Groot Constantia 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2330995
Area
Stamps
Title
Groot Constantia
Face value
2½
Country / area
South Africa
Year
1967
Month
07
Day
Issue group
1967 Postage Stamps
Order Number in Issue
5
Basic colour
Green, Purple
Exact colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Architecture
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
367
Yvert number
323Ea
Scott number
330
Stanley Gibbons number
242a
SACC number
265
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation
Comb perforation 14
Watermark
RSA in triangles (also upside down)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Coated paper (Chalky, Enamel, Gloss)
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
24 x 30 mm
Details
'Republic of' long. Fluorescent coated paper. Watermark orientation 'tète bèche' Fluorescent paper gives a dirty grey, or pale whitish reflection, but is dull and not at all bright (non-fluorescent paper shows up dark pink or dark gray and does not reflect light at all).