7th Definitive - 30c Emperor
Angelfish
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Date of Issue
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November 15, 2000 |
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Denomination
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30 cents |
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Art Work
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Chris Van Rooyen, Joan Van Gogh |
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Designer
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Thea Swanepoel |
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Size
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24 x 40.6mm |
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Sheet
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50 |
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Perforation
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13.25 x 13.75 |
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Perforator
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Bickel comb |
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Paper
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De La Rue |
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Gum
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PVA |
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Phosphor
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7% Green/yellow in paper coating |
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Printing Process
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superlitho |
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Printer
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The House of Questa, London |
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Initial Quantity
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65,000 |
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| Emperor angelfish (pomacanthus imperator) - Belongs
to the family Pomacanthidae and the subfamily of angelfish. They occur
in the outer reefs of live coral in the Indo-West Pacific, south to KwaZulu-Natal.
Juveniles occasionally reach East London. They grow to about 40 cm. |
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Original information and image from South
Africa Post
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