The 56th Annual General Meeting of the Transvaal Study Circle was hosted on-line by the Chairman, Chris Board, and started 10.15 GMT Saturday 25th February 2023. 1. Welcome to members Chris welcomed everyone….
The Cape Town 2022 International Philatelic Exhibition 9-12 November 2022 offered a wonderful feast of magnificent Transvaal items rarely on display and the strongest showing of Transvaal Philately in many years. Several unique…
There is a new item in the shop: The Z.A.R. Registration & Permit Stamps 1893-1899 (revision 5), by Oscar van der Vliet. Some of you will be familiar with this article, and Oscar…
Notice of meeting The Transvaal Study Circle will be holding a meeting to coincide with the Cape Town 2022 International Stamp Exhibition at the CTICC2. The meeting is not restricted to members only…
The Transvaal Study Circle will be holding a meeting to coincide with the Cape Town 2022 International Stamp Exhibition at the CTICC2. The meeting is not restricted to members of the TSC and…
As a philatelic forger Dr. Peter-Heinz Albert Winter (1941-2018) is likely not well known to most dedicated Transvaal collectors. Matthews1 makes no mention of him in “Transvaal Philately” and Winter does not appear…
>> Stop Press: Closing date to enter for the Cape Town International Stamp Exhibition 2022 is extended to 30 June 2022. 23 May 2022Transvaal Study CircleUNITED KINGDOM Dear President and Member, CAPE TOWN…
Prior to the start of Study Circle business at our AGM on 23rd February, Neil Cronje, Chair of the Management Committee of the PFSA took the opportunity enter Dr. Chris Board onto the…
I finally got around to the printing press at Ditsong. Here are two images: one from the museum (bad lighting, sorry) and one from Jonkers and Groenewald. The two show remarkable similarities. Judging…
Recently a Transvaal 1 Shilling with the ‘all capitals’ overprint ‘V. R. / TRANSVAAL.’ was offered on eBay with bidding starting at 99p. The stamp caught my interest for the following reasons, apart…