The South African Philatelist: vol. 53(7), Issue #627

The South African Philatelist

The Journal of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa since 1923

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SA Notes:
The new range of Special Postmarks; July 1977 - Pretoria Dept. Foreign Affairs; 20 July 1977- Centenary of the National Museum Bloemfontein; 22-27 August 1977- Rand 77; 29 August 1977- National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg; 16 September 1977-Golden Jubilee of the Caledon Wild flower gardens; 27 September 1977- Last voyage of the SA Vaal; September 1977- Centenary of the Baptist Union of SA; 15 October 1977- The Cape Afrikaans Eisteddfod; Special datestamp for Old Windmill (Mostert's Mill);
Kirstenbosch datestamp first 27 May 1977;
All eyes are on Rand 77
More Societies and readers show the growth of the hobby
The OFS - it may be dead but it won't lie down; Soverenity; Betaald 1857; "OF State"; Unusual places;
Another VRI card discovery by AGM Batten 178
Fort Tuli, the pioneer gateway to Rhodesia by Werner K Seeba 179-180
BSAC mark from mission station by Danny Swary 181
Auction Records 181 (blck of the GBP1 (1 pound) Kings head
Swziland lys 1977- uitgawes (Swaziland list of 1977 issues) 182
Mail from Ocean survey group by John L Bracey 182
The slide library grows 183
Instructions on Cape numerals extracted by Werner K Seeba 184
1975 saw 7 000 new stamps by H Steyn 185
Cape Triangles with rare watermark fetch record 185
The Cape and OFS postal convention of 1883/4 186-187
Protea promotion 187
Die Vrystaat en die Vryheidsoorlog (Freestate Freedom War) by Andre Bezuidenhoudt 189, 191, 193
New issue spotlight by James Murray 197
Society News 198-200