| Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
| Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
| Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
Shape: Distinctive triangular shape, unique in early philately.
Inscriptions: "POSTAGE FOUR PENCE" along the top two sides and "SOUTH AFRICA" along the bottom side.
Design: Features the allegorical figure of "Hope" seated, leaning on an anchor, with a lion's head near her foot.
Denomination: "FOUR PENCE".
Color: Appears to be a pale blue or bluish-grey.
Perforations: No perforations visible, suggesting it's an imperforate issue, which is correct for the early Cape Triangles. They were cut from sheets by hand.
Condition: It appears to be a used stamp, possibly with some creasing visible from the back image, and some toning. The front image shows some wear consistent with circulation.
Dating the Stamp:
The Cape Triangles were the first triangular postage stamps ever issued in the world , and among the first stamps issued by a British colony. They were first introduced in 1853 and continued in various printings until 1864.
Estimated Value (Four Pence Blue Cape Triangle, used, in the condition shown): Given that it's a used example (creasing, toning, potentially uneven margins which are hard to judge ), you could expect a value of between R2,000 and R10,000+
