SOUTH AFRICA
THE DEFINITIVE ISSUES OF 1926-54

THE ONE PENNY SHIP

("S.G." and "Sc." refer to Stanley Gibbons and Scott's catalogues respectively.)

- - - 1926 - - - - - - 1930 - - - - - - 1932 - - -
Typograph printing Rotogravure printing.
Type I
Rotogravure printing.
Type II
Leg of "R" in "AFR" curved at bottom. Red background smooth. Centre Black. S.G.31; Sc.24. Leg of "R" in "AFR" flat at bottom. Red background tends to be spotchy. Centre Black.
Type I: Close spacing of lines in side panels. Narrow gap between "Posseel" and "Inkomste" in Afrikaans stamp. S.G.43; Sc.34. Type II: Wider spacing of lines in side panel and wider gap between "Posseel" and "Inkomste". S.G.43d; Sc.35


- - - 1934 - - - - - - 1948 - - - - - - 1950 - - -
"Zuid-Afrika" hyphenated Reduced size Screened Rotogravure
Centre in Grey. S.G.54; Sc.48.

Bright rose-carmine frame
S.G.56i; Sc.49.
(The size of the design was reduced so that it better fit the perforations.)
Screening changes the design from solid colours to very small squares of colour arranged in straight diagonal lines. It produces a rather fuzzy appearence. S.G.115; Sc.49?



- - - 1951 - - -
Redrawn so that the horizon is clearly visible.
Further design size reduction. S.G.135; Sc.50







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