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Managing editor<br />
Johan van Wyk<br />
Editorial support<br />
Louise van Niekerk<br />
Editorial panel<br />
Sandile Keswa<br />
Phetole Rapetswa<br />
Dineo Poo<br />
Layout<br />
Rachel-Mari Ackermann<br />
Philatelic artist<br />
Thea Clemons<br />
Agents for Philatelic Services<br />
Local<br />
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• 2 Penny Blue, Aeroport, Tel (011) 947-2830<br />
• Glen Carpendale, Pretoria, Tel (012) 333-4741<br />
• Mr. Thematic, Johannesburg, Tel (011) 390-1321<br />
Overseas<br />
• Harry Allen, England, Tel (0944) 1923 475-555<br />
• Herrick Stamps Company, USA, Tel (091) 516 569-3811<br />
• Trullis Hansen Distributors, Norway, Tel (0947) 612-55601<br />
• Japan Philatelic Agency, Tel (09813) 5951-3433<br />
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ISSN 1560-9626<br />
contents<br />
SETEMPE<br />
South African Stamp News<br />
May - August 2011<br />
Dear Reader 3<br />
Interview: Muano Mainganye 4<br />
Honouring a Constitution 5<br />
Celebrating rare instruments of African rhythm 7<br />
The beauty of South Africa’s forest birds 9<br />
Green Earth, healthy garden 11<br />
Setempe advert dates and rates 14<br />
Phil’s Corner 14<br />
Evolution of a legendary emblem 15<br />
Interview: Will Lourens 17<br />
Bellville <strong>Post</strong> Offi ce 18<br />
Youth: Telling a story with stamps 19<br />
Youth development <strong>new</strong>s 20<br />
Museums: Conserving heritage objects 21<br />
Letters and Titbits 23<br />
Order forms 24<br />
This Setempe is printed on<br />
Triple Green products are produced from waste sugar cane fi bre. The<br />
bleaching process is elemental chlorine free and the wood fi bres are<br />
sourced from sustainable and well managed forests.<br />
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New <strong>issues</strong><br />
dear reader ...<br />
With the year well on its way, we look forward to introducing<br />
you to our diverse and interesting stamps, which will be<br />
available soon.<br />
First up is the fi nal issue in the series about Constitution Hill in<br />
Johannesburg. This issue features the fi rst few lines of South<br />
Africa’s Constitution. We would like to use the opportunity<br />
to pay tribute to the late Dr Ivan May, former Chief Executive<br />
Offi cer of the Constitution Hill Trust, who passed away at the<br />
end of 2010 for his continuous support and enthusiasm for<br />
this series of stamps.<br />
Our set of 10 stamps featuring<br />
rare musical instruments will<br />
be launched on 10 June at<br />
the National Arts Festival in<br />
Grahamstown.<br />
The latest stamps in our series<br />
on South African birds will be issued on 15 July. This set of<br />
fi ve stamps designed by André Olwage depicts forest birds.<br />
At Philatelic Services we like to remind our clients that there is<br />
a story behind every stamp. The story behind our Green Earth<br />
stamps is arguably about one of the most important <strong>issues</strong><br />
facing the world today, namely hunger and food security.<br />
The World Food Summit of 1996 defi ned food security as<br />
existing when all people at all times have access to suffi cient,<br />
safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.<br />
According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the<br />
United Nations, there are 926 million hungry people in the<br />
world, 239 million of which live in sub-Saharan Africa. And<br />
lastly, Goal 1 of the United Nation’s Millennium Development<br />
Goals calls for a reduction by half of the number of people<br />
suffering from hunger between 1990 and 2015.<br />
In a small effort to assist in addressing this major global issue,<br />
our Green Earth stamps, which will be issued on 12 August,<br />
promote vegetables that are rich<br />
in nutritional value and easy to<br />
grow. If you buy one sheet of<br />
these stamps at the Philatelic<br />
Services offi ces in Pretoria, you<br />
will receive a gift packet of seeds<br />
of each of these vegetables.<br />
Instructions on how to plant the<br />
seeds appear on each packet.<br />
You will also receive a recipe<br />
booklet featuring recipes with each of the vegetables as the<br />
main ingredient. We have already tried and tested them! (The<br />
fi ne print reads: As long as stocks of seeds last.)<br />
In anticipation of the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in<br />
September, a set of 10 stamps, which tell the story of the<br />
development of the Springbok rugby logo since 1906, will be<br />
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issued on 20 August. Read more about these stamps on page<br />
22 and 23. Thank you, Andy, for all the assistance!<br />
Fifth most important stamp in the world for 2010!<br />
The philatelic website StampNews.com annually rates the<br />
stamps that were issued around the world according to<br />
different categories.<br />
According to the website the<br />
award in the category for the<br />
top 10 most important stamps<br />
of the year goes to stamps<br />
dedicated to socially-signifi cant<br />
events during the year. We are<br />
proud to announce that South<br />
Africa’s stamps featuring taxi<br />
hand signs were rated as the fi fth most important in the world<br />
in 2010. Stamps from about 150 countries were considered<br />
and rated by the StampNews editorial team, as well as stamp<br />
experts and the StampNews<br />
focus group.<br />
In 2009, South Africa’s<br />
3D dinosaur stamps were<br />
fourth in the category Top 10<br />
extraordinary stamps.<br />
Best stamp for 2010?<br />
Entries to select the best South African stamp for 2010 are<br />
trickling in at a snail’s pace and we have postponed the<br />
entry date to 30 June 2011. Please tell<br />
us which stamp(s) you have liked the<br />
most, or the least.<br />
Meet Phil<br />
On page 29 we introduce Phil. Phil<br />
is a young chap who will share his<br />
knowledge about stamps and stamp<br />
collecting with his friends and family in<br />
future <strong>issues</strong> of Setempe.<br />
A full FIP international stamp<br />
show in 2016?<br />
After the very successful Joburg 2010<br />
International Stamp Show last year, we have been asked to<br />
consider and investigate the possibility of hosting a full FIP<br />
international stamp show in 2016. We would like to hear our<br />
readers’ views about this. Please let us know whether you<br />
think we should do it or not, and give reasons for your view.<br />
Until next time, enjoy your stamps!<br />
Johan van Wyk
interview ...<br />
Muano Mainganye<br />
– honouring those who shaped<br />
our country<br />
1. Did you know anything about stamps before receiving<br />
this assignment and which aspect of stamps did you fi nd<br />
surprising or particularly interesting?<br />
I had heard about certain collectible stamps, which<br />
investors often collect in contrast to those that we use to<br />
send mail daily, but that’s about it.<br />
I was also surprised to hear that the fi rst stamp in South<br />
Africa was created in 1853; I thought that was really<br />
interesting.<br />
2. There were a few different themes from which you could<br />
