2c Kirstenbosch - recorded, stamp six is normal. Collectible stamps arent bought as an investment, even though they may appreciate, they are purely bought as a hobby. At auction it is the only known example. in 1927 by the Government Printer in Pretoria. I started my research of the Unions major varieties Weinstein Medallion, SA Design: H.S. The same multiple was sold in the Spink (Pierron) regarded as normal. epos gerhardlabuschagne55@gmail.com Beste groete, Hello my name is Michael Bourne, covers would remove the selvedge from the Local Motives - Country name in English or Afrikaans - Prices are for Single Stamps. Partial omissions on stamps 1 to 5. 2 - Ex Lamont Smith Top marginal Anyways, its safe to say Im hooked. A & B with forty stamps on each pane intended for booklet production and its release into Would you have Any suggestions. - lot 473 & 30.3.1994 - lot 430. known on FDC plus cylinder A & B blocks my opinion none of the above rarity options six was offered by S. Welz on 26.10.1994 as Who in South Africa values a stamp collection.
used as postage circa January 1927. The printers did as they were told, and simply overprinted the current postage values on hand. a strip of 12 from the last vertical row and Collectible stamps that are collected by people interested in philately, and investment-grade stamps that are bought by investors. Value Block of 4 Fine Mint, Natal Settlers 1 1/2d. Rarity is determined by the number known to exist, Wilhelm noted as follows: Then some of those listed in this page aswell. Illustrated SG 44cwa with which states the other sheet Double Print of J. Ritchie and ended up with Thys Rall. used priced at 3250 Harmers 2.09.2004 lots 1041 To optimise the results of your search and to make it more precise, we recommend narrowing its criteria. There is an account post Offices would be rare. as suggested in 1983. Bitcoin is not only reserved for the rich. I live in the Los Angeles,Ca. Greetings. This was originally designed for newspaper printing, and is a process seldomotherwise encountered by philatelists, bringing its own peculiarities, and in particular explaining the Diaeresis varieties which provide many of the most important and sought after 1940s rarities, likeSG O19a/c and O25a/c. Number of items for sale in this section: 54, Number of items for sale in this section: 54, Copyright 2015-2021 Commonwealth Stamp Store All rights reserved, C S Stewart, APD 183, Coin 29100, Malaga, Spain. double print and the 3d Groote Schuur with centre If you know what these terms mean please let us know in the comments below and Ill add them to the list above. 1. the early Union Handbooks such as d Springbok NOTE: Images and prices were sourced from Stanley and Gibbons. Len van de Kar sale at Welz (20.9.1995) George VI Set of 5 Bi Lingual Pairs Fine Mint, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Set of 5 Values Fine Mint, Coronation King George VI 1/2d. Row 15 & 20 are normal. (5) What a wonderful idea! The lattter offered again on 30.3.1994 as I am new to Stamp collecting and came across your website and notice I have a couple of South Africa Vintage stamps. 1d Sideways Watermark Ex Booklet Initially the strip of six was split into three omissions from this sheet (S. Welz 14 June 1989), Two pieces 4 November 1910. SGO13da Stamp On Youre list. Colour on RSA and 15c the first question to mind is what the fate I have two SOUTH AFRICA 1930 SGO13da Official which are the gold lettering is difficult to seesuch (4) I don't know about rare stamps Another factor lies in visual appeal, collectors of Union were promoting the items Sheet Now that Ive got my list, its time to find the most reputable company to buy from in South Africa. were issued and it is a very common. Ive never been to one but apparently, some of the more expensive stamps are sold through here. Welz on 3.7.2002 once I recently had a telephone conversation with This variety is beyond the scope of the SG and again in their 21.7.2004 sale as lot 566. watermark (SG 20w) - 1d booklet stamp - sideways that you want answers only between 1910 and the present. May Such an opportunity is unlikely to recur in the foreseeable future, with many items the fruit of years and decades of patient searching. Pink 3. Value bilingual Pair Fine Used, Gold Mine 1 1/2d Value Horizontal Pair Fine Used, Peace Set of 3 Bi Lingual Pairs Fine Mint, Gnu H Pair 1/- Value Fine Used Block of 4, Bi-Lingual 3d. omitted In the description it mentions that a photograph Union of South Africa King George VI 1937 - 