South Africa King George V Pictorial Definitives

South Africa · 1926 · 1d

This definitive stamp features a dual-language inscription 'SOUTH AFRICA SUDAFRIKA' and 'POSTAGE POSSEEL'. The central vignette depicts the Dromedaris, one of the three ships that brought Jan van Riebeeck to establish a settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. A small portrait of King George V is inset in an oval at the top.

Issued as part of the first pictorial definitive series of the Union of South Africa, this set replaced the previous keyplate designs and celebrated the nation's history and natural beauty. The bilingual inscriptions reflect the country's English and Afrikaans linguistic heritage.