choose. Why did you choose to design the Constitution<br />
stamps?<br />
I found all the themes quite interesting, but the Constitution<br />
Hill stamp was centred on typography and I thought that it<br />
would make for a good challenge. At the same time I saw<br />
this as an opportunity to learn about South African history,<br />
and some of the things that our leaders endured.<br />
3. Where did you get your inspiration for this design?<br />
I was inspired by all the research material that I had<br />
gathered; I tried to sum it up in one picture.<br />
4. What research did you do before starting the design process?<br />
I looked at all the previous stamp designs in Setempe<br />
magazine, as well as some stamps on the Internet, from<br />
websites like usps.com. I also looked at a lot of typographical<br />
designs on the web and did some research on Constitution<br />
Hill, as well as some of the prisoners that were held there.<br />
5. What did you wish to express in your design?<br />
I wanted to design something that would really honour<br />
those who made this country what it is today, and the<br />
portrait behind the words is to show that they are not<br />
forgotten.<br />
6. What did you enjoy most about designing this stamp?<br />
I would have to say that it was the experimentation with the<br />
texture and type, as well as learning about South Africa’s<br />
heritage.<br />
7. What do you consider to be good design or of which elements<br />
does good design consist?<br />
All design elements should be considered but you can<br />
focus on certain ones, and in this case I chose to focus on<br />
texture and type.<br />
8. Which artist from history is your favourite and why?<br />
I look up to a lot of artists from the past, but if I have to<br />
choose one it would have to be Rene Magritte. I enjoy the<br />
visual puns he often employed in his work.<br />
9. What is your opinion about stamps after everything you have<br />
learnt during this assignment?<br />
I appreciate them more, because now I understand the<br />
amount of work that goes into making a stamp.<br />
10. What is your biggest ideal in life?<br />
We all know what it takes; we can either make excuses or<br />
just do it. Keeping this in mind, I constantly push myself<br />
towards greater things.<br />
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<strong>new</strong> <strong>issues</strong>...<br />
Honouring a<br />
CONSTITUTION<br />
for the people<br />
by the people<br />
“We, the people of South Africa, recognise the injustices of our past, honour those who suffered for<br />
justice and freedom in our land, respect those who have worked to build and develop our country,<br />
believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.” These introductory<br />
words of the preamble to the South African Constitution are featured on the last stamp issue in the<br />
Constitution Hill series.<br />
South Africa’s Constitution is widely regarded as the most<br />
progressive constitution in the world, with a Bill of Rights<br />
second to none. Coming late to democracy, South Africa<br />
was able to draw on the collective wisdom of the democratic<br />
countries of the world in creating its Constitution.<br />
South Africa’s Constitution was the result of detailed and<br />
inclusive negotiations that took into consideration the<br />
injustices of the country’s non-democratic past. The result is<br />
that it represents the collective wisdom of the South African<br />
people and has been arrived at by general agreement.<br />
Human rights are given prominence in the Constitution.<br />
They feature in the Preamble with its stated intention of<br />
establishing “a society based on democratic values, social<br />
justice and fundamental human rights.”<br />
Among the rights stipulated are those of equality, freedom<br />
of expression and association, political and property rights,<br />
housing, healthcare, education, access to information, and<br />
access to courts.<br />
Supreme law<br />
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, was<br />
approved by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996. On<br />
10 December 1996, which is international Human Rights Day,<br />
Nelson Mandela signed the Constitution into law in Sharpeville,<br />
in Vereeniging and it took effect on 4 February 1997.<br />
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. No other<br />
law or government action can supersede the provisions of<br />
the Constitution.<br />
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The adoption of the Constitution in 1996 was a major turning<br />
point in this country’s history. It has been called the “birth<br />
certifi cate” of a <strong>new</strong> South Africa - a country that is profoundly<br />
different to the one that existed before.<br />
This Constitution was drafted in terms of Chapter 5 of<br />
the interim Constitution (Act 200 of 1993) and was fi rst<br />
adopted by the Constitutional Assembly on 8 May 1996. In<br />
terms of a judgement of the Constitutional Court, delivered<br />
on 6 September 1996, the text was referred back to the<br />
Constitutional Assembly for reconsideration. The text was<br />
accordingly amended to comply with the Constitutional
Principles contained in Schedule 4 of the interim Constitution.<br />
It was signed into law on 10 December 1996.<br />
The objective in this process was to ensure that the fi nal<br />
Constitution is legitimate, credible and accepted by all South<br />
Africans.<br />
Public participation<br />
To this extent, the process of drafting the Constitution involved<br />
many South Africans in the largest public participation<br />
programme ever carried out in South Africa. After nearly two<br />
years of intensive consultations, political parties represented<br />
in the Constitutional Assembly negotiated the formulations<br />
contained in this text, which are an integration of ideas from<br />
ordinary citizens, civil society and political parties represented<br />
in and outside of the Constitutional Assembly.<br />
The artwork for this stamp was created by Muane Mainganye, a<br />
student at the Open Window School of Visual Communication.<br />
The Constitutional Hill stamp series started in 2008 with the<br />
architecture of the Constitutional Court. In 2009, the artworks<br />
in the Constitutional court were featured and in 2010, the<br />
history of Constitution Hill.<br />
References:<br />
• http://www.info.gov.za/documents/<br />
constitution/1996/96explan.htm<br />
• http://www.southafrica.info/about/democracy/<br />
constitution.htm<br />
• http://www.constitutionalcourt.org.za/site/<br />
theconstitution/history.htm<br />
Technical information:<br />
Stamp issue date: 23 May 2011<br />
Layout and design: Muano Mainganye<br />
Stamp size: 40 x 52 mm<br />
Stamp sheet size: 105 x 75 mm<br />
Paper: Yellow Green Phosphor 102g/m2<br />
Gum: PVA gum<br />
Quantity printed: 50 000 Souvenir sheets of 1 stamp<br />
Colour: CMYK<br />
Printing process: Offset Lithography<br />
Printed by: Cartor Security Printing, France<br />
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<strong>new</strong> <strong>issues</strong>...<br />
Celebrating rare<br />
instruments of<br />
African rhythm<br />
