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Posted 12/23/2019   10:33 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add dlambert1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Re the 1c Coral Tree Flower issues, how can one differentiate between the 1963 issue, Scott 289, and the 1964 issue, Scott 318?

Both are wmk 348 and perf either 15x14 or 14x15.

Google has not been any help.

Thanks in advance.
Donald
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Posted 12/23/2019   11:56 am  Show Profile Check clivel's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add clivel to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I don't have a Scott catalogue, but I think that these are probably the two stamps that you are referring to. The 1963 Gibbons sg227 and the later redrawn sg239.


The size of the Republic of South Africa/Republiek van Suid-Afrika text is larger in the later stamp on the right.


Clive
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Hello.
I'm no expert, but I got this.
Regards.

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Thank you, Clive and Roberto. Also, I finally had success with Google and found the South African Collectors Society: www.southafricacollector.com This site confirmed that the 1963 issue is the original design and the 1964 issue is the redrawn design with "SOUTH AFRICA" and "SUID-AFRIKA" in a larger font than "REPUBLIC OF" and "REPUBLIEK VAN".

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