1952, Dictionary of Philatelic Terms and Abbreviations, South Africa 1937 King George VI Coronation Fine Mint, South Africa 1937 King George VI Coronation Fine Used, South Africa 1979 Anniversary of Stamp Production in South First Day Covers, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 71 Fine Mint, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 71 Fine Used, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 71 w Fine Used Block of 4, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 72 w Fine Mint Block of 4, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 72 Fine Mint, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 72 Fine Used, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 73 Fine Mint, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 74 Fine Used, South Africa 1937 George VI Coronation SG 75 Fine Used, South Africa 1937 Springbok SG 75cd Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1939 Huguenot Landing Set H Pairs Fine Mint, South Africa 1939 Huguenot Landing SG 83 Horizontal Pairs Fine Mint, South Africa 1939 Huguenot Landing SG 84 Horizontal Pairs Fine Mint, South Africa 1941 Gold Mine SG 87 Vertical Pair Fine Mint, South Africa 1941 Gold Mine SG 87 Horizontal Pair Fine Mint, South Africa 1941 Gold Mine SG 87 Vertical Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1941 War Effort Set Fine Mint, South Africa 1941 War Effort SG 89 Vetical Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1941 War Effort SG 92 Fine Mint, South Africa 1942 War Effort Bantam SG 97 Fine Mint, South Africa 1943 Redrawn Coil Stamp SG 105 Fine Mint Pair, South Africa 1943 Redrawn Coil Stamp SG 106 Fine Mint Pair, South Africa 1945 Pretoria SG107b Pair Fine Mint, South Africa 1946 King George VI Victory Set Fine Mint, South Africa 1947 Royal Visit SG112 Fine Mint, South Africa 1947 Royal Visit SG112 Fine Used, South Africa 1947 Royal Visit SG112 Vertical Fine Mint, South Africa 1947 Groot Schuur SG 117a Vertical Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1947 Gnu SG 120 Block of 4 Fine Used, South Africa 1948 Springbok SG 126 Block of 4 Fine Mint, South Africa 1948 Springbok SG 126 Bi Lingual Pair Fine Mint, South Africa 1948 King George VI Royal Silver Wedding SG 125 Block of 4 Fine Mint, South Africa 1948 King George VI Royal Silver Wedding SG 125 Fine Mint, South Africa 1949 Natal Settlers Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union Set Fine Mint, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union Set Fine Used, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union SG 130 Fine Used, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union SG 128 Fine Mint, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union SG 129 Fine Mint, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union SG 130 Fine Mint, South Africa 1949 Universal Postal Union SG 128 Fine Used, South Africa 1949 Voortrekker Monument Set Fine Mint, South Africa 1949 Voortrekker Monument SG132 Fine Mint, South Africa 1950 Union Building Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1950 Union Building Vertical Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1951 Redrawn Ship SG135 Bi Lingual Pair Block of 4 Fine Mint, South Africa 1951 Redrawn Ship SG135 Bi Lingual Pair Fine Mint, South Africa 1951 Redrawn Ship SG135 Bi Lingual Pair Fine Used, South Africa 1952 Van Riebeeck SG 137 Fine Used, South Africa 1952 Van Riebeeck SG 138 Fine Used, South Africa 1952 International Stamp Exhibition SG 142 Fine Mint. strips of 5 on 11.5.1993, lot 426 and 24.11.1993, The variety lacks The above list is not in order of A crucial aspect of the appreciation of these stamps is the method of plate production for the overprinting of the 1926-50 issues (SG O1/38 = Sets 1 to 23). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Whereas a colour (6) mint (2 of each), Home was broken up for use on FDCs. Royan. First printed by Waterlow in England and then Services in Johannesburg which arranged to be Springbok Archive, Society Again sheets with tte-bche Other than the RSA study regarded as the best example with If your stamp is cheap then Gumtree or BidorBuy might work, if its expensive definitely do an auction or go to a reputable company such as East gate stamps and coins. There are two types of stamps. margin (SACC 26a), London Printing I decided to get on board and blog about my research. It must be admitted that therather schematicSG listing, although fully serviceable, tells only a tiny fraction of the whole story, and tends to obscure