Rhythm, music, song and dance are inherent in African<br />
culture and form an integral part of most traditional African<br />
ceremonies and rituals. Many of the musical instruments<br />
used by various ethnic groups in Africa are rare and almost<br />
unknown to the Western world. To raise awareness of this<br />
important cultural legacy, the South African <strong>Post</strong> Offi ce will<br />
issue a set of ten stamps featuring a selection of rare musical<br />
instruments from various cultural groups on 30 June 2011.<br />
Two commemorative covers will also be available.<br />
The stamps, featuring artwork by Hein Botha, depict the<br />
following musical instruments:<br />
//Gwashi<br />
The //gwashi is a pluriarc, a type of<br />
stringed instrument that the !Kung San<br />
borrowed from the Ambo people of<br />
Ovamboland. There are two variations of this instrument,<br />
namely the fi ve-stringed //gwashi, which is played by<br />
men and the four-stringed version played by women. The<br />
instrument is played by plucking the strings with the thumb<br />
and forefi nger. //Gwashi music is usually accompanied by<br />
singing.<br />
Ramkie<br />
The San ramkie, a plucked lute, was<br />
infl uenced by the Portuguese. The lower<br />
half of the body consists of a calabash<br />
over which a piece of skin is stretched to serve as a resonator.<br />
A plank of wood with strings attached from the top to the<br />
bottom of the instrument serves as the neck. The number of<br />
strings varies from three to six. It is likely that the Khoi were<br />
the fi rst of South Africa’s inhabitants to play the instrument<br />
and to pass it on to the San. The ramkie is regarded as the<br />
equivalent of the Western guitar.<br />
Sansa<br />
The sansa is also known as sanza or<br />
mbira. The Bapedi version is called<br />
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dipela. Outside Africa it is called a thumb piano, because<br />
the keys are plucked with the thumbs. It is believed to have<br />
originated in the Zambezi valley and is so widespread in<br />
Zimbabwe that it is accepted as the national instrument of<br />
the Shona. In South Africa, it is mainly found in the northern<br />
parts where it has been adopted by the Venda, Tsonga and<br />
Pedi and is used largely for recreation.<br />
Drums<br />
The drum, seen by many as the most<br />
representative African instrument, is<br />
still widely used today. According to<br />
some sources, every race that has inhabited South Africa<br />
has played drums at some stage, from the early Khoi playing<br />
on wooden milk jugs or clay pots, to the Venda playing on<br />
elaborately decorated wooden drums. The drums vary in<br />
shape, size and materials. Certain South African drums are<br />
diffi cult to fi nd today and some have disappeared from the<br />
musical scene altogether.<br />
Bull-roarer<br />
Bull-roarers are widely used in Africa<br />
and the instrument has many different<br />
names. The San bull-roarer is known as !goin!goin, while<br />
the Khoi call their instrument burubush, the Venda call<br />
it tshivhilivhi and the Bapedi call it kgabududu. It is also<br />
sometimes referred to as a spinning disc, because the<br />
instrument is swung around in circles, producing a roaring<br />
sound. It has been used to attract insects for honey production<br />
and people have likened its sound to the buzzing of bees.<br />
Horns<br />
Animal horns have been adapted for use<br />
as musical instruments in many African<br />
cultures. Horns, which are played mostly<br />
by men, are usually blown through an<br />
opening in the side. In the past, horns were blown as battle<br />
signals and were generally used to summon people to the<br />
chief’s kraal. The Khoi used kelp horns as instruments.
Flute<br />
In South Africa, traditional<br />
fl utes are made from natural<br />
materials like small animal<br />
horns, wood, hollow bones and<br />
river reeds. Some end-blown<br />
fl utes are open at both ends and<br />
the player produces a variety of<br />
notes by closing and opening the<br />
bottom end with one fi nger and<br />
selecting high or low pitches depending<br />
on how hard it is blown. Flutes serve a<br />
number of purposes, for example herd<br />
boys use them to signal to their cattle or<br />
to each other from a distance<br />
Xylophone<br />
Xylophones, also known as marimbas,<br />
are most highly developed in Mozambique,<br />
where they play an important<br />
cultural and social role. The mbila mutondo of the Venda is<br />
the only traditional marimba in South Africa. Although the<br />
instrument has been adapted by many South African cultures<br />
and has become popular over the years, the original Venda<br />
mbila is now quite rare.<br />
Rattles<br />
Rattles and shakers are used to create<br />
percussion in dancing. Rattles are either<br />
handheld or worn on the ankles as part<br />
of a dance costume. In South Africa, rattles were traditionally<br />
made from cocoons, fruit shells, goat skin or palm leaves tied<br />
up and fi lled with stones or seeds. Ankle rattles emphasise a<br />
dancer’s leg movements and add some rhythm to a dance.<br />
Bows<br />
Bows enjoyed widespread popularity in pre-colonial days,<br />
but many are no longer made or played. South African bows<br />
were traditionally made from natural materials. The stave is<br />
made from wood and the string from<br />
twisted fi bre, si<strong>new</strong>, hair or wire. Bows<br />
can be plucked with the fi ngers, struck<br />
with a light stick or grass stem or<br />
rubbed with a dry stick. Some bows are<br />
also activated by blowing.<br />
Reference:<br />
The Drumcafé’s Traditional Music of South Africa, Laurie<br />
Levine, Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, 2005<br />
Technical information:<br />
Stamp issue date: 30 June 2011<br />
Layout and design: Hein Botha<br />
Stamp size: 38 x 29.07 mm<br />
Stamp sheet size: 210 x 78.14 mm<br />
Paper: Yellow Green Phosphor 102g/m2<br />
Gum: PVA gum<br />
Quantity printed: 40 000 sheets of 10 stamps<br />
Colour: CMYK<br />
Printing process: Offset Lithography<br />
Printed by: Cartor Security Printing, France<br />
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The beauty of South Africa’s<br />
forest birds<br />
Forests are a vital part of global sustainable development.<br />
According to World Bank estimates, more than 1,6 billion<br />
people depend on forests for their livelihoods. To raise<br />
awareness and strengthen sustainable forest management,<br />
as well as development and conservation of all types of forests<br />
for the bene t of current and future generations, the United<br />
Nations declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. To<br />
coincide with this, the South African <strong>Post</strong> Of ce chose forest<br />
birds as its theme for a <strong>new</strong> set of stamps in the South African<br />
bird series.<br />
Forests are integral to the quality of human life and the<br />
environment. They provide people with food, fuel, shelter,<br />
medicine and employment. Forests are also home to 70% of<br />
the world’s terrestrial animals and plants. Forests clean the<br />
air we breathe, reduce concentrations of greenhouse gases<br />
