SOUTH AFRICA
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COUNTRY FACTS
| Continent | Africa |
| Capital | Pretoria |
| Currency | Rand |
| Area | 1221000 sq. km. |
The left tab/label reads "Gandhi Commemoration" in both English and Afrikaans, the National Language of South Africa.
STAMP FACTS
| Year of Issue | 1995 |
| Value | 1.40 & 1.10 Rand |
FDC with image depicting Gandhiji as a Young Lawyer in South Africa.
Individual Miniature Sheets for the 2 stamps.
This Special Post Card shows Gandhiji with his wife, Kasturba Gandhi at the time when Gandhiji was a Satyagrahi in South Africa. The South African Gandhi stamp is affixed with Special Cancellation.
This Special Postcard shows the PIETERMARITZBURG station, the place where the famous Train incident occurred with Gandhiji. Gandhiji was thrown out of a First Class Train Compartment in spite of possessing a valid ticket. The excuse given was that he was not white-skinned, and the compartment was reserved for white-skinned people. This incident triggered the want for freedom in Gandhiji's heart. The South African Gandhi stamp is affixed with Special Cancellation.
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Sayings of Mahatma Gandhi |
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‘The purpose of education is to bring out the best in you’ |
| LIST OF COUNTRIES |
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S-Z |
| Sharjah |
| Sierra Leona |
| Somalia |
| South Africa |
| Sri Lanka |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines |
| Staffa Scotland |
| Suriname |
| Syria |
| Tadjikistan |
| Tanzania |
| Tchad |
| Togo |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
| Turkmenistan |
| U.A.R. |
| U.S.A. |
| U.S.S.R. |
| Uganda |
| Upper Volta |
| Uruguay |
| Venezuela |
| Yemen (North) |
| Yemen (South Aden) |
| Zambia |
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OTHER COUNTRIES |
| A-G |
| G-L |
| M-S |