Description: This vintage definitive postage stamp showcases the springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), the iconic national animal of South Africa, set against a soft pale green backdrop. The animal is rendered in elegant brown tones, capturing its distinctive curved horns and slender frame as it navigates its natural grassland habitat. Reflecting the nation's historical bilingual mandate, the country's name is printed along the bottom border in both Afrikaans and English as "Suid-Afrika • South Africa", matched by the dual-language category text "Posgeld / Postage" positioned on the left side. The face value is a pre-decimal denomination of 1s 3d (1 Shilling, 3 Pence), rendered as a stacked fraction "1/3" on the left side of the main vignette. A heavy, straight black postal cancellation line cuts horizontally across the midsection, indicating the stamp successfully served its commercial mailing duty.
Circa: 1954-1960
Condition: Used - Hinged
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