in the atmosphere, keep sediments from entering rivers and<br />
lakes and provide protection against fl ooding, mudslides<br />
and erosion. Forests also provide shelter to some of South<br />
Africa’s most spectacular birds.<br />
Global warming<br />
According to the World Bank, deforestation accounts for up to<br />
20% of the global greenhouse gas emissions that contribute<br />
to global warming. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture<br />
Organisation (FAO) estimates that the world’s forests and<br />
forest soil store more than one trillion tonnes of carbon –<br />
twice the amount found in the atmosphere.<br />
The World Bank estimates that forests provide habitats to<br />
about two-thirds of all species on earth, and that deforestation<br />
of closed tropical rainforests could account for biodiversity<br />
loss of as many as 100 species a day.<br />
South African forests<br />
Indigenous forests cover only about 0,25% of South Africa’s<br />
land surface. They are mainly patches scattered through<br />
areas of high rainfall and high humidity and on sheltered<br />
mountainsides. They include the indigenous evergreen and<br />
semi-deciduous closed forests of the coastal lowlands and<br />
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escarpment slopes. With a few exceptions, such as the forests<br />
of the Knysna area and the KwaZulu-Natal coastal dune<br />
systems, forests are small, usually occupying less than 1 000<br />
ha. Despite the small land surface area they occupy, South<br />
African forests have relatively high species richness. Only<br />
fynbos exceeds the species richness found in our forests.<br />
Because of their importance many of South Africa’s forests<br />
are conserved either as State forests or they are protected<br />
in formal conservation areas. However, some also occur on<br />
private land.<br />
Indigenous woodlands cover almost one third of the surface<br />
area of South Africa. This includes proper woodlands of tall<br />
trees, as well as bushveld.<br />
Birds<br />
Indigenous forests and woodlands are home to some of<br />
South Africa’s most beautiful birds. The birds depicted on the<br />
set of fi ve stamps are the green twinspot, olive bush-shrike,<br />
Cape parrot, Knysa turaco (lourie) and the African crowned<br />
eagle. The artwork is by André Olwage.<br />
Green twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula)<br />
The green twinspot is mainly green with white-spotted<br />
underparts and a red patch around the eyes. Immature<br />
birds are mainly green. The twinspot is an elusive, shy bird<br />
that frequents the edges of forests and coastal bush. It is<br />
usually seen either singly or in pairs and feeds in areas of<br />
open ground, but dart into thick cover if disturbed. Nests are<br />
built high up in tree canopies where they are protected from<br />
predators by branches and the dense green foliage.<br />
Olive bush- shrike (Telophorus olivaceus)<br />
The olive bush-shrike is near endemic to the southern African<br />
region, which means it is found mainly in this region, but also<br />
occurs in other parts of the world. Locally, the olive bushshrike<br />
is common in most of southern Africa’s forests and is<br />
also is found in the African bushveld.<br />
Olive bush-shrikes vary in colour and the physical features of<br />
the male differ slightly from that of the female bird. The head<br />
is mainly olive with a grey bill, chestnut eyes, a white throat,<br />
yellow legs and an olive back.
Cape parrot<br />
(Poicephalus robustus)<br />
The Cape parrot is listed in the<br />
Red Data Book of Birds of South<br />
Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland as endangered.<br />
The estimated population of the species in Southern Africa<br />
is only about 1 322 individuals, which means there is a high<br />
probability of extinction in years to come. The Cape Parrot<br />
is the largest parrot of the African genus Poicephalus. It is a<br />
short-tailed, medium-sized bird with a large powerful beak.<br />
The Cape parrot is found in South Africa, including the<br />
Eastern Cape region, as well as in West and East Africa. Its<br />
habitat range includes forest, riverine woodlands, savanna<br />
woodland, montane forests, and lowland forests.<br />
Knysa turaco (lourie) (Tauraco corythaix)<br />
The Knysna turaco or lourie, is arguably one of South Africa’s<br />
most spectacular forest birds. It has a short crest and bright<br />
green upper parts. Its crimson wings are revealed when in<br />
fl ight. The Knysna turaco occurs from the Knysna region,<br />
northwards through the coastal parts of KwaZulu-Natal to the<br />
Drakensberg escarpment. Knysna turacos are usually seen<br />
in pairs or family groups in montane, mist belt and coastal<br />
evergreen forests. They are sometimes also seen in nearby<br />
plantations.<br />
African crowned eagle<br />
(Stephanoaetus coronatus)<br />
The African crowned eagle is a large and powerful bird with<br />
relatively short wings, which are adapted to move with speed<br />
through forest trees. Adults are dark brown with crested<br />
heads and blotched underparts and legs. Younger birds<br />
have white heads and underparts, but become progressively<br />
spotted with maturity. Crowned eagles are usually seen<br />
in pairs in evergreen forests, forested kloofs, dense riparian<br />
forests with large trees and well-wooded hillsides, often near<br />
water.<br />
References:<br />
• Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa, Kenneth Newman,<br />
Southern Book Publishers<br />
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Forests<br />
• http://www.environment.gov.za/enviro-info/nat/biome.-<br />
htm#Forests<br />
• http://www.birdsinsa.com/birds/telophorusolivaceus.htm<br />
• http://www.birdlife.org.za/adoptaparrot/<br />
Technical information:<br />
Stamp issue date: 15 July 2011<br />
Layout and design: André Olwage<br />
Stamp size: 28.88 x 38 mm portrait<br />
Stamp sheet size: 164.4 x 129 mm landscape<br />
Paper: 102 grams Yellow Green Phosphor Litho gummed<br />
Stamp paper<br />
Quantity printed: 150,000 stamp sheets of 10 stamps<br />
(1,500,000 stamps)<br />
Colour: CMYK<br />
Printing process: Offset Lithography<br />
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé Stamps B.V., The Netherlands<br />
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<strong>new</strong> <strong>issues</strong>...<br />
Evolution of a<br />
LEGENDARY EMBLEM<br />
Anyone who has seen a springbok leap across the African veld, will<br />
agree that it is truly a beautiful sight to behold. Apart from<br />
its grace and beauty, the springbok has become<br />
synonymous with South African rugby. It graced<br />
the national rugby team’s jerseys for the fi rst time<br />
in 1906 when the team toured Great Britain with<br />
Paul Roos as its captain. The team excelled and<br />
on their return received a heroes’ welcome<br />
- a <strong>new</strong> legend was born.<br />
It is now more than 100 years since<br />
the fi rst South African national rugby<br />
team was called the Springboks. “For<br />
a long time the Springbok emblem<br />
represented exclusion to the vast<br />
majority of the people of South<br />
