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RSA (Pre-1994): Centenary of the First Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek Postage Stamp.
RSA (Pre-1994): Centenary of the First Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek Postage Stamp.RSA (Pre-1994): Centenary of the First Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek Postage Stamp.
Form: Rectangular
By: E. Tiessen (Pty) Ltd.
Date: 1969
Ref:  AM2: 405; Laidlaw: 1430;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
25.0 mm x 22.5 mmGold (18ct)10.0 gm$450
Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Replica of a ZAR one Penny postage stamp showing the coat of arms of the ZAR.

Reverse: Across in large letters: "CENTENARY / 1969". Stamped at the bottom left with the issue number: "0824" and right: "ET+ 18CT (springbok head) v (inverted date letter for 1969)"

Notes: Comes in a white, square, fitted case, lined on the inside with white silk-like and blue velvet-like material. Embossed on the outside of the lid with the ZAR Penny stamp in gold. On the inside of the lid: "Zuid / Afrikaansche / Republiek / FIRST STAMP 1869".

Accompanied by a certificate from the South African Bureau of Standards and the maker, E.Tiessen, giving the specifications and stating a mintage of 1,000.

The first stamps of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek were printed in Germany by Adolph Otto of Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in 1869, and consisted of the values Penny, Sixpence and Shilling. The printing plates were shipped to South Africa and subsequently another four different printers produced stamps in the same design.