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    MAFEKING SEIGE NOTE TEN SHILLINGS 4284 MARCH 1900 - VERTICAL & HORISONTAL CREASES - SOILING ON NOTE - PIN HOLES TOP LEFT -WHOLE, SOLID NOTE      PLEASE NOTE   International Buyers please contact us regarding shipping options. WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL PAYMENTS Shipping is only done on a Tuesday and Thursday WE DO NOT SHIP ON A FRIDAY   Our office is open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm, for collections. Please ensure you provide a physical address for shipping as we   DO NOT USE THE SOUTH AFRICAN POST OFFICE!  

1985 Mafeking Centenary. Post Office photographic proofs of adopted designs, the 11c and 25c. Also examples of the final issued stamp set. Only a handful of Post Office photographic proofs were done from the artwork and given to members of the committee to accept or reject the proposed design/s. These rarely come on the philatelic market. During the 1980’s and early 1990’s the only proofs done for South African stamps were photographic proofs. Approximately 8 to 10 photographic proofs were done for each design. The designer/artist firstly did the artwork (some in essay format, some in final artwork format) for new stamp issues, and then sent the artwork to the printers. But before each new issue could be printed, the design had to be approved by what was known as the South Africa Philatelic Committee. This committee was made up of between 6 to 8 members, some of whom were designers and stamp artists themselves, and others were Post Office officials. So that the members of this committee could see exactly what the new issue would look like at stamp size, the printers produced direct from the artwork photographically reduced proofs (to stamp size) and each member of the committee was handed one of these proofs, which they were then able to retain for themselves. Over the years, not too many of these proofs have become available to the public. Most are still retained by the committee members in their own reference collections or exhibits. Other countries including Australia produced photographic proofs during the 1990’s and these are quite capable of being included in exhibits, and in fact are a nice different type of item to show.

REGRET: AVAILABLE TO LOCAL RSA BUYERS ONLY. I DON'T POST OVERSEAS. A miniature BOER WAR medal pair, Queen's & King's South Africa 1899-1902. The QSA is with clasps ELANDSLAAGTE,RELIEF OF MAFEKING, TRANSVAAL & DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH. The KSA has the clasp pair of SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & 1902. The clasps are detached from the medals. (see the close-up pics) Miniature medals with swivel suspenders and riveted clasps.  

Publisher: Zebra Press - First Edition 1999 Format: Softcover with fold-back wraps (222 pages) Book condition: Good Postage cost: Post Office - Standard postal rate (tracked) R45 OR PostNet2PostNet Courier Fee R99  

Publisher: Zebra Press - First Edition 1999 Format: Softcover with fold-back flaps (222 pages) Book condition: Good Postage cost: Post Office - Standard postal rate (tracked) R55 OR PostNet2PostNet Courier Fee R99  

THIS IS NUMBER 19 OF THE SERIES- MAFEKING SIEGE 1900 THREE PENCE-THIS REPLICA IS CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE BY " THE AFRICANA COMMEMORATIVE MINT " POSTAGE WILL BE WITH PROTECTION. NB.NORMAL POST NOT ACCEPTED-BEST R125.00 POSTNET ON THIS LOT.