bloemfontein · 1996-03-28
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Cachet: Bloemfontein crest (Floreat).
Info card
None.
Additional information
This cover was postmarked on 28 March 1996 and catalogued as SAPO 6.30. It celebrated Bloemfontein's 150th anniversary and carried the city's official crest bearing the motto "Floreat" meaning "may it flourish". Bloemfontein was founded in 1846 and later became home to South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal. That earned it the nickname "the judicial capital" of the country.
Theme: Heritage
Addressed: No
Signed: No
SG reference: 905
SAPO serial number: 6.30
Estimated value: ~US$0.1
This is a high-level, subjective estimate only, not a professional appraisal.
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