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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1961.01   31.05.1961   Definitives      
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    ½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher     Ispidina picta     p 14x15
    3c     145     Crimson-breasted Shrike     Laniarius atrococcineus     
    20c     35     Secretarybird     Sagittarius serpentarius     

1961.02   
  Definitives   No wmk   1961.01
    3c     145     Crimson-breasted Shrike     Laniarius atrococcineus     

1963.01   
  Definitives      1961.01
    ½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher     Ispidina picta     p 14

1963.02   
  Definitives   No wmk   1961.01
    20c     35     Secretarybird     Sagittarius serpentarius     

1964.01   21.05.1964   Definitives   wmk RSA   1961.01
    ½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher     Ispidina picta     

1964.02   
  Definitives   wmk RSA   1961.01
    20c     35     Secretarybird     Sagittarius serpentarius     

1964.03   
  Definitives   wmk RSA   1961.01
    3c     145     Crimson-breasted Shrike     Laniarius atrococcineus     

1968.01   
  Definitives   Centered countryname, wmk RSA   1961.01
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    20c     35     Secretarybird     Sagittarius serpentarius     

1969.01   
  Definitives   "RSA"   1961.01
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    ½c     92     African Pygmy Kingfisher     Ispidina picta     

1974.01   20.11.1974   Definitives      
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    5c     31     Cape Gannet     Morus capensis     
    15c     220     Greater Double-collared Sunbird     Cinnyris afer     
    20c     98     Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill     Tockus leucomelas     
    30c     145     Bokmakierie     Telophorus zeylonus     
    50c     48     Blue Crane     Grus paradisea     
    1r     37     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     

1974.02   20.11.1974   Definitives      1974.01
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    5c     31     Cape Gannet     Morus capensis     Without yellow

1988.01   03.02.1988   Bartolomeu Dias   4v set   
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    30c     66     Kelp Gull     Larus dominicanus     

1990.01   02.08.1990   Birds      
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    21c     75     Knysna Turaco     Tauraco corythaix     
    35c     216     Red-capped Robin-Chat     Cossypha natalensis     
    40c     181     Rufous-naped Lark     Mirafra africana     
    50c     145     Bokmakierie     Telophorus zeylonus     

1990.02   02.08.1990   Birds      1990.01
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    50c     145     Bokmakierie     Telophorus zeylonus     MS

1991.01   05.12.1991   Antarctic treaty   2v set   
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    27c     16     Adelie Penguin     Pygoscelis adeliae     

1992.01   06.02.1992   Environmental conservation   3v set   
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    65c     222     Red-bellied Malimbe     Malimbus erythrogaster     

1993.01   03.09.1993   6th definitives   Latin bird name   
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    80c     39     Kori Bustard     Ardeotis kori     
    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     
    1r     48     Wattled Crane     Grus carunculata     
    2r     183     Blue Swallow     Hirundo atrocaerulea     
    5r     37     Martial Eagle     Polemaetus bellicosus     
    10r     37     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     

1995.01   28.04.1995   Tourism      
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    *     214     Red-billed Oxpecker     Buphagus erythrorhynchus     

1995.02   02.10.1995   6th definitives      
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    85c     229     Lemon-breasted Canary     Crithagra citrinipectus     

1995.03   01.12.1995   6th definitives   Booklet   1993.01
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    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     ct
    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     ctr
    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     cb
    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     cbr

1996.01   06.08.1996   6th definitives   English bird name   1993.01
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    1r     48     Wattled Crane     Grus carunculata     

1997.01   20.03.1997   6th definitives      
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    20r     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     ce

1997.02   01.05.1997   6th definitives   Booklet   1993.01
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    1r     48     Wattled Crane     Grus carunculata     
    1r     48     Wattled Crane     Grus carunculata     cr

