Showing posts with label stamps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stamps. Show all posts

15 Jul 2007

South African stamps

These stamps were brought out to commemorate certain events...or people/animals ...the first one is our well-known artist...one of many....
J H Pierneef...
then the insects...part of our world!
Rock-painting...beautiful art!
Wolraad Woltemade...a very brave person who gave his life to save people from a wrecked ship...he went into the sea...7 times and lost his own life...!
Follow link here...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolraad_Woltemade
and then, our famous poet/writer...Langenhoven! A very clever and wise man...he also wrote the words of our National Anthem..."Die Stem van Suid-Afrika!"
(the old one which have some stanzas incorporated in the "new" one)
Click on each stamp and it will open up as a larger image






On my Wordpress-blog HERE you can see more stamps of South Africa. The link will open in a new window.