King George V, First Definitive Issue of the Union of South Africa

South Africa · 1910 · 2½d

This stamp features a left-facing portrait of King George V, the reigning British monarch at the time of the Union of South Africa's formation. The design is simple and elegant, with the denomination '2½d' prominently displayed and the country's name inscribed in English and Dutch ('Zuid-Afrika'). This was the first definitive stamp issued by the newly formed Union.

Issued in 1910, this stamp marks the establishment of the Union of South Africa, which unified the four separate British colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony.