Identifying the South Africa KGVI Pictorial Issues
SUID-AFRIKA with the Hyphen
Updated - February 2013
 

The South Africa KGVI pictorial issues were printed with a hyphen between SUID-AFRIKA. Although some stamps during this time period were printed without a hyphen, for the purposes of this article, we have put them into the category of belonging with the previous issue. We have a web page illustrating that issue. You will find those stamps on that page. This article is intended to show a collector how to sort these stamps using one of the three major catalogues. Please note that there are numerous color shades of the stamps shown. We are not planning to illustrate every listed catalogue shade, but rather to identify how to sort the stamps into the primary catalogue numbers. Please order a Commonwealth Catalogue from Murray Payne if you want to see more details on color shades, or flaws from these issues.

The catalog numbers are from the 2008 Commonwealth Catalogue (CW), the 2011 Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue (SG) and the 2011 Scott catalog (ST). The descriptions are from the Commonwealth Catalogue, unless they do not list the stamp. In that case the Gibbons description was used.

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Assistance in creating this web page was provided by Murray Payne, and by Barry Moerke. Without their guidance, the identifications could not have been made.
CW 3 - SG 54 - ST 45 - 1/2d Grey & Green
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18.5MM x 22.5MM		 CW 4 - SG 75C- ST 46 - 1/2d Grey & Green
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18.5MM x 22.5MM
Notice the number of lines in the background behind the Springbok's head. CW 3 has about 40 lines while CW 4 has about 28.
You should also notice the shading lines in the top frame are vertical on CW 3 and horizontal on CW 4.
You will find numerous shades of CW 4 that range from green to blue-green. These are listed in the CW catalogue if you want to collect them.
CW 14 - SG 114- ST 46 - 1/2d Grey & Green
Frame is screened, and the Center is unscreened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM 		CW 25 - SG 114C- ST 47- 1/2d Sepia-Grey & Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM
Sorting between CW 4, CW 14, and CW 25 involves determining if the stamp was printed using screening or not.
See below for an enlargement of CW 4 and CW 14. You will see this better by viewing your stamps with a good magnifying glass.
Notice the frame on CW 4 has better definition to the lines in the frame. This is unscreened.
The screened printing of the CW 14 frame tends to look like a more irregular series of dots when enlarged. This is screening.
CW 4 enlarged to show unscreened printing.
Notice better line definition under magnification on unscreened printings.		 CW 14 enlarged to show screened frame.
Notice a wavy line definition under magnification on screened printings.
 
CW 5 - SG 56 - ST 48 - 1d Grey & Red
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18.5MM x 22.5MM		 CW 5 - SG 56i - ST 48 - 1d Grey & Bright Rose-Carmine
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18.5MM x 22.5MM
To sort the 1d values, start by measuring the designs. You should see either 18.5 x 22.5MM, 18 x 22MM, or 17.5 x 21.5MM.
If you are having trouble determining the difference between screened or unscreened printings, the smaller printings are screened.
CW 26 - SG 115 - ST 49 - 1d Grey & Magenta-Rose
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM		 CW 27 - SG 135 - ST 50 - 1d Grey-Black & Carmine
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 17.5MM x 21.5MM
 
CW 38 - SG 105 - ST 98
1/2d Blue-Green
Coil Printing		 CW 38a - SG 105 - ST 98
1/2d Green
Coil Printing		 CW 26 - SG 106 - ST 99
1d Carmine-Magenta
Coil Issue		 CW 26 - SG 106 - ST 99
1d Carmine-Red
Coil Issue
The coil issues are sorted strictly by color. They were printed in one color, so it is pretty easy to separate them from the other issues.
 
