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17 Shillings 6 Pence
| Issuer | Post Wissel Kantoor (Postal Exchange Office), Orange Free State |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S688 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with a typeset layout typical of postal money order instruments. At upper left, a revenue stamp vignette inscribed 'COMMISSIE LOON / DRIE PENCE' bears the Orange Free State arms; the heading 'ORANJE VRIJ STAAT / POST NOOT' is set in large letterpress type across the top, with the denomination '17/6' printed in bold within a box at upper right alongside a serial number. The body carries printed Dutch-language text with handwritten manuscript entries for payee, amount in words ('ZEVENTIEN SHILLINGS & ZES PENCE'), and postmaster and recipient signatures, with a circular 'HARRISMITH / O.V.S.' date stamp applied. |
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| Obverse lettering | ORANJE VRIJ STAAT POST NOOT COMMISSIE LOON DRIE PENCE ZEVENTIEN SHILLINGS & ZES PENCE BETAAL aan POSTMEESTER HANDTEEKENING BOVENSTAANDE Som ontvangen |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed with a mirror-image show-through of the obverse text visible through the thin paper. Three orange-red One Penny postage stamps of the Orange Free State are affixed horizontally across the centre, each cancelled with a circular postmark. A large red circular 'GENERAL POST OFFICE / NAIROBI' cachet is struck at left, with additional manuscript notations and partial cancel impressions scattered across the surface. |
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