1997.03   05.06.1997   Waterbirds, Ilsapex 98   Sheet, p 14¼x14   
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    *     32     White-breasted Cormorant     Phalacrocorax lucidus     
    *     27     Hamerkop     Scopus umbretta     
    *     92     Pied Kingfisher     Ceryle rudis     
    *     26     Purple Heron     Ardea purpurea     
    *     26     Black-headed Heron     Ardea melanocephala     
    *     33     African Darter     Anhinga rufa     
    *     26     Striated Heron     Butorides striata     
    *     14     White-faced Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna viduata     
    *     24     Saddle-billed Stork     Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
    *     51     Water Thick-knee     Burhinus vermiculatus     

1997.04   18.06.1997   6th definitives   English bird name   1993.01
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    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     
    5r     37     Martial Eagle     Polemaetus bellicosus     

1997.05   01.07.1997   6th definitives      1993.01
    1r     48     Wattled Crane     Grus carunculata     ce

1997.06   11.07.1997   Junass      1997.03
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    *     14     White-faced Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna viduata     MS

1997.07   23.07.1997   6th definitives   English bird name   1993.01
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    2r     183     Blue Swallow     Hirundo atrocaerulea     

1997.08   27.08.1997   Antarctic fauna   3v set   
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    1.20r     67     Brown Skua     Stercorarius antarcticus     
    1.70r     16     King Penguin     Aptenodytes patagonicus     

1997.09   12.12.1997   6th definitives redrawn      
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    1r     48     Wattled Crane     Grus carunculata     

1997.10   19.12.1997   6th definitives redrawn      
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    90c     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     

1997.11   
  Waterbirds   Booklet, p 14x14   1997.03
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    *     32     White-breasted Cormorant     Phalacrocorax lucidus     
    *     27     Hamerkop     Scopus umbretta     
    *     92     Pied Kingfisher     Ceryle rudis     
    *     26     Purple Heron     Ardea purpurea     
    *     26     Black-headed Heron     Ardea melanocephala     
    *     33     African Darter     Anhinga rufa     
    *     26     Striated Heron     Butorides striata     
    *     14     White-faced Whistling Duck     Dendrocygna viduata     
    *     24     Saddle-billed Stork     Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis     
    *     51     Water Thick-knee     Burhinus vermiculatus     

1998.01   16.03.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
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    80c     39     Kori Bustard     Ardeotis kori     

1998.02   17.03.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
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    5r     37     Martial Eagle     Polemaetus bellicosus     

1998.03   18.03.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
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    2r     183     Blue Swallow     Hirundo atrocaerulea     ce

1998.04   16.08.1998   South African raptors   Sheet   
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    *     37     Pale Chanting Goshawk     Melierax canorus     
    *     37     Jackal Buzzard     Buteo rufofuscus     
    *     38     Lanner Falcon     Falco biarmicus     
    *     37     Bearded Vulture     Gypaetus barbatus     
    *     37     Black Harrier     Circus maurus     
    *     37     Cape Vulture     Gyps coprotheres     
    *     37     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     
    *     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl     Bubo africanus     
    *     37     White-headed Vulture     Trigonoceps occipitalis     
    *     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     

1998.05   16.08.1998   South African raptors   Booklet   1998.04
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    *     37     Pale Chanting Goshawk     Melierax canorus     
    *     37     Jackal Buzzard     Buteo rufofuscus     
    *     38     Lanner Falcon     Falco biarmicus     
    *     37     Bearded Vulture     Gypaetus barbatus     
    *     37     Black Harrier     Circus maurus     
    *     37     Cape Vulture     Gyps coprotheres     
    *     37     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     
    *     78     Spotted Eagle-Owl     Bubo africanus     
    *     37     White-headed Vulture     Trigonoceps occipitalis     
    *     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     

1998.06   26.08.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
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    20r     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     ce

1998.07   28.08.1998   6th definitives redrawn      
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    10r     37     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     p 14¼x14

1998.08   28.09.1998   The Western Cape   5v booklet   
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    *     2     Common Ostrich     Struthio camelus     cl
    *     2     Common Ostrich     Struthio camelus     = 1, cr

1998.09   28.09.1998   KwaZulu-Natal   5v booklet   
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    *     29     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     cl
    *     29     Great White Pelican     Pelecanus onocrotalus     = 1, cr

