Bidspirit auction | A collection of eight official
A collection of eight official commemorative stamp folders and souvenir sheets issued by the South African Postal Service Philatelic Bureau, featuring high-quality designs with first-day cancellations from various South African post offices.Folders included: ”Frama Postage Labels — Second Series” (1998): Nine self-adhesive Frama labels at R1.10 denomination featuring South African landscapes, with Pretoria Philatelic cancellations. ”The Redrawn 6th Definitive — Inscribed Value Stamps” (1997–1998): Complete set of redrawn definitives featuring South African wildlife — hedgehog, fish, birds, antelope, and the high-value R10 and R20 eagle stamps. With Pretoria cancellations. ”The Redrawn 6th Definitive — Standard Rate Stamps” (1998): Wildlife series featuring rhinoceros, leopard, buffalo, kudu, elephant, and other African big-game animals. ”Explore South Africa — The Western Cape”: Souvenir sheet featuring Cape landscapes, architecture, and native flora (protea), with Riebeeck-Wes cancellations. ”Sailing the Southern Oceans” (1999): Block of four featuring historic sailing ships, with Waterfront (Cape Town) cancellations. ”Explore South Africa — KwaZulu-Natal”: Souvenir sheet featuring Drakensberg landscapes and Zulu cultural imagery, with Durban cancellations. South West Africa (SWA) — ”The Seas Must Live / Die See Moet Lewe” (1983): Souvenir sheet of six stamps featuring whales (Blue, Right, Sperm, Humpback, Minke whales) — a beautiful marine conservation issue. With first-day cancellations. ”Treine / Trains II” (1993): Bophuthatswana issue featuring historic locomotives and railway scenes, with Bleskop cancellations and railway map. All folders include stamps, first-day cancellations, descriptive text, and decorative illustrations — in the format produced by the official philatelic bureau for collector subscription.