The South African Philatelist: vol. 60(5): 117-152, Issue #710

The South African Philatelist

The Journal of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa since 1923

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Vol 60 No 5 — Mei 1984 — Heel No 710
INHOUD/CONTENTS
The Committee is tops 117
Editorial/Redaksioneel 118
Datestamps for Essen stamp fair 118
SA Notes/Tuisfront: English Writers of South Africa 119
New definitive printings 120
New Printing of 10 cent Postcards 120
New issues/Nuwe seëls 121
BOPHUTHATSWANA: History of the Telephone 125
BOPHUTHATSWANA: Birds of the veld 125
CISKEI: Educational institutions 126
Dragonflies of Botswana 127
Briewebus/Letterbox 131
Wildevy — Boom van die Jaar 1984 130
Aerophilatelic discoveries 132
Seëlkuns in SWA gewys 134
Stamp War 134
Gravure in ere herstel 134
Dangerous forgery of 1961 Swaziland 1/2c 135
Oop vir die sitting . . . en oop op Sondag 135
The Young Philatelist/Die Jong Filatelis 136
Fanie Vermaak vereer 139
ZAR tax mark found 139
Orange Free State Postal History — Part 3 140
Tristan Topics: A new pre-cachet era Tristan postcard 142
150th anniversary of St Helena colony 143
Fungi theme for coming issue 143
Pitfalls of investing in mint unhinged stamps 145
Issuing authorities: a world collection (12)
— SOUTH AMERICA 146
SAILING THE CHINA SEAS: 'Watchman turns
a blind eye' 148
Society News/Onderonsies 149