Africa. For many it was a hated<br />
symbol that epitomised the racial<br />
policies of injustice and oppression<br />
that characterised the system of<br />
apartheid.”<br />
These words by Archbishop<br />
Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, echo the<br />
views of many other people about<br />
the Springbok emblem during the<br />
apartheid years. During this dark<br />
time in our history when most<br />
of the international community<br />
boycotted our sports teams,<br />
the Springbok rugby team was<br />
the domain of white South Africans only.<br />
Those who were excluded on the basis of their skin colour<br />
were justifi ably bitter and resentful.<br />
Democratic South Africa<br />
But thanks to transformation and the reconciliatory role played<br />
by former President Nelson Mandela, South African rugby has<br />
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undergone radical changes. Its emblem<br />
has similarly transformed and changed; the Springbok<br />
emblem is now worn with pride by players of all races, while<br />
supporters from equally diverse backgrounds wave the fl ag<br />
and sing the anthem of a democratic South Africa when the<br />
‘Boks’ take on other international teams
This year sees the Rugby World Cup taking place in New<br />
Zealand from 9 September to 23 October with South Africa<br />
as the defending champion. A total of 20 teams will compete<br />
for the coveted Web Ellis trophy. They are South Africa,<br />
New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, France, England, Ireland,<br />
Wales, Tonga, Scotland, Italy, Fiji, Canada, Russia, Samoa,<br />
Japan, Romania, Georgia, the USA and Namibia.<br />
The fi rst match will be played in Auckland with New Zealand<br />
versus Tonga on 9 September 2011. The semi fi nals on 15<br />
and 16 October and the fi nal match on 23 October will also be<br />
played in Auckland.<br />
To mark this important event on the rugby calendar, the<br />
South African <strong>Post</strong> Offi ce will issue a set of ten stamps on<br />
20 August featuring the evolution of the Springbok emblem<br />
over the years.<br />
Tri-Nations<br />
The date of issue coincides with the last Tri-Nations match to<br />
be played in South Africa. This will be the fi rst time ever that<br />
a Tri-Nations match will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay<br />
Stadium in Port Elizabeth. From a philatelic point of view, this<br />
will also be a special occasion as the emblem stamps will be<br />
launched at the stadium.<br />
The stamps were designed by Thea Clemons, using Springbok<br />
emblems supplied by the South African Rugby Union. The<br />
fi rst stamp shows the emblem used from 1906 to 1933,<br />
followed by stamps showing the emblem used from 1937 to<br />
1962 and the South African Rugby Board badge used from<br />
1935 to 1972. Other stamps feature the rugby emblems used<br />
from 1963 tot 1964 and 1965 to 1989; the South African Rugby<br />
Union badge used from 1966 to 1991, the emblem used from<br />
1992 to 1995; 1996 to 2003; 2004 to 2008 and lastly, from 2009<br />
to the present time. Two commemorative envelopes will also<br />
be available.<br />
References:<br />
• The Badge – a centenary of the Springbok emblem,<br />
published by the SA Rugby Union, Sports Science<br />
Institute of South Africa, 2006<br />
• www.rugbyworldcup.com/<br />
• www.<strong>new</strong>zealandrugbyinfo.co.nz/rugbyworldcup.php<br />
Technical information:<br />
Will be supplied in the next Setempe.<br />
* Special thanks to Andy Colquhoun, Strategic Communications Manager, SA Rugby<br />
for his valueble inputs and assistance. Front cover pic: Paul Roos, fi rst captain of the Springboks.<br />
Offi cial website: www.sarugby.co.za<br />
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PORT E LIZABE T H<br />
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interview...<br />
Will Lourens<br />
– promoting the benefits<br />
of “going green”<br />
1. Did you know anything about stamps before receiving<br />
this assignment and which aspect of stamps did you fi nd<br />
surprising or particularly interesting?<br />
No, I had no idea how much work went into producing<br />
stamps before this assignment. What I found most surprising<br />
was how much research goes into designing the stamp<br />
itself. You must have a very solid idea of what the theme is<br />
all about before you can even think about putting paint to<br />
canvas.<br />
2. There were a few different themes from which you could<br />
choose. Why did you choose to design the Green Earth,<br />
Healthy Garden stamps?<br />
It was the topic that I found most interesting and the one<br />
in which I thought I could make a difference by trying to<br />
educate people through my design.<br />
3. Where did you get your inspiration for this design?<br />
I looked at the types of plants that could actually help people,<br />
so I thought why not teach people how to grow their<br />
own vegetables. That way I could make people aware of<br />
the environment and help them at the same time.<br />
4. What research did you do before starting the design process?<br />
I had to research which vegetables actually had seeds,<br />
which of them were indigenous and which were the most<br />
common in South Africa. I also looked at all the properties<br />
of these vegetables, like how they could be prepared, the<br />
best time and conditions to plant them in, as well as the actual<br />
process of planting the seeds and what health benefi ts<br />
they held for the people who ate them.<br />
5. What did you wish to express in your design?<br />
I wanted to show people that they could grow their own<br />
food and to make them aware of the benefi ts of being<br />
“green”.<br />
6. What did you enjoy most about designing this stamp?<br />
The actual learning process that I went through while<br />
designing the stamp and knowing that my design could<br />
actually make a difference.<br />
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7. What do you consider to be<br />
good design or of which elements does<br />
good design consist?<br />
I think a good design is one that has a good backing, if<br />
you don’t do your research you can’t have a good design,<br />
because you won’t be able to get your message across effectively<br />
if you don’t even know what your message is.<br />
8. Which artist from history is your favourite and why?<br />
That is a tough one. I will have to choose both Vincent<br />
van Gogh and Marko Djurdjevic. I really like the way that<br />
Van Gogh expressed his emotions in his work and brushstrokes.<br />
I also really admire Djurdjevic, because he never<br />
had any formal training, but trough hard work and determination<br />
he managed to become a very successful artist.<br />
9. What is your opinion about stamps after everything you have<br />
learnt during this assignment?<br />
That they are far more fascinating and useful than people<br />
give them credit for. A lot of work goes into designing a<br />
stamp.<br />
10. What is your biggest ideal in life?<br />
I want to be a designer who creates more than just pretty<br />
pictures; I want my designs to actually have an effect on<br />
people, to help people.
