The First Rectangular Stamps (First Definitive Issue 1864-1877) The first rectangular stamps of the Cape of Good Hope were issued in four denominations. The, one pence red, four pence blue, six pence violet and the one Shilling green. These were issued over a period of time as the stocks of the triangular stamps were being…
Philatelic Works Related to the Cape of Good Hope A. A.Jurgens, The Handstruck Letter Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope from 1792 to 1853 and Postmarks from 1853 to 1910. Hard to find book. Good decriptions of earlier sources and material. Goldblatt Robert, Postmarks of the Cape of Good Hope, Reijger Publishers (Pty) Ltd,…
De La Rue Printing It is recorded in official records that at the end of January 1862 the dies, plates, watermark paper moulds, e.t.c. were handed over to the Crown Agents by Messrs. Perkins Bacon & Co.. These were transferred to the new Contractors-Messrs De La Rue & Co.- in May 1862. This offered an…
From approximately 1883, three postmarks (PS 4 to 6) sometimes called Argus Wheels, were in use on circulars as well as newspapers of the Cape of Good Hope. Another postmark (PS 7) is, in the main, seen stamped on wrappers.
The first issue of the triangular stamps of the Cape of Good Hope were engraved and printed by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. The stamps were despatched to the Cape on the 11th may, 1853. They arrived a month later and the consignement was lodged at the Treasury Offices of the Cape. The Perkins Bacon…