1998.10   09.10.1998   World post day      
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    5r     37     African Harrier-Hawk     Polyboroides typus     MS

1999.01   09.01.1999   6th definitives redrawn      1998.03
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    2r     183     Blue Swallow     Hirundo atrocaerulea     

1999.02   04.10.1999   Migratory species   10v sheet   
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    *     183     Barn Swallow     Hirundo rustica     
    *     38     Lesser Kestrel     Falco naumanni     
    *     95     European Bee-eater     Merops apiaster     
    *     64     Curlew Sandpiper     Calidris ferruginea     
    *     17     Wandering Albatross     Diomedea exulans     
    *     22     Lesser Flamingo     Phoeniconaias minor     

1999.03   04.10.1999   Migratory species   Booklet   1999.02
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    *     183     Barn Swallow     Hirundo rustica     
    *     38     Lesser Kestrel     Falco naumanni     
    *     95     European Bee-eater     Merops apiaster     
    *     64     Curlew Sandpiper     Calidris ferruginea     
    *     17     Wandering Albatross     Diomedea exulans     
    *     22     Lesser Flamingo     Phoeniconaias minor     

2000.01   
  6th definitives redrawn      1998.07
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    10r     37     Bateleur     Terathopius ecaudatus     p 14¾

2000.02   22.05.2000   London 2000      
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    4.60r     75     Knysna Turaco     Tauraco corythaix     MS

2000.03   05.06.2000   Definitives      
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    1.50r     37     Tawny Eagle     Aquila rapax     
    2.30r     37     Cape Vulture     Gyps coprotheres     

2000.04   15.11.2000   7th definitive series   27v set   
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    2r     90     Lilac-breasted Roller     Coracias caudatus     
    3r     92     Woodland Kingfisher     Halcyon senegalensis     
    5r     95     White-fronted Bee-eater     Merops bullockoides     
    10r     70     African Green Pigeon     Treron calvus     
    20r     75     Purple-crested Turaco     Tauraco porphyreolophus     

2001.01   12.05.2001   Kgalagadi transfrontier park   4v set   
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    2.90r     221     Sociable Weaver     Philetairus socius     

2001.02   12.05.2001   Kgalagadi transfrontier park   2v sheet   2001.01
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    2.90r     221     Sociable Weaver     Philetairus socius     

2001.03   01.10.2001   7th definitive series   p 13   2000.04
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    10r     70     African Green Pigeon     Treron calvus     
    20r     75     Purple-crested Turaco     Tauraco porphyreolophus     

2002.01   28.06.2002   7th definitive series   p 13   2000.04
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    3r     92     Woodland Kingfisher     Halcyon senegalensis     
    5f     95     White-fronted Bee-eater     Merops bullockoides     

2002.02   09.08.2002   7th definitive series   p 13   2000.04
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    2r     90     Lilac-breasted Roller     Coracias caudatus     

2004.01   01.07.2004   The gift from volunteers   10v sheet   
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    *     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     

2004.02   01.09.2004   The ecology of Table Mountain   10v sheet, sa   
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    *     203     Cape Sugarbird     Promerops cafer     

2004.03   11.10.2004   SAPOA   Sheet   
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    12.05r     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     
    12.05r     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     
    12.05r     38     Peregrine Falcon     Falco peregrinus     
    12.05r     26     Western Cattle Egret     Bubulcus ibis     
    12.05r     75     Purple-crested Turaco     Tauraco porphyreolophus     
    12.05r     48     Blue Crane     Grus paradisea     
    12.05r     88     Bar-tailed Trogon     Apaloderma vittatum     
    12.05r     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     

2006.01   27.01.2006   Year of the dog   3v sheet   
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    B5     24     White Stork     Ciconia ciconia     

2007.01   03.08.2007   Owls   Sheet with 2 sets   
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    Int     77     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    Int     78     Cape Eagle-Owl     Bubo capensis     
    Int     78     African Barred Owlet     Glaucidium capense     
    Int     78     Verreaux's Eagle-Owl     Bubo lacteus     
    Int     78     Pel's Fishing Owl     Scotopelia peli     