Bellville post office...<br />
From left: Ms. Sherina Van Schalkwyk<br />
(Chief Teller) and Ms. Valencia<br />
Mashiya (Acting Branch Manager).<br />
Bellville post offi ce team.<br />
Well done<br />
to a philately-friendly post offi ce<br />
At the Bellville post offi ce in Cape Town, a special effort is<br />
made to make philatelists feel at home. Not only has a special<br />
room been set aside where they can browse through stamp<br />
sheets, but there is also a dedicated philately counter, which<br />
means stamp collectors don’t have to stand in long queues.<br />
In addition, the post offi ce also actively promotes <strong>new</strong><br />
philatelic products by displaying them prominently in the<br />
client area, placing posters on the notice board and informing<br />
clients when <strong>new</strong> <strong>issues</strong> are available. They also make an<br />
effort to obtain material for collectors who have special<br />
requests and post printouts of all available stock to clients<br />
who are on their database.<br />
The Bellville post offi ce will furthermore also gladly help<br />
philatelic clubs and organisations to obtain any philatelic<br />
material on request. The material is sourced from other centres<br />
and sent to Bellville where clubs and organisations can buy it.<br />
As a token of appreciation for their dedicated efforts to<br />
promote philately, staff members of the Bellville post<br />
offi ce were invited to the Bellville Philatelic Society’s 50 th<br />
anniversary in 2010. A special word of thanks went to the<br />
chief teller, Ms. Sherina van Schalkwyk, for excellent service<br />
to her clients.<br />
Well done, Sherina and the rest of the team at Bellville, you<br />
have done us proud!<br />
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youth...<br />
Telling a story with<br />
stamps<br />
Are you aware that you can learn a great deal from<br />
stamps and that you can also make up your own stories<br />
from stamps? South Africa’s 8th Defi nitive set of stamps<br />
for example, can teach you a lot about the traditional<br />
beadwork of South Africa!<br />
Many topics for collectors<br />
The 8th Defi nitive set of stamps offer a wide variety of topics<br />
for thematic collectors. For example, the beadwork stamps<br />
feature photographs of the beadwork. Photography is an art<br />
form, while the beadwork itself is also of a form of art. So if<br />
you are a collector of art on stamps, they are ideal for your<br />
collection.<br />
If you collect animals on stamps, there is also a selection to<br />
choose from. You can collect the stamps featuring a llama,<br />
an Nguni cow, a zebra and lion claws. There are also stamps<br />
featuring a ladybird, a dove and a hammerhead bird. If you<br />
have an affi nity for machines and technology, the stamps<br />
featuring a cell phone and aeroplane made with beads are<br />
for you.<br />
The story of Sipho and Thandi<br />
Traditionally, beaded objects have played an important role<br />
in everyday life.<br />
For example, Mr Sipho and Mrs<br />
Thandi Thwala have been<br />
married for many<br />
years. When they<br />
fi rst met Sipho<br />
was working as a miner in<br />
Johannesburg and Thandi was a<br />
young woman who worked hard<br />
making beaded objects. She met Sipho<br />
when he was home for a weekend in June.<br />
He wore a striking beaded neckpiece and<br />
carried a tobacco bag. Thandi wore a<br />
light blanket tied with a South Sotho<br />
beaded blanket pin<br />
and large<br />
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Xhosa earrings on that day.<br />
They fell in love and Sipho proposed<br />
to her. To show Sipho that she loved him,<br />
Thandi gave him a beaded love-token necklace and<br />
Thembu earrings.<br />
Negotiations about ilobola<br />
started almost immediately<br />
thereafter with Sipho’s family<br />
visiting Thandi’s parents.<br />
Thandi’s father asked for<br />
20 Nguni Cattle as<br />
ilobola and
Sipho’s father, who was a wealthy medicine man, was able<br />
to pay within a very short time.<br />
Thandi’s family presented Sipho’s father<br />
with a beaded Sangoma’s medicine<br />
gourd and gave their daughter<br />
a married woman’s beaded<br />
apron that had once belonged<br />
to her grandmother. The<br />
wedding feast was attended by a<br />
variety of people including chiefs<br />
with the main chief wearing a<br />
neckpiece made of lion’s<br />
claws. The bride and<br />
the groom lived<br />
happily ever<br />
after.<br />
Youth Development News<br />
Several youth competitions were run last year in<br />
Setempe, Minimag and JUNASS.<br />
The major competition was the naming of the mascot<br />
for Youth Development. Entries<br />
were received from a number of<br />
youngsters, even from overseas.<br />
A panel from Philatelic Services<br />
compiled a shortlist from all the<br />
entries received and Philatelic Services<br />
staff was given a chance to select three<br />
names from the shortlist.<br />
The winning name chosen for the mascot<br />
from the shortlist was ‘Phil’ entered by<br />
Isabelle Middleton. Thomas Tumiel won the<br />
consolation prize of one 2010 stamps year<br />
pack and a bag. Over 90 entries were received<br />
from Bergville Primary School in KwaZulu-<br />
Natal. Turn to page 29 for an introduction<br />
to Phil and his stamp-collecting gang.<br />
Another important competition was run by<br />
Minimag on behalf of Philatelic Services. It was a design<br />
competition where stamps had to be used extensively in the<br />
artwork. Learners from Totius Academy in Potchefstroom<br />
stood head and shoulders above the rest with eight entries<br />
received from them. The artwork was featured in the January –<br />
Back from left: Vusi Caku-caku, Sandile Keswa, Nico Horn, Luan<br />
Keyser, Johan van Wyk, Dineo Poo, Rina Jacobs. Centre left: Willie<br />
Esterhuizen (Noordbrug post offi ce manager), Liana Horn, Tertia<br />
Geldenhuys, Rachel-Mari Ackermann, Natali Wiblin (MiniMag),<br />
Celéste Ras (Mini-Mag), Front left: Arina Lemmer (Head of<br />
school), André Bamberger, Mia Conradie, Thomas Hitge (winner)<br />
and Henlo Botes.<br />
April 2011 issue of Setempe. The winner, Thomas Witge,<br />
received a Nintendo DS Lite plus two games. The other<br />
learners received consolation prizes of bags and stationery.<br />
We were fortunate enough to get David Sinclair, a youth<br />
leader from the Penny Black Philatelic Club in Cape Town, to<br />
design a short quiz for children at JUNASS 2010. The winner,<br />
Aaron Smith, received a prize consisting of a 2010 stamps<br />
year pack.<br />
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conserving heritage objects...<br />
University of Pretoria Museums<br />
are taking action<br />
Forefather spirits sculpture in painted<br />
earthenware by Henriette Ngako, 1990.<br />
Dimensions: 440mm x 390mm<br />
UP Art Collection<br />
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The University of Pretoria (UP): Department of<br />
Arts manages a one-of-a-kind objects conservation<br />
facility; a unique heritage conservation resource<br />
rivalling any university and even some<br />
museums.<br />
The UP Arts Objects Conservation Facility was launched in August<br />
2008. It fulfi ls a need for conservation services, not only to inhouse<br />
university collections, but also to serve the public and offer<br />
consultative and conservation services to museums and the heritage<br />
sector.<br />
The Conservation Facility manages all museum conservation<br />
aspects. Firstly by preventive conservation care, which identifi es<br />
causes of deterioration followed by measures taken to prevent<br />
decay or damage. This takes the form of good housekeeping, climate<br />
control, physical protection, integrated pest management and care<br />
of the museum display and storage environment. Secondly, there<br />
is interventive conservation where a conservator intervenes in<br />
saving an object from decay and loss through repair, stabilisation,<br />
and reconstruction and only as a last resort to protect an object,<br />
restoration.<br />
Interior of the <strong>new</strong>ly<br />
established UP Arts Objects<br />
Conservation Facility at the<br />
University of Pretoria.
