South Africa Miscellaneous Covers

South Africa Date Stamp Cards

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last updated March 6th, 2003

Date Stamp Cards and Associated Special Covers:
(Partial listing - using numbers from within cancellation, and description in parenthesis afterwards if known)
Cards:
1961: Cape Town Jubilex
1976: Interphil
1977: Cape Point 1977 [P21.1]
1978: 13 (?), 14 (?), 15 (?)
1979: 24 (? – Don’t need if this is Disa ‘79?)
1981: 42 (?)
1982: 47 (? Don’t need if this is the second “44 – AWPR” that was issued), 51 (Don’t need if this is PE Bowls), 52 (Don’t need if this is Year of Aged),
1983: 64 (Dursa), 66 (8th Vine & Wine Congress – should be “66” in both cancellations)
The “S” prefix starts in 1986: P50 (Melrose House - BUT English in stamp SACC #606), S91 (Pietersburg - BUT English in stamp SACC #606), S92 (Junass - BUT Afrikaans in stamp SACC #605), S92.1 (Radio Pulpit - - BUT Afrikaans in stamp SACC #605), S94 (Germiston - - BUT Afrikaans in stamp SACC #605), S98.1 (Delville Wood - - BUT English in stamp SACC #606)
1988: S114 (?)
1992: P71 (Transnet Museum – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 763-766), P72 (Nederburg Wine Farm – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 762, 764-766), S159 (Junass – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 762-763, 765-766), S163 (Port Elizabeth Opera House – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 767-775), S164 (Groote Schuur 1st Heart Transplant – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 767, 769-776)
1993: S166 (?), P73 (Valhalla Museum), S170 (Junass – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 796-803, 805-820), S174a (SAA? - BUT with stamp as one of SACC 796-814, 816-820), S175 (Turtle Conservation), S176 (ATKB), S177 (SA National Scout Jamboree)
Unknown: S178-S222, S222a, S223, S223b ???
1994: S224-S225 (?), S227 (?), S227d (?), S228a (?), S232 (Disa Symposium - don't need if this is a post card)
1995: 236 (?), S237A (?), S238 (?), S238a (?), S238b (SADC), S239 (?), S240 (?), S240a-c (?), S242-245 (?), S242a (?), S243a (?), S244a (?), S246 (Cricket SA vs England 1st Test), S247 (Cricket SA vs England 2nd Test), S248 (Cricket SA vs England 3rd Test), S249 (Cricket SA vs England 4th Test)
1996: S250 (Cricket SA vs England 5th Test)
1996/Unknown: S251-S275, S266a-e, all P-numbers greater than P78

<From 1997 onwards easier to list what I have:>
1997: S276, 97/8, 9, 13, 15, 30, 31, 35, 45, 53, 54, 56 with giraffe and without, 57.
1998: none
1999: 99/23, 24, 28-33, 38. <numbers 31-33 and 38 with cancellation numbers starting “99/” were issued in 2000>
2000: 2000/2-4, 6, 9-12.
Do you know of any others?

Covers:
lots from pre 1975;
1977: Amphilex; Portucale
1978: 13 (?), 14 (?), 15 (?), 16 (Post Office Headquarters), 17 (Capex), 22 (Essen)
1979: 24 (? – Don’t need if this is Disa ‘79?)
1980: 31 (SAAF Museum), P4.1 (SANAE), P22 (CableWay), P39 (Womens Memorial), P40 (Post Office Museum), 36 (Essen)
1981: 38 (Wien), 42 (?), 43 (Antarctic Treaty)
1982: 47 (? Don’t need if this is the second “44 – AWPR” that was issued), 48 (Essen), 51 (Don’t need if this is PE Bowls), 52 (Don’t need if this is Year of Aged), 53 (Franschoek – NOT Van der Heever), 54 (Van der Heever, Burgersdorp – cancellation sometimes has “53” in cancellation on stamp, extra one is always “54” – need one with “54” in cancellation on stamp), 57 (Belgica)
1983: P21.2 (Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve)
1984: 67 (Road Safety), 71 (Essen)
1985: 80.1 (Israphil)
The “S” prefix starts in 1986: S88 (Essen), S90 (Ameripex), S92.1 (Radio Pulpit - - BUT Afrikaans in stamp SACC #605), P51 (Durban Port Terminal)
1987: P52 (Oude Pastorie Museum, Paarl), S103 (SADF - BUT Afrikaans in stamp SACC #605), S104.1 (Riccione)
1988: S114 (?), S120.1 (Riccione), S123.1 (Post Office Restoration, Pretoria)
1989: S132.1 (Riccione), S140 (Bescobrex, Maia, Portugal), P21.3 (Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve)
1990: P64 (Rhodes Post Office), S144 (SANSSA - BUT with stamp as one of SACC 722, 724-726), S145 (Belfast - BUT with stamp as one of SACC 722-725), S147 (Junass - BUT with stamp as one of SACC 722-725), S148.1 (Wien), S148.2 (Helvetia), S149.1 (Unveiling Curamus Statue – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 722, 724-726)
1991: S151 (Wolmaransstad – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 735-737, 739), S152 (Way Ahead, Cape Town Gateway to SA), S153.1 (Bibliathon – BUT with stamps other than combination of SACC 743 – sheep & 745 – pigeons), S153.3 (Western Deep Levels Mine), S153.4 (Austrian Airways FFC Johannesburg-Nairobi-Wien), P66 (Botshabelo Museum – BUT with stamps other than combination of SACC 741 – horses & 743 – sheep), S156.2 (Philanippon)
1992: P70 (Kleinplasie Living Open-air Museum), S158.1 (Granada), S158.2 (Essen), P72 (Nederburg Wine Farm – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 763-766), S161 (Law Society of Transvaal – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 763-766), S162 (Skal Club), S163 (Port Elizabeth Opera House), S164 (Groote Schuur 1st Heart Transplant – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 767, 769-770, 772-774, 776)
1993: S165 (5th Convention Tourist Guide Lecturers), S166 (?), S169 (SA Nature Foundation WWF), S170 (Junass – BUT with stamp as one of SACC 796-814, 816-820), S171 (eTekwini), S173 (Succulenta), S173a (Bangkok),
Unknown: S178-S222, S222a, S223, S223b ???
1994: S224-S225 (?), S226 (PhilaKorea), S227 (?), S227a (Arbor Day – Sabie), S227b (Arbor Day – George), S227c (Arbor Day – Port Edward), S227d (?), S228 (Benoni ’94), S228a (?), S229 (Large Dams Conference), S230 (International Civil Avaiation), S231 (11th Scouth Adventure – Cederburg), S232 (Disa Symposium)
1995: P76 (11th Scout Adventure – Montagu), S233 (Geological Sciences, UCT), P77 (4th Raadsaal, Bloemfontein), S234 (Geological Society of SA), P78 (Wits Agricultural Society), S235 (Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Park), S236 (?), S237 (Old Mutual), S237A (?), S238 (?), S238a (?), S239 (?), S240 (?), S240a-c (?), S241 (Singapore), S242-245 (?), S242a (?), S243a (?), S244a (?)
1996/Unknown: S251-S275, S266a-e, all P-numbers greater than P78
1997: S276 (SANAE IV)
Need everything from here onwards except 97/73, 98/9, 98/10, 99/26