File:South West Africa stamps.jpg

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English: Stamps produced in South Africa during World War two and overprinted for use in South West Africa (now Namibia). The stamps were rouletted vertically as a wartime economy measure so that three stamps could be produced from the same amount of paper normally used to produce one.
Date 1940s
date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
- World War Two
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Author Government of South Africa.
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