The Old Arts Building, which is a National Heritage Monument<br />
in its own right, is home to the UP Arts Objects Conservation<br />
Facility. Although it covers only 56,20m 2 , the facility is well<br />
equipped for its purpose. It includes offi ce space and a<br />
conservation reference section, as well as storage space<br />
for conservation materials, sorting tables and workbenches<br />
where airbrushing, hand painting and decorating tasks are<br />
carried out. It also has a separate wet room for cleaning and<br />
treatments and a storage area with restricted access where<br />
museum objects and private commissions are safely kept<br />
while they await treatment.<br />
An in-house objects conservator and staff with specialist<br />
knowledge and technical skills, take care of museum objects<br />
Available from 15 July 2011<br />
ranging from ceramics, stone, bone, glass, ivory and metal,<br />
to archaeological objects and artworks of plaster, synthetic<br />
materials and bronze. The facility offers conservation advice, and<br />
serves as a contractor to museums and heritage organisations<br />
for most conservation concerns.<br />
Contact the UP Arts Objects Conservation Facility at:<br />
012 420-5181; or send an email to conservation@up.ac.za.<br />
You can also visit them at the Old Arts Building, Room 1-13 on<br />
the Hatfi eld campus of the University of Pretoria in Lynnwood<br />
Road, or view their website at: www.up.ac.za/uparts.
letters and titbits ...<br />
Stamp issue rates<br />
Dear sirs,<br />
I was a stamp collector for many years, stopped it about<br />
10 years ago, then decided to re-start collecting. What a<br />
mistake I made stopping!<br />
I have just received the January - April 2010 edition of<br />
Setempe and really enjoyed paging through it. However,<br />
I noticed now, as I have also noticed in the past, that the<br />
<strong>issues</strong> for Overseas Small Letters and International <strong>Post</strong><br />
Card rates are constantly changing.<br />
I query why this should be. Foreign visitors are interested<br />
only in posting their letters and postcards home. I do<br />
not believe that the stamps used have any effect on the<br />
recipients to that mail. If the recipient happens to be a<br />
collector, then surely he would want the full set which he<br />
would have diffi culty to obtain, not knowing to whom he<br />
should write.<br />
Your publication quite correctly mentions the educational<br />
value of stamps, yet the best stamps are sent out of the<br />
country! What interest will overseas people possibly have<br />
in ‘The life of fi sher folk’? Surely these kind of stamps<br />
are to be used for standard postage so that they can fi nd<br />
their way into the average household and be seen by<br />
youngsters?<br />
I ask management in your organisation to consider all<br />
aspects of an issue of stamps before they decide for<br />
which branch of the postal service it will be used.<br />
Titbits ...<br />
During the rugby tournament in 1995 a commemorative stamp appeared for the 50th Anniversary of the CSIR<br />
on 15 June 1995. When the Springboks won the fi nal game Saturday 24 June 1995 a stamp had to be<br />
created to commemorate the champions.<br />
By Wednesday 28 June 1995 the commemorative stamps for South Africa as winners of the<br />
Webb Ellis Trophy for for World Cup Rugby Rugby were available in post offi ces. It was the fastest<br />
stamp ever produced in South Africa!<br />
Supplied by:<br />
The RSA Stamp Study Group<br />
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Mr. AH Woolf<br />
The editor’s reply to<br />
‘Stamp issue rates’<br />
Dear Mr. Woolf,<br />
We are indeed happy to have you back in the<br />
fascinating world of stamps!<br />
The postage rates on stamps are mainly<br />
determined by two criteria, i.e. the theme and<br />
the actual postage rate.<br />
Stamps bearing postage to international<br />
destinations are predominantly the “smallest<br />
ambassadors” of the country that sell the<br />
country’s achievements abroad, including<br />
promoting tourism to the country by showing<br />
images of fi shing images. The postage rates<br />
also provide a selection of rates and themes<br />
such as the stamps for the Soccer World Cup<br />
in 2010 bore the international postcard rate.<br />
The reasoning behind this was that visitors to<br />
the country using the stamps may wish to send<br />
postcards (which are quick to send) versus<br />
writing a letter.<br />
These decisions are, however, not cast in stone<br />
and depend heavily on the theme and the<br />
customers which the message is aimed at.
