SOUTH AFRICA, 2019. Famous SouthAfrican Diamonds. Sheetlet of 10, mint, not hinged.
Mint condition, stored flat inside heavy book, not exposed to sunlight. Reasonable offers welcome.
Image forms part of description.
Info from Post Office South Africa:
Famous Diamonds from South Africa
Text by Dineo Poo
Technical information:
Stamp issue date: 19 Jun 2019
Photographs: Petra Diamonds, De Beers Group and Philip Mostert
Design: Thea Clemons
Stamp size: 34 mm x 34 mm
Stamp sheet size: 190 mm x 190 mm
Perforation gauge:
Paper: Self-adhesive 247 gsm
Phosphor: Yellow Green phosphor
Print quantity: 30 000 sheets
Colour: CMYK
Printing process: Offset Lithography
Printed by: Cartor Security Printing, France
The diamonds gracing our stamps are:
The Eureka 1866;
This Yellow-brown diamond was the first diamond found in South Africa.
The Star of South Africa 1969;
This white-colourless diamond was discovered in Hopetown 150 years ago! It was owned and then sold by Schalk Van Niekerk, the man who discovered the Eureka.
The De Beers 1888;
This diamond was mined in Kimberley and it is the seventh largest faceted diamond in the world.
The Exelsior 1893;
This blue-white diamond was mined at Jagersfontein in the Free State. It was known as the largest diamond in the world until 1905 when the Cullinan diamond was discovered.
The Jubilee 1895;
This diamond, also discovered at Jagersfontein is the sixth largest diamond ever discovered.
The Cullinan 1905;
This white-colourless diamond mined at the Premier Mine in Gauteng is the largest diamond in the world. Featured on the stamp is the uncut and unpolished stone, displaying one of the flat cleavage planes, which suggests that it was, at one stage, part of a much larger crystal.
The Golden Jubilee 1985;
This is the largest polished brown diamond in the world at 545,67 carats.
The Centenary 1986;
This white-colourless diamond is the third largest from the Premier mine.
The Heart of Eternity 2000;
Mined at the Premier Mine, this is a rare blue diamond of 27.64 carats that broke records when it was sold for a hefty sum. It is one of the 10 most expensive blue diamonds ever sold.
The Blue Moon of Josephine 2014;
Mined at Petra Diamonds Cullinan mine, it is an extraordinary blue diamond weighing 29.6 carats. It was bought at more than U$48million for a lucky seven year old girl!
The Millennium Star;
This is the only diamond rated flaw-less both internally and externally. Although not mined in South Africa, it was polished in the country. (FDC 8.119)
The Premier Rose;
The rarity of this diamond mined in South Africa secures its place in the selection. (FDC 8.120)
