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17 Shillings 6 Pence
| Issuer | Post Wissel Kantoor (Postal Exchange Office), Orange Free State |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Value | 17 Shillings 6 Pence |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed with a mirror-image show-through of the obverse text visible through the thin paper. Three orange-red One Penny postage stamps of the Orange Free State are affixed horizontally across the centre, each cancelled with a circular postmark. A large red circular 'GENERAL POST OFFICE / NAIROBI' cachet is struck at left, with additional manuscript notations and partial cancel impressions scattered across the surface. |
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| Protection type | Revenue stamp |
| Protection description | A three-penny commission fee revenue stamp printed at upper left of the obverse, bearing the Orange Free State coat of arms. |
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