The South African Philatelist: vol. 62(7): 152-182, Issue #736

The South African Philatelist

The Journal of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa since 1923

Plot

Special feature: a philatelic feast of Pietersburg 152
The postal history of Pietersburg and the Far North, and the postal offices of Soutpansberg district pre-1910 152
Die pos het Klipdam verbygegaan 156
The Pietersburgs 157
Bill Bowden introduces the 1901 stamp issue The story of how these stamps came about 159
Die skaars posstempels op die ZAR-seels van 1901 161
Die verhaal van Piet Potgietersrus 164
On Revenues. 166
Collectors spot a rare one; query on the rarest Rhodesia revenue Brits stel mooi voorbeeld 167
Spesiale stempels 167
New issues/Nuwe seels 167
John Tucker looks at new stamps of neighbour countries Stamp of the year: why RSA designs feature poorly 169
Herman Steyn speaks on the stamp design advisory committee News from stamp auctions 169
I collect farthings 171
A novel theme is stamps issued to the value of a farthing An Ocean Post Office discovery 172
Letters/Briewe 173
Books/Boeke 173
Postmark errors can happen 174
Despite the checking procedure for postmarks, anything is possible OFS: 'Officially prepaid and reported' 175
Die Poskantoorboom in Owambo 177
Dit was nie onder nie, maar binne-in die kremetartboom Rendezvous 178
Society news/Onderonsies 180
An OFS forerunner: cover of 1834 182