("S.G." and "Sc." refer to Stanley Gibbons and Scott's catalogues respectively.)
YEAR: 1927
PRINTING: Recess
COLOUR: Green and Brown. SG# 37.
Sc# 30
The brown line at the top of the centre frame is thin so that there are two
white lines between it and the country name. Centre is finely detailed so that individual
leaves on trees are visible.
'SUIDAFRIKA' is not hyphenated.
YEAR: 1932-45
PRINTING: Rotogravure
COLOUR: Green and Brown
(several shades of each colour). SG# 49. Sc# 44,c,f,i.
Brown line is thicker so
that there is only one thin white line between it and the country name. Much detail in
the centre is lost - masses of leaves on the trees are solid blotches.
YEAR: 1949
PRINTING: Fully screened Rotogravure
COLOUR: Green and Brown. SG# 121, Sc# 63.
Design is composed of very small dots of
colour arranged in straight diagonal lines giving a fuzzy appearence. What were
horizontal lines are now rows of dots. "SUID-AFRIKA" is hyphenated.
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