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THE CONSTITUTION<br />
1 X STANDARD RATE - 23 MAY 2011<br />
CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE QUANTITY SUB-TOTAL<br />
PHL113418 Miniature Sheet Mint 2.50<br />
PHL113419 Miniature Sheet Cancelled 2.50<br />
PHL113420 Envelope No 8.15 5.50<br />
TOTAL A<br />
RARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS<br />
10 X INTERNATIONAL SMALL LETTER RATE - 30 JUNE 2011<br />
PHL113422 Stamp Set Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113423 Stamp Set Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113424 Control Block Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113425 Control Block Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113426 Full Sheet Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113427 Full Sheet Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113428 Envelope No 8.16 33.00<br />
PHL113429 Envelope No 8.17 33.00<br />
TOTAL B<br />
SA FOREST BIRDS<br />
5 X INTERNATIONAL SMALL LETTER RATE - 15 JULY 2011<br />
PHL113433 Stamp Set Mint 30.00<br />
PHL113434 Stamp Set Cancelled 30.00<br />
PHL113435 Control Block Mint 30.00<br />
PHL113436 Control Block Cancelled 30.00<br />
PHL113437 Full Sheet Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113438 Full Sheet Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113439 Envelope No 8.18 33.00<br />
TOTAL C<br />
GREEN AWARENESS<br />
6 X B4 VALUE - 12 AUGUST 2011<br />
PHL113442 Miniature Sheet Mint 37.50<br />
PHL113443 Miniature Sheet Cancelled 37.50<br />
PHL113444 Envelope No 8.19 40.50<br />
TOTAL D<br />
SA RUGBY LOGO<br />
10 X INTERNATIONAL SMALL LETTER RATE - 19 AUGUST 2011<br />
PHL113447 Stamp Set Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113448 Stamp Set Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113449 Control Block Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113450 Control Block Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113451 Full Sheet Mint 60.00<br />
PHL113452 Full Sheet Cancelled 60.00<br />
PHL113453 Envelope No 8.20 33.00<br />
PHL113454 Envelope No 8.21 33.00<br />
TOTAL E<br />
8TH DEFINITIVE COFFEE TABLE BOOK - DISCOUNT STRUCTURE<br />
PHL103289 1 to 50 Books - No Discount 400.00<br />
PHL103289 51 to 100 Books (per unit) 350.00<br />
PHL103289 101- 150 Books (per unit) 325.00<br />
PHL103289 151 – 200 Books (per unit) 300.00<br />
PHL103289 Above 201 Books (per unit) 280.00<br />
TOTAL F<br />
TOTAL ORDER<br />
Order Handling Fee 10.00<br />
GRAND TOTAL A-F<br />
PLEASE NOTE: PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE WHILE STOCKS LAST.<br />
POST ORDER FORM TO: PHILATELIC SERVICES, PRIVATE BAG X505, PRETORIA, 0001 TEL: (012) 845 2814/15 • FAX: (012) 804 6745<br />
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Want the convenience of a standing order account? • Wil u die gerief van 'n vaste rekening geniet?<br />
Should you wish to receive South African stamps and other philatelic products on a standing order basis, please complete the form below. If you have any<br />
queries whatsoever, do not hesitate to contact our Client Services at tel (012) 845-2814/2515; or send a fax to 804-6745; e-mail sa.stamps@postoffice.co.za<br />
Indien u Suid-Afrikaanse seëls en ander filatelieprodukte op 'n vaste bestelling wil ontvang, kan u die onderstaande vorm invul. U kan enige navrae rig<br />
aan ons Kliëntediensafdeling by tel (012) 845-2814/2815; of stuur 'n faks na (012) 804-6745; e-pos sa.stamps@postoffice.co.za<br />
CODE / KODE PRODUCT / PRODUK DEFINITIVE ISSUES • VASTE REEKS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUES • GEDENKREEKS<br />
Yearpacks / Jaarpakke Mint / Posvars Cancelled / Gerojeer Mint / Posvars Cancelled / Gerojeer<br />
12* Single stamps / Miniature sheet<br />
Enkelseëls / Miniatuurvel<br />
Definitive Issues Commemorative <strong>issues</strong> Reprints<br />
Vaste Reeks Gedenkreeks Herdrukke<br />
Product / Produk Mint Cancelled Mint Cancelled Mint Cancelled<br />
Posvars Gerojeer Posvars Gerojeer Posvars Gerojeer<br />
01 Single stamp - set / Enkelseëls - stel<br />
02 Control blocks - set / Kontroleblokke - stel<br />
03 Stamp booklets / Seëlboekies<br />
04 Full sheets - set / Volvelle - stel<br />
06 Miniature sheet / Miniatuurvelle<br />
08 Aerogramme - postage paid / Aerogram - posgeld betaal<br />
10 <strong>Post</strong>cards / Poskaarte<br />
20 Commemorative envelope with stamps<br />
Gedenkkoevert met seëls<br />
21 Commemorative envelope & m/sheet<br />
Gedenkkoevert & m/vel<br />
33 Corporate products - mint only<br />
Korporatiewe produkte - slegs posvars<br />
38 Prestige stamp booklet / Prestige seëlboekie<br />
Please note that only the above-mentioned items are available on standing order. • Neem asb kennis dat slegs die bogenoemde items op vaste bestelling beskikbaar is.<br />
PLEASE NOTE:<br />
1. Clients are advised against forwarding bank notes through the mail as<br />
Philatelic Services cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred in this<br />
manner.<br />
2. Please allow seven days for local South African bank clearance.<br />
3. Owing to standing currency regulations appertaining to this country, delays<br />
of up to six months can be experienced in the processing of overseas bank<br />
drafts. A cheque or postal order is therefore preferable.<br />
4. Payment may be made directly into our bank account. Please fax payment slip<br />
to (012) 804 6745 after making a deposit.<br />
Banking details for Philatelic Services are as follows:<br />
Standard Bank<br />
Account No. 010547088<br />
Branch Code: 010045<br />
Branch: Pretoria<br />
* Those items marked with an asterisk are the full year’s <strong>issues</strong> as per that item,<br />
e.g. code 12 includes a full set of single stamps/miniature sheets for that year. It is<br />
available in the format options listed above and will be available by the end of the<br />
year 2011.<br />
LET WEL:<br />
1. Kliënte word afgeraai om banknote per pos te stuur. Aangesien<br />
Filateliedienste nie verantwoordelik gehou kan word vir enige verliese wat<br />
op die manier gely word nie.<br />
2. Laat asseblief sewe dae vir plaaslike RSA-bankverrekening toe.<br />
3. Vanweë staande valutaregulasies wat op die land van toepassing is, kan<br />
vertragings van tot en met ses maande in die verwerking van oorsese<br />
bankwissels ervaar word. ’n Tjek of posorder is dus verkieslik.<br />
4. Betaling kan direk in ons bankrekening gemaak word. Faks depositostrokie<br />
na (012) 804 6745 nadat 'n betaling gemaak is.<br />
* Die items wat met ’n sterretjie gemerk is sluit die hele jaar se uitgifte van daardie<br />
item in, bv kode 12 sluit ’n volle stel enkele seëls/miniatuurvelle in vir daardie jaar<br />
en is beskikbaar in die formaatopsies soos bo aangedui en sal teen die einde van<br />
die jaar 2011 beskikbaar wees.<br />
Method of Payment<br />
<strong>Post</strong>al Order Cheque Bankdraft<br />
VISA MASTERCARD<br />
Credit card no:<br />
Expiry date of credit card:<br />
CVC no.<br />
(Last 3 numbers given on back of credit card)<br />
Signature:<br />
Date:<br />
ID No:<br />
Y Y Y Y M M D D<br />
Y Y Y Y M M<br />
Regretfully, only credit cards mentioned above are acceptable at this stage.<br />
Please call our Customer Service Centre to explore other methods of payment<br />
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