🌍 Universal Postal Union Centenary First Day Cover Pretoria, 9 October 1974

Unaddressed | Multi-Stamp | Air Mail Label | Illustrated Cachet #thebasticatlibrary #UPU100 #PostalHeritage #PretoriaFDC #PhilatelicChronicles

From steam to sky100 years of global connection. Issued on 9 October 1974 in Pretoria, this First Day Cover commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The cachet is a vibrant montage of postal evolution: steam locomotives, horse-drawn carriages, sailing ships, and a red postboxall anchored by a bold By Air Mail label and five RSA stamps. The dual postmarks read UPU WPU 18741974, marking a century of international mail unity.

📍 Postmark: Pretoria, 9-10-1974 📬 Stamps: RSA 15c (green), RSA 21c (blue), plus three additional commemorative stamps Label: PER LUGPOS BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION with bird in flight 📦 Condition: Unaddressed, vivid cachet, crisp postmarks 🎯 Ideal for: Postal historians, thematic collectors, UPU enthusiasts

This cover is a visual timeline of postal transformation