SOUTH AFRICA

THE PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES
OF
1926-54

HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE MAJOR PRINTINGS OF

THE SIXPENNY ORANGE TREE

("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. Orange background smooth. S.G.32; Sc.25.			Leg of "R" in "AFR" flat at bottom. Orange background tends to be spotchy. S.G.42; Sc.33.

THE HYPHENATED ISSUES

- - - 1937 - - -		- - - 1938 - - -		- - - 1946 - - -
---------------"ZUID-AFRIKA" Hyphenated--------------- Colour changed to red-orange.
Spandrel open. Green background lines faint. S.G.61; Sc.59.		Spandrel open. Green background lines heavy. S.G.61b; Sc.60.		Spandrel closed. Design smaller S.G.61c; Sc.61c.
- - - 1950-51 - - -
Fully Screened Rotogravure 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.119; Sc.61

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