SOUTH AFRICA
THE PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES OF 1926-54

HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE MAJOR PRINTINGS

THE TWO SHILLING & SIX PENCE ("TWO AND SIX")
OX-WAGON INSPANNED

("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.



2/6 DESIGN DETAILS

1927
1932-45
1949






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