Grahamstown Monument 

Grahamstown Monument
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Grahamstown Monument

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1701235
Area
Stamps
Title
Grahamstown Monument
Face value
2½
Country / area
South Africa
Year
1962
Month
08
Day
20
Issue group
1962 Monument Grahamstown
Order Number in Issue group
1
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Green, Purple
Exact colour
Blue green, Lilac purple
Theme / topic
Commemoration, Monuments, Sailing vessels, Ships (Boats)
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
The "Chapman"
Michel number
311
Yvert number
263
Scott number
282
Stanley Gibbons number
222
SACC number
221
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Government Printer/Government Printing Works [Pretoria]
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
15 : 14
Watermark
Coat of Arms of Zuid-Afrika
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Plain paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
40 x 24 mm
Details

Published on the occasion of the commemoration of the laying of the first stone of the monument of the settlers of 1820.

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