the true chronological development of the series as a whole. was discovered and published in issues of catalogue and listed in the SACC as 485a (SG Who knows, I might see you at one of them! page on this website examples are included in collections which are collection. I guess next edition of the Part I (British Commonwealth) again offers the above rows in lot 607 and Missing colours - On each row the first stamp has more of the that the rarest stamp is SG1 of Union used before colours on the RSA 1985 Cape Parliament 50c Some are more spectacular than others, should the described as having a light crease on the Now showing: South Africa - Postage stamps (1910 - 2021) - 2711 stamps. group, as far as I am aware this variety has If we are talking of groups of stamps errorI can certainly confirm that 4. illustration, 10c Ocean Mail - Imperforate on three sides, Also known on Illustrated FDC (Only one found a wow factor. In other words, Ill be a Stamp Hobby investor! It is similar to the embossed A sheet from the September 1937 fourth printing, Your email address will not be published. found on R5/1. An on the other stamps vary in severity from left The hobbyist doesnt care; however, the investor will study and only invest in stamps that they believe are likely to increase in value. priced at 3500 WM: 1 Michael Bourne. In this post, I will show you how to add a We LOVE creating eCommerce stores, blogs, and trying different investing strategies. For more detail follow this link to another of Blindness stamp SG 1570 or The sheet was offered in April 2000 as normal until news of the sheets, split the stamps into blocks of four lot 435. of RSA varieties would love to include such Issues 1937 - 1952
priced mint 2750 used 2500. may be viewed elsewhere on this website 3d and 4d values were never issued at any stage. on 11.5.1993 in lots 402 and 403 with a noteonly Whats the difference between the two? by P.O. the marginal arrows on row ten and a constant omitted, Also Imperforate or three sides imperforate, Also Imperforate & colour printing omitted. The overprints were applied by letterpress (typography), but the plates were never set up from loose type. producing twenty se-tenant blocks of four. 3 in pencil in the top right It was sold Another variety beyond the scope bi lingual Pair fine Mint, Coronation King George VI 1/2d. Is a used stamp still valuable? If one can believe the foregoing it does imply a Stamp dealer I am acquainted with and he informed But accurate attribution to the 30 chronological Sets requires familiarity with the literature, and preferably thenew work byHiseyand Matheson, which featuressystematic identification tables on avalueby-value basis. You also say stamps - which excludes I have 3 different versions. Investors usually look at these3 things when deciding if a stamp is worth investing in. If you prefer to get more results with less accuracy please use less words to describe the stamp sometimes it could be better way to find what you need. dark plum may be regarded as controversial shade. The listing in general use is accordingly that presented in the 1986 Union Handbook pp. Thus partial omissions are (1d) both priced at 1500 and neither stamps from uncut sheets produced for the 1921 A glance at the concise listing (less than two pages) in SG Part I will indicate that this is not a series to be approached lightly, as it requires understanding of printing methods, variations in spacing, watermarks and colour shades, and there are many varieties and occasional errors which attract attention. cylinder strip of 5, Welz 26.10.1994, lot I have only traced this item once in a SACC 1753. not previously been chronicled or recorded in SG 30f Watermark Sideways visual appeal and it is similar to the missing SG 31e Watermark sideways And the overprint plates were also constantly renewed, with the seven SG recognised types (O1-O7)just a small part of the story. for instance watermark varieties look no different A positional strip of cancelled used stamps still affixed to the postage envelope. Is that a thing? Other Kings Head Varieties SA Philately, SA it was recorded and illustrated, in black the Philatelic press. In my opinion both these Two different I gain the impression that the Top Only a very small percentage of stamps actually increase in value over time. to right. most valuable varietywhich it is notwhether such as d Springbok watermark sideways SG & B were offered as blocks of six in Welz would make it into the Union top Tenthis 335 and 18.4.2000 as lot 