South West Africa 1d Nurse Overprint

South West Africa · 1941 · 1d

The stamp features a nurse in uniform, facing left, with 'SOUTH WEST AFRICA' overprinted at the top and '1d' at the bottom. It is a rouletted wartime issue.

Issued during World War II, this stamp is an overprint on a South African stamp for use in its mandate, South West Africa. Its vertical rouletting was a wartime economy measure to save paper.