South African Collectors’ Society

Established 1948

South African Philatelic and Postal History Articles


Articles on this web site

Letter from Richard Owen, London, to Sir Henry Barkly, Cape Town, 1876.

Letter from Richard Owen to Sir Henry Barkly – 1876

Internment in the Union of SA – 1914 – 1919

PFSA President Gawie Hugo goes Stamping in London

Mystery - why did the International Industrial Exhibition of 1896 in Johannesburg not take place?

A Mystery Solved? – The Cancellation of Johannesburg’s 1896 International Industrial Exhibition

A Cape Triangle forged by Erasmo Oneglia.

How to Detect Forged Cape Triangles from their Fake Postmarks


‘Collect Southern Africa’ articles on the Otto Peetoom Legacy Website

Pre – Union Cape of Good Hope

Pre – Union Natal

Pre – Union Orange Free State

Pre – Union Transvaal

Union Essays and Artwork


1910 Cape Town Pageant

1910 Union Celebrations

1910 2½d Union Commemorative

1925 Airmail Issue – SG 26 to 29

1933 – 38 Voortrekker Issues

1938 Voortrekker Centenary Trek

1942 – 44 Bantam War Issue

1949 – 54 Screened Definitive

Major Varieties of the Union


Union Officials

1961 – 1973 First RSA Definitives

Commemoratives Part I – The First 30 Years 1961 – 1990

Commemoratives Part II – The Fourth Decade 1991 – 2000

Commemoratives Part III – The Fifth Decade 2001 – 2010

Commemoratives Part IV – The Sixth Decade 2011 – 2016

Union of South Africa Postal Stationery


South African World War I & II Labels, Street Flags & Associated Material

South West Africa – The Occupation Period 1914 – 22

Hand Painted Essays from the Post Office Archives

South West Africa Commemoratives

Revenue Stamps

Basutoland Philately


Swaziland

Atlantic Islands – Ascension

The 1922 Overprints – How they Evolved

1924 – 33 Badge of St Helena Definitives

1934 Pictorial Definitives

1938 – 53 KGVI Definitives

KGVI Definitive Varieties

1935 – 49 Commemoratives

1956 – 63 QEII Definitives


‘Southern Africa Philately’ articles on the Otto Peetoom Legacy Website

Pioneering South African Philately – the History of the Philately of Southern Africa, its Personalities and early Journals

South African Philatelic Exhibitions

Manfred Weinstein Memorial Medallion for Excellence in Philately
Research and the sharing of Knowledge

South Africa the Ten Rarest Stamps

Southern Africa Birds on Stamps

TBVC Philately – South African Homelands

Transkei Philately

Bophuthatswana

Venda Philately

Ciskei Philately

TBVC Postal Stationery and Postmarks


Book Reviews on the Otto Peetoom Legacy Website

SWA 1915 Postmarks by Uwe Albert and HansKope

Catalogue of the adapted German postmarks in
Southwest Africa after 1915
by Uwe Albert / Hans Koppe

The Postal History of the Orange Free State by Robert Allison

The Postal History of the Orange Free State 1830-1900
by Robert Allison RDPSA

The Transvaal ‘Spread Wings’ 6d Stamps 1870-1878
by Lars Jørgensen

Officials of South Africa by Matheson and Hisey

The Officials of South Africa
by Ian Matheson and Robert Hisey

Southern African Mails by Brian Trotter

Southern African Mails Routes, Rates and Regulations 1806 – 1916
by Brian Trotter RDP, FRPSL

A Review of the Union Handbook 1930 - 1986

A Review of the Union Handbook 1930 – 1986

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New SA stamp
President Cyril Ramaphosa is celebrated on a new issue. Click here to find out more.

2024 President Ramaphosa SAPO Issue stamp B4

Study Booklet
A new expert Study Booklet, “The South West Africa Campaign 1914-1915 – Prisoners of War” by Tony Howgrave Graham is now available. Click here to find out more.

SACS Stidy Booklet The South West Africa Canmpaign 1914 - 1915 Prisoners of War.

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Concentration Camps of the SAW
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