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7 Shillings 6 Pence
| Issuer | Post Wissel Kantoor (Postal Exchange Office), Oranje Vrij Staat |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Value | 7 Shillings 6 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted letterpress postal money order on white paper, headed 'ORANJE VRIJ STAAT / POST NOOT' in large type at upper centre; a rectangular vignette at upper left bears the arms of the Orange Free State with the subsidiary inscription 'COMMISSIE LOON / TWEE PENCE', while the denomination tablet '7/6' is set in a boxed cartouche at upper right. The body carries bilingual printed text with manuscript entries for payee and amount, the words 'ZEVEN SHILLINGS & ZES PENCE' rendered in bold letterpress across the centre. Two circular official cancellation handstamps in blue-green ink are applied to the face, one inscribed 'BETHULIE' with the date 'DE 20 98' and the other 'GENERAAL POST KANTOOR... BETAALD'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in pale blue-green ink on white paper as an offset impression of the obverse typeset, with the 'ORANJE VRIJ STAAT / POST NOOT' heading and the denomination tablet '7/6' legible in reverse orientation. The full body text of the money order is reproduced in this set-off impression, and blind offsets of the circular cancellation handstamps are visible through the paper where the obverse ink has transferred. |
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| Variants | P#S684a - Issued note P#S684b - Cancelled note |
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