Great Constantia 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9601437
Area
Stamps
Title
Great Constantia
Face value
2½
Country / area
South Africa
Year
1963
Month
10
Day
Issue group
1963 Frankeerzegels - Tweetalig
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Green, Purple
Exact colour
Green, Violet
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Buildings, Farms, Monuments, Tourism, Viniculture
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Groot Constantia in Kaapstad
Michel number
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
SACC number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Government Printer/Government Printing Works [Pretoria]
Perforation
Comb perforation 14
Watermark
RSA in triangle (plural)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Coated paper (Chalky, Enamel, Gloss)
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
24 x 30 mm
Details
text: 'republic of' is short Watermark orientation to the right Fluorescent coated paper. 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).