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Watermark "anchor (1884)"

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Short desc: anchor (1884)
Description:



In use 1884-1904

Users of this watermark: Bechuanaland (11 stamps, 1886-1897), Bechuanaland Protectorate (1 stamp, 1889), Cape of Good Hope (29 stamps, 1884-1904), Mafeking (5 stamps, 1900), Vryburg (3 stamps, 1899), Orange River Colony (2 stamps, 1900-1902), Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) (6 stamps, 1896)

Used by 57 stamps: (See all uses as list)

Cape of Good Hope 12/1884 6p vio issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=frame line
Cape of Good Hope 12/1884 2p bis issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 12/1885 1sh grn issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=frame line
Cape of Good Hope 12/1885 1p rose issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Bechuanaland 1886 1/2p grayblk issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=red on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
Bechuanaland 1886 1/2p grayblk issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
Bechuanaland 1886 1p rose issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
Bechuanaland 1886 2p bis issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p
Bechuanaland 1886 1sh grn issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1sh
Bechuanaland 1886 6p vio issue=1886 d=Hope seated var=frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-6p
Cape of Good Hope 1/1886 1/2p grayblk issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 7/1887 5sh org issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/1889 1/2p grayblk d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=Bechuanaland//Protectorate oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
Bechuanaland 1/1889 1/2p grayblk issue=1889 d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland. oc=grn on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
Bechuanaland 11/1889 1p rose issue=1891 reading up d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=British//Bechuanaland. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
Cape of Good Hope 6/1890 4p bl issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 1892 2 1/2p olgrn d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 1893 1p rose d=Hope standing
Cape of Good Hope 3/1893 1p bis d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=ONE PENNY. oc=blk on=1884-2p-bis
Cape of Good Hope 12/1893 1sh blgrn issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Bechuanaland 12/1893 1p rose issue=1893 reading down d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1885-1p
Bechuanaland 3/15/1895 2p bis issue=1893 reading down d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p-bis
Cape of Good Hope 5/1896 1sh yelbuff issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) 5/22/1896 4p bl issue=1896c d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//SOUTH AFRICA//COMPANY. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1890-4p
Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) 5/22/1896 6p vio issue=1896c d=Hope seated var=frame line ovpt=BRITISH//SOUTH AFRICA//COMPANY. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-6p-vio
Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) 5/22/1896 2p bis issue=1896c d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//SOUTH AFRICA//COMPANY. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-2p
Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) 5/22/1896 1p rose issue=1896c d=Hope standing ovpt=BRITISH//SOUTH AFRICA//COMPANY. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1893-1p
Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) 5/22/1896 1sh yelbuff issue=1896c d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//SOUTH AFRICA//COMPANY. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1sh-yelbuff
Rhodesia (British South Africa Company) 5/22/1896 1/2p grayblk issue=1896c d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//SOUTH AFRICA//COMPANY. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1886-1/2p
Cape of Good Hope 6/1896 5sh brnorg issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 12/1896 1/2p grn issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Bechuanaland 1897 1/2p grn d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=BRITISH//BECHUANALAND oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1896-1/2p
Cape of Good Hope 3/1897 4p olgrn issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 3/1897 2p choc issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Cape of Good Hope 1898 1/2p grn d=Hope standing
Cape of Good Hope 9/1898 3p redvio issue=1884 d=Hope seated var=no frame line
Vryburg 11/1899 1/2p grn d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=value//Z.A.R. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1896-1/2p
Vryburg 11/1899 1p rose d=Hope standing ovpt=value//Z.A.R. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1893-1p-rose
Vryburg 11/1899 2p vio d=Hope seated var=frame line ovpt=value//Z.A.R. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1884-6p
Cape of Good Hope 1/1900 1p car d=Table Mountain & Bay
Mafeking 3/24/1900 1p grn issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1896-1/2p-grn
Mafeking 3/24/1900 1p grn issue=1900a d=Hope standing ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-1/2p-grn
Mafeking 3/24/1900 3p rose issue=1900a d=Hope standing ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1893-1p-rose
Mafeking 3/24/1900 6p redvio issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-3p-redvio
Mafeking 3/24/1900 1sh olgrn issue=1900a d=Hope seated var=no frame line ovpt=MAFEKING,//value//BESIEGED. oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1897-4p
Orange River Colony 8/1900 1/2p grn issue=1900c d=Hope standing ovpt=ORANGE//RIVER//COLONY oc=blk on=issuer=Cape of Good Hope-1898-1/2p-grn
Cape of Good Hope 1902 3p redvio d=Hope standing
Cape of Good Hope 1902 1sh bis issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Cape of Good Hope 1sh)
Cape of Good Hope 1902 1p carrose issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Cape of Good Hope 1d)
Cape of Good Hope 1902 1/2p emer issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 Cape of Good Hope 1/2d)

All are perf=14
(plus 7 more) (See all uses as list)