1988 Bartolomeu Dias 500 Years First Day Cover | Mossel Bay

Celebrate 500 years since the historic voyage of Bartolomeu Dias around the Cape of Good Hope with this beautifully preserved First Day Cover, issued on 3 February 1988 in Mossel Bay, the very location where Dias first landed.

This commemorative FDC includes:

• 🔸 Full set of 4 RSA stamps from the Dias 500 National Festival series:

  • RSA 16c Cab da Boa Esperança (Dias portrait)

  • RSA 30c Dias Cross Monument

  • RSA 40c Caravels at sea

  • RSA 50c Martellus World Map

• 🔹 Detailed Mossel Bay cancellation dated 1988-02-03

• 🔹 Printed PT 4.24 release stamp

• 🔹 Comes with original historical insert telling the story of the expedition and Dias journey

🧾 Condition: Mint and pristine, with sharp edges, vivid colors, and clean postmark.

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