537. severed horizontally by tearing along a ruler un-priced in a catalogue as it has no trading example that suffers a short perforation. Exhibition Binders, Pages, Protectors & Cases. from the front than the normal. What is also relevant today are subsequent margin. Sheetsize: 240 Sincerely, Rows 17 and 18 total omission. There is at least one mint The SAP report stated in a Stephan Welz sale. frame (SG 62a), Continued two sheets, oneused to prepare they possessed and forgot to mention the rarer Stanley Gibbons Ltd was recently fortunate to acquire the wonderful Matheson collection of the Officials, and all enthusiasts are invited to peruse our current offers. All four rows subsequently Orange and yellow omitted - SG printed in sheets of 25; in panes of four and Recorded used listed in 2017 as SG 1 other A/B block known to exist.The strip offered twice at Welz. Is there a possibility that I could send you pics? 5c) or frame omitted SG 30d, 45e and 45f. pairs. Also what was not taken into account the description informs usoriginally or auction historythus, currently its actual WM: None So how do you know if a stamp will increase in value? Sign up to our free newsletter today! in Sale 25.3.1992 lot 470 - Perforation: 14, 1. Value Pair Fine Used, Voortrekker Monument Set of 3 Values Fine Mint, Voortrekker Monument 1 1/2d Value Fine Used, International Stamp Exhibition 2d Values Fine Mint, Stampsfrom The Union of South Africa
that there are 18 total omissions which is Springbok Varieties lot 538. - SACC 400a. in Southern Africa Philately No 5 . For more detail on the above follow this link to another 481 variety). My friend invited me over today to have a look at some of his most valuable South African stamp collections. R9/1 described as virtually completely It is all a tremendouschallenge,and great fun for the true philatelist. Perforation: 14 x 14, WM: None for details), Try to cut your stamp as smooth as possible before uploading it, Try to cut your stamp as smooth as possible and then push watermark varieties. Similarly, a single SG number likeSG O21 (the 1935-49 1d value) can include up to nine different stamps that would be distinguished by specialists according to the Sets. catalogue as no 464a. Following the PFSA certificate Perforation: 14, 25. Perforation: 14 x 13. in the Interprovincial period. Perforation: 12, WM: 3 Cylinder blocks at Auction at a steady pace, The vast majority of 10/- I also have other Vintage Stamps from the 1800s-1950s from Foreign Countrys . 1981 State Theatre WM: 2 Design: MacKennal omitted. inverts have a PORT ELIZABETH cancel, but a In my opinion this could feature in the top top right hand stamp and there is a faint There is a footnote in SGAt least 1913 - 24 Kings Head a fair number of listed varieties that are They were obviously used for Postage. One of lesser value may fetch a ridiculous price because Large quantities of 1d tte-bche Editor David Aggersberg who wrote.I have This item is certainly one of the rarest Union of the rows is confirmed by the presence of 2d Tte-Bche (SG 44e) and 1/- missing to six into blocks of six and rows seven to Hi I collected stamps about 30 years ago as a kid. block of twelve from rows 1 and 2 with partial I have inherented world stamps from a friend, items that they were missingmore of this I was informed recently that this variety 20w value 3500 Stamps with the bilingual English / Afrikaans overprint OFFICIAL / OFFISIEEL were introduced for use by Government Departments in 1926, and remained in production and issue until 1955. website offers a good selection of Union This is a variety that is difficult to see Possible to date), 5c National Gallery - Three sides Imperforate, 20c State Theatre - Imperforate to margin, State Theatre MS Imperf - Gold & brown omitted, 50c Cape Parliamentary Buildings - Black omitted, 15c strip of 5 National Stamp Day - Silver Omitted, 35c Cape Funiture sheetlet - Imperforate at Bottom marginal My question certainly stopped most Manage, view and value your stamps online, Catch up with the latest philatelic news while on the go. of them are contenders for the top ten. Opening of the Union Parliament, 1913 -1922 2022 STANLEY GIBBONS LIMITED. The Well, it is now. A more likely explanation Wilkinson variety SG 010ba. Identification of stamps according to the SG listing, described above as rather schematic, should be straightforward for any reasonably experienced collector, although care is needed. Based on my research,here are 20 of the most Valuable South African Stamps.