CW 28 - SG 57 - ST 51 - 1-1/2d Bright Gold & Slate-Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21MM x 27MM		 CW 28B - SG 57E - ST 51 - 1-1/2d Yellow-Buff & Grey-Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21MM x 27MM
Note the color differences and the size variation in sorting these issues. The smaller issues also come in several shades as well.
The bantam issue (CW 40) is collected as a block of 4 with the roulette in the center as shown.
CW 36 - SG 87 - ST 52 - 1-1/2d Bright Gold & Slate-Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM		 CW 40 - SG 124 - ST 107 - 1-1/2d Bright Gold & Slate-Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 13.5MM x 21.5MM
 
CW 7 - SG 58 - ST 53 - 2d Blue & Violet
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 8 - SG 58a - ST 54 - 2d Grey & Purple-Lilac
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
CW 20 - SG 107 - ST 55 - 2d Slate & Purple-Violet
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 20A - SG 107A - ST 55 - 2d Slate & Violet
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
Note the 2d in CW 20 compared to CW 20A. The value tends to merge with the circle in CW 20 (1st State) and is more clearly defined in CW 20A (2nd State).
There is a later printing of CW 20A in a much brighter color. You will also see several shades of CW 29 and CW 37 as listed in the CW catalogue.
CW 20B - SG 107B - ST 55 - 2d Slate & Bright Violet
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 29 - SG 116 - ST 55 - 2d Slate-Blue & Purple
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
CW 37 - SG 134 - ST 56 - 2d Slate-Blue & Plum
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM
 
CW 21 - SG 59 - ST 57 - 3d Ultramarine
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 30 - SG 117 - ST 57C - 3d Dull Blue
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
Notice the difference between the scrolls above 3d in CW 21 and CW 30. The scroll is much better defined in CW 21.
CW 31 and CW 31B were redrawn. Notice the clouds in the image compared to CW 30. CW 31B can be easily identified by finding the large perf holes.
CW 31 - SG 117A - ST 57C - 3d Blue
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 31B - SG 117A - ST 57C - 3d Deep Intense Blue
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
 
CW 46 - SG 118 - ST 58 - 4d Brown
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
Most of the 4d printings were issued with no hyphen. You will find them described in the KGV Album listings.
 
CW 10 - SG 61 - ST 59
6d Green & Vermilion - Type 1
SUID-AFRIKA measures 16.5MM
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18.5MM x 22.5MM
CW 10C - SG 61C - ST 60
6d Green & Vermilion - Type 2
SUID-AFRIKA measures 17MM
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18.5MM x 22.5MM
CW 10D - SG 61D - ST 61
6d Green & Vermilion - Type 3
SUID-AFRIKA measures 17MM
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM
In addition to the width of SUID-AFRIKA, notice the scrolls. CW 10 and CW 10C have more open scrolls. CW 10D is more closed.
You should also notice the shading differences behind the tree in CW 10 compared to CW 10C. Finally CW 10D is smaller than CW 10 and CW 10C.
CW 32 - SG 119- ST 61C - 6d Green & Red-Orange
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM 		CW 32A - SG 119A- ST 61C - 6d Green & Brown-Orange
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 18MM x 22MM
 
CW 11 - SG 62 - ST 62- 1/ Brown & Chalky-Blue
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 33 - SG 120 - ST 62C - 1/ Sepia & Slate-Blue
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
There are several color shades of CW 11 that range from the pale frame color shown to one similar to CW 33.
 
CW 33A - SG 120A - ST 62F - 1/ Sepia-Black & Deep Violet-Blue
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 34 - SG 121 - ST 63 - 2/6 Green & Brown
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
 
CW 13 - SG 64 - ST 64 - 5/ Black & Green
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 13B - SG 64B - ST 65 - 5/ Black & Blue-Green
Both the Frame and Center are unscreened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
First notice the quality of the printing, then look for the color differences. CW 47 was redrawn, so you will see some slight differences in the lettering.
However the Yellow-Green coloring should be sufficiently different to allow you to identify it.
CW 35 - SG 122 - ST 66 - 5/ Black & Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 47 - SG 122A - ST 66- 5/ Black & Yellow-Green
Both the Frame and Center are screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
 
CW 23 - SG 64C - ST 67 - 10/ Deep Blue & Sepia
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM		 CW 23A - SG 64CA - ST 67 - 10/ Blue & Blackish-Brown
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
The 10/ issues are all sorted by frame color. The stamp that is closest to black is CW 23B. This issues also has a different center color.
The stamp with some brown in it is CW 23A. CW 23 tends to fall in between the other two issues.
CW 23B - SG 64CA - ST 67 - 10/ Ultramarine & Grey-Black
The Frame is unscreened and the Center is screened.
Design is 21.5MM x 27.5MM
 

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