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1 Shilling
| Issuer | Post Wissel Kantoor (Postal Exchange Office), Orange Free State |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Reference(s) | P#681 |
| Obverse description | Printed in black and green on white paper, the obverse bears the letterpress headings 'ORANJE VRIJ STAAT' and 'POST NOOT' across the top, with the denomination '1/-' in a bold black panel at upper right. A green stamp vignette inscribed 'EEN PENNY' and 'COMMISSIE LOON' is affixed within a decorative border at upper left, while the body carries Dutch-language text setting out payment conditions with manuscript entries for the payee and amounts. Multiple circular cancellation handstamps are present, including an 'African Banking Corporation' impression in blue and a postmaster's stamp, together with a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is plain white paper, inverted relative to the obverse, bearing a red circular 'GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE TOWN / PAID' handstamp at lower left and a red circular Port Elizabeth postmark at centre with a 1d adhesive postage stamp affixed. A manuscript endorsement signature in ink appears at upper right. |
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| Variants | P#681a - Issued note P#681b - Cancelled note |
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