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The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090501
South African History Online (2012) 'The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090501 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090501, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090501. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The world’s first-ever triangular postal stamps are issued in the Cape Colony.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090501.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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