Joburg, a world class African city” is the slogan of this vibrant city with its fascinating history of gold mining and rapid industrial development. There’s no doubt about it - the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is the greatest event to happen in Joburg’s 120-year history, except perhaps the discovery of gold, which got the ball rolling in the first place. From a philatelic point of view, 2010 will also be an important year as the Joburg International Stamp Show, as well as the 23rd Asian International Stamp Exhibition will be held here. To promote this event, the South African Post Office will issue two miniature sheets and two commemorative covers.
The South African Post Office and the Philatelic Federation of South Africa is proud to announce the hosting of the Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show and the 23rd Asian International Stamp Exhibition. These events will take place from 27 to 31 October at the Sandton Convention Centre. This venue is one of South Africa’s major world class centres for exhibitions, meetings and special events. Among several other international events, it has hosted the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.
The first miniature sheet will feature a standard postage stamp bearing an image of the first stamp issued in South Africa inscribed with the words “South Africa”. The original stamp bears the words “Union of South Africa” and was issued in 1910 when South Africa became a Union. In 2010, this will mark 100 years since the original stamp was first issued.
The second miniature sheet features an international small letter stamp bearing the logo of the Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show.
- Date of issue: 23/Sep/2009
- Printing process: lithography
- Stamp size: 37.5 mm. x 28.74 mm.
- Sheets: miniature sheet
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