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1937 stamps of South Africa. The first stamp of the Union of South Africa was a 2 1 ⁄ 2 d stamp issued on 4 November 1910. [2] [3] It portrayed the Monarch King George V and the arms of the four British colonies which formed the Union: Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony and Transvaal. Most South African stamps issued between 1926 and ...
Helen Suzman, OMSG, DBE (née Gavronsky; 7 November 1917 – 1 January 2009) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. She represented a series of liberal and centre-left opposition parties during her 36-year tenure in the whites-only, National Party-controlled House of Assembly of South Africa at the height of apartheid.
Stamps issued by the Union of South Africa were used from 1914 until 1953. The first stamps inscribed "South West Africa" were issued bilingually in English and Afrikaans ( Suidwes Afrika) on 1 January 1923. From 1970, the abbreviation "SWA" was in general use. [ 2] However, some postmarks featured German as well as Afrikaans and English.
Martha Ellis Gellhorn (8 November 1908 – 15 February 1998) [ 1] was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist who is considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. [ 2][ 3] Gellhorn reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year career.
The first postage stamps of the protectorate were issued in April 1891, produced by overprinting the Rhodesian stamps of the British South Africa Company with B.C.A..A number of new post offices opened during the year, including Blantyre, Zomba, Chiromo, Port Herald, Fort Mlange, Fort Johnston at the southern end of the lake, and Karonga at the northern end of the lake.
Centenary of the postage stamp 6 May 1940; Victory 11 June 1946; Silver wedding 26 April 1948 (first issue to commemorate a personal Royal occasion rather than a state event, £1 value was the first British stamp designed by a woman and the issue is notable for the omission of the words 'postage' and 'revenue'). Channel Islands Liberation 10 ...
The Cancellations of Kenya, 1890–1963; including British East Africa, the East Africa Protectorate, Kenya. s.l.: East Africa Study Circle, 1991 ISBN 0951586505 177p. Proud, Edward B. The Postal History of Kenya .
The administration issued postage stamps with the profile of King Edward VII and inscribed "EAST AFRICA AND UGANDA PROTECTORATES" in 1903. The same basic design was used throughout the period, with new watermark and colours in 1904 and 1907, respectively, and the substitution of King George V in 1912. The 6c stamp was surcharged 4c in 1919.