("S.G." and "Sc." refer to Stanley Gibbons and Scott's catalogues respectively.)
- - - 1926 - - -
- - - 1930 - - -
Typograph printing
Rotogravure printing
Leg of "R" in "AFR" curved at bottom. Green background smooth. Centre Black.
S.G.30; Sc.23.
Leg of "R" in "AFR" flat at bottom. Green background tends to be spotchy.
Centre Black. S.G.42; Sc.33.
- - - 1933 - - -
- - - 1937 - - -
"ZUID-AFRIKA" Hyphenated
Redesigned
Centre in Grey. S.G.54; Sc.45.
Green shading all horizontal and thicker.
S.G.75b; Sc.46.
- - - 1947-9 - - -
- - - 1948 - - -
Screened Rotogravure
Typograph from 1926 Plates.
In 1947 frame was screened; in 1949 whole design was screened. Screening
changes the design from solid colours to very small squares of colour arranged in straight
diagonal lines. It produces a rather fuzzy appearence. S.G.114; Sc.46.
An economy printing to use up some 11,000 sheets of cut paper. Centre in
pale grey. S.G.126; Sc.47.
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