2007.02   19.10.2007   Addition to the 7th definitive series      
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    B4     2     Common Ostrich     Struthio camelus     

2007.03   31.10.2007   International polar year   6v sheet   
    *     16     Emperor Penguin     Aptenodytes forsteri     
    *     66     Antarctic Tern     Sterna vittata     
    *     16     Adelie Penguin     Pygoscelis adeliae     
    *     17     Wandering Albatross     Diomedea exulans     

2008.01   01.08.2008   The big 5 of birds   Sheet with 2 sets   
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    IASL     99     Southern Ground Hornbill     Bucorvus leadbeateri     
    IASL     39     Kori Bustard     Ardeotis kori     
    IASL     2     Common Ostrich     Struthio camelus     
    IASL     48     Blue Crane     Grus paradisea     
    IASL     37     Bearded Vulture     Gypaetus barbatus     

2009.01   02.03.2009   Preserve the polar regions and glaciers   2v sheet   
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    *     17     Light-mantled Albatross     Phoebetria palpebrata     

2009.02   03.08.2009   Coastal birds of South Africa   Sheet with 2 sets   
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    IASL     16     African Penguin     Spheniscus demersus     
    IASL     54     African Oystercatcher     Haematopus moquini     
    IASL     31     Cape Gannet     Morus capensis     
    IASL     32     Cape Cormorant     Phalacrocorax capensis     
    IASL     66     Kelp Gull     Larus dominicanus     

2010.01   12.03.2010   International year of biodiversity   4v sheet   
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    SRL     214     Yellow-billed Oxpecker     Buphagus africanus     
    and     214     Red-billed Oxpecker     Buphagus erythrorhynchus     
    SRL     90     Lilac-breasted Roller     Coracias caudatus     

2010.02   06.08.2010   Grassland birds of South Africa   Sheet with 2 sets   
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    5.75r     39     Blue Korhaan     Eupodotis coerulescens     
    5.75r     216     Buff-streaked Chat     Campicoloides bifasciatus     
    5.75r     39     White-bellied Bustard     Eupodotis senegalensis     
    5.75r     44     White-winged Flufftail     Sarothrura ayresi     
    5.75r     227     Yellow-breasted Pipit     Anthus chloris     

2010.03   23.09.2010   Richtersveld   5v set   
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    2.40r     69     Namaqua Sandgrouse     Pterocles namaqua     

2011.01   15.07.2011   Forest birds   Sheet with 2 sets   
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    6r     223     Green Twinspot     Mandingoa nitidula     
    6r     145     Olive Bushshrike     Chlorophoneus olivaceus     
    6r     73     Cape Parrot     Poicephalus robustus     
    6r     75     Knysna Turaco     Tauraco corythaix     
    6r     37     Crowned Eagle     Stephanoaetus coronatus     

2011.02   23.09.2011   Heritage sites   10v sheet, sa   
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    B5     37     African Fish Eagle     Haliaeetus vocifer     
    B5     37     Cape Vulture     Gyps coprotheres     
    B5     203     Cape Sugarbird     Promerops cafer     

2012.01   20.04.2012   National symbols   8v sheet, sa   
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    *     48     Blue Crane     Grus paradisea     

2012.02   12.07.2012   Big 5   2x5v booklet, sa   
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    AP     214     Red-billed Oxpecker     Buphagus erythrorhynchus     ctl
    AP     214     Red-billed Oxpecker     Buphagus erythrorhynchus     cbl

2012.03   10.08.2012   Sunbirds   Sheet with 2 sets   
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    IASL     220     White-bellied Sunbird     Cinnyris talatala     
    IASL     220     Dusky Sunbird     Cinnyris fuscus     
    IASL     220     Neergaard's Sunbird     Cinnyris neergaardi     
    IASL     220     Plain-backed Sunbird     Anthreptes reichenowi     
    IASL     220     Collared Sunbird     Hedydipna collaris     

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