7th Definitive - R1 Coral Beauty
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Date of Issue
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November 15, 2000 |
Denomination
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R1 |
Art Work
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Chris Van Rooyen, Joan Van Gogh |
Designer
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Thea Swanepoel |
Size
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24 x 40.6mm |
Sheet
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50 |
Perforation
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13.25 x 13.75 |
Perforator
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Bickel comb |
Paper
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De La Rue |
Gum
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PVA |
Phosphor
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7% Green/yellow in paper coating |
Printing Process
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superlitho |
Printer
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The House of Questa, London |
Initial Quantity
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163,500 |
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Coral beauty (centropyge bispinosus) - Belongs to
the family Serrandiae and the subfamily of rock cods and sea bass. They
occur in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean, south to Sodwana Bay along
the eastern KwaZulu-Natal coast, but are rare in Southern African waters. |
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Original information and image from South
Africa Post
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